MS Dhoni arrived in Chennai to a rousing reception from fans on Saturday, February 28. The veteran wicketkeeper landed in the city ahead of the upcoming 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 44-year-old is all set to play yet another season for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). A big crowd gathered at the Chennai airport to catch a glimpse of the star cricketer.
The Chennai-based franchise posted a video on Instagram, announcing Dhoni’s arrival. The former CSK skipper signed an autograph for a fan before stepping into a car amid heavy security.
CSK captioned the post:
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“The helicopter has landed in Chennai!”
It is worth mentioning that MS Dhoni’s association with CSK started in the inaugural IPL edition in 2008. The forthcoming edition will be his 17th season with the team. The new retention rules allowed the five-time champions to retain him as an uncapped player for ₹4 crore prior to the mega auction in 2025.
Dhoni recently visited the Deori Maa Temple near Ranchi to seek blessings. He continued his tradition of praying at the ancient temple before major tournaments.
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MS Dhoni will be part of CSK’s pre-season camp for IPL 2026
CSK will kickstart their preparation for IPL 2026 with a pre-season camp in Chennai from Sunday, March 1. According to Cricbuzz, a total of 15 Indian players, including MS Dhoni, will take part in the camp at the team’s high-performance centre.
The team’s T20 World Cup 2026-bound Team India stars Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson will join the squad following the ICC event. Ruturaj Gaikwad will continue leading the side, while Stephen Fleming will remain their head coach.
Meanwhile, Chennai roped in nine players at the IPL 2026 mini-auction. They invested heavily in uncapped Indian players, signing Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer at ₹14.20 crore each. Some of their other notable buys included West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein (₹2 crore), New Zealand pacer Matt Henry (₹2 crore), and Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan (₹75 lakh).
The Senators (36-24-9) dominated play from start to finish, scoring the game’s first three goals.
Anthony Stolarz was expected to get the start but took a puck to the throat during warm-ups and was sent to hospital for precautionary imaging putting Joseph Woll back in action. Woll faced 36 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to Carolina Friday night.
Trailing 3-1 to start the third the Leafs (29-29-13) made it close with a goal by Easton Cowan.
The Senators regained the two-goal lead midway through the period when Michael Amadio, with his 12th, tucked in a Jordan Spence rebound. On an odd-man rush Dylan Cozens found Ridly Greig in the slot and he beat Woll, who stopped 39 shots.
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Linus Ullmark made a big glove save on Matias Maccelli early in the second to preserve Ottawa’s 1-0 lead.
The Senators made it 2-0 midway through the period when Claude Giroux grabbed a Tyler Kleven rebound and backhanded it past Woll.
Warren Foegele made it 3-0 with just over two minutes remaining when his shot deflected off Benoit, but 21 seconds later John Tavares completed the give-and-go with Cowan and beat Ullmark under the arm.
Ottawa opened the scoring at 14:58 of the first with a power-play goal. Tim Stutzle stepped into the faceoff circle and wristed a shot clean past Woll.
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Morgan Rielly missed the game and is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Senators: The Senators tested Woll often and had good net-front presence to jump on rebounds.
Leafs: Toronto struggled with Ottawa’s forecheck in the second period and were held to five shots.
John Tavares tallied his 519th career goal to pass Dale Hawerchuk (518) for 41st place on the NHL’s all-time list.
Manchester City take on Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final and are in a much better position than they were a year ago
When Newcastle beat Liverpool to win last year’s Carabao Cup final, Manchester City were in a mess. They had drawn at home to Brighton the previous day, having lost limply away to Nottingham Forest the previous week.
With just two wins from six Premier League games that included a surrender at Anfield and a mauling at the Emirates, the Blues were outside of the Champions League places and Pep Guardiola was publicly questioning whether his players realised the improvement that was needed if they were going to secure a top-four target that was their minimum requirement.
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With Arne Slot showing Liverpool there could be trophies after Jurgen Klopp, the City ship looked to be sinking fast despite a new contract signed by Guardiola when their troubles began. So it is to the credit of many that the Blues arrive at Wembley for their first Carabao Cup final in five years looking back on course.
