Sentences with phrase «at a major championships in»

He did and now, following a season - opening performance of 6.63 in France at the end of last month — his first race since June — the 2014 world indoor champion has every intention of being in contention to find out what it feels like to win at a major championships in front of a home crowd in Birmingham in a few weeks» time.

Not exact matches

This week Fortune caught up with Jarred Kennedy, the co-head of esports at Riot Games, to discuss the world championship (the finals will take place Nov. 4 at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing) as well as the overall growth of the esports industry and Riot's plans, much like rival Activision Blizzard, to remodel its own esports league after major professional sports leagues like the NFL and NBA.

One thing I was very definite about in my mind when I started the year was that I would try my best to win at least one major championship if I did nothing else.

Sergio Garcia's life has been pretty good since shedding his major championship struggle with his win at The Masters in April.

I've yet to see anything much to reassure me his game's in a better place than it's been at earlier major championships this year.

Professional bicycle racing was at its peak in the United States when Marshall Walter (Major) Taylor, one of eight children of a Negro Civil War veteran, won the 1899 world championship and the U.S. title a year later.

Below is a look at every weight class, with championship and semifinal predictions — and some dark horse selections who may be primed for major upsets in each bracket.

Heading into the second round, 20 players sit at 2 - under or better, but not many of the 20 have major championship resumes or are among the top ranked players in the world.

With two of the world's top five players in Jason Day and Henrik Stenson giving chase, Walker was able to hold off the defending PGA champion and the winner of the season's previous major championship in what was a marathon day at Baltusrol.

In a sense, the two - time major - championship winner is starting over at 30.

Patrick Reed is 5 - under and in the mix for his first major championship while Jordan Spieth lurks at 3 - under in pursuit of his third major victory.

And then there's those two finishing par - 5s, a completely unique course feature that you never get in major championship golf and could jumble the leaderboard at the end with birdies and eagles.

Remember, in his previous stint at Pitt, Majors took over a 1 - 10 team and four years later won the national championship.

Even with the two meaningless bogeys to finish up, it was the lowest Sunday round ever in a major championship at that historic Rochester venue, which has names like Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, and Curtis Strange on its champions roll.

Day improved to 20 - under at one point in the round, becoming just the second player ever to hit that mark in a major championships.

However, according to Pete Cava, spokesman for The Athletics Congress, the U.S. governing body for track and field, the top eight finishers in each event at the national championships in June received a three - page memo listing the five categories of banned substances and noting that testing would be done at all major summer meets, including the Pan Am Games, with a special warning against usage of «eye drops, nose drops or cold remedies.»

ABC will telecast at least 12 tournaments nationally in 1971, but it loses money on golf, even though it televises three of the four major professional championships, and urges its sponsors to buy an advertising package that includes several tournaments, not just the three prestige events.

And on the 1st tee of her singles match in Sunday's climactic final round of the Solheim Cup at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Mochrie wore a visage even more intense than the one she habitually clamps into place at major championships and in sudden - death playoffs.

Two 12 - man teams from the USA and Europe will meet at major championship venue Hazeltine National just outside the Twin Cities in Chaska, Minnesota, to compete for Samuel Ryder's trophy for the 41st time.

Haotong Li is sitting there in the clubhouse at 6 - under following a round of 63, which, until a day ago, would have matched the all - time record for a low round at a major championship.

He hasn't won a major since his epic triumph at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, but don't write off Tiger Woods just yet in his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus and his record 18 major - championship titles.

But a year later at the same major championship as that gentle rant, Spieth took the Claret Jug in a major performance that may be his most impressive yet.

Johnson, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood are all in contention at 2 - under chasing their first major championship.

When his final putt dropped, Stenson matched the major record set by Jason Day last year at the PGA, and with his final - round 63 — just the second on the fourth day of a major after Johnny Miller's in 1973 at Oakmont — he also set a new aggregate total major championship scoring record of 264.

The leading number will likely move higher in the afternoon, but Spieth is right there again at a major championship with a shot at history.

Rory McIlroy put on a show again Friday at Valhalla, closing with two birdies in his last three holes to set up a second straight major championship run on the weekend.

Rory McIlroy is back in front at a major championship, trying to take the 36 - hole lead as the weekend approaches in Louisville.

Kaymer and Henrik Stenson — at 3 - under — are the lone players with major championships in the top 5.

