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Expansion Miami, Nashville learn first MLS foes

Published in Soccer
Thursday, 05 December 2019 14:24

Major League Soccer announced its list of opening day fixtures for the 2020 season with expansion teams Nashville SC and Inter Miami learning their first regular season opponents.

David Beckham's Inter Miami will play away to 2019 Supporters' Shield winners LAFC while Nashville hosts 2018 MLS Cup champions Atlanta United.

The league is breaking away from soccer's tradition of having each team play every opponent as it grows to 26 franchises with the additions of Miami and Nashville, but will keep a 34-game regular-season schedule.

A team will play each of its 12 conference opponents home and away, and will face only 10 of the 13 teams in the other conference.

Nashville, who will play in MLS' Western Conference, opens Feb. 29 at home against Atlanta and Eastern Conference Inter Miami starts March 1 at LAFC, the league said. Defending champion Seattle opens March 1 against Chicago.

Other Feb. 29 openers are Colorado at D.C. United, New England at Montreal, LA Galaxy at Houston, Toronto at San Jose, Philadelphia at FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake at Orlando City and Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver. Games the following day include New York City FC at Columbus, FC Cincinnati at New York Red Bulls and Minnesota at Portland.

Home openers on March 7 are Chicago at New England, Red Bulls at Salt Lake, NYCFC at Toronto, Cincinnati at Atlanta, Houston at Kansas City, Orlando at Colorado and Vancouver at LA Galaxy. Four more home openers are set for March 14: Dallas at NYCFC, LA Galaxy at Miami, D.C. at Cincinnati and San Jose at Philadelphia.

The final home openers are Red Bulls at Minnesota on March 15 and Atlanta at Chicago on March 21 as the Fire return downtown to Soldier Field, their home from 1997-2005. They played in suburban Bridgeview from 2006 through last season.

Information from Reuters and the Associated Press was used in this story.

Tua: Tough to pass on draft if top 10-15 pick

Published in Breaking News
Thursday, 05 December 2019 13:46

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he'd be tempted to enter the NFL draft if he were a top-10 or top-15 pick instead of returning to school for his senior season.

"I think that'd be tough to pass up," he said. "But there's a lot more to it than that in some aspects."

The NFL College Advisory Committee, which provides feedback on underclassmen interested in entering the draft, only has three grades: potential first-round pick, second-round pick, or neither. But he could solicit more specific feedback from other sources.

After Tagovailoa suffered a season-ending hip injury last month, ESPN's Todd McShay dropped the junior from No. 2 to No. 13 in his latest rankings.

Tagovailoa said he had spoken with coach Nick Saban about his future but that there's no timetable for his decision and he could announce anytime between now and the Jan. 20 deadline to enter the draft.

"It's something I still need to sit down and talk to my family about," he said.

Tagovailoa used crutches to get on stage and address the media on Thursday as he continues to recover from hip surgery. He said he had his first rehab session on Wednesday in Birmingham and that doctors were surprised with how well his leg handled resistance.

He said that while his hip won't be able to move certain ways again -- an inward motion he says isn't key to running -- doctors have told him to expect to be 100 percent for football activities again.

"This isn't something that I can rush," he said of his desire to come back and play next season, whether that's in the NFL or back at Alabama. "If I want to play to my full potential, I know I can't just come back and play on it as if it were my ankle. I think a lot that has to go into my decision-making too, as to whether I stay or leave."

Alabama team orthopedic surgeon Lyle Cain told ESPN's Laura Rutledge that Tagovailoa should be able to resume athletic activity within three months of the procedure and should be ready to begin throwing again by the spring.

Tagovailoa didn't go into specifics about his conversation with Saban.

He said he recognizes the enormity of the decision he's about to make.

"This is probably going to be the biggest decision of my life," he said.

He added: "It's a really, really big decision, man. Everyone wants to know."

Tiger rebounds in Bahamas, tied for fifth place

Published in Breaking News
Thursday, 05 December 2019 13:43

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Bubba Watson played with Tiger Woods on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge, an experience he took in stride, in part thanks to the low-key Bahamian vibe.

