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Ryan Fox matches major championship record with a 62 in the British Open SOUTHPORT, England (AP) Ryan Fox has joined the list of players with a major championship scoring record.
He became the third player this week to shoot a record-tying 62 at the British Open at Royal Birkdale.
Fox started early with minimal wind and took advantage.
He made five birdies on the front nine and birdied two of his last three holes.
Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns also shot 62 on Friday.
There have now been eight rounds of 62 in major championship history, with half of them at Royal Birkdale.
Branden Grace first set the record there in 2017.
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the mens mile world record that stood since 1999 LONDON (AP) British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the longstanding mens mile world record at a Diamond League meet in London on Saturday.
Kerr, the 2023 world champion beak Moroccan Hicham El Guerroujs mark of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds, set in Rome in 1999.
Kerr was so dominant that he finished just over three seconds clear of American Yared Nuguse in 3:45.69.
He had targeted the mile race at the Diamond League meet as a main goal in a track season with neither Olympics nor world championships.
The World Cup final will be played on turf with mixed reviews.
Rain might help There has been no shortage of players and coaches fielding questions about the pitch in East Rutherford, New Jersey, before and after World Cup games there.
While entirely different than the turf surface at the stadium that has been much maligned by NFL players, the grass field with synthetic fibers stitched in to reduce the risk of divots and tears has drawn mixed reviews through the first seven games of the tournament there.
After a nearly two-week break for staff to get it in the best condition possible, the most important game takes place there Sunday when Argentina and Spain meet in the final.
DeChambeau gets 2-shot penalty in dramatic late-night British Open ruling SOUTHPORT, England (AP) Bryson DeChambeau has been given a two-shot penalty after his second round at the British Open.
That has dropped the American star out of the final group and raised initial doubts about his continued involvement at Royal Birkdale.
It was a dramatic late Friday evening development after he shot a 4-under 66.
DeChambeau was taken back out to the course and specifically to the fifth hole where footage taken during his round showed him stomping around in high grass to the right of the fairway trying to figure out his shot.
DeChambeau was seen in a lengthy, heated exchange with rules officials.
He was deemed to have inadvertently improved the area of his intended swing.
The two-shot penalty turned his score to a 68.
Caitlin Clark bounces into record books with 45 points and 10 assists INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Caitlin Clark seemed bouncy to Indiana coach Stephanie White before the Fever faced the Seattle Storm.
The sharpshooting star not too far removed from a back injury bounced right into the record books her own, her teams and the WNBAs.
Clark had the first career 40-point game of her three-year career while helping rally the Fever to a 110-107 victory.
She scored 45 points with 10 assists for the first such 40-10 game in WNBA history.
The scoring total was a franchise record.
Clark had two more career highs by going 17 of 19 on free throws.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli qualifies on pole for F1's Belgian Grand Prix SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Kimi Antonelli has beaten a display of Red Bull formation flying to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix in qualifying and boost his Formula 1 title charge.
Max Verstappen had set the fastest time after smart coordination with Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar to give him the strongest possible slipstream on his lap.
Mercedes driver Antonelli found a new level of pace on his lap to beat Verstappen by 0.317 of a second and dedicated the pole position as a birthday present to his father.
NFL suspends Arizona Cardinals executive indefinitely for violating leagues gambling policy The NFL has suspended Arizona Cardinals personnel executive Ryan Gold indefinitely for violating the leagues gambling policy.
The league said Friday that its investigation determined that Gold provided confidential, non-public inside information regarding 2026 draft selections by the Cardinals before the picks were announced, and Gold also participated in parlay bets on NFL and college games.
The league didnt say who Gold had provided with the information.
Gold, who is in his 13th season with the Cardinals, was promoted to director of college scouting in June 2025.
Lionel Messi once held baby Lamine Yamal in his arms.
Now they will battle for the World Cup title BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didnt think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub.
Not until years later when that infant blossomed into Lamine Yamal.
Now those images of Messi and an infant Yamal have exploded in popularity in the runup to Sundays World Cup final, when Messis Argentina will play Yamals Spain for the biggest trophy in the sport.
Lionel Messi speaks in advance of World Cup final, says Argentina 'will give it our all' NEW YORK (AP) The lineup of sports legends simultaneously on the stage at Fanatics Fest on Friday night was almost absurd.
There was Tom Brady, the greatest Super Bowl champion of all time.
There was Novak Djokovic, the winner of more mens Grand Slam tennis tournaments than anyone else.
There was Kevin Durant, the only four-time Olympic gold medalist in mens basketball history.
And before they left, they all got a selfie with Lionel Messi.
Let that be the latest proof of Messis power: Even the biggest stars in the sports universe clearly enjoy a chance to be around the best soccer player of all-time.
Theyll all be watching Sunday along with probably 1.5 billion other people worldwide when Messi and Argentina face Spain in the World Cup final.
Uncertainty clouds the forecast on whether wildfire smoke will affect the World Cup final NEW YORK (AP) It's unclear how much, if at all, smoke from Canadian wildfires will affect the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday.
Conditions improved in the New York City area and northern New Jersey on Friday after the air quality was hazardous on Thursday.
Rain expected Saturday and the uncertainty about how much smoke will follow is clouding the forecast for kickoff, which is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Eastern time in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Spain's Mikel Merino says he and his teammates notice the smoke while outside but are being careful and trying to focus on the game.