England men’s cricket director Rob Key has responded to recent criticism from all-rounder Liam Livingstone, saying the player remains firmly in contention for national selection despite a disagreement over communication and team environment. Livingstone, who has been out of the England setup since last year’s ICC Champions Trophy, had criticised the team management for avoiding difficult conversations and suggested his future depended on changes behind the scenes. He also claimed that Key had told him he had 100 more important things to do during a one-on-one discussion.
Responding to the remarks, Key defended his position but chose not to go into details of their conversation.
“Look, I’m not going to go into private conversations,” Key told Sky Sports. “Obviously, there’s another side to that conversation as I saw it. What I did say to Liam at the end of what was a fairly tetchy phone call to say the least [was that] there’s no way I see a player of Liam Livingstone’s ability not being up for selection for England,” he told ESPNCricinfo.
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Key reiterated that the 32-year-old still has a pathway back into the side and revealed that selectors had considered recalling him earlier this year.
“There’s no way a player of his ability is out of the picture,” Key said, urging Livingstone to focus on performance. “If he gets back to his best and starts scoring runs, he’ll absolutely be in the frame again.”
The former England cricketer also pointed out that Livingstone was once seen as a leadership option during an ODI series against the West Indies in 2024.
“We thought as much of him to make him captain at one stage, when we didn’t have all the senior players there. I still have a huge amount of time for Liam Livingstone, and there’s no reason that someone at 32’s England career should be over,” Key said.
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While Livingstone had described the England setup as cliquish, Key dismissed the claim but admitted that disagreements are common in a high-performance environment. He added that selection decisions will continue to be based on performance.
Meanwhile, Livingston has reached India to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. He was purchased by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for 13 crore in the auction.
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Rasmus Hojlund has claimed that Ruben Amorim did not want him at Manchester United and opened up on his struggles at Old Trafford
Rasmus Hojlund has claimed Ruben Amorim did not want him at Manchester United and expressed his immense gratitude towards Napoli for getting his career back on track. Hojlund joined the Serie A champions on loan last summer and he has scored 14 times in 37 appearances so far this season.
However, he struggled to provide a consistent attacking threat at Old Trafford, scoring just 26 goals in 95 appearances across all competitions. And now speaking to Danish outlet TV2, Hojlund said: “I got what I wanted with my transfer.
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“I got a team that believes in me a lot. A club that believes in me a lot. A sporting director, a president and a coach who wants me.”
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Before he continued: “I was put in a bit of a box at the end in Manchester. I knew there wouldn’t be much football for me if it continued like this.
“I was happy to play football in Manchester. I know that, especially in Denmark, a media image was formed that it was all just s**t and terrible, and that I played like a bag of nuts, but that’s not how I look at it.
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“It’s hard not to be on your phone. And if you are on your phone, you’re bound to see what’s being written about you in some way. It can be all sorts of places these days, but often because you’re tagged on your Instagram or Facebook. So I would say it would be a lie for me to claim that you don’t get to read it.
“The media has so much to say in this football world, and it’s hard not to be influenced. But there’s a lot more behind it, and that’s why I return to the importance of never flying too high and, conversely, never diving too low.
“Now it’s portrayed as if I’m back and just doing really well. But inside myself my thoughts are in a completely different place. I’m self-critical. I still want to be even better, more involved in the games and score more goals, but it’s fun to observe how the image of me is constantly changing.
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“It’s clear that there is also a difference between Napoli and Manchester United, especially in Denmark. But I have to live with the headlines – they will always be there because someone wants to use me as an eye-catcher.”
England’s 2026 World Cup kits
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England and Nike have launched the new home, away and goalkeeper kits to be worn at this summer’s FIFA World Cup. You can get free delivery on all orders with the code: ENGFREEDEL
Nike and The FA have launched England’s new training range featuring the AOP T-Shirt with an all-over lion design ahead of the World Cup
08:57, 25 Mar 2026Updated 10:43, 25 Mar 2026
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Whilst England’s new football kits have been making waves this week, The FA and Nike have discreetly unveiled a selection of new training attire alongside the latest jerseys for this summer’s World Cup. The range, available at the Official England Store, features hoodies, drill tops, t-shirts and joggers.
