5 d. ago Sweden’s Maja Stark fends off Nelly Korda to clinch US Women’s Open title

The 25-year-old became the sixth Swede to win a women’s major.

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5 d. ago Sweden’s Maja Stark holds off Nelly Korda to win first major at US Women’s Open

25-year-old wins by two shots at Erin HillsKorda finishes in tie for second with Rio TakedaMaja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her. Now she is a US Women’s Open champion.The Swede shot an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots on Sunday at Erin Hills. Stark led the championship by one stroke through 54 holes and outlasted the World No 1, Nelly Korda, who got within a shot of the lead before petering out on the back nine. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Maja Stark holds off Nelly Korda at US Women’s Open to win first major

Sweden’s wins by two shots at Erin HillsKorda finishes in tie for second with Rio TakedaMaja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her. Now she is the US Women’s Open champion. The Swede shot an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots on Sunday at Erin Hills.Stark led the championship by one stroke through 54 holes and outlasted the World No 1, Nelly Korda, who got within a shot of the lead before petering out on the back nine. Stark was seven underfor the week. Korda (71) tied for second with Japan’s Rio Takeda (72) at five under. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Maja Stark edges ahead at US Women’s Open as Nelly Korda remains in contention

The Swedish golfer survived a brutal third round to set up a shot at her first major

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6 d. ago Maja Stark leads chaotic US Women’s Open as contenders falter

Stark shoots 70 to take solo lead at 7-under overallLópez Ramirez surges with 68 after recent surgeryTricky greens trigger triple bogeys across the fieldMaja Stark could tell pretty early Saturday that Erin Hills would provide much more of a challenge than it had in the first two days of the US Women’s Open.Yet she found a way to avoid the mistakes that befell so many other competitors during a brutal third round. Now the 25-year-old from Sweden is in position to earn the $2.4m prize in the biggest event of the women’s golf season. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Simon Yates and Richard Carapaz close on Giro d’Italia lead after chaotic stage

Primoz Roglic abandons on stage 16 after heavy crashAlessio Martinelli taken to hospital after ravine rescueChristian Scaroni won an action-packed stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday, as Isaac del Toro’s rivals cut into his overall lead and favourite Primoz Roglic abandoned the race.Stage 16 of the Giro was a 203km ride from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino, featuring four brutal climbs totalling up to 4,900m of elevation, with heavy rainfall leading to several crashes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago MotoGP: Marco Bezzecchi wins chaotic British GP after Quartararo heartbreak

Oil spill forces race to be restarted at SilverstoneFabio Quartararo forced to retire while leading raceMarco Bezzecchi won a chaotic British Grand Prix for Aprilia’s first victory of the season in a race that was initially red flagged for an oil spill and riders crashed or retired while in the lead, including Fabio Quartararo.The victory was a first for Aprilia since the Grand Prix of the Americas last April. LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco came second and Ducati’s Marc Márquez pipped Franco Morbidelli to finish third and extend his lead in the world championship. Both Alex Márquez and his brother Marc crashed while leading before the race was restarted for an oil spill while polesitter Quartararo took the lead at the second time of asking before being forced to retire due to an issue with his bike. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago SARAH VINE: The rules on assisted dying and abortion aren't perfect. But no one has come up with anything better

Death is a live topic in Westminster. We have Kim Leadbeater's ill thought-out and chaotic Assisted Dying Bill and Stella Creasy's newest attempt to reform abortion laws.

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3 w. ago South Ayrshire Council won't have a Leader or Provost until next week

The council has been left without a Leader, Depute Leader and Provost after chaotic council meeting on May 1.

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