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Even if the shaky results of the last few weeks do not make it feel that way, City are in a much better place now. They are 13 points better off in the Premier League and fighting for a title, and despite more disappointment against Real Madrid they had been one of the top eight teams in the first Champions League phase.
Much will be made of the £440m that the club have spent since January 2025 to rescue their position, but some of the most importance changes have come from the players that were already at the Etihad. Bernardo Silva as captain with Ruben Dias as his second in command have reset standards in a dressing room that slipped after so much success, from celebrating moments together in matches to making sure everyone turns up on time for training and meetings.
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“We talked about it and it was something we did and I feel like it’s taken a very much better route now and it was needed,” Dias said. “Lots of things changed after that period, we need to set the standard for a new season. It was needed and I felt like we did it at the right time.
“I feel like sometimes, while winning, you get into certain patterns that are working in the moment but then there’s always – and this goes in behaviours day to day, it goes in tactics, it goes everywhere in football, as it goes in life – an update, sometimes doing something different again.
“By doing so you commit everyone to it, you put everyone on the same boat, same mentality, same standards and same responsibilities and I feel like it was more than anything about that. On the pitch, body language, it’s so important.
“Discipline in the everyday – every day be on time, that kind of stuff. It’s part of being in this club, the way we deal with all the things that are happening while performing obviously on the pitch but mostly off the pitch, on the day to day, when the news is on and these kind of things where we try and isolate ourselves and focus on what we have to do because that’s the only thing we should be focused on.”
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Ever since the Club World Cup, Guardiola has spoken positively about the atmosphere in the squad. Whatever happens this season, it is a team that he loves again and respects for the effort they have shown both individually and collectively.
But as well as fighting Arsenal this season – a tough enough battle on its own – they are also battling against the weight of City’s extraordinary record in the last 10 years. This season has rightly been seen as a reset, yet there is little time allowed for transition with a club and a growing fanbase that expects trophies and glory.
The Carabao Cup was Guardiola’s first trophy in English football and helped set the standard for a team that would go hard at every competition and challenge others to do the same. It is important in its own right, but also for what else it can lead to.
Given Sunday’s opponents are also leading the way in the Premier League and have to visit the Etihad next month, it feels like there is a lot riding on this final in terms of what it could do for the rest of City’s season but also as a marker of how successful their rebirth has been.
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As the players look around in the Wembley dressing room, Dias will be there to tell them to forget about all of that and just focus on the 90 minutes that are in front of them.
“Obviously arriving to that game there’s still a lot to play but then but arriving to that game we’ll know that it’s another trophy,” he said. “Obviously it’s a special final because it’s against one of our main rivals. The message is clear. We go there, we want to win it and we know what we have to do.
“When that game arrives, and that game will obviously be a massive final for us, that will be the only thing that matters then. In terms of everything else, if we do it right then we’re not even thinking about it. The goal is to isolate it, know that there’s a trophy there to grab and do everything we can to do it.”
Players like the idea of keeping their arms close to their bodies during the swing. That might work for a putt or a delicate short shot around the green, but it’s not so great when you want to create as much power as possible.
Try this: Take your normal driver setup and bring the club halfway back. Let go with your trail hand and reach out and grab the shaft. If that’s pretty easy for you to do, then you need more width.
Set up again, and this time focus on creating more stretch with your arms and the club. Again, stop halfway back and reach for the shaft with your trail hand. If this takes more “reach” or effort, you’re officially in the speed-production business.
Make this stretch concept a part of your backswing on your real shots and when your arms get back in front of your body at impact, the ball won’t know what hit it.
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Bernie Najar is a GOLF Top 100 Teacher and is the director of instruction at Caves Valley GC in Owings Mills, Md.
