Jannik Sinner beats Zverev, makes History in Madrid
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 to win the Madrid Open title.
With the win, Sinner becomes the first player in history to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles. He has now won 28 straight matches at Masters level, along with 56 of his last 58 sets in those events. The title is his ninth Masters crown and the 28th of his career.
After the match, Sinner said: “I started very well… he was not playing his best tennis today. I tried to get on the front foot early. I’m very happy about the level I’m playing.”
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He added: “It’s a lot of work behind… a lot of dedication and sacrifice I put in every day. It means a lot to me.”
Zverev acknowledged the level on the other side, saying: “Congratulations to Jannik… best player in the world by far at the moment. There’s really no chance for most of us against you right now.”
Sinner has also won the first four Masters events of the season and continues to extend his lead at world No. 1.
It wasn’t a normal championship Sunday for Cameron Young.
He entered the final round of the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral leading by six. He called a penalty on himself for inadvertently causing his ball to move before hitting his approach shot on the second hole. “It’s just one of those, your heart sinks when you see it move, but it moved and that’s part of what golf’s about,” Young said of calling the penalty on himself. He responded by draining a 13-footer for par, and no player, not even World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who finished second, got closer than six as Young waltzed to his third career win and second of the season.
But Young’s Doral Sunday was different not only for how it unfolded and how he steamrolled a Signature Event field, but also because President Donald Trump made an appearance for the final round of the PGA Tour’s return to his Florida championship course. That meant increased security and, for Young, an encounter with the Secret Service to start the day, and a handshake, a thumbs up and a chat with President Trump at the end.
“Not at all. No,” Young said after his win when asked if it felt like a typical Sunday. “I mean, once you get out there you’re out doing your job. But everything that leads up to that, you know, the place is obviously crawling in Secret Service and security and police, and it has a definitely a different feel.”
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Young said he attempted to enter the side door to the clubhouse, which he had been using all week, and was immediately stopped by two members of the United States Secret Service, who told him the entrance was not being used today with Trump in attendance.
“So there’s little things like that that’s obviously different with the President here, and it changed the rhythm of the day a little bit to start,” Young said.
Championship Sundays have a different cadence and feel. The weather threw things off from the start. The PGA Tour moved tee times and had players go off in threesomes from split tees to avoid the expected inclement weather. The final round was still delayed for more than an hour. The increased security made the final day feel even stranger.
But once it got underway, Young continued putting Scheffler and the rest of the field in a sleeper hold.
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“Every time I’ve played with him, I’ve always been impressed with his game,” Scheffler said of Young after the round. “This week he hit a lot of quality shots. A lot of quality iron shots, quality tee shots, especially on the holes where it really matters. There are some tee shots out here that are really difficult, and he stepped up and hit the shots. On the greens, he was unbelievable this week. First 27 holes, I don’t think he missed anything really. It was nuts. Guy was just holing everything. When you’re hitting really good shots and holing a lot of putts, that’s a recipe to run away with a golf tournament.”
After Young saved par on the second hole, he birdied Nos. 3, 5 and 8 to go out in 3-under 33 and put the tournament to bed. Even bogeys at 11 and 13 didn’t give Scheffler and the other chasers hope. When Young made back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16, all that remained were Doral’s final two holes and a brief meeting with the President.
“It’s very unique,” Young said about meeting President Trump after his win. “He’s nothing if not a very, very interesting man. He’s very powerful, and it’s an honor to get to play in front of him.
“He was just very complimentary, the way that he, you know, I’ve been fortunate to meet him before, and that’s especially with us golfers, it’s something he loves and I think appreciates how good everybody is on the PGA TOUR. So really just hugely complementary, and I of course thanked him for hosting us, and that was about it.”
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This week marked the first time in a decade that the PGA Tour has hosted a tournament at Trump National Doral. It’s a course that Young is glad is back on the schedule and one he’ll be looking forward to returning to next season as defending champion.
“It’s just undeniably a big, difficult championship golf course,” Young said. “That’s I think what a lot of us like out here. For me personally, I prefer a difficult golf course to an easier one, I think. Just that’s the kind of golf I like. … I like having one more place on the schedule that’s more that style of golf.”
This week, he decimated the Blue Monster to secure his third PGA Tour win and now will be one of the favorites to win the PGA Championship at Aronimink in two weeks.
