Scheffler sees off McIlroy and Smith to claim POTY award
Scottie Scheffler has been named the PGA Tour's player of the year after receiving 89% of the vote from his fellow competitors.
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'It's a bad joke' - Ferrari principal Binotto apologises for comparing Tsunoda to tsunami
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto apologised on Saturday for causing upset by comparing accident-prone Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda to a tsunami. AlphaTauri's Tsunoda has had five reprimands in 15 races, and also eight penalty points on his super-licence in the last 12 months. Twelve points in a year trigger an automatic race ban. "Certainly I need to apologise," Binotto said after being informed by a Japanese reporter at the Italian Grand Prix that comments after last weekend's race in the Netherlands had caused offence in Japan. "It was a mistake by using that word. There was no intention to do anything wrong. I'm very close to the victims which honestly I realise. "I think that Tsunoda is a fantastic driver, he's a great man and we've got a good relationship between the two. We simply called him in a way to make a simple joke, but it's a bad joke." Thousands died in Japan when a massive earthquake off its northeast coast in March 2011 set off a tsunami that swept inland and led to a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Tsunoda was caught up in a controversy at Zandvoort when he triggered a virtual safety car by stopping on track, an incident that ultimately helped Red Bull's race winner and runaway championship leader Max Verstappen.
Wexford to appoint John Hegarty as new football manager
Wexford GAA have proposed John Hegarty as their new senior football manager.
Casper Ruud – 'I can't match Erling Haaland popularity even with US Open triumph'
Casper Ruud does not expect to match the popularity of Erling Haaland in his native Norway even if he beats Carlos Alcaraz to win the US Open and become world number one.
US Open: Alcaraz wins five-setter to join Ruud in final
Carlos Alcaraz will take on Casper Ruud for the US Open title and the world number one ranking after beating Frances Tiafoe in another five-set classic to reach his first grand slam final. The 19-year-old is the youngest man to make a slam final since his fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his maiden title at the French Open back in 2005. Comparisons between the compatriots are inescapable and Alcaraz, who had battled for five sets beyond 2am in his previous two matches, showed Nadal-like powers of mental and physical endurance to recover and beat American Tiafoe 6-7 (6) 6-3 6-1 6-7 (5) 6-3.
Alcaraz to face Ruud in final showdown after epic semi-final triumph over Tiafoe
The 19-year-old Spaniard triumphed 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 to become the youngest men's Grand Slam finalist since compatriot Rafael Nadal captured the first of his 22 Slams at the 2005 French Open.
Maguire six strokes off lead in Cincinnati
Leona Maguire carded a second round 67 to sit six shots off the lead at the halfway point in the Queen City Championship in Cincinnati.
Collins an icon of stability in time of managerial flux
Amid all the managerial tumult and to-ing and fro-ing this autumn, one set-up has remained constant.