Shakur Stevenson has voiced his frustration at a lack of willing opponents in the past, but Tim Bradley believes that there is an obvious fight in front of him – that being against the only man Stevenson appears unwilling to face.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, two-division conqueror Bradley encouraged Stevenson and Davis to put their relationship to the side and fight one another, informing Davis that he will remain in Stevenson’s shadow unless he can defeat him.
“I know you guys said that you shouldn’t fight each other, you guys don’t want to fight each other, you made that promise to yourselves. However, Keyshawn understand this, right now, Shakur is the man, he is the man right now, you were on his undercard and you will continue to be on his undercard.
“Both of you guys don’t have guys that want to face you, I don’t know if you are okay with being second, Keyshawn? I don’t know, but there is only one seat at the top and that is where Shakur is going to be, he is going to be on that throne.
“The only way that he is going to get off that throne is by being dethroned. That is the only way. So, when you look at the end of your career, look ahead, because like I told you, you are always going to be second, because you have to dethrone the king.”
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“I am just saying, man, you guys are complaining about nobody wanting to fight you guys, fight each other. It’s that simple. If you are okay with being second, Keyshawn, that is fine bro.”
Manchester fighter Lerone Murphy saw his hopes of a title shot go up in smoke as he was edged out by Movsar Evloev in a controversial decision at UFC London.
Murphy succumbed to a majority decision defeat despite his Russian opponent having a point deducted in the fourth round for a second low blow, with the judges scoring the bout 48-46, 48-46, 47-47 in Evloev’s favour.
Coming up short in what was seen as an eliminator to decide featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s next challenger, “The Miracle” also lost his undefeated record in the process and leaves the O2 Arena now 17-1-1 as a professional.
Murphy, 34, took a moment to get going in a close first round but began to really find his rhythm in the next two, with his movement and sharp striking starving 32-year-old Evloev from obvious takedown opportunities.
Lerone Murphy suffered a contentious decision loss at UFC London (Action Images via Reuters)
It meant Evloev, who was firing striking offence of his own, barely shot for a takedown in the first 10 minutes and even when the Russian eventually took Murphy to the mat in the third, the Briton showed off impressive defence to quickly get back to his feet.
As the fight entered the championship rounds with Murphy in control, Evloev was deducted a point after falling foul of his second low blow of the night, which left Murphy crawling in agony.
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This appeared to vastly diminish Evloev’s chances of victory without a finish but he nevertheless ended the bout in style, dominantly taking the final two rounds to force the fight to a decision.
All three judges contentiously scored the third round in Evloev’s favour while two gave the Russian the first round, delivering him a crucial victory and taking his own unbeaten record to 20-0.
Murphy was gracious in defeat and called on matchmakers to ensure Evloev gets what is due to him, saying: “Make sure Movsar gets the title shot, he deserves it.”
Murphy has backed Movsar Evloev to get the next title shot (Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)
In the co-main event, Paddy Pimblett’s teammate Luke Riley went 2-0 in the UFC as he swept the scorecards against Michael Aswell Jr, finally getting a victory on the board for the Liverpudlians after Kurtis Campbell was knocked out by Danny Silva in the main card’s opener.
Riley had spoken honestly about whether he deserved the headliner spot ahead of Michael “Venom” Page but the 38-year-old veteran’s bout with Sam Patterson failed to deliver, with fans raining down boos as Page was declared the winner after both fighters failed to show much activity.
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Luke Riley (left) during his points win over Michael Aswell Jr (Getty Images)
Christian Leroy Duncan, meanwhile, will hope to enter the middleweight rankings after overcoming Roman Dolidze after an impressive performance, while Polish light heavyweight Iwo Baraniewski pulled off a stunning 28-second knockout over Austen Lane to maintain momentum.
Similarly to the main card, the prelims were also a mixed bag for the Brits but were rounded off by an absolute barnburner between Welshman Mason Jones and Axel Sola, who engaged in a firefight of eccentric striking.
“The Dragon”, who spent two years out of the UFC before making his return to the world’s premier mixed martial arts promotion in 2025, saw a deserved unanimous decision victory go in his favour before making an impassioned post-fight speech to the London crowd.
