All this talk about Bryson DeChambeau on the PGA Tour and his painfully slow play raises a lot of questions for everyone watching.

Stan Wawrinka won a see-saw contest against Grigor Dimitrov at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.

The return of the Premier League always provokes mixed feelings. On the down side, it heralds the onset of long winter nights with nothing to do but watch football; on the up side, it heralds the onset of long winter nights with nothing to do but watch football.

Everything was going grand for Pamela Uba as Ladies Day at the Galway Races dawned.

I now know the feeling of writing something a week too soon and then being left to wonder how much more appropriate it would have been had I wrote it a week later.

Roger Federer yesterday gained revenge over Rafael Nadal 11 years on to set up a Wimbledon final showdown with Novak Djokovic today.

What is it about high-performance athletes and teams that they always appear to have another gear to go to when the competition heats up?

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

If you don’t know David Epstein’s work, then you should.

The list sees 35 NBA players, 19 from the NFL and 15 from Major League Baseball

Roger Federer saw off Gael Monfils having saved two match points as he secured a place in the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals with the 1,200th win of his career.

Toxic masculinity. Nothing has divided public opinion quite like this topic in recent times.

Roger Federer moved within two wins of a 100th career singles title with victory over Marton Fucsovics at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so flawless, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance.

Novak Djokovic found himself mired in the muddy waters of tennis politics a day before the start of the Australian Open this morning.

Andy Murray is still hoping to make it to one more Wimbledon tournament before his problematic hip forces him into retirement.

Umpire Mohamed Lahyani went “beyond protocol” in trying to help Nick Kyrgios but will continue to officiate at the US Open, tournament organisers have announced.

Federer equalled his own record of 34 consecutive sets won at Wimbledon as he went 2-0 up against Anderson, but then the wheels came off.

The Leinster final proved another mismatch in a football championship season that is yet to heat up, says Dr Ed Coughlan.

Rafael Nadal saved his best until last as he demolished Dominic Thiem to seal his 11th French Open title.

Emotions spilled out of Roger Federer after he quelled Marin Cilic’s fightback to win his 20th grand slam title at the Australian Open.

It took just over an hour for Roger Federer to fix one anomalous statistic in his extraordinary career.

Defending champion Roger Federer was given a simple passage through to his 30th grand slam final when Chung Hyeon unexpectedly retired in the second set of their semi-final at the Australian Open.

Your lunchtime news bulletin.

Defending champion Roger Federer was embroiled in a heated situation with Irish umpire Fergus Murphy at the Australian Open yesterday.

Federer is happy to see players make their breakthroughs at the Australian Open to bring fresh blood to the sport.

Rafael Nadal called for the tennis authorities to think about players’ long-term health after retiring from his quarter-final against Marin Cilic at the Australian Open because of a leg injury.

Novak Djokovic must go back to the drawing board after suffering a recurrence of his elbow problems in a fourth-round loss to Chung Hyeon at the Australian Open.

Djokovic played down his latest injury worry after making it through to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

The Australian Open always throws up plenty of intrigue as the new tennis season kicks into gear.

Andy Murray will make a decision on his Australian Open prospects at the weekend as he tries to avoid surgery to treat his long-term hip problem.

Can we talk about boasting?

Roger Federer offered no excuses for his shock defeat by David Goffin in the last four of the ATP Finals.

Rafael Nadal will take on Chung Hyeon in the second round of the Paris Masters knowing victory will guarantee he closes out the year as world number one.

A Cork inventor is stretching more than half the Premier League with his ‘BackBaller’ product now in use by 13 clubs, including giants Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal.

Team Europe have defeated Team World 15-9 to win the inaugural Laver Cup.

Rafael Nadal put the seal on a throwback year for men's tennis by winning his 16th grand slam title at the US Open.

Juan Martin del Potro must rouse himself for another physical and mental effort as he prepares to take on Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the US Open tonight.

Roger Federer conceded he was not in the right shape to challenge for another grand slam title as the elusive US Open clash with Rafael Nadal slipped away again.

Rafael Nadal completed his end of the bargain and must now wait to see whether Roger Federer can join him in the semi-finals of the US Open.