It can't be fun to get waxed by 7 shots, as Watson did in playing alongside Woods at Albany Golf Club. But Bubba seemed to have no worries about it and was just as happy to tag along and enjoy the ride as Woods shot 6-under-par 66 in the second round of the Hero World Challenge.

"To be there for Augusta, it was special," said Watson, a two-time Masters champion who was one of those waiting in a green jacket to congratulate Woods on his victory in April. "Any chance you get to play with him and goof around with him is fun.

"And then when you see him like that, his swing is so smooth. It's pretty nice to watch."

Woods made four birdies and an eagle and didn't post a bogey on Thursday to climb the leaderboard and finish in a tie for fifth, although he is 6 strokes behind leader Patrick Reed, who shot his second straight 66 to finish the round at 132, 12 under par.

For Woods, it was a nice comeback from Wednesday's opening-round 72 in which he played the last two holes in 2 over par and struggled on the greens.

"I think it was just less windy," Woods said. "It was a little bit easier today. Scoring conditions were a little bit better. I didn't hit the ball as well as I would like starting out. But other than No. 2, I missed the greens in the correct spot, so I had easy chips and I had to make a couple. But I got it going on the back nine, which is nice."

Woods got going with a 6-iron from more than 200 yards at the par-5 11th to 7 feet that set up an eagle, and then he made three more birdies coming in while managing to play the two closing holes -- his nemesis holes the day before -- in even par.

That meant matching the low round of the day and left him just 3 shots out of second held by U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland. Defending tournament champion Jon Rahm and Henrik Stenson are tied for third, 4 strokes back. Woods is in a three-way tie for fifth with Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas.

Woods is playing for the first time since he won the Zozo Championship in October, his 82nd PGA Tour victory. Having not played for some two months before then and having undergone minor knee surgery, Woods looked surprisingly good in posting that win, a trend that has continued here.

"I can drive the ball a little bit better because I can rotate, and I can putt the ball better because I can get down and read putts again," he said. "Towards the end of the [season], I couldn't do that, so this has been nice to be able to get down there, squat and read some putts.

"I felt good with every aspect of my game. I worked hard on everything, felt pretty sharp. Yesterday was just a tough day with the wind blowing so hard, trying to figure out how much wind I'm going to play on a putt, trying to brace myself on certain shots. Not spin the ball, to spin the ball. It was kind of a tough day, and I kind of threw it out the wind. It was really hard to judge anything. Let's just keep playing the way I'm playing, I should be all right. It turned out all OK today."

The Hero World Challenge is Woods' annual fundraising event for his foundation and is an unofficial event on the PGA Tour, although it does offer World Ranking points. Woods has won the tournament five times, most recently in 2011.

Army dropped motto of white supremacist origin

Published in Breaking News
Thursday, 05 December 2019 14:23

The Army football program removed a slogan from merchandise and a team flag earlier this year after administrators were told the phrase originated with white supremacist gangs.

For the past several years, the Black Knights have taken the field for each of their games flying a pair of banners: the American flag and a black skull-and-crossbones flag with four letters inscribed on what would be the upper lip of the skull -- GFBD. The acronym is shorthand for "God Forgives, Brothers Don't" and has been part of the football program's lexicon since the mid-1990s.

West Point officials and members of the athletic department say they were unaware that the phrase links back to motorcycle gangs and Aryan Brotherhood sects until that connection was brought to their attention in September this year.

Athletic director Mike Buddie said head football coach Jeff Monken addressed the team in September after learning about the phrase's roots and told them it would immediately be removed from the program. According to Buddie, Monken was "mortified" and planned to use the entire instance as a "teaching moment" for his players.

"It's embarrassing, quite frankly," said Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. "... We take stuff like this very, very seriously. Once I found out about this goofiness, I asked one of our most senior colonels to investigate."

After a two-month investigation, military officials said they determined the motto was used without knowing its origin and therefore its use by the team was "benign" and had nothing to do "with the views or beliefs of white supremacist groups or any other disreputable organizations with which they might also be associated," according to an executive summary of the investigation's final report.

