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It seemed fitting that the PGA Championship would be held in Muhammad Ali’s home city. Viktor Hovland swung at bat all afternoon but was unable to hit Xander Schauffele. Bryson DeChambeau did the same with typical power. Schauffele is no longer a golf figure. He withstood tremendous pressure to win the Wanamaker Trophy.Naked statistics belie the epic sports drama that quickly turns into a three-horse sprint race. Schauffele finished one shot ahead of DeChambeau at 21 under, breaking the major championship scoring record by the same margin. Hovland, an integral part of Valhalla’s story, closed at minus 18 points.The level…

The Republican Florida senator Marco Rubio said on Sunday he would not commit to accepting the 2024 presidential election results, insisting that “if it’s unfair” his party will “go to court and point out the fact that states are not following their own election laws”.Rubio’s statements on Meet the Press come as he is considered among former president Donald Trump’s top candidates for vice-president. Trump has continuously said falsely that the 2020 election was stolen.Those claims spurred the 6 January 2021 insurrection, during which participants stormed the Capitol building as lawmakers were in the midst of certifying the election results.…

The leader of Sunday’s attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been killed and about 50 people, including three U.S. citizens, have been arrested, a military spokesman told Reuters.A Reuters reporter said that gunfire rang out in the capital Kinshasa around 4 a.m. Spokesman Sylvain Ekenge said armed men attacked the presidential palace in the city center.Kamerhe’s spokesman Michel Moto Muhima and the Japanese ambassador posted on Twitter/X that another attack occurred near Vital Kamerhe Home.UPC leader Vital Kamerhe at a 2018 meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Buzz Ratner/ReutersMoto Muhima said two…

Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, who is missing in Iran’s mountains after a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan, is a hardliner who was instrumental in the last few years in steering Iran back towards the more uncompromising beliefs of the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary founders.A supporter of deeply conservative values on the domestic front, in terms of foreign policy, Raisi also carved out an increasingly aggressive stance, and it was on his watch that Tehran opted to launch its recent unprecedented missile and drone strike against Israel bringing the two countries into direct and open conflict for the first time.While…

Mikel Arteta has promised that Arsenal will “grit the bullet” in their bid to re-engage with Manchester City for the Premier League title next season in a bid to further close the gap between the two teams.Manchester City moved two points clear of West Ham United to beat Everton 2-1 on Sunday, but the Gunners couldn’t get enough. However, as the title race enters the final day, the Arsenal boss says he is ready to redouble his efforts to overhaul what he calls the best team in Premier League history.”First of all, congratulations to Manchester City for winning the Premier…

Pep Guardiola had predicted that he and Manchester City would suffer; it would be emotional, the nerves stretched taut because this is how it is supposed to go on the final day of the Premier League season when so much is at stake.It had been that way in 2022 when City needed to beat Aston Villa here in the last game. They were 2-0 down with 15 minutes to play, flirting aggressively with disaster before the Ilkay Gündogan-inspired comeback for 3-2. City have previous for doing things the hard way. But did anybody truly believe that the occasion would get…

Liverpool saw off outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp with a 2-0 win over 10-man Wolves, with Anfield fans finally bidding farewell to their beloved manager after eight and a half years.Klopp wore a black cap and sneakers for his 491st and final game and although there were tears, the atmosphere was one of celebration.Kopp have revived some old favorites in their songbook, paying tribute to some now-dead coaches – Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum , Jordan Henderson, Divock Origi.Fittingly, however, two players represent Liverpool’s long-term future – Alexis McAllister, signed as part of last summer’s midfield revamp and 21-year-old centre-back…

A rescue operation is under way in the mountains close to the Iranian-Azerbaijani border after one of the helicopters in a convoy carrying Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, was involved in a “hard landing” on Sunday, according to Iranian state media.An Iranian official told Reuters that the lives of Raisi and the foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian – who was travelling with him – were “at risk following the helicopter crash”. They added: “We are still hopeful, but information coming from the crash site is very concerning.”Neither the state-run IRNA news agency nor state television offered any information on Raisi’s condition, but…

Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix but the Red Bull driver was beaten by McLaren after a brilliant final ) were chased down by Lando Norris, who couldn’t quite make a move and ended up finishing second and third with Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari.McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished fourth, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz fifth and Mercedes’ George Russell George Russell and Lewis Hamilton had little impact, finishing sixth and seventh respectively.It looked like a solid if unspectacular victory for Verstappen, only for a late-stage drama to see him denied the honors at Enzo Dino Ferrari Rhys gave chase. Verstappen…

Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration.“You know, FDR 16 years – almost 16 years – he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” The ex-president and GOP presidential frontrunner said to the organization’s annual convention in Dallas, prompting some in the crowd to yell “three!” Politico reported.Trump has floated a third term in past…