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“It certainly did,” Young said of how his win at the Wyndham opened things up for him. “Once you’ve done it once, I think it is easier to do it again. But at the same time, the golf hasn’t changed tremendously. I think I keep just slowly improving in, I think, all the different areas of the game. I think I’m slightly better just everywhere than I was a year ago. That’s the goal, just keep incrementally getting a little bit better. When you do that, I think the good weeks come together, and they look more like this as opposed to finishing second, third, fifth, where you had a chance to win and didn’t.”
Cameron Young hasn’t changed much in the past year. But his standing in the professional golf hierarchy has, and the scene after his Doral domination was proof of the difference 12 months can make.
Inhoi Hur stepped off the 18th hole at Namseoul Country Club thinking he was in a playoff.
Minutes later, he walked away two shots short of it.
What happened may be one of the wilder rules penalty sequences you’ll hear. At the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship in South Korea, an event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour, Hur was given a two-stroke penalty after Sunday’s final round due to a moment that occurred a day earlier, according to the Asian Tour — and the infraction dropped him from a tie for first to a tie for third.
The incident has been further reported by Tom Hobbs of the Flushing It X account (story here), Ryan French of the Monday Q Info website (story here) and Josh Ball of the South China Morning Post (story here), and it’s here where you should read those stories. Below is some of what they’ve reported:
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– The moment came during Saturday’s third round and on Namseoul’s par-4 seventh hole, where Hur hit a tee shot right and potentially out of bounds. He then hit a provisional, which Hobbs reported finished in the fairway.
– A spotter found the first ball and, believing it was out of bounds, picked it up.
– Members of Hur’s gallery believed the ball was in play, according to Hobbs and French. Things became heated; French’s story reported that Hur’s gallery believed a playing partner’s caddie had picked up the ball. An official was called.
– After a lengthy talk, the official determined that Hur could treat the ball hit as the provisional as if it were his original ball. His next shot, then, would be his second. He finished with a par on the hole.
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– In Hobbs’ account, one player said this of what happened: “It’s f***ing bulls**t. He basically got a mulligan.”
– Then came Sunday’s final round, where Hur started tied for 11th. He then shot a 64, the day’s lowest round, and Hur, Minhyuk Song and Mingyu Cho all finished tied for first.
– Before the playoff, officials determined that Hur would be retroactively penalized the two shots. From there, Hur missed the playoff, and Song won it.
Hobbs’ story included a statement from Hur’s wife, and an email sent from the Asian Tour to players explaining what happened. Those are below.
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Statement from Hur’s wife:
Inhoi’s wife has given me the following statement trying to clarify the situation from their point of view. (Translated from Korean):
“There was an issue with an unclear ball position, so an official was called. While the player was walking over to confirm, another caddie picked…
Editor’s note: To read the complete Asian Tour story, please click here. To read Hobbs’ story, please click here. To read French’s story, please click here. To read Ball’s story, please click here.
Mike Tyson has given his immediate reaction to David Benavidez’s punishing beatdown of Gilberto Ramirez, which culminated in a stunning sixth-round finish at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.
The pair squared off for Ramirez’s WBO and WBA cruiserweight belts, with Benavidez jumping up from 175lbs in pursuit of three-division world championship glory.
And he did so with remarkable dominance, despite his unfamiliarity with the division and weighing in at 3lbs below the 200lb limit.
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Determined to prevent Ramirez from hearing the final bell, as many had predicted, ‘The Monster’ shifted the complexion of their fight with a fourth-round knockdown.
This was the first time Ramirez had been floored in his career, to which he responded by picking himself off the canvas and continuing his forward-motion attacks.
In doing so, the 29-year-old has cemented himself as one of the most elite fighters in this sport, while affording himself several options between cruiser and light-heavyweight.
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Speaking with Fight Hub TV, heavyweight legend Tyson expressed his appreciation for Benavidez’s performance after watching at ringside.
The reigning WBC light-heavyweight champion has long accused his Mexican rival of ‘running scared’, but is evidently unwilling to quit banging the drum for their potential encounter.
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital from Old Trafford on Sunday after feeling unwell shortly before the club’s Premier League clash against Liverpool.