An expert on far-right hate groups from the Anti-Defamation League said the GFBD phrase -- an omerta used to discourage snitching -- likely started among outlaw biker gangs and was at some point adopted by members of the Aryan Brotherhood. Mark Pitcavage, who earned a doctoral degree in American military history before studying far-right extremism as part of his role with the Anti-Defamation League, said he was not aware of the phrase being used by any military groups in the past or having roots elsewhere.

The skull and crossbones imagery was first used by Army football players to symbolize "toughness, tenacity, camaraderie, and accountability" in the early 1990s and appeared on T-shirts before it was put on the team flag, according to investigators. The GFBD phrase wasn't made a part of that symbolism by football players until 1996, according to athletic director Mike Buddie.

A group of players adopted the phrase after seeing it in the B-list action movie "Stone Cold," starring former NFL linebacker Brian Bosworth.

In the film, Bosworth played a police officer who goes undercover to join a Mississippi biker gang called "The Brotherhood." The fictitious gang prominently displays Confederate and Nazi flags in its clubhouse throughout the movie and members wear jackets that feature a burning cross and SS lightning bolts. Bosworth's love interest in the movie has a "GFBD" tattoo and another member of the gang says "God Forgives, Brothers Don't" during a climactic fight scene.

Buddie said West Point's investigators spoke to the former cadet who initiated the use of the phrase in the football program, who told them he did not know of its connection to any actual white supremacist groups. West Point officials declined to share the name of the former cadet and said it would be redacted in publicly accessible versions of the investigation report.

Officials also declined to share the name of the colonel who conducted the investigation or make him available for an interview. They also declined requests to speak to head football coach Jeff Monken and other current members of the football program.

Monken, who has been the Black Knights' coach since the 2014 season, told ESPN in August -- before he or any other members of the athletic department say they were aware of the phrase's origin -- that someone on his staff discovered the GFBD flag in an equipment room shortly after their arrival.

The flag had not been used by recent teams, and Monken decided to bring it back to try to inspire camaraderie among his players.

An upperclassman on the team told ESPN in August that the flag had come to represent the team's mentality in everything they do.

"That's become our symbol," he said. "I don't know if you can see it, but it says 'GFBD' over the teeth: God Forgives, Brother Don't. That's just something we always say, and that's become part of us."

Neither the player nor the interviewer were aware of the motto's white supremacy origins at the time. ESPN is choosing not to use his name because West Point officials have declined to make him or any other player available for follow-up questions.

When ESPN first asked to learn more about the history of the skull and crossbones, before discovering the "God Forgives, Brothers Don't" origin, multiple spokespeople in the athletic department discouraged the idea of including any mention of the GFBD phrase. One spokesman said he would "sincerely appreciate leaving that out of the story because it is an internal thing." Another athletic department official said in September he had not heard Monken or any of the team members using the GFBD phrase before.

The phrase appeared on several official social media accounts for the team and its staff, on merchandise and on the flag the team carried to the field and displayed in its main meeting room. It was also engraved on the inside of rings given to the team for winning the Armed Forces Bowl.

When asked why ESPN was discouraged from using the phrase if no one at West Point was aware of its problematic origins, an academy spokesman said the athletic department officials were concerned that any motto that uses the word "God" might be misinterpreted as the military espousing religion and create problems for an institution that works hard to keep matters of church and state separate.

Since dropping the slogan, the academy has updated the process it uses to vet and approve any publicly accessible mottos or phrases used by teams and clubs at West Point.

According to the executive summary of its investigation, the academy is considering creating a replacement motto for a "new era" of Army football.

TT Postscript: Woods looked free and easy with bogey-free 66

Published in Golf
Thursday, 05 December 2019 07:15

NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods had another back-nine surge at the Hero World Challenge – and this time, he didn’t stall out. Here are my thoughts after watching his 6-under 66 in the Bahamas:

• Thursday brought less breezy conditions, and Tiger was able to take advantage. He kept the ball in play off the tee, dialed in a few iron shots and didn’t have to play the wind on putts. Thus: A bogey-free day.