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Leading the England 2026 Training Range is the England Nike AOP T-shirt. This laid-back black and grey cotton tee showcases the same all-over lion motif seen on the England 2026 Goalkeeper Shirt, with the England badge positioned on the right chest beneath a gold embroidered star symbolising the 1966 World Cup victory.
The England Nike Tech Fleece Windrunner Hoodie, designed with lightweight Tech Fleece inside and out for warmth, is also part of the collection. This light blue, full-zip hoodie is adorned with the England crest on the left chest, balanced by Nike’s swoosh on the right.
England and Nike have launched the new home, away and goalkeeper kits to be worn at this summer’s FIFA World Cup. You can get free delivery on all orders with the code: ENGFREEDEL
Complementing the hoodie are the England Nike Tech Fleece Pants, crafted from the same fleece fabric for optimum comfort, whether during training or lounging at home. The collection also includes the England Nike Strike Drill Training Top, sporting the same blue hue with Obsidian and Speed Red accents on the arms and shoulders, and an arched ‘England’ graphic on the back.
The England 2026 Home Shirt is presented in the customary pristine white with navy accents on the shoulders, cuffs and collar, complemented by a red stripe on each side. The England 2026 Away Shirt swaps purple for the classic red with white accents on the shoulders, navy cuffs, collar and sides, with the badge and Nike swoosh centrally placed.
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The England 2026 Goalkeeper Shirt features a blue lion design and star graphic, with each jersey also bearing the phrase ‘happy and glorious’ within the collar. The Three Lions are set to showcase the new kits and training gear this Friday (March 26), when they welcome Uruguay for the first of two friendly matches this month.
Supporters can secure last-minute VIP and hospitality tickets for the match and the encounter with Japan on Tuesday (March 31) from £39 at Seat Unique. The England 2026 World Cup kits have once again sparked debate among fans, with many taking to social media to voice their initial reactions.
Posting on X, one fan commented: “Best home kit I’ve seen for some time.” However, not everyone is convinced, as another remarked: “Rethink the white shorts please, looks like a rugby kit.”
Regarding the away kit, one supporter expressed: “Love this and it’s great to see us have a red away kit again.”
The Sanctum of Temperance is a puzzle you encounter during the Witch of Wisdom quest in Chapter 5 of Crimson Desert. The quest requires you to restore a broken machine using a Fusion Core and Reactor, which you will have to uncover from ruins.
In this article, we guide you on how to fix the broken machine and how you can find the required items to do so.
Crimson Desert: Sanctum of Temperance solution
The Sanctum of Temperance is located just south of the Goldleaf Tradepost (Image via Pearl Abyss)
The Sanctum of Temperance in Crimson Desert is located in the Pororin Forest, just southeast of Hernand City.
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To find the exact spot, you will need to travel past the Goldleaf Tradepost and head south. Along the cliffside, you will easily spot a cave/crevice. Go through it to find the entrance to the Sanctum of Temperance.
Note: The area will be guarded by enemies. Clear out each one to start working on the puzzle.
Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough on how to complete the Sanctum of Temperance:
Step 1: Find the Fusion Core
The Fusion Core is located beside the stairs near the entrance (Image via Pearl Abyss)
The Fusion Core looks like a stone block. You can find it at the bottom of the stairs near the entrance to the Sanctum of Temperance. Simply pick it up and store it in your KuKu Pot.
Step 2: Insert the Fusion Core
Slot in the Fusion Core in the machine using Force Palm (Image via Pearl Abyss)
Go up to the broken machine and slot the Fusion Core into the empty slot. Use Force Palm to insert the Core into the machine.
Step 3: Burn the thorny vines
Use Blinding Flash to burn away the thorny vines (Image via Pearl Abyss)
The Sanctum is packed with thorny vines blocking your paths to its various sections. Use flaming arrows or Blinding Flash to clear out these vines. This will further open up the area for exploration, leading to loot and the next set of objectives.
Step 4: Find the Fusion Reactor
Use Blinding Flash to burn away the thorny vines (Image via Pearl Abyss)
Once you have cleared out the vines in the top area, you will find the Fusion Reactor. Store it in your KuKu Pot and return to the machine.
