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Lottie Woad closed out the dream start to her professional golf career by closing out an impressive three-shot victory at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open.Woad secured her maiden Ladies European Tour title earlier this month at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open and narrowly missed out on major victory the following week at the Amundi Evian Championship, with the Englishwoman maintaining her form in her professional debut. The 21-year-old took a two-shot lead into the final day at Dundonald Links and never relinquished control at the event, co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour, holding off Hyo Joo…

With roughly two months before NBA teams report to training camp and roughly three before the 2025-26 NBA season tips off, LeBron James’ future with the Los Angeles Lakers is going to be a frequent topic of discussion among media and fans.In his latest column, NBA reporter Marc Stein outlined many of the key points that will influence James’ decision over the next nine months — and past that, if the Lakers contend for an NBA championship. But the process may come down to one factor.Advertisement”It all really depends on how this coming season goes,” one of Stein’s sources said.James…

Imagn Images The Dallas Cowboys have yet to reach a contract extension with All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons, who enters the final year of his rookie deal. Fans are growing impatient. During the team’s “Opening Day Ceremony” at training camp Saturday in Oxnard, California, owner Jerry Jones was met with shouts of “Pay Micah!” as he addressed the crowd and pointed to offseason improvements after last year’s disappointing 7–10 campaign. Despite expectations that Micah Parsons will eventually become one of the highest-paid defensive players in NFL history, contract talks with the Cowboys have yet to gain significant traction this summer.Parsons…

Jul 26, 2025, 02:13 PM ETThe All India Football Federation (AIFF) has said applications for the national team’s vacant head coach role that claimed to be from Pep Guardiola and Xavi were “not genuine.”The AIFF’s national team director told The Times of India on Thursday that ex-Barcelona coach Xavi’s name was on the list of applicants. The report also quoted an AIFF technical committee member saying the his candidacy was deemed too expensive to pursue.In a statement on Saturday, the AIFF said it had evaluated 170 applications for the head coach role, eventually shortlisting three candidates and dismissed applications from…

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! If you hear any noise, it’s just our newsletter bopping.Cooperstown: Ichiro’s hitting only looks better with ageSometime shortly after 1:30 p.m. ET today, Ichiro Suzuki goes into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Everyone has a favorite Ichiro story, and all of them are incredible.Many who watched his batting practices insist that he could’ve hit 30 or 40 homers in a year if he wanted to, so impressive were his swing and routine. The stories of Ichiro’s…

What struck me as much more of a concern was how late he was arriving at Wembley Stadium. I favour arriving at a venue three hours in advance – I’d already finished wrapping Oleksandr’s right hand, and had started on his left, when footage showed Dubois reaching the venue. A fighter needs to be relaxed, and in a calm environment – Oleksandr, for example, arrived and had time to hang his flags, say his prayers, and go through his routine. There’s no way Dubois could have experienced anything like the same calm.

ASHBURN, Va. — A hold-in beats a holdout at this stage of a blossoming season, anyway.Terry McLaurin doesn’t have the contract extension he wants yet from the Washington Commanders. But the wide receiver reported to training camp Saturday afternoon, on the team’s first off day of camp, and was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list with what the team says is an ankle injury. He won’t be able to attend team meetings or be on the field while on PUP, but he’s here, able to rehab on the side while his teammates practice and begin the ramp-up toward…

Reinier de Ridder was admittedly surprised that one judge got it “completely wrong” when scoring his fight with Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi. De Ridder (21-2 MMA) and Whittaker (26-9 MMA) squared off in a pivotal middleweight main event this afternoon at UFC on ABC 6. The contest proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair, with both fighters finding immense success at different portions of the contest. ‘The Reaper’ nearly finished the fight in the third round after dropping De Ridder and unleashing some solid ground and pound. However, ‘RDR’ showcased his resilience and was able to…

IF RODRYGO leaves Real Madrid and comes to England over the next few weeks, it could be good for him, good for the Brazilian national team… and good for the Premier League.Tottenham and Liverpool are both keeping tabs on the star, who comes with a price tag of around £80million. 3Rodrygo could be on his way to the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty3Rodrygo is a top Brazil star but is finding life hard at Real MadridCredit: GettyMan City and Arsenal are both also monitoring the situation carefully.If Rodrygo lines up for a Premier League club next season, it will mark a major…

The Mets offense was quiet through the first five innings on Saturday night, but scored two runs in the sixth, and held on to beat the San Francisco Giants, 2-1.New York (61-44) extended their winning streak to six games and remain 0.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat the Yankees again earlier in the day, for first place in the NL East.Here are the takeaways…– David Peterson got some help from 3B Mark Vientos and 2B Brett Baty to avoid early damage, as Vientos snagged Matt Chapman's line drive and tossed it to Baty, who scooped the low…