Mason Jones (left) won a firefight at UFC London (Getty)
The card also kicked off in style as London-bred debutant Shanelle Dyer sent the early-arriving fans into raptures, knocking out Ravena Oliveira with a stunning headkick in the second round.
Her triumph was followed up by Great Britain Top Team teammate Nathaniel Wood, who eked out a split-decision victory over debuting Belgian featherweight Losene Keita, extending his win streak to four against very tricky opposition.
Rising heavyweight Mario Pinto, of Portuguese descent but raised in the English capital, also maintained his undefeated record with a scorecards win against Felipe Franco.
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Mario Pinto stayed undefeated at UFC London (Action Images via Reuters)
It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the home fighters, however, with both Louie Sutherland and Shem Rock failing to bounce back from debut losses to go 0-2 in the UFC.
Sutherland was finished early on against Brando Pericic while Rock – another member of Pimblett’s gym Next Generation MMA – was convincingly beaten by Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady, with all three judges scoring the bout 30-27 for the Palestinian.
With his UFC future uncertain, Rock may have found himself in even more hot water after instigating a post-fight scuffle after the buzzer, hitting Al-Selwady in the face after he had refused to shake the Liverpudlian’s hand.
Shem Rock may have found himself in hot water after instigating a post-fight scuffle (Getty Images)
“I don’t really think there’s too much to say about it; I only talk in the cage with my performance,” Al-Sewady said after the fight, who was pushed by a trash-talking Rock at the ceremonial weigh-ins.
“It was a desperate attempt to try to get under my skin. My opponent has been in my DMs for the last month – him and his crew of guys.”
Ohio State Buckeyes guard Jaloni Cambridge (22) shoots in front of Howard Bison forward Sa’lah Hemingway (11) during the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus on March 21, 2026.
Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and sister Kennedy Cambridge added 11 points with seven rebounds as No. 3 seed Ohio State rolled to a 75-54 first-round victory over No. 14 Howard in a Fort Worth Region 1 game at Columbus, Ohio.
Chance Gray and Ava Watson also scored 11 points each and Elsa Lemmila added 11 rebounds as the Buckeyes (27-7) advanced to face the winner of the first-round game between Notre Dame and Fairfield.
Zennia Thomas scored 15 points and Ariella Henigan added 14 points with 10 rebounds as the Bison (26-8) saw their 14-game winning streak come to an end.
Ohio State shot 45.0% from the floor while holding Howard to 33.9% overall and 0 of 9 from 3-point range.
The Bison led 14-12 with less than two minutes remaining in the first quarter before the Buckeyes went on a 12-0 run between the first and second quarters. Ohio State added a 13-0 run just before halftime to lead 43-19 at the break and Howard never threatened in the second half.
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Notre Dame 79, Fairfield 60
Hannah Hidalgo flirted with a quadruple-double and sixth-seeded Notre Dame pulled away from 11th-seeded Fairfield for the win in the first-round game in Columbus, Ohio.
Hidalgo scored a game-high 23 points while adding nine rebounds, eight steals and six assists as the Fighting Irish (23-10) advanced to a second-round game against Ohio State Monday.
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Iyana Moore added 18 points and Cassandre Prosper chipped in 17 points and rebounds for Notre Dame. The Irish sank 46.9% of their field-goal attempts and earned a 43-30 rebounding advantage. They also dominated paint points, doubling up the Stags 44-22.
Meghan Andersen scored 21 points for Fairfield (28-5). Jillian Huerter added 12 and Janelle Brown came off the bench for 10 points but it wasn’t enough. The Stags hit only 38.3 % of their field-goal attempts and committed 19 turnovers that led to 22 points.
Notre Dame never trailed and led for all but 15 seconds of the game. It led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter.
A Minnesota Vikings fan looked on intently on Sept. 14, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the second half of the matchup against the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium. The afternoon crowd reflected a mix of anticipation and frustration as the game’s momentum shifted late, leaving fans hanging on every possession in another tense home-field showdown. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images.
