Manassero, Fox take third-round lead at RBC Canadian Open; Hughes low Canadian
Italy's Matteo Manassero and New Zealand's Ryan Fox both had rounds of 6-under 64 to share the third-round lead at the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday.
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Manassero, Fox share PGA Canadian Open lead with plenty in pursuit
MONTREAL: Italian veteran Matteo Manassero was poised to challenge for his first US PGA Tour title after conjuring seven birdies in a six-under par 64 to share the 54-hole lead at the Canadian Open with New Zealand’s Ryan Fox. Fox also fired seven birdies and a bogey at TPC Toronto Osprey Valley, their 14-under par total of 196 putting the leaders one stroke clear atop a congested leaderboard, with 22 more players within four strokes of the lead. On a day when as many as 11 players shared the lead at one point, Manassero was the first to reach 14-under with his sixth birdie of the day at the 15th. He bogeyed 17, where he was in the left rough off the tee and missed a four-footer to save par, but he birdied the par-five 18th. “It was a really good round,” Manassero said. “I missed the short one on 17, and I did miss a couple more short ones today.
Turkiye rally for 2-1 win in friendly against US, who lose 3rd straight under Pochettino
EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut: Turkiye took advantage of a sloppy defense to beat the US 2-1 in a rainy friendly on Saturday, dealing the Americans their third straight loss as Arda Guler and Kerem Akturkoglu scored in a 2-minute, 20-second span midway through the first half.
Tuchel slams England’s lack of ‘seriousness’ in win over Andorra
BARCELONA: Thomas Tuchel slammed England’s attitude and accused them of a lack of “seriousness” during Saturday’s lacklustre 1-0 win against minnows Andorra.
Rallying-Ogier, Tanak take Sardinia battle of champions into final day
Sebastien Ogier will be determined to avoid more Rally Italy heartache when he and Ott Tanak, who seized victory by a whisker last year, again duel in Sunday's final stages in Sardinia.
It’s fun, and not fun – Jannik Sinner looks forward to final with Carlos Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner says his blockbuster French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz will be “fun, and not fun”.
Norway dare to dream big again after a quarter century of heartbreak
After a quarter of a century of near misses and heartbreak, Norway’s rout of Italy in their World Cup qualifier has reignited the country's hope of a return to international football’s biggest stage.
Italy already fear missing yet another World Cup after Norway nightmare
Norway already had two wins under their belt in Group I before Friday’s match in OsloA 2-1 defeat at the San Siro in the first leg left Italy chasing the tie in GermanyOSLO: Italy’s World Cup qualification campaign has barely begun and already the country is worried about the shocking possibility of failing to reach the final tournament for a third consecutive time after a humiliating defeat by Norway.Norway already had two wins under their belt in Group I before Friday’s match in Oslo, while Italy had yet to play, having been involved in the Nations League quarter-finals in March, losing out to Germany.A 2-1 defeat at the San Siro in the first leg left Italy chasing the tie in Germany and they found themselves 3-0 down at the break before staging a second-half comeback to salvage a draw, and some pride.It was the same story on Friday for Italy at the Ullevaal Stadium, at least as far as the opening act went.