Wyndham Clark is putting on a clinic through two rounds at the U.S. Open. Over 36 holes at Shinnecock Hills, the 32-year-old has raced out to a four-stroke lead over the field, thanks in large part to some sublime ball striking.

Through two rounds, Clark sat third in the field in SG: Approach, and 22nd in SG: Off the tee. Add in a hot putter, which has netted him another 2.3 strokes over the field average, and you have the perfect recipe for a run at a major title.

“I’ve really progressed as the year has gone on,” Clark said. “You start really building confidence. I was doing not only that, but then things off the course, as well. Yeah, all that together kind of just built momentum and we find ourselves here.”

A couple of years ago, fresh off his victory at Los Angeles Country Club, Clark joined GOLF’s Dylan Dethier on an episode of Warming Up (which you can watch here). During their chat, Clark shared one of his favorite swing drills — and it’s one that can help just about every golfer.

Manchester United had been viewed as frontrunners for Mateus Fernandes, but it now appears a Premier League rival has moved ahead in the race

Manchester United may be set to miss out on Mateus Fernandes, with Tottenham reportedly close to agreeing personal terms with the midfielder. The West Ham United star impressed in his first season at the London Stadium and attracted interest from United, Arsenal, Paris Saint‑Germain and Real Madrid.

United had been considered favourites for the 21‐year‐old, with West Ham reportedly standing firm on an £80million price tag. However, Tottenham emerged as serious contenders this week and discussions are understood to have advanced positively.

Italian journalist Matteo Moretto claims that Spurs are now ‘very close’ to striking a deal with Fernandes, who is believed to be receptive to the move. That said, official talks with West Ham have not yet commenced.

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United, Arsenal and Spurs are all in the market for a midfielder this summer, and Michael Carrick has already secured Ederson after United agreed a deal with Atalanta for the Brazil international.

Carrick is expected to press ahead in his search for another midfield addition to strengthen competition and allow rotation during their Champions League campaign. Elliot Anderson remains a target, but Manchester City is viewed as his most likely destination.

Tottenham have been active in their summer rebuild, already bringing in Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on free transfers, along with Jan Paul van Hecke for £52m. Landing Fernandes would represent another notable achievement for the north Londoners, with the club determined to reshape their squad following last season’s calamitous Premier League campaign.

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Spurs have suffered consecutive seasons to forget, finishing 17th on both occasions and narrowly avoiding a serious relegation battle last term.

At Old Trafford, United have also been linked with Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville, who is expected to leave London Stadium ahead of the 2026/27 season. Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye is viewed as another attacking option of interest, while left‑back remains an area the club are looking to strengthen.

Departures are also expected, with Rasmus Hojlund already joining Napoli on a permanent deal and Manuel Ugarte likely to follow Casemiro out of the club as another midfielder set to leave. The future of Marcus Rashford remains a major talking point, with his chances of securing a permanent move to Barcelona thinning by the day following the signing of Anthony Gordon.

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The expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup 2026 has already delivered its fair share of surprises after the opening round of group-stage matches. While many expected the new format to produce a number of one-sided contests, several underdogs have proven they belong on football’s biggest stage by frustrating some of the tournament favourites.

Among the standout results, Spain were held to a scoreless draw in Group H, while Uruguay and Saudi Arabia also shared the points in the same section. Portugal dropped points after being held 1-1 by World Cup returnees DR Congo, and Brazil failed to impress in a draw against Morocco. These unexpected results have left several groups finely balanced heading into the second round of fixtures.

Meanwhile, traditional heavyweights such as Argentina, France, England and Germany made winning starts, while co-hosts USA and Mexico, along with Sweden and Norway, also picked up valuable victories to move to the top of their respective groups.

  Group B  Canada have taken the top spot after a resounding 6-0 win against Qatar in their 2nd game with all teams still in contention for the next round.  

  Group C  Morocco and Brazil sit on 4 points in Group C with respective wins and a draw against each other in the first 2 games. Scotland are still in contention with 3 points from 2 games while Haiti became the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup.

  Group D  USA and Australia made perfect starts with opening victories, while Türkiye and Paraguay are already under pressure after defeats. USA went on to become the 2nd team to qualify for the Round of 32 with a 2-0 win against Australia. Turkey though have become the 2nd team to be eliminated from the World Cup after their loss vs Paraguay 

  Group E  Germany’s six-goal demolition of Curaçao gives them an early edge, with Côte d’Ivoire also collecting three points to stay in contention. 

  Group F  Sweden lead the group following a commanding win over Tunisia, while Japan and the Netherlands cancelled each other out in a draw.   

