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Young stretches lead at Doral

WORLD NO. 4 Cameron Young stumbled early but rallied to stretch his lead to six strokes after yesterday’s third round of the PGA Cadillac Championship. The 28-year-old American followed an open ing bogey with four birdies and a bogey to fire a 2-under 70 and stand on 15-under 201 after 54 holes on the Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral in Florida. “It was a little bit difficult to find a rhythm, just the wind and the direction it blew was really tricky,”Young said.

“It was definitely windier out there,” Scheffler said. “The greens weren’t as firm as I anticipated them to be, but the fairways are, and there’s a lot of crosswinds out there so it’s hard to hold the fairways. “Definitely a challenging day to make a lot of birdies but I gave myself a few looks and was able to make a few. “Greens have been pretty tricky this week. Just keep giving myself looks, get hot with the putter and see what happens.” – AFP

“Today was kind of a good test run of how tomorrow will be,”Young said. “I’m sure it will not be as easy as I want it to be. “Sounds like the weather’s not going to be great. “It’ll be a fight from the beginning and just looking to execute the way that I did for the most part today -- just keep it in front of me and try to make some putts.” Scheffler, a four-time major winner, dropped his approach at the 18th inches from the hole and tapped in to put himself into today’s last group.

“Every hole was a substantial cross wind. “It’s really just a matter of trying to manage that and give yourself as many opportunities as you can.” World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler fired a 69 to seize a share of second place on 207 with South Korean Kim Si-woo and Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan. Americans Ben Griffin and Matt McCarty shared fifth on 208 with Canada’s Nick Taylor. Stormy forecasts have prompted organisers to have players make early starts in the final round in threesomes off the first and 10th tees.

Serene Korda takes three-shot lead in Mexico WORLD NO. 1 Nelly Korda cruised into a three-stroke lead at the LPGA Riviera Maya Open, scoring 67 in another flawless round yesterday. Showing no signs of fatigue after the previous week’s triumph at the Chevron Championship, Korda has gone 43 holes since her sole open ing-round bogey at Mexico’s El Camaleon Golf Course. And the 27-year-old American rarely even came close to dropping a shot in a serene third round, which finished with a tap-in eagle for a healthy lead going into the final day. She stands at 14-under 202, fol lowed by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol on 11-under, and Japan’s Minami Katsu a further stroke back. Korda said she “would be lying to you if I said that my energy levels were 100%” after her major win the previous Sunday, but insisted she was in Playa del Carmen “to work, not on vacation.” “I think just mentally, just staying in it has been the most important part for this week,” she said. A surging Arpichaya finished her best-of-the-day, bogey-free round of 66 with birdie-birdie, to keep the gap at three. Katsu sank a rare eagle on 17 to get herself right back in the tourna ment, on 10-under. The Japanese player had experi enced an up-and-down day – two over for the front nine, before birdies on three of her next four holes. – AFP

Kostyuk lifts Madrid title M ARTA KOSTYUK overpowered Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 7-5 in a The Ukrainian, whose only previous triumphs came in Austin in 2023 and Rouen last verware after a display brimming with intent and nerve. Kostyuk began with relentless intensity, stepping into the court and striking as if every blow might be the last. Ukrainian credits lucky shorts in commanding win over Andreeva

standing here right now,” Kostyuk said. “I can only thank my team for supporting me throughout the years. “If you look at the stats, I was way down the line and never thought I would be standing here where I am right now, playing the way I’m play ing.” Andreeva, who turned 19 this week and is eighth in the world rankings, has long been regarded as one of the game’s most gifted young players. Yet in Madrid she again seemed to be struggling when cast in the role of favourite. The second set swung wildly. The Russian’s rollercoaster after noon ended with a double fault that gave Kostyuk the decisive break at 6-5 which Kostyuk served out in commanding fashion. As the 23-year-old Ukrainian posed for photographs at the Caja Magica, it was not just the silver ware that caught the eye. Held alongside her team and her two dogs, Kostyuk showed off a piece of black men’s underwear, prompting raised eyebrows and plenty of laughter. “We have a tournament laundry service and sometimes the clothes get mixed up and last year we ended up with this piece of underwear where in it was written ‘Lucky Shorts.’ “So we kept it,” Kostyuk told Spanish broadcaster Movistar Plus . “My coach Sandra (Zaniewska) kept it as a lucky charm. “She drove to her father’s house just to pick it up before traveling here again for the tournament. And we made this promise that if I’d win we would bring the ‘Lucky Shorts’ for the photoshoot with the trophy.” – AFP/Reuters “Not the season,” said Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya. “They played better, they bowled better, they fielded better and they batted better.” Chennai lost an early wicket but Gaikwad struck his second successive half-century to keep his side on track. The bowlers set up victory as left arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad struck two key blows including Ryan Rickelton, for 37, and Tilak Varma, for five, before medium-pace bowler Anshul Kamboj took 3-32. Noor returned impressive figures of 2-26. – AFP

commanding one hour and 20 minutes to win the Madrid Open title yesterday, sealing only the third singles crown of her career. Marta Kostyuk in action against Mirra Andreeva (not pictured) at the 2026 Madrid Open final yesterday. – REUTERSPIC

month, arrived in the Spanish capital on a mission and left with sil

She brought raw power and will, while Andreeva countered with a more polished, patient approach, mixing up her shots in a way that at times frustrated her opponent. But it was Kostyuk who seized control. In the sixth game of the opening set she piled on the pressure,

drawing a string of unforced errors from the Russian before breaking for a 4-2 lead. Another com manding hold stretched her advantage to 5-2. Serving

for the set, however, Kostyuk wobbled. S h e of fered up two

b r e a k p o i n t s , which she saved to

reach deuce, only to double fault on set point and level the contest once more. Regaining her composure, she closed it out 6-3 after 34 minutes for her first WTA 1000 title. “It feels unbelievable to be

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Clinical CSK keep playoff hopes alive RUTURAJ GAIKWAD led from the front with an unbeaten 67 as Chennai Super Kings hammered fellow IPL giants Mumbai Indians by eight wick ets yesterday to stay in the hunt for the playoffs. their previous outing. Gaikwad anchored the chase and Kartik hit the winning four in his 54 as five-time champions Chennai moved to sixth place in the 10-team table. “It was about getting a good start and then one of the batters had to go deep,” said Gaikwad. “Feels good to bat till the end. I wanted to make sure to take the team to the end if I got a start.” In a clash of two teams sharing 10 titles between them, Chennai kept Mumbai, who elected to bat first, down to 159-7 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. Captain Gaikwad and wicket keeper Kartik Sharma then put on an unbeaten stand of 98 to steer the team home with 11 balls to spare and bounce back from a big defeat in Mumbai, who have also won the IPL five times and lost their second match to Chennai this season, lan guish in the ninth spot with seven defeats in nine matches.

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