7 h. ago Sam Fender and Dan Burn: The dream double act for singer's final gig in Newcastle

Fender told the crowd that his three-night run at St James' Park, seen by 150,000 fans, had been the 'best weekend of his life'

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18 h. ago Sam Burns reacts to US Open controversy as sickened star reveals explanation for drop shot decision

The American expected a drop shot at the 15th due to standing water but was denied in a pivotal moment

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30 h. ago Heavy rain halts play at US Open with overnight leader Sam Burns still ahead

Play was suspended after a storm arrived in the Pittsburgh area.

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36 h. ago Sam Burns reveals pal Scottie Scheffler's special trait as he follows in his Major shoes

Scheffler is the World No.1 and collected the big prize last month when scooping the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow

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41 h. ago Tyrrell Hatton keeps his cool to charge into US Open contention

Hatton, who is five shots off the pace, joked that the brutal Oakmont course has brought everyone down to his level of mental fragility

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47 h. ago US Open: Adam Scott puts himself in contention as Sam Burns leads going into final round

The Australian has put himself in contention to win a second major

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50 h. ago Tyrrell Hatton charges into contention as Sam Burns leads US Open

Hatton, who is five shots off the pace, joked that the brutal Oakmont course has brought everyone down to his level of mental fragility.

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50 h. ago Tyrrell Hatton cool but Matt Fitzpatrick rages as Sam Burns keeps US Open lead

Nine-over Fitzpatrick lambasts course as Hatton gets to one overSam Burns still leads by one at four under, from Spaun and ScottIf a quiz question was to ask which English golfer a) lacerated the setup at the US Open, as another b) fired himself into contention before offering a much calmer assessment, the answers from the vast majority of observers would be obvious: a) Tyrrell Hatton, b) Matt Fitzpatrick. The reality at Oakmont was the complete opposite.First to Fitzpatrick. The 2022 champion finds himself unimpressed by this golfing brute, as he was happy to declare after a third round of 72 left him nine over par. “I personally don’t think it’s fair,” said the Yorkshireman. “I think there’s hard that’s fair and there’s just straight unfair. And I just think that this falls into that [second] category, really. I just don’t think it necessarily rewards good shots and I think it penalises bad shots too harshly. You can be more penalised for hitting a shot one yard off the fairway, s...

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61 h. ago Shattered US Open star admits brutal Oakmont course is punching players in the face

Denny McCarthy admits test is brutal for game's elite as Sam Burns accepts stars have to take their medicine

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64 h. ago Rory McIlroy throws club and smashes tee marker amid US Open struggles

McIlroy birdied the last hole at Oakmont to reach the weekend but is nine strokes behind leader Sam Burns

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3 d. ago Sam Burns sets the target at Oakmont with a 65 in the second round at the US Open

Sam Burns has been a birdie machine through two rounds of the U.S. Open at Oakmont

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3 d. ago Sam Burns succeeds where others fail in the second round of US Open

The 2023 Ryder Cup player carded a brilliant five-under-par 65.

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7 d. ago Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon's 'perfect family' update mocked as 'sickening' by co

The actress recently revealed that she and her footballer beau Ryan Ledson had whisked themselves and their two young children off for a summer break

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8 d. ago Wynne Evans' family reaction to Strictly controversy before BBC show axe

The former face of Go.Compare offered insight into his girlfriend and daughter's thoughts on the infamous Strictly scandal.

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2 w. ago French Open: Bublik v Draper, Djokovic beats Norrie, Boisson stuns Pegula – live

World No 361 Boisson shocks Pegula in thrillerEmail Niall with your thoughts on the actionMagical stuff from Andreeva here, somehow chasing down a Kasatkina drop shot and sending a perfect lob beyond her opponent. That’s earned her a break in the opening game of the second set, and she’s threatening to run away with this now.On Chatrier, Alexandrova is making a better go of things in the second set, getting on the board with her first service holds. She leads 2-1, still on serve. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French Open: Norrie v Djokovic, Bublik v Draper, Boisson stuns Pegula – live

World No 361 Boisson shocks Pegula in thrillerEmail Niall with your thoughts on the actionMagical stuff from Andreeva here, somehow chasing down a Kasatkina drop shot and sending a perfect lob beyond her opponent. That’s earned her a break in the opening game of the second set, and she’s threatening to run away with this now.On Chatrier, Alexandrova is making a better go of things in the second set, getting on the board with her first service holds. She leads 2-1, still on serve. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French Open: Norrie v Djokovic, world No 361 Boisson stuns Pegula, Gauff through – live

Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva advance to last eightEmail Yara with your thoughts on the actionMagical stuff from Andreeva here, somehow chasing down a Kasatkina drop shot and sending a perfect lob beyond her opponent. That’s earned her a break in the opening game of the second set, and she’s threatening to run away with this now.On Chatrier, Alexandrova is making a better go of things in the second set, getting on the board with her first service holds. She leads 2-1, still on serve. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French Open: Pegula and Keys in action, Zverev wins, Norrie v Djokovic to come – live

Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva advance to last eightEmail Niall with your thoughts on the actionMagical stuff from Andreeva here, somehow chasing down a Kasatkina drop shot and sending a perfect lob beyond her opponent. That’s earned her a break in the opening game of the second set, and she’s threatening to run away with this now.On Chatrier, Alexandrova is making a better go of things in the second set, getting on the board with her first service holds. She leads 2-1, still on serve. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French Open: Zverev and Pegula in action, Gauff wins, Norrie v Djokovic to come – live

Fourth-round matches continue at Roland GarrosEmail Niall with your thoughts on the actionMagical stuff from Andreeva here, somehow chasing down a Kasatkina drop shot and sending a perfect lob beyond her opponent. That’s earned her a break in the opening game of the second set, and she’s threatening to run away with this now.On Chatrier, Alexandrova is making a better go of things in the second set, getting on the board with her first service holds. She leads 2-1, still on serve. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French Open 2025: Draper, Djokovic and Gauff through; Norrie rocks Medvedev – as it happened

Cam Norrie beat Daniil Mevedev in a thriller and there were also wins for Sonay Kartal, Jack Draper, Novak Djokovic and Coco GauffNorrie, leading 2-1 on serve, has two more break points against Medvedev on Simonne Matheiu, to add to the one he had in the second game. But these come and go too, the second when Medvedev draws Norrie in with a drop shot before pulling off the pass. After a few deuces Medvedev holds, but he’s not looking too comfortable.Naomi Osaka has a tendency to be hard on herself and yesterday was no different after her absorbing 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 defeat against the 1oth seed, Paula Badosa. The four-times grand slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form since returning to tennis last January after the birth of her daughter, and said yesterday: “I think as time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better. But also I hate disappointing people. So, like, even with Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking this just now, but he goes from working with the gre...

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