Saturday Sport: Rory McIlroy takes the lead at the Masters, Kildare beat Westmeath
Rory McIlroy has taken the lead during round three of the Masters.
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Markram, Pooran lead Lucknow Super Giants to IPL win over Gujarat Titans
LUCKNOW: Opener Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran struck half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by six wickets for their third straight win in the IPL on Saturday.Chasing 181 for victory on a sluggish pitch, Markram shared partnerships of 65 with fellow-opener Rishabh Pant and 58 with the left-handed Pooran as Lucknow achieved the target with three balls to spare at their home in Ekana Stadium.Markram hit 58 and Pooran smashed 61 to end Gujarat’s winning streak of four matches in this edition of the T20 tournament.Gujarat dropped a place down from the top of the 10-team table with Lucknow behind in third with four wins from six matches.West Indies’ Pooran struck his fourth half-ton to go past Gujarat opener Sai Sudharsan as the leading batter with 349 runs; Sudharsan has 329.South Africa’s Markram set the platform for the chase as he stepped up in the absence of his in-form opening partner Mitchell Marsh, who missed the match due to the illness of his daughter.Skipper Pant opened the batting with Markram but failed to strike form despite an early reprieve when Gujarat wicketkeeper Jos Buttler dropped a catch down the leg side.The left-handed Pant hit four boundaries before he lofted fast bowler Prasidh Krishna to deep third man, falling for 21 from 18 balls.Wicketkeeper-batsman Pant is still waiting to justify his record auction price of $3.21 million as he has only managed 40 runs in five innings.Markram stood strong to raise his second fifty at the venue and hit back with Pooran as the two smashed regular boundaries.Krishna dismissed Markram but there was no stopping Pooran who hammered his fifty in 23 balls.Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan finally sent back Pooran caught at long-on but the
Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau surge; Justin Rose holds slim Masters lead at midway point
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Rose retains Masters lead but has All-Star company right behind - ESPN
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose did just enough to keep the lead Friday in the Masters, only he suddenly has a lot of company going into the weekend at Augusta National.
Justin Rose stays in Masters lead with some all-star company
Justin Rose kept his name atop the leaderboard Friday in the Masters, and he doesn't have to look far to see an All-Star collection of contenders lining up behind him.
Flick wary of Leganes threat as Barca look to stretch LaLiga lead
LaLiga leaders Barcelona will not take Leganes lightly and are expecting a tough test at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Saturday with the home side fighting to stay up, manager Hansi Flick said on the eve of the match.
Rose grabs three-shot Masters clubhouse lead over Scheffler
AUGUSTA, Georgia: England’s Justin Rose used a red-hot putter to build a four-shot Masters clubhouse lead over defending champion Scottie Scheffler in the opening round on Thursday at Augusta National where Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy ran into trouble late. Rose, twice a runner-up at the year’s first major, needed just 22 putts en route to a seven-under-par 65 that equaled his best start to a Masters and left him in control. Rose had the world’s best golfer breathing down his neck, though, as twice champion Scheffler bids to become the fourth golfer to retain his Masters crown. The 44-year-old Rose, who went out with the late starters, wasted no time making a move as he kicked off his round with three consecutive birdies and added another three in succession around the turn before back-to-back birdies at 15 and 16. The only blemish on the card for Rose, who with a win here would become the oldest first-time Masters champion since a 41-year-old Mark O’Meara won in 1998, came at the 18th where he made bogey after his tee shot missed the fairway. World number one Scheffler’s round included a huge birdie putt from 62 feet at the par-three fourth and a pair of up-and-down par saves after chipping out of greenside bunkers at both the seventh and 17th holes. “Anytime you can keep a card clean out here it’s a really good thing... I struggled for what felt like two pars today,” said Scheffler. “I had to make two really good up-and-downs.
Scheffler opens Masters defence with par, LIV's Niemann shares early lead
AUGUSTA, Georgia :Scottie Scheffler launched his Masters title defence on Thursday with a par at cool and sunny Augusta National Golf Club where LIV Golf's Joaquin Niemann was part of a large pack sharing the early lead in the opening round of the year's first major.