• Once again he kicked his round into gear on the par-5 11th. That’s where he made birdie in the opening round and played the next four holes in 4 under. Thursday, he made eagle after chasing a 215-yard 6-iron to 5 feet. He played the next five holes in 4 under, turning what looked like a pedestrian round into a very, very solid one.

• Not gonna lie: I was a little worried when Tiger approached the closing two holes, after Wednesday’s debacle. But he hearted a 5-footer for par on 17, then absolutely piped a drive on the home hole that left him with a rare opportunity to attack that flag. A par-par finish never felt so good.

• Tiger said afterward that he “didn’t do anything poorly,” and it’s hard to disagree. For the second straight round he swung freely with the driver, finding eight fairways. And 10 of his iron shots, according to my unofficial calculations, were inside 15 feet. That’s good stuff.

• The 24 putts were a good sign, especially after he missed a couple short- to mid-range looks in the opening round. Tiger chalked it up to not having to factor wind into his reads.

• Everybody moved up the leaderboard Thursday, but this was exactly what Woods needed to do. In each of his three wins over the past 15 months, he’s been T-6 or better after 36 holes. When he finished his round, at least, he was in a tie for fourth.

• How about a tip of the cap to Tiger’s surgeon? Since his arthroscopic knee surgery, Tiger is 25 under par in six rounds. He looks like a new man – and playing like a young one.

Finau will miss buddy Brooks at Presidents Cup

Published in Golf
Thursday, 05 December 2019 07:29

NASSAU, Bahamas – When Brooks Koepka notified his Presidents Cup teammates that he wouldn’t be making the trip to Royal Melbourne because of a left-knee injury, arguably no player was more bummed than Tony Finau.

Finau teamed with Koepka to go 1-1 in fourballs last year at the Ryder Cup, his debut in team competition for the U.S., and was already looking forward to reuniting with the world No. 1 in Australia.

“I’ve got some good friends on the team, some great options, and obviously I feel like I can play with any of the 11 guys, but it was pretty bitter for me when Brooks told me he was going to pull out,” Finau said Thursday at the Hero World Challenge, where he is among 11 U.S. team members playing. “We had a good run last year and once we got picked, we talked about playing again and we expressed that to the captain. But now that he pulled out, it’s not going to happen.”

Finau was paired with Koepka’s replacement, Rickie Fowler, in Wednesday’s opening round at Albany. He shot 7-over 79, a continuation of a poor fall in which he’s finished outside the top 50 in three straight events entering the Bahamas.

“The only place I could go after yesterday was up,” Finau said. “It was one of those rounds where I was actually laughing after the round about how many tough breaks I had. … One of those rounds where you have absolutely no idea what happened.”

A day later, Finau turned things around in a big way. He made just one bogey, on the par-4 finishing hole, but also carded five birdies to rebound with a second-round 68.

“No doubt that was big,” Finau said. “I need a couple good ones before next week just to make sure my confidence is high enough.”

Reed leads Hero by three, as Woods moves into contention

Published in Golf
Thursday, 05 December 2019 07:44

Captain America is out in front at the Hero World Challenge, but it's the tournament host who made the most noise on Friday. Here's how things look at Albany, where Patrick Reed leads and Tiger Woods lurks:

Leaderboard: Patrick Reed (-12), Gary Woodland (-9), Henrik Stenson (-8), Jon Rahm (-8), Tiger Woods (-6)

What it means: Reed started the day with a share of the lead, and at one point he moved four shots in front thanks to six birdies in his first 15 holes. It's still a three-shot cushion for the former Masters champ heading into the final 36 holes, but there's plenty of firepower behind him including the defending champ (Rahm) and Woods, who surged into contention with a 66.

Round of the day: Woods had a turbulent opening round, but his scoring only moved in one direction while sharing the low score of the day. After making the turn in 1 under, Woods was 5 under in a six-hole stretch from Nos. 11-16 including an eagle on the par-5 11th. A mixed bag led to an even-par 72 in the opener, but he's now up to 6 under overall and firmly in the mix.

Best of the rest: Last year Rahm cruised to victory at Albany, and he's apparently eager to retain the trophy based on the 6-under 66 he fired in the second round. Rahm made an eagle on No. 15 to go along with four birdies and, two weeks after sealing the Race to Dubai title in the European Tour's season finale, he doesn't appear to have lost a step.