Step 5: Place the Fusion Reactor atop the tower
Place the Fusion Reactor on the empty pillar and use Force Palm to insert it (Image via Pearl Abyss)
One of the four pillars near the broken machine will be missing the top piece. Place the Fusion Reactor on the pillar. Then, climb on top of the Reactor. Use Force Palm (while crouching down) to install the Reactor.
Once that’s done, a short cutscene will play out where the machine will power up, and the Sanctum of Temperance will be cleansed. This will complete the objective in this area.
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Rewards for completing the Sanctum of Temperance
Here are the rewards for completing the Sanctum of Temperance:
Kuku Lightning Spear Blueprint
Kuku Bird Boltspitter Blueprint
Additionally, you can explore the area thoroughly to acquire some unique loot, including the Odeck’s Protector Plate Boots.
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India batter KL Rahul has joined Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. DC posted a video of KL’s arrival at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. On arriving at the pitch, KL pulled out his famous Kantara movie celebration, which he had done during the match against eventual champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in his home state of Karnataka. After playing an aggressive unbeaten 93-run knock off 53 balls in a chase of 164 set by RCB, KL, usually a calm, collected, and reserved figure in the dressing room, was seen unusually animated and aggressive, thumping his chest and pointing towards the ground and at his jersey as if saying that it (the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium) was his territory. He moved his bat on the pitch in a circular motion and aggressively tapped it on the ground. Later, he revealed that the celebration was inspired by the 2022 Kannada movie Kantara.
Making a reference to KL’s words after that win, DC posted, “Ye tera ground hai, Rahul. Welcome back home.”
Last season, KL was at his most aggressive in years, scoring 539 runs in 13 matches at an average of 53.90, with a strike rate of almost 150, including a century and three fifties. He was DC’s top run-getter and the overall ninth-highest run-scorer. He was also DC’s leading six-hitter, with 21 maximums.
In 145 matches, KL has scored 5,222 runs in 136 innings in his IPL career, which has seen him play for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), RCB, Punjab Kings, and finally DC. These runs have come at an average of 46.21 and a strike rate of 136.02, including five centuries and 40 fifties. He was the Orange Cap winner in the 2020 season with PBKS, scoring 670 runs in 14 innings, with a century and five fifties.
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He will be aiming to get as close as possible to the 6,000-run mark, if not reach it. If he achieves this milestone, he will be the fifth batter after Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and David Warner to reach the landmark. Currently, he is the seventh-highest run-getter in the competition’s history.
DC will start their campaign against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 1 in Lucknow.
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Oct 4, 2025; College Park, Maryland, USA; Washington Huskies running back Jonah Coleman (1) carries the ball against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images
There are a lot of positions on the Minnesota Vikings roster that still need some attention, and despite Aaron Jones being confirmed to return for the 2026 season. Running back should still be high on the list of Vikings draft priorities as we head towards April.
Aaron Jones looked to be heading the same way as the likes of Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave. News even broke of Jones’ impending release at the same time as Hargrave’s future was reported. Unlike Hargrave, the Vikings and Jones thrashed out an agreement that allowed Minnesota to get the salary cap relief it desired while Jones remained a Viking.
Minnesota’s Backfield Still Lacks a Long-Term Answer
Jones is a big personality and leader on this team, and with Minnesota already losing some players that fit that mold this offseason, like Harrison Smith and CJ Ham, keeping Jones around is a sensible move.
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That leaves the Vikings with Jordan Mason and Zavier Scott on the depth chart alongside Jones – basically the same as last year, minus the departed Ty Chandler. It leaves the Vikings without the desperate need to find an RB immediately, but Jones will be 33 and a free agent next year, while Mason will also hit free agency.
Sep 29, 2024; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones (33) runs onto the field before a game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Tork Mason/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images.
It puts the team in a good position to use this Vikings draft to find an RB who can come in without the immediate pressure to lead the backfield. Jones and Mason should share the major workload this season, and a rookie trying to force his way into a share of that workload is exactly the kind of healthy competition you want.
The Top RB Options in This Year’s Draft
Jeremiyah Love is the top RB prospect and the only one expected to be drafted in the first round. Love is expected to go high, probably too high for the Vikings at 18, but if he does get in reach, he would give Minnesota a decision to make. I’m not expecting that to happen, so that leaves this Vikings draft looking at the Day 2 RB prospects.
