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AUGUSTA, Georgia — After a day that was full of shuffles on The Masters leaderboard, the field is beginning to sort itself out for Sunday’s final round. Overnight rain softened Augusta National Golf Club for the second round, but the course’s difficult elements remained present. Justin Rose maintained his overnight lead with a 1-under 71, but the world’s best players are right on his heels.

Rory McIlroy flipped the script from Thursday’s second-nine meltdown and fired an impressive 6-under 66 to make a huge move up the leaderboard. The Northern Irishman is chasing a career grand slam, but he’ll have to get through a few big-name contenders before he can claim that elusive green jacket.

McIlroy will tee off in the last group on Sunday with Bryson DeChambeau, the 2024 U.S. Open champion who edged McIlroy in a playoff at Pinehurst. He’ll also be paired with one-time major winner Jason Day, who will look to add another green jacket to his collection.

Scottie Scheffler is in a tie for fifth at 5-under with Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry and Matt McCarty, who’s on a Masters run that could culminate in a record third green jacket.

The top 50 players, plus ties, advance to the final two rounds of The Masters. Currently, the cut line at Augusta is 2 over. Masters winners are awarded a green jacket, which must be returned to the clubhouse within a year of the victory. It’s stored in a special cloakroom with past winners, including Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.

The ICC can’t afford to be a spectator in the upper echelons of Test cricket. Its responsibilities as the game’s global governing body – not its events promoter or gatekeeper – call for more.

That ethos is reflected in the structure of its World Test Championship, which begins its third cycle this week when current holders Australia take on South Africa at Lord’s. It will be the first time the iconic London venue has hosted the showpiece final after commercial and logistical snags caused it to miss out in 2021 and again when the final was played at the biosecure Rose Bowl in Southampton last June.

In its current incarnation, WTC is run over two years with 67 matches in a cycle culminating in the final for the coveted mace. Each win is worth 12 points, a draw is six and a loss earns zero. Teams are then ranked on the table according to their percentage of the points won to the total points contested.

It’s a system that has been criticised, notably by India, as it puts its big three rivals at a distinct advantage. Despite India missing out on the opportunity to host a final in 2023, the ICC’s decision to keep the fixture in England for the next three cycles appears likely to be ratified at the governing body’s annual conference next month. There are a number of factors that contribute to England being the favoured venue, including good infrastructure and strong crowds as well as an early summer in contrast to the winter or monsoon seasons that are typically experienced in other cricketing nations.

Unlike any other sport, Formula 1 combines tradition and futurism with cutting-edge racing cars that resemble aeroplanes flipped upside down — delivering exhilarating speeds, dazzling engineering and technological ingenuity. Its renowned drivers push themselves and their incredibly innovative machines to the limit, battling extreme g-forces and daring decisions at more than 370kph (230mph).

But they’re not alone in their pursuit of glory, with all F1 teams vying for a coveted title in two different competitions. Drivers battle for the prestigious F1 Drivers Championship, while teams vie for the F1 Constructors Championship — with prize money playing a crucial role in both titles.

Driver points are awarded to the top ten finishers at each race, with 25 going to the winner. Each team also scores points for their position at the end of the season, with the total of both cars counting toward a team’s overall score. The current scoring system includes an extra point for the fastest lap, although that will be removed in 2025. Shortened races, meanwhile, allow for full points to be scored if 75 per cent of the scheduled distance is completed.

It’s rare that the Drivers Championship comes down to a single point, but there have been 19 occasions since the Constructors’ Championship began in 1958. Indeed, the most recent instance saw McLaren pipped Ferrari in Abu Dhabi by a single point when Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri drove their way to glory in 2024.

The World Athletics Championship is a major sporting event where the top athletes in each discipline compete to decide the world’s best. It is a once-a-year competition held at the end of the season, and the selection process for this competition is based on world rankings.

The first World Championships were hosted in Helsinki, Finland, in 1983. It was the result of a growing desire within athletics to have a tournament that brought together the world’s leading athletes and really decided who the very best was in each discipline.

