10/08/2025

theSun on Sunday AUG 10, 2025

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Fleetwood on top

Johnson, Garcia share lead in Chicago

and it only takes a couple shots here or there where my game just clicks back and I start playing good again,” Johnson said. “Got off to a little bit of a shaky start today but then started hitting some quality shots and rolled in a couple putts and kind of turned it around and finished off with a nice solid day today.” They hold a one-stroke lead over six players, which include a host of high- profile names: Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Spaniard Jon Rahm, England’s Tyrrell Hatton and South Africa’s Dean Burmester. Mickelson’s day resembled Garcia’s: He had a strong start, with four straight birdies at Nos. 12-15, but that was partially undone by bogeys at Nos. 17 and 18. “I’m not really pleased with the finish. I need to be able to finish these rounds a little bit better. But I played well, hit a lot of good shots, and I really enjoy the golf course,” Mickelson said. – Field Level Media

A PAIR of former Masters champions is atop the leaderboard at LIV Golf Chicago as Dustin Johnson and Spaniard Sergio Garcia each shot 4-under 67 in the first round Friday in Illinois. Garcia, whose round began at the 17th hole at Bolingbrook Golf Club, used a run of four birdies at Nos. 11-14 to jump to 6-under for his day. But he finished with back-to-back bogeys to give up the solo lead. “Yeah, obviously you never want to finish bogey-bogey,” Garcia said. “I think at the end of the day, 4 under is a very good score. “I would have taken it at the beginning of the day with the conditions and the wind and everything, so I’m not disappointed about that.” Johnson also started his round at No. 17 and overcame two early bogeys to climb to 4 under. Johnson has contended that his scores this season aren’t reflecting the quality of his play. “I feel like I’m always close,

Play suspended after heavy rain floods TPC Southwind

ENGLAND’S Tommy Fleetwood, seeking his elusive first win on the PGA Tour, followed a first-round 63 with a second-round 64 yes

talking to himself after a poor approach. A win by the 34-year-old Fleetwood would give the tour back to-back first-time champions. Cameron Young won last weekend’s Wyndham Championship, the final regular-season event. “Maybe this weekend is the week end,” Fleetwood said. “We’ll see.” From early in the first round through the 17th hole of the second round, Fleetwood played a 30-hole stretch bogey-free with 14 birdies. “When you shoot two good scores, it’s easy to say everything has been going well, but I think for the most part I’ve been very good off the tee, put myself in position to have a go at the course,” Fleetwood said. “My iron play has been good and solid, and I’ve rolled the ball well. The greens are really true. “Happy to put myself in with a chance over the weekend,” Fleetwood said. Morikawa is trying to put his last two events – the Scottish Open and the Open Championship – behind him. – Field Level Media out with Evin Lewis leading the way on 60 from 62 balls with three sixes and five fours while Shai Hope added 55 and Roston Chase contributed 53. Needing 281 to win, Pakistan got 53 runs from Mohammad Rizwan before he was lbw to Shamar Joseph in the 38th over with the visitors still 101 runs shy of victory, setting the stage for heroics by Nawaz and Hussain. Woakes still has Ashes hopes England paceman Chris Woakes is considering rehabilitation rather than surgery on his dislocated shoulder in a last-ditch bid to make himself available for the upcoming Ashes tour of Australia. Woakes bravely came out to bat at No. 11 with his arm in a sling on Monday in a desperate attempt to help England secure victory in the fifth and

Akshay Bhatia. Morikawa’s 5-under 65 yesterday included holing out from the fairway on the par-4 ninth for an eagle. Akshay, the first-round leader after an 8-under 62, managed a 69 that included 15 pars. England’s Justin Rose also was tied for second at 9-under with two holes remaining when the rains hit. Kurt Kitayama posted a 7-under 63 to finish at 8-under 132. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who opened with a 67,

terday to take the lead at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the opening tournament of the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs. Play was suspended in the afternoon with 21 golfers on the course at TPC Southwind as heavy rains flooded the area. Second-round play will resume overnight before the third round begins off two tees in threesomes. Fleetwood’s 13 under 127 total was four strokes better than Collin Morikawa and

had a roller-coaster round that included four bogeys and eight birdies, but finished at 4 under 66 and stands at 7 under. Scheffler

was visibly frustrated throughout the round, from attempt ing to kick his club after an errant drive to

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Mboko, Osaka out of Cincinnati OpenWTA Montreal tournament champion Victoria Mboko and beaten finalist Naomi Osaka officially withdrew yesterday from the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open in decisions openly telegraphed after their final in Canada. Mboko, the 18 year-old Canadian who electrified Montreal with her run to a first WTA title, cited the wrist injury she suffered in the semifinals while four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka blamed a “schedule change” for her absence. “I’m not planning on playing Cincinnati at the moment. I just want to take care of my wrist a little bit right now,” Mboko said. “I think I’m just going to sit out on that one and prepare for the upcoming tournaments.” Osaka was less definite, but said she was “teeter tottering”. “It’s going to be interesting to see, yeah, what my next match is and howz I’m going to play,” the former world No. 1 said.

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deciding Test against India at the Oval after dislocating his left shoulder while diving in the field on the first day of the match. But Woakes’ courageous effort was not enough as India won a thrilling match by six runs, without the Warwickshire stalwart facing a ball, to end the

Hasan sparks Pakistan win Hasan Nawaz made a triumphant one-day international debut, going 63 not out

yesterday to power Pakistan over West Indies by five wickets in their ODI series opener in Tarouba, Trinidad. Nawaz and Hussain Talat formed a sixth-wicket partnership of 104 not out to rally the visitors in the day-night affair, with game two today and the concluder on Tuesday. West Indies went 280 all

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