The 84-year-old departed the stadium more than an hour prior to kick-off, with sources indicating the move was precautionary rather than an emergency. Ferguson, a regular presence at United matches, had earlier been seen interacting with guests at the venue.
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Club officials remain optimistic about his recovery, with expectations that he will soon return home after undergoing medical evaluation.
Precautionary move before kick-off
Ferguson was escorted for medical attention as a safety measure, with early reports suggesting no immediate cause for alarm. The decision to transfer him to hospital was taken swiftly to ensure proper assessment, given his age and medical history. Sources described the situation as controlled, reinforcing that it was “purely precautionary” and not linked to any serious incident during the day.
Familiar presence at Old Trafford
Despite stepping away from managerial duties in 2013, Ferguson continues to be closely associated with Manchester United, frequently attending matches both home and away. He is often seen in the directors’ box, maintaining a visible connection with the club he managed for 27 years. His presence remains symbolic of the club’s most successful era.
Health history and recovery
In May 2018, Ferguson underwent emergency surgery following a brain haemorrhage, a life-threatening condition that required intensive treatment. He later made a full recovery and has since resumed public appearances, including regular visits to Old Trafford. There has been no indication that the current incident is related to that past medical episode.
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Personal and club developments
Ferguson has experienced significant personal changes in recent years, including the passing of his wife, Lady Cathy, in 2023. The loss was widely felt across the football community. Additionally, his formal ambassadorial role at Manchester United ended following structural changes under new ownership, though his association with the club remains strong.
Awaiting further updates
No detailed medical update has been released following his admission. However, those close to the situation remain confident that Ferguson’s condition is stable and that he will be discharged soon.
Man Utd youngster Kobbie Mainoo netted a late winner to secure a 3-2 win against Liverpool in the Premier League.
Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo described his spell out of the team during Ruben Amorim’s tenure as “difficult”. Mainoo slipped down the pecking order at United during Amorim’s time in charge.
Amorim could not find a way to fit Mainoo into his system, experimenting with him as a No.10 and as a striker, and he eventually pitted the academy graduate against Bruno Fernandes in a deeper midfield role.
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Mainoo submitted a request to leave on loan in the final week of last summer’s transfer window. However, the request was denied, and he continued to struggle for game time until Amorim was sacked amid rising tensions with the board in January.
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Michael Carrick reinstated Mainoo to the starting team as one of his first acts following his appointment. The Stockport-born youngster has since been key in United’s success, and he scored the winner against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon to officially secure a return to the Champions League.
After the Liverpool win, Mainoo was asked what he thought about his situation under Amorim. “It was difficult, of course, anytime you’re not playing football,” he told Sky Sports. “I just tried to look forward as much as possible and to keep my head down.”
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The midfielder praised Carrick, adding: “He’s played a huge part in it, all the confidence he gives all the players. You want to follow him and fight for him and die for him on the pitch.”
Mainoo also discussed the team’s performance: “Happy to turn it [the season] around, it’s a credit to all our players and the manager as well. We still need to finish the season strong, this is not enough for us.
“It’s never an easy game against Liverpool, glad to come out with a win. Liverpool are a good side, we didn’t come out as sharp as we should have but we came away with a win.
“It was a huge goal for us to get Champions League, but the season isn’t over yet, we’re not letting our foot off the gas.”
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Mainoo’s new contract was announced a few days before the Liverpool game. The youngster was among the lowest earners in United’s dressing room, having last signed a contract at 17, but he has been rewarded with improved terms to tie him down for another five years.
The midfielder’s contract situation at Old Trafford had rumbled on for a while. In 2024, Mainoo was close to signing a new deal, but talks stalled and hit a more significant snag when Amorim was appointed.
“It’s a blessing, happy to commit my future to the club I’ve been at all my life,” said Mainoo of his new deal.
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The UCLA Bruins scored 11 runs in the final three innings of Sunday’s game to defeat the Michigan State Spartans 13-11.
UCLA was behind eight runs in the seventh inning, following Michigan State’s relentless hitting from the early to middle stages of the game. But a leadoff hit-by-pitch for second baseman Aiden Aguayo sparked a resurgence that ultimately swayed the momentum back towards UCLA.
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Michigan State reliever Tommy Szczepanski walked three consecutive UCLA batters after the hit-by-pitch on Aguayo to bring in a run. A bases-loaded groundout from first baseman Mulivai Levu scored another, then a chopping RBI-double from right fielder Payton Brennan made the score 10-5 with runners on second and third.
