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On his first appearance since the Masters in April, Tiger Woods sent the ball straight down the middle of the 438-yard par-4. He showed his skills early on, positioning himself for a birdie opportunity from 14 to 15 feet on the opening hole. Despite missing the birdie, he managed to make a par. On the par-three second, he faced a greenside bunker challenge, but he executed a vintage Tiger par save to stay at even par. The turning point came at the par-five third, where Woods secured his first birdie of the comeback, bringing him to one under . He went on to ensure a total of six birdies during the round. Unfortunately, a bogey on the 18th hole dropped him to five under for the day . Throughout the round, Woods demonstrated his mastery, including a beautifully executed shot from just off the surface at the par-5 3rd, despite the challenges posed by the tricky greens. First hole, first fairway.@TigerWoods’ first round is underway at the Hero World Challenge. pic.twitter.com/4QP1FXFAhD

Major League Baseball has announced its plan to hold eight games outside the United States during the 2024 season, comprising both regular and Spring Training games. Two games will take place in the Dominican Republic, with the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays going head-to-head in the Dominican Republic Series at Santo Domingo’s Quisqueya Stadium on March 9 and 10, 2024 . The games will be played as part of the spring training and will provide an exciting opportunity for fans in the Dominican Republic to experience Major League Baseball. Full screen Boston Red Sox David Ortiz waves from the field at Fenway Park. Charles Krupa AP Baseball is one of the most popular Sports in the Dominican Republic, and the country has a rich History of producing some of the best players in the world. The MLB has reported that 895 Dominican players have played in the Major Leagues, making it the second-highest country of origin for foreign-born players in the MLB . The Dominican Republic has al

In the Thursday night game, the Seattle Seahawks face a tough challenge as they have been struggling in recent matches and are desperate for a win . Their opponent is the formidable Dallas Cowboys, one of the top teams in the NFC. Despite the mixed feelings that the Dallas Cowboys often generate, it cannot be denied that they have a well-rounded team on both offense and defense . For Seattle, winning this Game on the road will require addressing several aspects, making it daunting. As a starter in Seattle, Geno Smith is 4-2 against the spread in primetime (and 4-0 against teams not named the 49ers). More importantly, he's 1-0 straight up in these throwbacks. The Seahawks are 8.5 point dogs to the Cowboys. Do what you will with this information. pic.twitter.com/YcQQxjDVuw — NFL Fashion Advice (@fashion_nfl) November 30, 2023 Seattle’s injury report raises significant concerns, with key player s like Abraham Lucas, Kenneth Walker III, and DQ Young listed as questionable . The

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t have his injury issues to seek at the moment, with first-team players dropping like flies in recent weeks in particular. The Italian named no fewer than six academy players on the substitute’s bench for Wednesday’s Champions League fixture against Napoli at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, with Vinícius Júnior, Luka Modric and Thibaut Courtois among seven regulars in the treatment room. Follow live coverage of Real Madrid - Napoli in the Champions League Modric, Tchouaméni and Camavinga absent Ancelotti’s midfield has been especially depleted , with veteran Modric (hamstring), Eduardo Camavinga (knee) and Aurélien Tchouaméni (stress fracture) all sidelined, which has led to a first-team call-up for Théo Zidane, the third son of Blancos legend Zinedine. The Croat could be back for the weekend match against Granada, although the French duo face longer spells out. Volveremos más fuerte!! 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/tSbhv1Pagl — Vini Jr. (@vinijr) Novem

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford isn't playing in Wednesday night's Champions League Game against Galatasaray, giving an opportunity for Antony to return to the team. Rashford found the net for just the second time this season during Sunday's 3-0 win over Everton in the Premier League, converting a penalty. He later dedicated the goal to his late cousin. But Rashford was sent off in United's previous Champions League game - a 4-3 defeat to Copenhagen on matchday four. The number ten initially seemed to get away with a late challenge on Copenhagen's Elias Jelert, but a VAR intervention resulted in a straight red card. It means that Rashford is carrying a one- Game suspension that ruled him out of facing Galatasaray in what is a must-win Game for United if they are to have any hope of progressing in the Champions League this season. He will be eligible to return against Bayern Munich on matchday six. Kobbie Mainoo is on the bench, despite Everton perfor

