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Ryan Fox wins the British Open with a birdie on the final hole SOUTHPORT, England (AP) Ryan Fox capped off an amazing week at the British Open with a finish he won't forget.
The 39-year-old from New Zealand made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 68 to capture his first major championship.
It was only the fifth birdie on the tough closing hole at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.
It gave Fox a one-shot victory over hard-luck Cameron Young.
The American shot a 64 and waited more than two hours to see if it would hold up.
It almost did until Fox kept bouncing back from bogeys and finished with a birdie.
Cameron Young waited and waited some more.
Then another British Open slipped from his grasp SOUTHPORT, England (AP) Cameron Young has finished runner-up again at a British Open and this time it was more painful.
The American was waiting on the range when a huge roar came from the grandstands on No.
18 that he didnt want to hear.
Ryan Fox had holed a 12-foot birdie putt to win so there would be no playoff for Young and no chance to end his wait for a first major championship title.
Young finished his round some 212 hours earlier and shot 64 that remained the lowest score on Sunday.
He finished one shot behind Fox.
Young was second at the Open in 2022 after making eagle on the final hole to be one stroke back from Cameron Smith at St.
Andrews.
Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres' goal in extra time EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
(AP) Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final.
Spain was absolutely dominant in terms of possession and shot attempts.
Lionel Messi and Argentina found a way to hang on and force extra time but barely.
And in the opening moment of the second 15-minute period of extra time, Torres pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a shot just under the crossbar and into the back of the net.
Goals, technology and hydration breaks: How the biggest World Cup in history will be remembered ATLANTA (AP) The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina marks the end of the biggest tournament in history.
On Sunday, a record 104 games will have been played across six weeks and three countries.
The expanded 48-team format brought surprises, with Cape Verde, Congo, and Curacao making headlines.
Lionel Messi became the all-time leading World Cup scorer.
Video reviews sparked controversy, and high-tech balls led to disallowed goals.
Despite high ticket prices, fans filled stadiums.
Hydration breaks were unpopular, and Iran's participation was politically charged.
Former President Trump's involvement raised questions about political interference.
Mbappe becomes first two-time Golden Boot winner after Messi is blanked in the World Cup final EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
(AP) Kylian Mbappe is now the first owner of Golden Boots.
The French striker became the first player to finish as the leading scorer at multiple World Cups, winning his second Golden Boot award when Lionel Messi was blanked in Argentinas 1-0 loss to Spain on Sunday in the final.
Mbappe finished with 10 goals and four assists for a France team that was fourth.
Messi ended up with eight goals and four assists after going without a goal or an assist for the first time in his last 12 World Cup games.
Messi was still hoping to win a record-extending third Golden Ball as the tournaments best player.
Rory McIlroy has another Masters and little else the rest of the majors SOUTHPORT, England (AP) Rory McIlroy is feeling a case of deja vu in the majors.
He won the Masters for the second straight year and did little else in the majors.
McIlroy now has his eyes on trying to win either the FedEx Cup or the Race to Dubai the rest of the year.
The real carrot is next year with the British Open at St.
Andrews and the U.S.
Open at Pebble Beach.
Robert MacIntyre joined Jon Rahm as the only players to get code-of-conduct warnings at the British Open.
And both says they have no plans to change the way they play.
The bogey from a bunker that was key to Ryan Fox's win at the British Open SOUTHPORT, England (AP) Ryan Fox will be remembered forever for the 12-foot birdie putt that won him the British Open.
He mightnt have been in that position if it wasnt for a bogey.
Fox had just moved into a tie for the lead with Cameron Young at Royal Birkdale when he hit a tee shot at the 241-yard, par-3 15th hole.
The New Zealander felt the shot was a yard away from being 25 feet away.
Instead, it ricocheted off the side of a bunker and settled next to the lip.
He had no stance and no shot.
Fox says what he did next to make bogey was pivotal to him claiming the claret jug.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for 'some time' because of left knee irritation NEW YORK (AP) Shohei Ohtani wont make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isnt expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation for a while.
The two-way superstar received a lubricant injection just before the All-Star break last week and had been expected to pitch Wednesday at Philadelphia.
Ohtani, however, still didnt feel 100% while playing catch this weekend, so he and the Dodgers decided not to even test the knee with a bullpen session.
The four-time MVP hasnt pitched since July 3, and its unclear when he'll return to the mound.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Ohtani feels no pain in the knee when hitting.
Dort going from Thunder to Hawks, Risacher going to Mavericks in 3-team trade, AP source says Oklahoma City is trading starting forward and defensive standout Lu Dort to Atlanta as part of a three-team deal that also has the Hawks sending former No.
1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Sunday.
Atlanta also will receive Ryan Nembhard from Dallas and the Thunder will be getting three heavily protected second-round draft picks, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has yet to receive the necessary approvals from the NBA.
Yamamoto fires 4-hitter and Ohtani leads offense as Dodgers top Yankees 8-2 in 1st game of twinbill NEW YORK (AP) Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their day-night doubleheader.
Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI double in the third inning and an RBI single in the eighth, when the Dodgers broke it open with five runs charged to Yankees reliever Jake Bird.
Teoscar Hernandez had an RBI double, Tommy Edman delivered a two-run single and Freddie Freeman added a sacrifice fly to go with his RBI single that scored Ohtani in the third.
After a rainout Saturday night, Yamamoto easily outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup of All-Stars.
Andy Pages blooped an RBI double that chased Schlittler in the fifth.