GOLF
LPGA boss resigns
Mollie Marcoux Samaan on Monday said she is to resign on Jan. 9 as LPGA commissioner. Liz Moore, the LPGA’s chief legal and technology officer, is to be interim commissioner until a committee hires a new one. Marcoux Samaan did not cite a specific reason for resigning except to mention spending more time with her three children. “With the LPGA positioned for continued growth, it’s time for me to have more time to cheer on our three amazing children as they live their dreams while I continue to pursue my passion for building leaders, uniting communities and creating value through sports, particularly women’s sports,” she said in a statement. The LPGA said prize money increased by more than 90 percent while she was in charge.
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CRICKET
CA names new CEO
Cricket Australia (CA) yesterday named sports administrator Todd Greenberg as its new chief executive officer, replacing Nick Hockley. Greenberg was most recently the boss of the Australian Cricketers’ Association, representing players in negotiations with the national governing body. He is also a former chief executive of Australia’s National Rugby League. “Thanks to the work of the current administration the game has strong fundamentals in place,” Greenberg said in a Cricket Australia statement. “I want to ensure we build on this momentum so Australian cricket continues to thrive.”
RUGBY UNION
NZ’s Sevu Reece fined
New Zealand winger Sevu Reece yesterday was fined NZ$2,000 (US$1,170) by a Christchurch court after he smashed a car into a garage at a suburban address while intoxicated last year. Reece was charged with taking a car “dishonestly and without claim,” but not in circumstances amounting to theft, and intentionally damaging the car owner’s garage door after the incident on Nov. 15 last year. Police later reduced the charge to a single count of willful damage, which Reece admitted. The 27-year-old was granted a discharge of his conviction at Christchurch District Court. The incident occurred after Reece was asked to leave a suburban address by its occupants for being disrespectful to other house guests, police said in their summary of facts. Reece yesterday apologized to the family outside the court. “Standing here today I just want to say that I’m really, really sorry for my behavior that’s led to us being here in court today,” he told reporters, adding that he had quit drinking for over a year.
TENNIS
Neale Fraser dies
Neale Fraser, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and guided Australia to four Davis Cup titles during a 24-year career as team captain, has died. He was 91. Tennis Australia yesterday said in a statement that the sport “has lost one of its giants.” Fraser beat Australian tennis great Rod Laver to win Wimbledon in 1960, in between sweeps at the US Open where he won the singles, men’s doubles and mixed titles in 1959 and 1960. Laver posted a tribute to his “dear mate and fellow lefty” on X. Fraser “was a true gem in a golden era of Australian tennis legends — an incredible World No. 1, a Grand Slam champion, and a Davis Cup icon,” he wrote. “Neale bested me in 2 major finals, pushing me to become a better player. I’ll miss you dearly, buddy.”
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Taiwanese gymnast Tang Chia-hung on Sunday topped the men’s horizontal bar event at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, scoring 15.233 to take his third title this season. Tang delivered an outstanding performance in the final, earning a difficulty score of 6.500 and an execution score of 8.633 with a 0.1 stick bonus. His closest competitor was Milad Karimi of Kazakhstan, who finished second with 14.933 points. It was Tang’s third gold medal in the FIG World Cup series this year, following his horizontal bar wins in Azerbaijan on March 8, and in Turkey on March
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