George Salem was about 55 years old when he ventured out on a golf course with one of his buddies. “I enjoyed it and went back again. I started playing once a week,” Salem, an associate professor at the University of Southern California, told The Epoch Times. “It was from that experience that I began…
The Syrian Refugee Who Has Become Germany’s Youngest National Chess Player at 11
LIPPSTADT, Germany—Hussain Besou was just four when he started asking his father to teach him chess, hovering around the board as he played in the evenings in the Middle East until he said yes. After mastering the basic moves, Besou quickly surprised everyone with his talent. “He started correcting us and telling us what we…
Brooks Koepka Maintains Lead at the Masters—Play Suspended
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The notion that players who joined LIV Golf would risk being sharp and properly prepared for the majors doesn’t apply to Brooks Koepka. It never really mattered how much or how well Koepka was playing. The majors always seemed to bring out his best. Based on two rounds at the Masters, they still do….
Bengals Running Back Joe Mixon Recharged With Pointing Gun at Woman
CINCINNATI—Bengals running back Joe Mixon is again facing a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati earlier this year. City police issued a statement Friday announcing that they had refiled the charge “following the discovery of new evidence during the investigative process” but…
March Madness: A Great Opening Act for a Busy Sports Season
Commentary It’s a great time of year to be an American sports fan. The just-completed “March Madness”—the NCAA-Division I men’s and women’s basketball playoffs—marked the end of “the winter lull in sports”—the relatively quiet month-and-a-half that comes after the Super Bowl in February. Although the winter lull allows the excitement level to ease off for…
CFA Officials Wasted $7.2 Million in Two Years
Du Zhaocai, former Party secretary of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and a former member of the FIFA Council, is under investigation for alleged serious violations of Party discipline and the law, China’s anti-graft body announced on April 1. Du was also the deputy head of the General Administration of Sport of China. Since the…
May Throws 6 Impressive Innings, Dodgers Beat D-backs 5–2
PHOENIX—Dustin May threw six dominant innings, Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5–2 in the home opener for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night, April 6. May (1–0) gave up one run on just two hits, striking out five and walking two. The 25-year-old May—whose fastball occasionally hits 100…
Mercedes Working on Suspension Changes, Says Allison
LONDON—Mercedes will work flat out over Formula One’s April break to give Lewis Hamilton and George Russell a more balanced car, with improved suspension, technical head James Allison said on Thursday. The sport has a big gap in the calendar, due to the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix, until racing resumes in Azerbaijan on…
Koepka Living Large at Masters, Leads With Rahm and Hovland
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Brooks Koepka carved out a new identity that sure looked familiar Thursday, April 6, in the Masters. This wasn’t about his surprising defection last year to LIV Golf, or even his victory four days ago that made him the Saudi-funded circuit’s first multiple winner. He just looked like “Big Game Brooks,” the player who…
ITF Resumes Tennis in China With No Word on Peng Shuai
TOKYO—The International Tennis Federation will play tournaments this year in China with no word of a resolution to the case of Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai. Peng disappeared from public view shortly after accusing a former high-ranking Communist Party official—in a web posting in November of 2021—of sexual assault. The ITF, which conducts…
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