Biggest disappointment: After sitting in third place through the opening round, Chez Reavie fell back into a tie for ninth after a 1-over 73. The last man in the field, Reavie stumbled to a triple bogey on No. 7 and was one of only two players to shoot over par on a relatively calm day.

Main storyline heading into Friday: The show is well and truly on in the Bahamas. Reed will not relinquish his advantage easily, while Woodland kept the heat on the leader with three closing birdies. But a pair of high-profile storylines are just behind them, with Rahm as the highest-ranked player in the field playing well and Woods, who is less than two months removed from his Zozo victory and had all the shots on full display Friday.

Shot of the day: Woods carved a 6-iron to inside 10 feet on the 589-yard 11th to set up an eagle, while Reed deserves mention here for a difficult approach on No. 18 that he hit off a hilly lie to 6 feet for his seventh birdie of the day.

Quote of the day: "I got after it today." - Woods

Woods continues to reap benefits of healthy knee

Published in Golf
Thursday, 05 December 2019 08:00

NASSAU, Bahamas – For every PGA Tour pro, there are certain golf holes that just don’t fit their eye. For Tiger Woods, the par-4 finishing hole at Albany Golf Course is one of them.

“It's just a hard hole,” said Woods, who doubled-bogeyed the hole Wednesday to put a damper on his opening round of the Hero World Challenge.

A day after finding the right fairway bunker off the final tee and making a mess of the hole from there, Woods pounded a drive down the fairway before “roasting” a 6-iron into the green to set up an easy par.

A nice relief for Woods, who came alive after a slow start with an eagle and three birdies on the back nine to shoot 6-under 66 and rocket up the leaderboard on Thursday in the Bahamas.

“Yeah, no kidding, huh? I finally hit a ball in the fairway, which is great,” Woods said. “Normally it's either soup or it's rocks.”

Woods’ mood was understandably better than after his opening 72. He missed four of his first five greens but left himself on the correct sides of the hole to set up easy up-and-downs. He made just one birdie on the front side, at the par-5 sixth, but also made no mistakes.

Tiger Woods had another back-nine surge at the Hero World Challenge – and this time, he didn’t stall out.

That set the table for the back nine, when Woods caught fire with a short eagle make at the par-5 11th hole before playing Nos. 11-16 in a total of 5 under. On Wednesday, he played that stretch in the same amount of shots. But unlike a day earlier, Woods didn’t slip up at the end.

“I felt good with every aspect of my game,” Woods said. “I worked hard on everything, felt pretty sharp.”

It’s been a little more than three months since Woods underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. The procedure has seemed to revive Woods’ game, which wasn’t in great shape toward the end of last season. 

Since the surgery, Woods has played six rounds in 25 under. He also won his record-tying 82nd PGA Tour event in October at the Zozo Championship.

Asked what part of his game has benefitted the most from a healthier knee, Woods gave two responses.

“I can drive the ball a little bit better because I can rotate and I can putt the ball better because I can get down and read putts again,” Woods said. “As I said towards the end of the year, I couldn't do that, so this has been nice to be able to get down there, squat, read some putts. I don't have to call Joey on every putt because I can't get down there, so it's been nice.”

Despite missing some birdie tries early, Woods needed just 24 putts Thursday. He also hit nine fairways after missing three of six on the front.

It’s all good news for Woods and Team USA as it relates to next week’s Presidents Cup in Australia. The U.S. playing captain, healthy and thriving, hasn’t said how many sessions he’ll play.

“Yeah, I'm playing a minimum of two,” he said, coyly.

But if he keeps this up, expect to see a lot of Woods at Royal Melbourne.

Allegri: I won't take new job until summer

Published in Soccer
Thursday, 05 December 2019 12:24

MILAN -- Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed his intention to wait until the summer before returning to management.

The 52-year-old, who remains under contract at Juventus until the end of the season, has been linked with many top jobs that have become available since his five-year spell in Turin drew to a close in the summer.