Paris Saint-Germain have launched a rival bid for Corinthians midfielder Gabriel Moscardo in the hope of beating Barcelona and Chelsea to the 18-year-old's signature, 90min understands. Chelsea failed with a summer bid for Moscardo and, while they remain interested in the Brazilian, are concerned that his preference may be to head elsewhere. Sources have confirmed that reports of an agreement to take Moscardo to Stamford Bridge are wide of the mark. Indeed, Moscardo is believed to be more intrigued by a move to Barcelona, who have been working hard to force their way to the front of the queue for the Corinthians youngster. To try and fend off the com Pet ition, PSG have held talks over a January move for the starlet and hope their willingness to do Business in the winter - the end of the Brazilian season - will aid their cause. Barcelona's financial issues with La Liga will limit their ability to sign players in January, when they have already committed to the €40m (£35m) a

To say that Mason Mount's move to Manchester United has been a disaster thus far would be an understatement. Admittedly, the midfielder , who was signed for £60m from Chelsea last summer, needs more time to adjust to life at Old Trafford, but he hasn't made a good first impression on Erik ten Hag or Man Utd supporters. Things have seemingly gone from bad to worse for the 24-year-old, who is now set for a spell on the sidelines after missing the Red Devils' recent victory against Everton with a fresh injury concern. As Mount's unlucky spell in Manchester continues, let's take a look at when he could return to action. When will Mason Mount return from injury? Mount has struggled this season / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages Mount has already found himself on the treatment table this season. Having finished last campaign on the sidelines with Chelsea, the midfielder also missed five games across August and September this term. The England international has strug

Tuesday’s outing in Valencia marked the true first test of the 2024 season, with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales leading the way. After a lukewarm reception to its first 2024 prototype – and particularly the engine – at Misano in September, Quartararo ended Tuesday’s Valencia running 0.769s off the pace in 12th, albeit without doing a proper time attack run. Due to the new concession regulations announced on Monday, Quartararo will have three extra days of testing in the winter of 2024 as he will be able to take part in the Sepang shakedown in February. Yamaha will also be able to test with him in-season and freely develop its engine. Quartararo says he is happy to take on this extra testing role, but admits disappointment at the lack of a bigger step on Tuesday in Valencia. “Yes. I mean, of course, I expected more also from… it was not really a big expectation from this test,” he replied when asked by Motorsport.com if he was disappointed with the latest

The Knockout Rounds of the NBA In-Season Tournament will consist of single-elimination Game s for the eight teams that advance from Group Play, beginning with the Quarter final s on Dec. 4-5. Teams that win will progress to the neutral-site Semi final s on Dec. 7 and then the Championship on Dec. 9 . The Lakers are UNDEFEATED in the In-Season Tournament. pic.twitter.com/0BjJlCWPWq — Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) November 22, 2023 Games played in the first and second rounds of the Knockout Rounds (i.e., Quarterfinals and Semifinals, respectively) will count as Regular Season games for all purposes. The Championship will not be counted as a Regular Season game (e.g., such a game would not count toward a team’s Regular Season record, and a player’s or team’s performance in such game would not count towards Regular Season statistics). In each conference, Quarterfinal games will be hosted by the two teams with the best record in Group Play games, and the team with the best record in Group

However, tiebreakers will come into play if two or more teams have the same number of wins. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head record between the tied teams, and the second tiebreaker is the points differential. There are a few more tiebreakers, but they are not relevant to this context. Some “Cupsplaining” follows During the In-Season Tournament, teams in the same group do not play simultaneously . This means that a team may already know the result of their group before their last group stage game. For example, the Bulls and Raptors play their final group stage game after all other games in their group have finished. This gives a team, let’s call them Team A, an advantage as they would know exactly what they need to do to win their group. Let’s say Team A needs to win their last game to force a 3+ way tie for first and win by 6 or more points. In this case, there could be no clear head-to-head winner as all three teams could be 1-1 against the other two. If it were a two-way tie