My favorite prospect is Love’s Notre Dame teammate Jadarian Price. He has lots of talent, but has been in the shadow of Love, meaning he hasn’t had as much opportunity as you’d like. Price has a great blend of vision, spatial instincts, foot speed, smooth fluidity, and is an explosive vertical threat. Arkansas Mike Washington Jr is a very different type of back, a big-bodied (6’1 “, 225 lbs) one-cut, north and south runner.
Other options on Day 2 are Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson, who would be a popular choice given his Minnesota roots. Johnson, a well-leveraged creator at 5’11”, 200 pounds, sets himself apart with his blistering foot speed, cutting flexibility, vision, and explosiveness out of cuts.
Jonah Coleman had an excellent college career across stints with Arizona and Washington, but a dip in performance came at the wrong time for his draft stock. He had a lot of success as a pass catcher, which should interest the Vikings.
Day 3 Options to Fall Back On
If, for whatever reason, the Vikings don’t get an RB on Day 2, it’s not a complete disaster. There are still some good players who could potentially be on the board. The problem is that Minnesota doesn’t have a pick on Day 3 until deep into the fifth round, which means a move for someone like Kaytron Allen, Demond Claiborne, or Kaelon Black could require trading up.
Oct 11, 2025; Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons running back Demond Claiborne (1) runs the ball during the second half against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images
The Vikings could wait until the fifth round or later and take a swing on someone like Adam Randall, a former WR-turned-RB who would be an interesting developmental project. Other names to look out for in the later rounds include Nicholas Singleton, Roman Hemby, and Robert Henry Jr.
The Vikings will almost certainly take an RB at some point in the draft; it’s just a question of where and with which of their nine draft picks. Day 2 looks like the sweet spot to me.
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The French national team have arrived in Boston for their US tour. France will face Brazil on March 26 and Colombia on March 29 in friendly matches.
Also in this sports roundup:
Antoine Griezmann and Mohamed Salah are set to leave Europe. OL Lyonnes lost the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final. In tennis, Arthur Fils reached the quarter-finals in Miami, unlike Térence Atmane. Finally, Denmark’s Magnus Cort Nielsen has won the second stage of Volta a Catalunya.
The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of the women’s national basketball association (WNBA) in the United States is a seismic moment in sports history.
The deal, agreed in mid-March 2026 after 17 months of negotiations, reportedly includes a salary cap increase, significantly higher minimum salaries, revenue sharing, and charter flights. It is considered a huge step in the right direction for player empowerment and league growth.
More than that, though, it is the headline of a wider movement in women’s sports that is empowering players to push for better pay, conditions and a greater share of the revenue they help generate.
Sotiriadou, an associate professor at Griffith University in Australia, is an expert in the business of women’s sport. She believes the WNBA deal reflects the commercial maturity of women’s sport, that investing in stars is a precondition for commercial growth, and that there is enormous power in coordinated collective action.
“The structural shift to a revenue-sharing model that directly links player compensation to the commercial growth of the league is amazing. In essence, players are now economic co-owners of the league’s growth trajectory, not salaried employees of a static enterprise,” she said.
“This shows a formal recognition by a professional women’s league that player value is the primary driver of commercial value. That represents a shift in philosophy, not merely in dollars.”
Fans have been supportive of the players and their push for better payImage: Thurman James/ZUMA Press Wire/IMAGO
Women’s football ready to benefit
Women’s football also looks well-placed to benefit from this deal.
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“We know women’s football has a solidarity mindset, and that extends beyond football. What the [WNBA’s] CBA does is connect women’s athletes all over the world to recognize their value, to fight for that value,” Alex Culvin, the director of women’s football at the international football players’ union FIFPRO, told DW.
Culvin believes the WNBA has benefited from seizing upon momentum since its inception in 1996. Women’s football is now in the midst of that, and Culvin believes now is the time to make sure plans are in place to strike.
“When we get to 2027, we have a World Cup in Brazil, probably the most iconic place in the world to have a World Cup. The boom is going to be inevitable, so the mindset for everybody around the sport, players, unions, stakeholders is how do we capitalize on it? And I think the WNBA’s CBA has almost shone a light on that before we get to the World Cup. It’s created a seismic shift on value,” Culvin said.
