Austrian Sepp Straka held off Ireland’s Shane Lowry in an 18-hole duel, to win the PGA Tour’s Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club on Sunday.Straka’s two-under round of 68 earned him a two-stroke win over Lowry and Justin Thomas who shared second place.Lowry was in contention until the final hole, which he went into just …
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Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul collected her fifth LPGA Tour title with victory at the Americas Open at Liberty National on Sunday.The world number two shot a solid three-under-par 69 to win by four strokes from France’s Celine Boutier, who shot an even-par 72 in her final round.Jeeno finished 17-under for the week after staying out of …
Success Eduan lived up to her name by anchoring Britain to a thrilling victory in the 4x100m at the world relays in Guangzhou on Sunday as Akani Simbine led South Africa to victory in the men’s event.Eduan produced a thrilling final leg to outpace Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson and Twanisha Terry of the United States for …
Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete kept his World Boxing Organization super-featherweight world title on Saturday with a seven-round technical decision over previously unbeaten Filipino fighter Charly Suarez in San Diego.The fight was halted after seven rounds with Navarrete bleeding from a cut over his left eye caused by an accidental clash of heads in the sixth round. The …
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Anthony Edwards scored 36 points and rallied the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 102-97 victory over Golden State on Saturday to seize the lead in their NBA playoff series.The Warriors, missing star guard Stephen Curry with a left hamstring strain, dominated defensively before the T-Wolves battled back in the fourth quarter behind Edwards and Julius Randle, …
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Lionel Messi suffered the heaviest defeat of his MLS career as Inter Miami crashed to a 4-1 loss against Minnesota United on Saturday.The Argentine scored in the second half but Miami’s defence was once again exposed as they fell to a fourth defeat in their last five games in all competitions — a run which …
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World number two Jeeno Thitikul defied difficult, windy conditions to card nine birdies, offsetting a mid-round double-bogey and regaining the lead in the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National on Saturday.”I don’t know how crazy I am playing out there with this strongest wind ever,” said the Thai star, whose seven-under 65 gave her …
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Families separated by the US-Mexico border staged a demonstration Saturday on both sides of the boundary, where US President Donald Trump’s aggressive anti-migrant policies forced the cancellation of a Mother’s Day reunion event.The American military last week set up a zone in Texas on the US southern border where troops are authorized to detain people …
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Ireland’s Shane Lowry and Austrian Sepp Straka dueled down the stretch to emerge tied for the lead through 54 holes at the PGA Tour Truist Championship on Saturday, three strokes clear of their nearest rivals.Lowry, the 2019 British Open champion, conjured five birdies with two bogeys for a three-under 67 and a 14-under total of …
Angel City FC defender Savy King “remains stable” on Saturday after she collapsed during a National Women’s Soccer League match against the Utah Royals on Friday, the NWSL said in a statement.The 20-year-old went down with what the club called a “medical event” in the 74th minute of the match and received on-field treatment from …
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