It’s been a season of firsts for FC Cincinnati. Founded in 2015 and a member of MLS since 2019, The Orange Blue have won their first Supporters’ Shield and reached their first Eastern Conference final, although the while winning their maiden Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year and Landon Donovan MVP Awards. Acosta named MLS MVP ahead of Bouanga and Almada Just days after Pat Noonan won the former thanks to the team’s superb record of 20 wins, nine draws and five defeats for 34 fixtures, playmaker Luciano Acosta has scooped the best player gong after 31 goal contributions (17 scored, 14 assisted) during the regular season. M 👏 V 👏 P pic.twitter.com/kqNjAAnO9H — Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 27, 2023 The Argentine was a landslide winner ahead of LAFC attacker Denis Bouanga and Thiago Almada of Atlanta United, with another compatriot, Lionel Messi, not in the running despite picking up an eighth Ballon d’Or at the end of October. How many times did Landon Donovan win “his” award? T

Manchester City will secure top spot in Group G if they avoid defeat against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night. These two sides have already booked their places in the Champions League round of 16 and City are the distinct favourites to claim top spot having beaten the Bundesliga side 3-1 in the reverse fixture. A point will do for Pep Guardiola's side in midweek, although the Spaniard will be keen to oversee a victory after they were pegged back by Liverpool at the weekend. Leipzig, meanwhile, were beaten after the November break and are slowly slipping down the Bundesliga table having made such a bright start to the campaign. Here's 90min's preview of City's upcoming Champions League clash with RB Leipzig. What time does Manchester City vs RB Leipzig kick-off? Location : Manchester, England Stadium : Etihad Stadium Date : Tuesday 28 November Kick-off : 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT Referee : Glenn Nyberg (SWE)  VAR : Alejandro Jose Hernandez Hernandez (ESP) Manchester C

Marquez announced in October that he would be leaving Honda at the end of the 2023 season to join Gresini Ducati, ending an 11-year partnership that has yielded 59 victories and six world titles. Honda initially highlighted Miguel Oliveira as favourite to replace Marquez, but this went nowhere when it originally insisted on only offering him a one-year deal to keep its options open for 2025. Fabio Di Giannantonio then entered the frame as the next potential candidate, having lost his Gresini Ducati ride to Marquez. At the Malaysian Grand Prix, Honda team boss Alberto Puig confirmed the marque was looking at three options: Di Giannantonio, Marini and Pol Espargaro. Espargaro, who rode for Honda in 2021 and 2022, quickly elected to remain with KTM as a test rider next year, while Marini emerged as favourite. Intriguingly, despite its initial approach, Honda has offered Marini a two-year deal to join its factory squad for 2024, joining Joan Mir next se

Rivarly Week has come and gone, and it was a roller coaster. There were plenty of surprises, spoilers and last-second field goals to cap off another exciting week of the college Football slate. And now, we turn our attention to the conference championships. The opening lines were released at most Sports books on Sunday, so let’s take a look at these openers and give our first impressions.   NCAAF Week 14 opening lines and odds Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing.   New Mexico State +11 (-110) vs. Liberty -11 (-110) – Friday, December 1st Oregon -9 (-110) vs. Washington +9 (-110) – Friday, December 1st Oklahoma State +11.5 (-110) vs. Texas -11.5 (-110) – Saturday, December 2nd Miami (OH) +8 (-110) vs. Toledo -8 (-110) – Saturday, December 2nd Georgia -5 (-110) vs. Alabama +5 (-110) – Saturday, December 2nd SMU +3.5 (-110) vs. Tulane -3.5 (-110) – Saturday, December 2nd Appalachian State +6.5 (-110) vs. Troy -6.5 (-110) – Saturday, December 2nd

The 2023 MotoGP championship battle between Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin will be decided in Sunday’s grand prix final in Valencia. After winning the sprint on Saturday, Martin now trails Bagnaia by just 14 points, with the latter needing to finish at least fifth to ensure his second crown. Saturday saw the first tyre pressure penalties issued in a sprint, with Morbidelli and Luca Marini getting three-second penalties for committing a second offence this season of running underneath the minimum front pressure. Both Martin and Bagnaia have received an official warning for this already this season, meaning a transgression in the grand prix would result in a three-second penalty. This has given rise to fears that the title could be decided by something totally out of the riders’ control. Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro says this outcome would be a worse image for MotoGP than him slapping Morbidelli during practice in Qatar. “Yesterday [Friday], the