  Group G  The most evenly balanced group so far, with all four teams, New Zealand, Iran, Belgium and Egypt beginning with a point apiece. 

  Group H  No side managed to gain an advantage as Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Cabo Verde all played out draws in a tightly contested section. 

  Group I  Norway and France lived up to expectations with opening wins, setting up an early battle for top spot in one of the toughest groups. 

   Group J  Argentina and Austria made strong starts with convincing victories, while Jordan and Algeria have ground to make up after Round 1.   

  Group K  Colombia seized early control of the group, while DR Congo’s historic draw against Portugal kept the standings finely poised. 

  Group L  England’s impressive win over Croatia and Ghana’s victory over Panama put both sides in a strong position heading into Matchday 2. 

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  Team USA made it through to the knockout rounds thanks to their 2-0 win against Australia. Morocco quickly got a first goal past Scotland, as did Paraguay against Türkiye. Paraguay’s Matias Glaraza scored 64 seconds in, a new 2026 World Cup record. Brazil finally got their first win of the tournament and powered three past Haiti in the first half. Tunisia is set to face off against Japan, in what is the 1000s World Cup game ever.

Jessica Pegula of the US celebrates winning the women’s singles semi-final match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA500 Berlin Tennis Open tournament in Berlin on June 20, 2026. Pegula wins 4-6, 7-6, 0-6. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

BERLIN–American Jessica Pegula rallied past world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 to reach the final of the Berlin Open WTA grass-court tournament for the second time.

The world number four will bid for her 12th WTA title, her second on the Berlin grass after her 2024 victory against either Czech Linda Noskova, ranked 13th, or Filipino wildcard Alexandra Eala, who plays the second semi-final.

Sabalenka had been 9-3 in previous meetings against the American third seed but it was their first clash on grass.

Pegula got off to a strong start, capitalising on Sabalenka’s poor forehand with ten unforced errors in the first three games.

She broke serve to lead 2-1, then gave Sabalenka no chance on her serve, securing the set 6-4 in three-quarters of an hour.

The Belarusian took an early lead in the second set, breaking serve immediately, but looked shaky when it came to closing out the set and was pushed to a tiebreak which was interrupted by rain at 3-1 for the American on her opponent’s serve.

Two and a half hours later, the two players returned to the Steffi Graf court, and Sabalenka snatched the set, setting up a deciding third set.

Pegula quickly pulled away in the deciding set, closing it out 6-0 after two hours and 13 minutes on court.

Eala, who upset world number two Elena Rybakina in the last 16 and Queen’s Club champion Donna Vekic in the first round, will be looking to continue her fine form against eighth seed Noskova.

The 21-year-old world number 35 is the first player from the Philippines to break into the top 50.

David Benavidez has revealed who he sees as Mexico’s greatest-ever fighter, believing the Hall of Famer was in a class of his own when it came to his technical ability.

In a conversation surrounding all-time Mexican greats, Julio Cesar Chavez is often the first name that springs to mind.

This is because he remained undefeated, and became a three-weight world champion, in his first 90 professional fights, before ultimately retiring with a record of 107-6-2 (85 KOs).

Besides a controversial draw with Pernell Whitaker in 1993, Chavez hardly put a foot wrong during his unbeaten run, which came to an end after he lost to Frankie Randall in 1994.

But while acknowledging Chavez’s remarkable achievements, Benavidez feels that Salvador Sanchez should be considered the greatest Mexican fighter of all time.

As the WBC featherweight champion, Sanchez made nine successful title defences before tragically losing his life to a car crash in 1982.

Prior to that, he had a 15th-round finish over Azumah Nelson and engineered another notable stoppage in 1981, this time against Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo Gomez.

As a current champion who appreciates technical mastery, Benavidez told Luis Parra why he thinks Sanchez was the greatest Mexican to ever step through the ropes.

“Honestly, number one is Salvador Sanchez. The technique he had – I don’t think there will ever be another fighter quite like Salvador Sanchez.

“Then Julio Cesar Chavez, Ricardo Lopez, Marco Antonio Barrera… Who else? Juan Manuel Marquez. Erik Morales. There are a lot of great fighters. Oscar Valdez is an excellent fighter too. ‘El Vaquero’ [Emanuel Navarrete] as well. [Oscar De La Hoya], he’s top three.”

While De La Hoya was widely considered the sport’s No.1 operator in the late 1990s, the Mexican-American is rarely mentioned in discussions that specifically concern Mexican greats such as Chavez and Sanchez.