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Impacts are already being felt, and they are going to be made too. The deal hands professional women’s football in the US (NWSL, the top league) a perfect opportunity to take the next step.
“The NWSL’s 2026 minimum salary of $50,500 (€43.600) sits against the WNBA’s new floor of $270,000-$300,000. That gap will be very hard for NWSL ownership to defend publicly. With a performance-based reopener built into the current agreement, and a full renegotiation due in 2030, the WNBA deal hands NWSL players a powerful reference point,” Sotiriadou said.
“The WNBA deal demonstrates what organized players and a commercially mature league can achieve together.”
While a global CBA is unlikely in football, both the WNBA’s action and the CBA’s policies can be highly impactful tools for women’s sports moving forward. Shared revenue is the obvious headline, but also improving minimum salaries, covering and improving travel, and protecting players through policies like no-release or -trade clauses during pregnancy can make an enormous difference. Culvin believes even the non-tangible impact of this deal, such as its use as a reference in pitches, should not be underestimated.
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“The question for our unions and players who are members of those unions is what is the role of the unions and as custodians of the game to ensure that the revenue that’s generated is fairly distributed. You can obviously be micro and cherry-pick, saying this clause is amazing or this article is amazing. And then you can kind of be macro and ask, ‘What does this say to football as an industry?’” Culvin said.
Megan Rapinoe used her position in the US women’s football national team to push for better pay and better working conditions as a professional playerImage: Evan Vucci/AP Photo/picture alliance
What happens next?
Billie Jean King, Flor Isava-Fonseca, the Williams sisters, Allyson Felix, Simone Biles, Kathrine Switzer, Megan Rapinoe the list of people who have changed women’s sports is storied. Each one has moved the needle, and reminded the next generation of what has been done before.
“You’ve got a responsibility to ensure that you maximize that opportunity and push for everything that you’re worth,” Culvin said.
Sotiriadou sees other sports, such as women’s tennis, golf and emerging rugby competitions as possible benefactors of the deal.
“In each case, the WNBA deal now stands as the benchmark: proof that a professional women’s league, at commercial scale, can sustain a revenue-linked pay model,” Sotiriadou said.
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For Culvin and FIFPRO, it’s all about creating the conditions to capitalize on the growing wave of momentum in women’s football.
Perhaps most tellingly of all, though, is what this deal tells us. This is certainly about women’s sport being good and smart business, but it is also about the message. The women of the WNBA recognized their value, organized themselves and worked tirelessly to seize on long-developed momentum to get paid what they deserved. The deal is bound to change their sport forever. It will likely be remembered as a watershed moment in all of women’s sports, many of which will be asking the same questions as Culvin.
“It’s about lighting that spark a little bit more,” she said. “We’re here. What got us here won’t get us there. Where do we want to go to next?”
There will be 48 teams at the 2026 World Cup, and travel distances will vary depending on group location and knockout pathways.
While Fifa has regionalised some group-stage fixtures to limit coast-to-coast journeys, deep runs into the knockout rounds are likely to generate travel distances well beyond 12,000 miles for some fanbases.
The biggest group-stage travel burden will fall on the Uefa play-off qualifier in Group B, which could be Wales or Northern Ireland. Fans travelling to all three group games – in Toronto, Inglewood and Seattle – face clocking up more than 3,140 miles.
When return flights from the competing country are included, South Africafans face the largest travel burden – both for the group stage and an admittedly unlikely run to the final:
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Group stage – at least 21,090 miles
Win group, reach final – at least 22,764 miles
Runner-up route, reach final – at least 26,834 miles
The associated emissions for those flights are 4.7 tonnes CO2e per fan for the group stage, rising to as much as 5.9 tonnes CO2e per fan in the group-runner-up-to-final scenario.
The average South African’s expected CO2 emission for a whole year is 5.8 tonnes CO2e, according to the International Energy Agency.
The seeded team with the greatest projected travel burden for fans is Germany:
Win group, reach final – at least 17,935 miles (3.2 tonnes CO2e)
Runner-up route, reach final – at least 19,770 miles (3.5 tonnes CO2e)
At the other end of the scale, France’s group travel – excluding international flights – is estimated at just 370 miles,and train travel is possible between two of their host cities.
