As Tiger Woods Falls Behind The Masters, The Spotlight Is Shifting

AUGUSTA, Ga. —Saturday is called the eventful day at the Masters Tournament, as this is when top-performing golfers try to leap on the leaderboard to position themselves for a championship recharge on Sunday’s final round. That axiom was true for Australian Cameron Smith, who put him three shots close to third-round leader Scottie Scheffler with …

The Spotlight Shines on Women for a Few Days at Augusta National

AUGUST, Ga. — Anna Davis had just turned 12 when the Augusta National Golf Club surprisingly announced it would launch a new national women’s amateur championship. On Saturday, Davis, now 16, won the tournament. annika sorenstamWinner of 10 major LPGA championships attended the club’s press conference in 2018, where Augusta National officials said they wanted …

“Royalty: The Music of Kevin MacLeod” Review: In the Spotlight

Kevin MacLeod is probably the most prolific composer you’ve ever heard of – although you’re very likely to have heard of his music. The Wisconsin-born musician, who occasionally resides in New York City, is a pioneer in both digital production and distribution. Essentially, he gives most of his music. Working through Creative Commons, a non-profit …

Spotlight Moved Away From Peng Shuai. Some Players and Fans Want

But Chinese television, despite having the rights, did not broadcast the women’s tournaments played before the Open in 2022. It is unclear whether this constituted a boycott. In 2019, CCTV Stopped broadcasting NBA games Daryl Morey, managing director of the Houston Rockets at the time, after expressing his support for the pro-democracy protesters in Hong …

At its 4-Year Mark, Ski Re-enters the Spotlight Ahead of the Olympics

BEAVER CREEK, Colonel — Almost everywhere, except in the Alps, ski races are often overlooked. And then, every four years, an Olympic Games approaches, and with the flick of a button, ski racers once again capture the imagination of anyone who catches a glimpse of the high-speed prowess unfolding across Europe and North America on …

A Rare ‘Othello’ Brings the Spotlight to the Race

NS. PÖLTEN, Austria — “Speak about me as I am,” Othello says in the heartbreaking final scene of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Yet over the centuries, these words—a plea for accurate representation—have been largely spoken by white actors. Starring in a new production of “Othello” at the Niederösterreich Landestheater, which runs until 4 December, Nicholas Monu is …

Putting West African Art in a Global Spotlight

French President Emmanuel Macron said in 2017 that African artifacts were returned from French museums. “priority” Cécile Fakhoury discovered a figure for her government that truly shocked and unsettled her: about 90 percent of the sales from her gallery in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, were made to international collectors. considering the reason Galerie Cecile Fakhoury Selling …