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Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania: Aaron Rai shifted into high gear Sunday and pulled away from a world-class field with one amazing shot after another until he became the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship. Rai, who dreamed of being a Formula 1 driver until he turned to golf as a boy, was three shots behind and approaching the turn at Aronimink Golf Club when he delivered a performance worthy of a major champion. He made a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth during a stretch when he one-putted seven straight greens to take the lead. And on the closing holes when the contenders needed him to stumble, Rai holed a birdie putt of some 70 feet across the 17th green for the clincher. The 31-year-old Rai, who joins two-time PGA champion Vijay Singh as major champions of Indian heritage, closed with a 5-under 65. “To be here is outside my wildest imagination,” Rai said. Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Smith, Justin Rose, all major champions, all of them in position until they were undone by untimely mistakes or failure to get good looks at birdie. McIlroy, who closed with a 69, played the par 5s in even for the week and he chopped up the reachable par-4 13th for a bogey. He also glared and softly cursed at a fan who said, “USA,” after McIlroy hit a wedge from the rough to the bunker on the par-5 16th.
Iran focused on fitness in Turkey after war-enforced furlough
May 19 : Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said he and his staff would have their work cut out getting their squad ready for the World Cup at their training camp in Turkey with most of the players having been out of action for the last seven weeks.
Mexico's Sheinbaum vows to head off teachers' strike before World Cup
MEXICO CITY, May 18 : Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday downplayed threats from the country's teachers to stage disruptive street protests ahead of the World Cup, pledging to tackle the matter before the games kick off on June 11.
Iran focused on fitness in Turkiye after war-enforced furlough
Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said he and his staff would have their work cut out getting their squad ready for the World Cup at their training camp in Turkiye with most of the players having been out of action for the last seven weeks. The domestic Arabian Gulf Pro League season was suspended after the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran in late February and will not resume until after the World Cup. Of the 30-man squad Ghalenoei named on Saturday, 22 play for Iranian clubs and have been restricted to a Tehran national team training camp since friendlies against Costa Rica and Nigeria in Antalya in late March. “Naturally, I am not fully satisfied with the players’ level of readiness,” Ghalenoei told the Iranian FA (FFIR) magazine before the departure for Turkiye on Monday. “But with a training camp that is approximately two and a half to three weeks long, we can make up about 20 to 25 percent of this shortfall. “We need to raise our domestic-based players to the level required by the modern game,” he added.
'We're here solely to play football,' insists North Korean coach before Asian Champions League semi-final
SUWON: The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years batted away questions Tuesday (May 19) about the prospect of South Koreans cheering his side, saying: "We are here solely to play football."
Spain's Fermin Lopez set for foot surgery, World Cup in doubt
May 18 : Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez will undergo surgery after sustaining a metatarsal fracture in his right foot, the LaLiga champions said on Monday, casting doubt over the Spain international's availability for next month's World Cup.
Iran squad arrives in Turkey for training amid World Cup uncertainty
ANTALYA, Turkey, May 18 : Iran’s national soccer squad landed in Turkey for a training camp on Monday ahead of their planned trip to the U.S. for the World Cup, with uncertainty still hanging over the team's participation after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.