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UCLA continued to string together a series of hits that cut away at Michigan State’s lead, such as a two-RBI double from centerfielder Will Gasparino lofted to shallow right field and an RBI single from catcher Cashel Dugger. UCLA’s lead was 10-7 going into the bottom of the seventh.
Michigan State left fielder Nick Williams responded with a solo home run to right field that provided an insurance run for the Spartans.
But in the eighth inning, UCLA left fielder Dean West answered with a shot to right-center field that climbed Michigan State’s outfield hill and permitted a triple with shortstop Roch Cholowsky next at the plate. Cholowsky grounded a ball to short stop that resulted in a throwing error to score West.
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A walk from Levu brought UCLA third baseman Roman Martin to bat with two runners on base. Martin drove a 1-2 pitch to the left center wall to score Cholowsky and make it an 11-10 game.
Brennan took the plate again with Bruins on second and third. He lifted a sacrifice fly ball to left field that allowed Levu to reach home and tie the score 11-11.
UCLA pitcher Zach Strickland retired three straight in the bottom of the eighth to pave the way for the Bruins to take the lead in the ninth.
With Aguayo on second and West on first, Cholowsky entered the batter’s box for UCLA. Cholowsky lined the first pitch out of the reach of Michigan State’s left fielder. Aguayo rounded third and scored to give UCLA the lead 12-11.
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Levu tacked on another run to give UCLA a two run lead before they sent closer Easton Hawk to finish the game.
With a runner on first, Hawk caught a line drive hit back towards him and tossed it to first to get the double play. He then forced Michigan State’s final batter into a ground out to secure the comeback victory for UCLA.
This triumph established UCLA as the Big Ten Conference regular season champions. They remained an undefeated 24-0 in the conference with eight consecutive sweeps.
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The Bruins’ overall record reached 43-4 and they keep their road record perfect at 15-0.
UCLA will return to Los Angeles to face Loyola Marymount University for their last away game of the road trip on Tuesday before hosting Oregon next weekend.
Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill on Sunday said they didn’t want to take the match so deep but was happy after securing two points against table-toppers Punjab Kings in an IPL 2026 match on Sunday. After restricting PBKS to 163 for 9, PBKS reached 167 six with a ball to spare. “Would have liked to not take it as deep as we did. But two points! We always knew this is not the kind of wicket where we can chase it in 15-16 overs. If someone is set, they should go deep,” said Gill during the post-match presentation.
“Length balls weren’t coming. Important for the batter who was set — lucky for us, Washy finished it off. It was all about the kind of situation we are in, and the best batter (on sending out left-handers),” Gill said.
PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer was a little dejected, and thought 163 was a defendable total.
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“I personally thought it was a great score. New ball was doing a bit at the start. Their bowlers made best use of the surface, the way they were hitting the deck. We lost four wickets in the powerplay, just to get to 160 from there was a phenomenal effort.
“With the new ball, I thought we would be able to hit line and length and be accurate and get wickets, but it didn’t work out. Kudos to the effort, attitude and approach. We missed on hitting the hard lengths, I think. Hitting over midwicket wasn’t easy on this wicket, there was variable bounce,” he said.
Iyer said his side misfired in the execution.
“In terms of execution, we fell short. We’re still top of the table, we’ll take positives from that…. Shows the character of the bowlers, wanted to win, didn’t click (today.
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“Excited for the opportunity (in Hyderabad next). Boys putting in hard yards. If the character is high, attitude is right, results will come eventually,” he said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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Nigeria Premier Football League leaders Rangers International produced one of the best performances of Matchday 34 after beating Bayelsa United 2-0 away in Yenagoa.
The Flying Antelopes showed great composure on the road as they continued their push for the league title.
In Aba, Enyimba defeated Remo Stars 2-1 in an exciting match.
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Victor Mbaoma gave Remo Stars the lead in the 21st minute before Stanley Dimgba equalised seven minutes later. Chidera Michael then scored the winning goal early in the second half.
Kun Khalifat claimed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Kano Pillars.
Mmesoma Nnorom opened the scoring in the 55th minute before Luis Dadong equalised late for Kano Pillars. However, Oghenetega Ebetomame scored deep into stoppage time to secure all three points for Kun Khalifat.