The Vikings’ dead money situation was always going to grow worse. The only thing that was uncertain was how bad things would get.
As things stand, Minnesota is sitting on worse than $35 million in cap space that has been immobilized for the 2026 season (Over the Cap). No levers can get pulled or some sort of shenanigans to move money around. That’s an amount that must be burned up before moving onto the 2027 budget in March of 2027.
The Vikings’ Dead Money Lands at $35M
Lately, the news has focused on additions.
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QB Carson Wentz is helping to fortify the depth under center. OT Ryan Van Demark is being viewed as a strong upgrade as the swing tackle, better equipping Minnesota to navigate the snaps/games where one of Christian Darrisaw or Brian O’Neill miss time. Mr. Wentz is chewing up roughly $3 million in cap space while Mr. Van Demark is likely chewing up $4.2 million in cap space.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz goes through pregame warmups before a matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium on Oct. 19, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The veteran passer prepared on the field prior to kickoff while serving as a depth option for the Vikings during the 2025 season. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images.
With all of the shuffling from recent days, the Vikings’ cap space (and dead money) has been difficult to track. OTC puts Minnesota at somewhere around $4 million whereas Spotrac is a touch more optimistic, dropping down a $9 million number.
A major factor within the consideration of the budget is the dead money.
The $35 million that’s being immobilized is comprised of a lot of different players who have been shown the door. In particular, there’s the well-paid DT twosome who inspired a pile of optimism last offseason: Jonathan Allen ($12.6M) and Javon Hargrave ($10.5M). Missing on the trench defenders was costly, a reality that’s true metaphorically and literally.
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Consider, as well, that Minnesota is digesting a touch beyond $3.5 million in dead money for the Harrison Phillips trade, a move that was at least partially in response to employing Allen and Hargrave.
Other medium-level dead money hits — Ryan Kelly at $3.3M, Harrison Smith at $3M (who still has a chance to play), and Garrett Bradbury at $1.6M — are joined by several more who left behind numbers in the six figures.
Nov 13, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills running back Devin Singletary (26) runs between Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith (22) and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (97) and safety Camryn Bynum (24) in the first quarter at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports.
Next year, the Vikings’ dead money situation is already showing some wear and tear.
Part of the reason why cutting Allen and Smith in a post-June 1 manner creates more cap space for 2026 is due to pushing some of that dead money into 2027. Add up the future cap pain and Minnesota sees $12.266M taken out of next year’s budget already.
Worse yet, there are several Vikings players who are seeing their deals come to an end in a way that leaves dead money on the books.
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Due to void year tomfoolery, Andrew Van Ginkel ($8.8M), T.J. Hockenson ($7.11M), Blake Cashman ($3.1M), and Jordan Mason ($2.4M) are going to take a bite out of the available spending power even though they’re not getting cut or traded, the usual outcomes that involve dead money. That’s more than $20 million tossed onto the pile if all walk away.
Avoiding the dead money charges will mean needing to extend these players. In that scenario, the Vikings will continue stretching things out, deferring the bill to another day.
Nov 30, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) lines up before the play against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
In June, the Vikings are going to see roughly $12 million in cap space added to the mix. Look for more money to get tossed onto the pile with an extension for Brian O’Neill and possibly another player or two.
Stunningly, the Miami Dolphins are working through an NFL-worst $179 million in dead money.
Rashford has scored 10 goals and assisted a further 13 in all competitions for the Catalan side. However, he has started just once in the last seven games and been forced to sit on the bench in their convincing wins over Sevilla and Newcastle.
A permanent move to Spain has been the most likely throughout the season, with Barca chief Deco teasing the club’s intention to keep Rashford beyond this season. However, Flick’s recent comments have placed doubt over their intentions to sign him permanently.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of their La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano, he said: “We need everyone until the end, and we don’t know what will happen after that,” he said. “There’s time. There’s a World Cup.