Tiger Woods says he is “trying to play” in next month’s Masters after returning to action for the first time in more than a year as his team lost in the final round of the TGL season.
The 50-year-old, who has had a series of operations in the last two years, had been sidelined since having an operation in October to replace a disc in his back.
Woods’ previous appearance was also in TGL – an indoor team league his company co-founded – in February 2025.
His Jupiter Links team lost 9-2 against Los Angeles Golf Club in his return to competitive action.
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The 15-time major-winner looked in good physical shape as he hit a couple of drives more than 300 yards and he said playing in the Masters will depend on how his body recovers.
The tournament, which Woods has won five times, begins on 9 April at Augusta National.
“I’ve been trying, this body doesn’t recover like it did when I was 24, 25,” said Woods.
“It doesn’t mean I’m not trying; I’ve been trying for a while. I’ve had a couple of bad injuries last year that I’ve had to fight through and has taken some time. I keep trying – I want to play.
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“I’ve loved the Masters tournament, I’ve loved being there since I was 19 years old, so it’s meant a lot to me and my family over the years and I’m going to be there either way.”
Woods has held a non-playing role with Jupiter Links GC throughout the 2026 TGL season, the PGA Tour-backed league that uses a huge screen in a purpose-built venue in Florida.
Woods’ side beat Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common in last week’s semi-final to set up a meeting with Los Angeles in the best-of-three final.
Los Angeles, featuring England’s Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood, won the opening match, before Woods replaced Kevin Kisner for Tuesday’s season finale.
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Jupiter Links, which also has Max Homa and Tom Kim in the team, went 2-0 up in the second game of the finals but Woods missed a three-foot putt on the seventh hole and the momentum switched to Los Angeles.
They made three eagles in a row before Jupiter conceded the match and the tournament on the 10th hole.
“It was fine physically,” added Woods.
“We got our ass kicked at the end. Three eagles in a row, we didn’t respond. I missed a short one to kind of get it started and give them momentum and we never got it back.”
Mar 24, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) reacts against the Phoenix Suns in the second half at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in his second consecutive triple-double, and his jumper with 11.5 seconds remaining broke a tie and pushed the Denver Nuggets to a 125-123 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
Jokic added 17 rebounds and tied a season high with 17 assists for his 29th triple-double of the season. He reached the plateau 11 seconds into the second half, when his 10th assist set up Aaron Gordon’s dunk.
Jamal Murray scored 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Nuggets (45-28) ran their winning streak to three games.
Devin Booker amassed 22 points and eight assists while Jalen Green and Grayson Allen scored 21 apiece for the Suns (40-33), who have lost six of seven.
Hornets 134, Kings 90
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Charlotte matched a franchise record by making 26 3-pointers, including Coby White’s 6-for-8 performance off the bench, and the red-hot Hornets blasted visiting Sacramento.
The Hornets earned its fourth consecutive win — all of which have come by double digits — and their 12th victory in the past 15 games behind its long-range barrage. White, who led all scorers with 27 points, was one of eight Hornets to hit at least one 3-pointer. Seven made multiple triples, including LaMelo Ball, who went 6 of 13 from deep on his way to 20 points.
Sacramento, opening a five-game Eastern Conference road swing, took their third loss in four games. The 90 points equaled the Kings’ second-lowest performance of the season. Daeqwon Plowden scored a team-high 22 points.
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Cavaliers 136, Magic 131
Donovan Mitchell scored 16 of his 42 points in the third quarter and James Harden added 26 points and seven assists, lifting Cleveland to a victory over visiting Orlando.
Evan Mobley made all eight of his field-goal attempts and finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers, who have won four consecutive games.
Paolo Banchero had 36 points, going 13-for-15 from the foul line, and Tristan da Silva scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter for the Magic. Orlando lost its sixth in a row — immediately after winning seven straight — to fall into a tie for eighth in the East.
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Knicks 121, Pelicans 116
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns produced a double-double and New York won its seventh consecutive game, defeating visiting New Orleans.
Towns finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, and OG Anunoby also scored 21 points.
Zion Williamson scored 22, Jeremiah Fears put up 21 and Saddiq Bey had 18 for the Pelicans, who have lost two in a row after a 5-1 run.
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