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Niger Tornadoes and Kwara United played out a 2-2 draw in Minna.
Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai scored from the penalty spot for Tornadoes before Babatunde Bright equalised shortly after. Akeem Akanni later gave Kwara United the lead, but Ismail Sarki rescued a point for the home side late in the game.
In Ibadan, Shooting Stars edged Nasarawa United 3-2 in another entertaining encounter.
Lucky Emmanuel scored twice in the first half for Shooting Stars, while JoFrank Istifanus pulled one back for Nasarawa United. Habibu Alakija equalised after the break before Qamar Adegoke netted the winning goal in the 77th minute.
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Rivers United boosted their continental hopes with a comfortable 3-0 win over Abia Warriors.
Goals from Wasiu Falolu, Timothy Zachariah and Bello Babatunde sealed the victory.
Barau FC also recorded a 3-0 win against El-Kanemi Warriors through goals from Sunday Anthony, Henry Ezeonye and Joseph Atule.
Meanwhile, Warri Wolves defeated Plateau United 1-0 thanks to a goal from Tejiri Emonena in the 60th minute.
Errol Spence has addressed health concerns ahead of his clash with Tim Tszyu, which takes place just under three years removed from his punishing defeat to Terence Crawford.
The 36-year-old has not fought since losing his WBC, IBF and WBA world titles to Crawford, who produced a masterful performance to claim the undisputed welterweight crown.
This took place some years after his life-threatening car accident, from which the American had escaped with significant dental and facial damage.
He did, of course, return with a unanimous decision victory over Danny Garcia around 14 months later, before securing a 10th-round finish over Yordenis Ugas in 2022.
Yet still, many have argued that Spence was never the same fighter after experiencing such trauma, with the Crawford defeat only accelerating his athletic deterioration.
In response to suggestions of his supposedly slurred speech, though, ‘The Truth’ has told Sean Zittel that his dentures can provide some form of explanation.
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“I’d say I’m all right. How’s my speech now? My speech [has] always been kind of slurred with these teeth right here, because they’re not spaced out, so air can’t even come through.
“That’s just from the car accident. I appreciate everybody [expressing their] concerns. I have my concerns, too. They’re right to have those concerns.”
Despite much anticipation surrounding his comeback, the American will travel to Australia rather than headline a show in Texas, where he has been known to draw a sizeable crowd.
Manchester United are back in the Champions League and Michael Carrick looks on course to be handed the head coach job for next season.
Michael Carrick said he feels at home in the Manchester United dugout after making his strongest pitch yet to stay on as head coach at Old Trafford into next season.
The 44-year-old has steered United back into the Champions League with a run of 10 wins in 14 games since taking charge in January and his side sealed their return to Europe’s top table with a 3-2 win against Liverpool.
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Carrick has now earned wins against Manchester City, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool since taking over and he looks almost certain to be handed a long-term contract at Old Trafford.
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The former United midfielder has been coy on talk about staying on previously, but he was more emboldened after the win against Liverpool and showed his confidence in the role by insisting he felt comfortable in it, despite the pressure it entails.
United officials have been impressed with the calm that Carrick has brought to the club since his appointment and he said his experience of being a player and a coach at Old Trafford had given him belief in the role.
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“It’s been a good run. We’ve obviously beaten some very, very good teams and it’s been challenging,” he said. “Sometimes we’ve won it in some ways, sometimes we’ve got to win it in other ways.
“I love doing what I’m doing. It’s a great position for me to be in. It feels pretty natural, if I’m totally honest with that. I’m not being blasé, it’s a difficult role, but it feels that I’ve been here a long time in different times on and off, but I can even understand what it brings. To be sat in this position is a good position to be.”
Carrick was also asked whether he would be disappointed not to get the job after the results he has delivered, and responded that he felt he had now done enough to earn a shot long-term.
“We’ll have to wait and see,” he said. “When we came in, I think Champions League, to be honest, was a little bit in the distance, and we wanted to try and get back into Europe, so to be where we are with three games to spare is a good achievement.
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“It has just been a step though, we’re not overcelebrating it, but whatever is going to happen is going to happen. I can always do my best for the club and for the players, especially and try and help them as best as we can and then see what happens after that.”
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