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Pakistan opener batsman Sahibzada Farhan has bagged the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2026 after his stunning ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in Sri Lanka, where he was the highest
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 22: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain leaves the court after losing to Sebastian Korda of the United States on Day 6 of the Miami Open Presented by Itau at Hard Rock
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Manchester City punished Kepa Arrizabalaga’s howler to lift the League Cup as Nico O’Reilly’s double sealed a 2-0 win against Arsenal in Sunday’s final at Wembley.Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa already had a tortured relationship with the
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World number two Jannik Sinner and fifth seed Jessica Pegula won on Saturday to reach the third round at the ATP and WTA Miami Open, where defending champion Jakub Mensik shook off a ‘horrible’ first
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New Zealand foundered against South Africa’s spinners as the Proteas won the fourth Twenty20 by 19 runs Sunday to level the five-match series at 2-2.Connor Esterhuizen made a maiden half-century from 33 balls as South
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Tottenham suffered a potentially seismic 3-0 defeat to Premier League relegation rivals Nottingham Forest on Sunday, failing to rise to a rallying call from their massed ranks of fans.Thousands lined the streets to cheer the
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India's batting stalwart Virat Kohli has laughed off ‘fake reports’ suggesting that he demanded a chartered flight for his travel from India to London and also wishes to fly out home in between the matches
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The initial matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played behind closed doors in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday, citing a fuel shortage caused by
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Sungjae Im of South Korea plays his shot from the 17th tee during the third round of the Valspar Championship at Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida. (AFP) It might feel a bit different for South Korea's Sungjae Im on the last day of the Valspar Championship.Im sank a 13-foot putt on the final hole to shoot 2-under-par 69 and stretch his lead to two strokes through the third round Saturday at Palm Harbor, Fla."It has been a while since I've been in the lead like this, and I'm sure I will be nervous," Im said. "But the best I can do is just to play my own game."Im had gone nine holes without a birdie on Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club's Copperhead Course before sinking his last birdie attempt. He enters Sunday's final round at 11-under 202 in search of his first PGA Tour win since the 2021 Shriners Children's Open."I'm really thrilled about the birdie on the final hole, and to have a two- shot lead," Im said.Brandt Snedeker posted 67 to pull into a share of second place with David Lipsky, who turned in an erratic 70."I'm going to enjoy my late Sunday round tomorrow and go have some fun," Snedeker said.Snedeker's bogey-free round -- beginning with three birdies on the first four holes -- gave him a score that matched the best rounds of the day."Even though it looked bogey-free, it was definitely up and down," Snedeker said. "There was some struggles in the middle of the round that I was able to survive, which was nice. I finished strong, made some good swings coming down the stretch."Lipsky moved into a share of the lead with a birdie on No. 15 before giving it back with a bogey -- his third of the back nine -- on the next hole. His round included five birdies and four bogeys."The short game and the putter really saved me and kept me in it," Lipsky said, planning a visit to the driving range "to try to fix for (Sunday)."England's Marco Penge and England's Matt Fitzpatrick shot matching 68s to hold a tie for fourth place at 8 under. That's two shots clear of South Korea's S.H. Kim and Belgium's Adrien Dumont de Chassart, a duo that shared the day's best round with Snedeker.Fitzpatrick finished a shot behind champion Cameron Young in last weekend's The Players Championship and he's back in the mix this weekend."The greens are so firm you can't afford to be coming out of the rough for the second shots, just because you can't control your ball," Fitzpatrick said.Im, who hadn't led through 36 holes of a PGA Tour event since 2021, finished at 69 for the second day in a row. He saved par on No. 16 after a tee shot settled on a cart path.Penge was at 2 over for the round after a double-bogey 6 on No. 6, but he played the backside bogey-free at 4 under.Fitzpatrick was steadier. He fashioned nothing but pars -- save a three-hole stretch of birdies on Nos. 10-12.Brooks Koepka looked like he might be a contender after going 3 under through eight holes of the third round. Then came a 3 over backside that included a double-bogey 6 at No. 16. He ended up with 71, putting him at 4 under for the tournament and tied for 11th place."Just played nicely the front side," Koepka said. "Then I don't know, I drove it terrible all day. It really cost me."
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Bryson DeChambeau celebrates with his trophies after winning the LIV Golf South Africa individual and team events.(Reuters) Bryson DeChambeau won back-to-back LIV Golf titles via play-offs when he made a birdie on the first extra hole to beat Spaniard Jon Rahm in the South Africa tournament near Johannesburg Sunday.Last weekend in Singapore, Canadian Richard T. Lee missed a short putt to gift DeChambeau victory. This time a brilliant second play-off shot from the American at the par-five 18th set up success.After receiving relief when his tee shot landed in grass muddied by torrential rain, the 32-year-old major winner used a wood and slammed the ball into the heart of the green.Rahm failed to take advantage of his tee shot landing in the fairway as his second found a greenside bunker.After reaching the green in three, Rahm watched his birdie putt veer right, leaving DeChambeau needing two putts for victory and a $4 million first prize.His eagle putt stopped just short and he tapped in for a triumph that triggered an emotional reaction as he struggled to hold back tears."I wish I could tell you why I am so emotional," DeChambeau told reporters after his fourth LIV title.More than 100,000 spectators watched the four-day event at Steyn City and the champion called it "the best LIV event we have ever had. There was some stellar golf this week."The atmosphere on the final day, with President Cyril Ramaphosa present, resembled that of a football match, with constant cheering, chanting and singing.Such was the enthusiasm of the crowds that golf etiquette was occasionally forgotten with cheering continuing as competitors played shots.DeChambeau was always in contention. He shared the first-round lead and was two shots ahead after the second and third rounds.He carded a five-under 66 in the final round while Rahm, helped by a long birdie putt on 16, fired a 63 to force the play-off. Both completed four rounds in 258, 26 under par.Mexican Anthony Ancer (66), Belgian Thomas Detry (65) and South African Branden Grace (67) finished on 261.After tournaments this season in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa, the sixth LIV Golf event will be in Mexico from April 16.Leading final-round scores (par 71):258 - Bryson DeChambeau (USA) 63-65-64-66, Jon Rahm (ESP) 65-66-64-63DeChambeau won at first hole of play-off261 - Abraham Ancer (MEX) 66-65-64-66, Thomas Detry (BEL) 66-67-63-65, Branden Grace (RSA) 64-66-64-67262 - Dean Burmester (RSA) 67-64-65-66, David Puig (ESP) 66-64-66-66263 - Carlos Ortiz (MEX) 67-65-65-66264 - Charles Howell III (USA) 63-68-66-67, Anirban Lahiri (IND) 69-69-63-63265 - Scott Vincent (ZIM) 66-68-66-65 Related Story
