Team Great Britain and Ireland are Walker Cup champions once again — and they did so in improbable fashion.

Entering the final singles session on Sunday afternoon at Lahinch Golf Club, Team USA looked to be on their way to a sixth consecutive victory in the biennial team competition as they held a 9.5 to 6.5 advantage. However, thanks to a historic final session that saw GB&I win seven of the available 10 points, the team from across the pond completed the comeback for a 13.5 to 12.5 victory.

“I believed in the team the whole time,” said GB&I captain Dean Robertson. “I’m so proud of them. Just so special.”

After Team USA swept the morning foursomes session, the three-point lead entering the final session looked all but insurmountable. Needing seven points in the final singles session, GB&I’s margin for error was razor thin. Luckily, many of them saved their best golf for last.

GB&I swept the first four matches of the session — including a historic 8&7 beatdown in the third match courtesy of newly minted U.S. Amateur champ Jack Whaley — and went on to halve the fifth match as well. Suddenly, what looked like a Team USA coronation transformed into a furious comeback bid.

“I mean, just said, look, I’m just going to go out there and have fun,” said Luke Poulter, who won his match over Ethan Feng 3&1. “I was looking over at the leaderboard and I could see a bunch of blue on the board and that’s all I wanted to see.”

On the strength of sweeping the first four matches, GB&I suddenly found itself in the lead by a single point. Still with work to be done, the bottom half of the lineup fed off the momentum from earlier matches and continued the spirited surge.

In matches 5 and 7, Niall Sheils Donegan and Connor Graham were each able to earn a half point, with each tying their matches against young Americans Miles Russell and Kihei Akina. Sandwiched between the halved matches, Eliot Baker earned a full point over Walker Cup veteran Stewart Hagestad with a birdie on the final hole.

With the GB&I tally pushed to 12.5, just a single point was all that separated them from breaking their Walker Cup drought — and that point would come courtesy of Josh Hill.

Facing off against American Tyler Watts (and future teammate at the University of Tennessee), Hill found himself all square in his match as he played the finishing hole. Then, it what will go down in Walker Cup lore, Hill managed to card birdie on the par-5 finisher (aided by a spectacular bunker shot to three feet), officially pushing his team over the finish line to victory.

“It’s unbelievable,” Hill said. “Doesn’t get better than this.”

No it does not.

Oleksandr Usyk has revealed who he deems to be the best fighter he’s taken on during his illustrious career.

Usyk has established himself one of the best stars of the modern era, turning professional in 2013 after claiming a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London.

He became cruiserweight world champion in just his 10th bout when he defeated Krzysztof Głowacki to win the WBO strap, and went on to earn undisputed honours before moving up to the heavyweight division.

The Ukrainian repeated that success at heavyweight to become only the second man to accomplish that after Evander Holyfield, defeating Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois all on two occasions each to twice become undisputed in the banner division.

None of those names came to mind for Usyk though when he was asked by Ring Champs With Ak & Barak who the best fighter he ever faced was, instead going for the man he took on in his final cruiserweight outing.

“Tony Bellew. Big heart, big fighter’s heart, and smart.”

Usyk defended his undisputed cruiserweight crown against Tony Bellew in November 2018, claiming an eighth round knockout win in what would prove to be Bellew’s final bout before retirement.

After two unsuccessful world title bids at light heavyweight, Bellew’s crowning moment had come in May 2016 when he defeated Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park in Liverpool to become WBC cruiserweight champion.

He notably then headed up to heavyweight for two fights with David Haye, with Bellew winning both of them by stoppage, with his final record reading 30 wins from 34 professional fights.

Nigeria will be without Victor Osimhen for the opening matches of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign after Galatasaray confirmed that the striker is nursing a significant groin injury.

Osimhen suffered the injury during Galatasaray’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir, despite making an early impact by scoring the opening goal.

The Turkish champions revealed that Osimhen and midfielder Mario Lemina have both sustained a “moderate to advanced level strain with bleeding in the right groin area.”

According to the club, both players are receiving treatment and are expected to return after the current international break.

The development means Osimhen is unlikely to feature when the Super Eagles begin their AFCON qualifying campaign against Madagascar in Uyo on September 25.

Nigeria will then travel to face Guinea-Bissau four days later, with both matches scheduled for 16:00 GMT.

The Super Eagles are in Group L alongside Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania, who are automatically qualified for the tournament as co-hosts. Nigeria will need to finish as the best-ranked qualifying team in the group to secure their place at the 2027 AFCON.

Osimhen’s absence is a major setback for head coach Eric Chelle, particularly at the beginning of a new qualifying campaign.

The Galatasaray forward has become one of Nigeria’s most important attacking players, with his pace, strength, movement and goals making him a difficult player to replace.

His injury also comes at a challenging time for the Super Eagles following their failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria have faced both September opponents in previous AFCON qualifying campaigns. The Super Eagles defeated Madagascar home and away during the qualifiers for the 2012 tournament, while Guinea-Bissau recorded a famous victory in Abuja during the 2023 AFCON qualifiers before Nigeria responded with a win in Bissau.

With Osimhen unavailable, Chelle will have to find an alternative attacking option for the two fixtures.

Nigeria still have other talented forwards available, but replacing Osimhen’s all-round contribution will be a difficult task. His ability to stretch defences, battle with defenders, hold up play and attack balls in the box gives the Super Eagles an attacking dimension that will be missed.

The first challenge will come against Madagascar in Uyo, where Nigeria will be expected to begin the campaign with three points.

The trip to Guinea-Bissau four days later could provide an even tougher test, making Osimhen’s absence particularly significant.

Galatasaray, meanwhile, will hope the striker responds well to treatment and is able to return to action soon after the international break.

The passing of former AEW star Andy Williams has broken the hearts of thousands worldwide. He was an amazing human being, a talented musician, and a good in-ring competitor. Many wrestlers paid tribute to him after his death. Even one of Triple H’s closest friends was shattered by this tragedy.

WWE Hall of Famer X-Pac was distraught when he learned of Andy Williams’s death. The 54-year-old retired from in-ring competition a few years back; however, he is still signed to the sports entertainment juggernaut under a legends contract. He shared screenshots of his chat with the departed wrestler a few hours ago on X.

The former AEW star had texted him back in April 2022. Williams’s wanted to help the legend recover from an injury.

“Hey brother! I know we don’t know each other, but I’ve torn both of my biceps and never had them repaired. Let me know if I can help in anyway. I’ve dealt with this for about 6 years now and it’s not the end of the world and pretty easy recovery!” read William’s text.

X-Pac’s reply was equally wholesome.

“Hey man! I appreciate you reaching out. I noticed you tore yours. I already tore the right one & didn’t get it fixed. Tore my pec at same time. Now this one. 🙂 saw my surgeon & had git an MRI when I got home Monday. I made it through my match I Dallas ok. At least my bicep made it through. My groin is pulled or torn, but whatever. So I’m waiting to see when I can get it fixed,” read his reply.

The veteran wrote in the caption of this post that he is sad that he never got to meet the former Butcher in person.

“I’m sad that we’ll never get that chance to meet. I wish we had more people with a heart like your’s in our industry. Rest well, Andy.🙏💔,” he wrote.

Andy Williams was with AEW from 2019 to 2026

Andy Williams was under All Elite Wrestling’s banner for seven years. He is best known for his partnership with the Blade. The duo was collectively known as the Butcher and the Blade.

Although the Butcher and the Blade never became AEW World Tag Team Champions, they had a strong fan base. They held the PWR Tag Team Championship once.