Asked if he's hungry to get back into the game, Allegri, speaking in an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, ruled out taking a job in-season, saying: "In June. I don't know if you can call it a sabbatical or not. Giovanni [Branchini] and I immediately came to that decision. As soon as the relationship with Juventus came to an end the decision was to take a year out."

Apart from the three months between his stints at AC Milan and Juventus, Allegri has hardly had a break since he got his start in football.

"I had 18 years as a player and I've been in coaching for 16. I stopped this year after 34. I'm happy. I have a chance to reflect, go and talk to people, do things in my private life that I'm passionate about like going to the theatre, some art exhibitions, reading books," he said.

The six-time Scudetto-winning coach is continuing to work on his English.

"I am taking lessons here in Milan. I manage to speak quite well. I find the listening part a bit more difficult. If I'm talking to someone who helps me out by speaking a little slower then I understand. I watch films [in English] and if I read something in English I understand it fine," he said.

Sources had previously told ESPN FC that it was Allegri's intention to take a sabbatical this season, confirming that he had no intentions of taking a new position until the summer.

A number of high-profile jobs have come open since Allegri left his post in Turin. Most notably, Arsenal and Bayern Munich are are using interim managers after Unai Emery and Niko Kovac were sacked in the past few months. Manchester United have also reportedly been interested in his services amid a rocky start to the season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Allegri said when he does return to coaching, he wants to ensure he's a success.

"Next year will be an important year. Important for the choice I end up making and the need to be prepared for it," he said. "After a year out and five years at Juventus, I don't want to go back into the game and do badly. That would do my head in."

Gregory Gaultier in action against Simon Rosner at the Tournament of Champions

Prize fund of $390,000 as world’s top stars head back to New York
By SEAN REUTHE – Squash Mad Correspondent

Charismatic Frenchman Gregory Gaultier will end a 15-month absence from the PSA World Tour when the former World No.1 lines up at the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, which takes place in New York’s famous Grand Central Terminal for a 23rd year between January 9-17, 2020.

Gaultier has not been seen on the PSA Tour since limping off court in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open in October 2018 due to a broken bone in his knee, but after a gruelling period of rehabilitation, the 36-year-old will finally make his highly-anticipated return as he competes under the chandeliers of Grand Central Terminal’s picturesque Vanderbilt Hall.

Known on tour as the ‘French General’, Gaultier has reached the Tournament of Champions final on four occasions and lifted the title in 2009. His 2017 semi-final battle with long-term rival Mohamed ElShorbagy has gone down as one of the greatest matches ever seen at Grand Central.

Two-time winner ElShorbagy will also return, as will 2019 men’s champion Ali Farag, who beat ElShorbagy to take the World No.1 ranking off his compatriot. Former champions Karim Abdel Gawad, Simon Rösner and James Willstrop will also feature.

Meanwhile, 2018 runner-up Tarek Momen will make his first PSA appearance since being crowned World Champion in November, and he will be joined in the draw by the man he beat to lift the iconic trophy, New Zealand’s Paul Coll.

Nour El Sherbini and Camille Serme will be battling for the ToC title

There will be three former champions involved in the women’s draw, with reigning champion Nour El Sherbini, 2017 winner Camille Serme and World No.1 Raneem El Welily all looking to add to their title tallies in New York.

El Sherbini downed El Welily last January to become the first woman to win the Tournament of Champions title on three occasions. She will compete amongst a top-class draw that also features United States No.1 and 2016 runner-up Amanda Sobhy, British Open champion Nouran Gohar, 2018 runner-up Nour El Tayeb, New Zealand’s Joelle King and England’s Sarah-Jane Perry.

Darien-based 17-year-old Marina Stefanoni has been named the women’s wildcard, while New York’s Chris Hanson will be the men’s wildcard. The other wildcard spot in the men’s tournament will be decided by a playoff on January 6-7.

A prize fund of $390,000 will be split equally between the men’s and women’s events, while the winners will qualify for June’s PSA World Tour Finals. The PSA World Tour Finals brings together the world’s top eight male and female players and features the reigning World Champions as well as all PSA Platinum title winners.