After a brilliantly stoic 3 - under - par 69 to vault himself into the lead at The Masters, Sergio Garcia will once again walk in the final grouping of a major championship.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

At the time, it appeared to set him up for the best finish in his major championship career, even if it wasn't a win.

Saturday at The Open Championship has been one of the more enjoyable major championship rounds in recent memory.

Hey, at least there's finally a timetable for Woods» comeback, though «full activity» does not necessarily mean the owner of 14 major championships and an almost infinite number of major injuries will be PGA Tour - ready in October — or any time in the future, for that matter.

Because of his win at last year's PGA (players get double points for major championships), he is still in the top nine, but he could be on the outside looking in if he doesn't put together some strong finishes in the next few weeks.

There's a long way to go, but the American appears primed for at least contending in another major championship.

Jordan Spieth, who staged a furious comeback Sunday to win the British Open and avoid another potential major championship nightmare like the one he endured at last year's Masters, has the chance to become the first golfer in history to complete the career grand slam at the men's final major of the season.

Tiger will miss his second straight major championship as the rest of the best in golf will tee off at Pinehurst without the former world No. 1, so we'll have to content ourselves with looking back at some of Woods» most memorable U.S. Open moments.

If Stanton had three seasons left on his deal, no contending team would blink at giving up major prospects and young talent in order to get what is, presumably, the missing piece in a championship puzzle.

The USGA confirmed on Thursday that Woods, who finished T32 at Augusta last week in his first major championship since 2015, officially committed to try to win his fourth U.S. Open title in June at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

She loves relays and has won six medals in the 4x400m at major championships, including the 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships, as well as at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and the 2015 World Relays.

Since then O'Hare has not missed a major outdoor championships, appearing at another two World Championships, his first Olympics in Rio in 2016 and the European Championships in 2014 where he won the bronze medal in the 1500m.

The European champion overtook Semenya in the final few metres and won in 1:55.87, smashing her PB by more than a second and dispelling the myth that Russian 800m women under perform at major championships.

But it also changed figure skating in myriad ways, from the level of security skaters now enjoy at major events like the national championships («Where were her coaches?»

With major plans to compete at several high profile series in not only North America, but around the World, M1 GT Racing will utilize the sleek and powerful Audi R8 LMS in the quest for race wins, podium results and championships.

The calendar, announced by championship organising company PROCAR Australia, will see the popular Nations Cup and Australian GT Production Car Championship between them feature at every major Australian meeting, plus five stand - alone meetings, including a new event in New Zealand.

In 2016 he fulfilled a lifelong ambition and started in - field presenting at major athletics events including the Olympic trials and the London Anniversary Games, culminating in the London World Athletics championships 2017 — where he got to run the 100m in front of 60,000 fans just before Usain Bolt (though in a slightly slower timeIn 2016 he fulfilled a lifelong ambition and started in - field presenting at major athletics events including the Olympic trials and the London Anniversary Games, culminating in the London World Athletics championships 2017 — where he got to run the 100m in front of 60,000 fans just before Usain Bolt (though in a slightly slower timein - field presenting at major athletics events including the Olympic trials and the London Anniversary Games, culminating in the London World Athletics championships 2017 — where he got to run the 100m in front of 60,000 fans just before Usain Bolt (though in a slightly slower timein the London World Athletics championships 2017 — where he got to run the 100m in front of 60,000 fans just before Usain Bolt (though in a slightly slower timein front of 60,000 fans just before Usain Bolt (though in a slightly slower timein a slightly slower time).

To become a grand champion, a champion must earn 25 grand championship points in breed; these must include at least three majors (3 to 5 point wins, based upon the number of dogs in competition) under three different judges and at least one point under a fourth judge, plus defeat at least one other champion in at least three shows.

Viva's the Dance) achieved his championship in two specialty weekends with 4 majors, at 8 months of age.

Betsy completed her championship in April of 1994 in nice style including a 5 point major at the Los Encinos Kennel Club Show.

At the Albany, OR shows, Travis finishes his AKC championship at 13 months age under Judge Linda Wells, with four major wins in only his 11th shoAt the Albany, OR shows, Travis finishes his AKC championship at 13 months age under Judge Linda Wells, with four major wins in only his 11th shoat 13 months age under Judge Linda Wells, with four major wins in only his 11th show.