“I believe in my players. Cancelo, Rashford… they give us quality. And the rest, too. We’ll talk at the end and see what happens. Now is not the time to say ‘I want this one, I don’t want that one.’ Anything can happen.”
Re-elected Barca president Joan Laporta is said to be keen on extending Rashford’s loan, potentially with another temporary stay. “Marcus is performing very well with assists and goals, and Cancelo, on the other hand, is doing very well,” Laporta told RAC1.
“He has become a key player due to the injuries of both full-backs. We will try, in Barca’s interest, to ensure that Marcus can continue.”
It’s understood that United have no interest in vacating Barcelona’s hope of signing Rashford on another loan. United would be willing to take Rashford back – and sell him to the highest bidder ahead of next season.
His form in Spain has forced United chiefs to be confident of getting closer to £50m, should he return from Barcelona.
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Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3-1 and completed its first La Liga double over the Basque side since 2016-17 on Friday.
All of Villarreal’s goals came in a busy first half.
Gerard Moreno got the opener with a header after seven minutes, and eight minutes later Georges Mikautadze tapped in a second following good work from midfield by Alberto Moleiro.
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Nicolas Pepe made it 3-0 midway through the first half when he strode forward and his deflected shot crept past goalkeeper Alex Remiro.
Luka Sucic pulled a goal back for Sociedad in the first minute of the second half but the visitor could not mount a comeback. It remained in seventh place after missing a chance to go equal on points with the team above it, Celta Vigo.
Villarreal, meanwhile, moved into third, a point above Atletico Madrid. Atletico’s game in hand is on Sunday at archrival Real Madrid.
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The win was Villarreal’s 12th in 15 games at Estadio de la Ceramica this season, with the only defeats coming at the hands of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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Safe to say that Sungjae Im is feeling a little bit better.
It’s been five months since Im played a Sunday on the PGA Tour; he’s entering this one with a two-shot lead.
“I’m really thrilled about the birdie on the final hole, and to have a two-shot lead going into tomorrow,” Im said after a third-round 69 at Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course. His birdie at No. 18 was just the third of the day.
The South Korean star had a lengthy, unconventional offseason. After finishing T27 at last August’s Tour Championship, Im played three fall events in Asia in October — including the Baycurrent, his most recent four-round effort on this tour — before turning his attention to military training.
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Because he’d won a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games, Im was exempt from South Korea’s two-year military service. But he was still on the hook for several weeks of basic military training and volunteer work. That meant laying down his clubs for a three-week boot camp that yielded a new title — “9th Marine Brigade 91st Marine Battalion,” he wrote on Instagram — and emerged he said at the time “without any injuries.”
But Im suffered a setback as he prepared for the 2026 PGA Tour season, missing the first seven events with a wrist injury. He didn’t touch a club for more than a month and a half, he said, an unprecedented move in his 10-year pro career. And when he did return two weeks ago, he missed the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then again at last week’s Players Championship.
Still, Im said he found a silver lining in his lengthy layoff.
“So after the wrist injury, I wasn’t able to practice for two months. So I think a lot of my shots that I didn’t like from last year I was able to, once I started practicing, I was able to correct and it’s just been consistently getting better. Even though there were shots I’m not happy about, I feel comfortable now.”
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Im said he felt some progress in his golf swing at the Players Championship despite a missed cut.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been in the lead like this, and I’m sure I will be nervous, but the best I can do is just to play my own game,” he said.
Im said that while he’s eager to break a four-and-a-half-year winless drought, he’s found great satisfaction in his consistency. The 2025 season marked his seventh consecutive qualifying for the Tour Championship.
“Within that period of time I’ve been able to play really well. I’ve had some second and third places. For me, just being able to finish within the top and to have success in that way is important for me and been something that I’ve been happy with,” he said.
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Now he’s on the verge of that win. After a spectacular two-eagle opening-round 64 and back-to-back 69s, he leads at 11 under par. Brandt Snedeker and David Lipsky (nine under) are T2, while Marco Penge and Matt Fitzpatrick (eight under par) sit T4.
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