The other places will be allocated to the highest ranked players on the Road to Egypt Standings, with points on offer at all PSA World Tour events throughout the 2019/20 season.

Tickets for the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions are on sale now and can be purchased at tocsquash.com/tickets

Fixtures from Grand Central Terminal will also be broadcast live on SQUASHTV (rest of world), Eurosport Player (Europe only) and the official Facebook page of the PSA World Tour. 

2020 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, Grand Central Terminal, New York, USA, January 9-17.

Men’s Entry List:

1) Ali Farag (EGY)
2) Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY)
3) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
4) Tarek Momen (EGY)
5) Paul Coll (NZL)
6) Simon Rösner (GER)
7) Diego Elias (PER)
8) Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY)
9) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY)
10) Miguel Rodriguez (COL)
11) Joel Makin (WAL)
12) Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
13) Saurav Ghosal (IND)
14) Zahed Salem (EGY)
15) Gregoire Marche (FRA)
16) Omar Mosaad (EGY)
17) James Willstrop (ENG)
18) Mazen Hesham (EGY)
19) Adrian Waller (ENG)
20) Mostafa Asal (EGY)
21) Daryl Selby (ENG)
22) Leo Au (HKG)
23) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS)
24) Cesar Salazar (MEX)
25) Campbell Grayson (NZL)
26) Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
27) Greg Lobban (SCO)
28) Declan James (ENG)
29) Nicolas Mueller (SUI)
30) Eain Yow Ng (MAS)
31) Tom Richards (ENG)
32) Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP)
33) Lucas Serme (FRA)
34) Tsz Fung Yip (HKG)
35) Max Lee (HKG)
36) Youssef Soliman (EGY)
37) Alan Clyne (SCO)
38) Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT)
39) Arturo Salazar (MEX)
40) Baptiste Masotti (FRA)
41) Ramit Tandon (IND)
42) Muhammad ElSherbini (EGY)
43) George Parker (ENG)
44) Ivan Yuen (MAS)
45) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND)
46) Karim El Hammamy (EGY)
Wildcard) TBC
Wildcard) Chris Hanson (USA)

Women’s Entry List:
1) Raneem El Welily (EGY)
2) Nour El Sherbini (EGY)
3) Nouran Gohar (EGY)
4) Nour El Tayeb (EGY)
5) Camille Serme (FRA)
6) Joelle King (NZL)
7) Amanda Sobhy (USA)
8) Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)
9) Tesni Evans (WAL)
10) Hania El Hammamy (EGY)
11) Annie Au (HKG)
12) Joshna Chinappa (IND)
13) Alison Waters (ENG)
14) Salma Hany (EGY)
15) Victoria Lust (ENG)
16) Yathreb Adel (EGY)
17) Olivia Blatchford Clyne (USA)
18) Nele Gilis (BEL)
19) Nadine Shahin (EGY)
20) Joey Chan (HKG)
21) Rowan Elaraby (EGY)
22) Tinne Gilis (BEL)
23) Zeina Mickawy (EGY)
24) Low Wee Wern (MAS)
25) Millie Tomlinson (ENG)
26) Rachael Grinham (AUS)
27) Emily Whitlock (ENG)
28) Donna Lobban (AUS)
29) Nada Abbas (EGY)
30) Hollie Naughton (CAN)
31) Mariam Metwally (EGY)
32) Milou van der Heijden (NED)
33) Julianne Courtice (ENG)
34) Melissa Alves (FRA)
35) Coline Aumard (FRA)
36) Danielle Letourneau (CAN)
37) Lisa Aitken (SCO)
38) Mayar Hany (EGY)
39) Olivia Fiechter (USA)
40) Alexandra Fuller (RSA)
41) Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG)
42) Rachel Arnold (MAS)
43) Tze Lok Ho (HKG)
44) Haley Mendez (USA)
45) Lucy Turmel (ENG)
46) Sabrina Sobhy (USA)
47) Jasmine Hutton (ENG)
Wildcard) Marina Stefanoni (USA)

Report by SEAN REUTHE (PSA). Edited by ALAN THATCHER.

Pictures courtesy of PSA and PATRICK LAUSON

Posted on December 5, 2019

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