At a meeting of the IAAF Council in 1976 in Puerto Rico, the decision was made to establish a World Championships separate from the Olympic Games. After bids were received from Stuttgart, Germany and Helsinki, Finland, the latter was chosen to host the inaugural competition in 1983.

It was an event that saw a number of outstanding performances. Carl Lewis won a triple gold in the sprints, and Jarmila Kratochvilova dominated in the middle distances. Meanwhile, British athletics star Daley Thompson claimed decathlon bronze and Steve Cram took the 1500m crown.

It was also the year that saw a new generation of talent come through, with Josh Kerr storming through on the final straight to force Jakob Ingebrigtsen into second place in the 1500m and Sifan Hassan grabbing a double gold medal in the 5000m and 10,000m.

At its most noble level, international sports unite communities and foster intercultural exchange and friendship. At its basest, however, sport can become a tool for major countries, brands and even international politics. It is also a magnet for those seeking to cheat in order to gain a competitive edge.

The Olympics are the most visible of all international sports events, with its origins in the Ancient Olympic Games in 776 B.C and the modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. Other major international sports include the Cricket World Cup (by one estimate, 3 billion people around the world watch or play cricket), the UEFA European Championships, the French Open tennis tournament, the Giro d’Italia cycling race, and the America’s Cup sailing competition.

Hosting a major international sporting event can have both tangible and intangible impacts, with the most obvious being improved transport infrastructure, urban regeneration and new parks. Less obvious, but equally important, is the increased prestige and status as a global tourist destination conferred by the event. The Olympics has done this for Barcelona, Sydney and London.

International sports can provide a platform for addressing a wide range of social issues, from gender equality to environmental sustainability. International sporting organisations, such as CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, can hold participating countries accountable for human rights violations in their regions by requiring compliance with the Olympic Charter and other international treaties that prohibit discrimination. For example, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights includes the right to education and participation in cultural life.

International qualifiers are often more than just football matches, but battles of identity, pride and perseverance. With varying stakes, qualifying tournaments have produced moments of extraordinary skill and courage that have captured the world’s imagination.

FIFA allocates a number of spots at each edition of the World Cup to each of its confederations, with the top teams in each zone automatically qualified and the remaining berths allocated to winners of intercontinental play-offs. The tournament has been expanded over the years, but the format has remained relatively unchanged.

The European qualifying process started this month, but with a large number of teams already in action for their Nations League groups, the first group stage qualifiers won’t be played until September — because fixture slots must be freed up for those matches. Six of the 12 groups have four or five teams, and those who finish in the top two will qualify for the World Cup. The other two runners-up will advance to the second round of qualifiers.

South America’s qualification tournament is a bit closer to completion, with Colombia and Bolivia fighting it out for one of the three automatic places at next summer’s World Cup, as well as an additional berth in the intercontinental playoff. Los Cafeteros currently hold a five point lead over Bolivia and four points over Venezuela, so they could seal the deal with a win over their rivals this week in Barranquilla.

Elsewhere, Harry Kane became England’s all-time leading goal scorer with a pair of goals in a 2-1 victory over Italy, while Dion Charles scored twice as Northern Ireland beat San Marino 2-0. The four top-two finishers in each of the nine African groups – along with the best two runners-up from each group who aren’t among those automatic qualifiers – will advance to the World Cup second round of qualifiers, which will see them compete in a two-legged play-off tie for two of the remaining places at the finals.

The World Series is the most prestigious event in Major League Baseball. It features the best teams in the National League and American League and has been a part of baseball’s postseason since 1905. There have been some amazing moments in the history of the World Series, including the first ever come-from-behind home run, Joe Carter’s game-winning shot in the 1993 Series.

The Red Sox also broke the Curse of the Bambino in 2004 after a long playoff run, and the White Sox finally won their first Series title in 2005. The Chicago Cubs broke the longest championship drought in sports history with their 2016 win, ending an 108-year wait.

A few other memorable moments in the history of the World Series include Carlton Fisk’s incredible home run during Game 4 of the ’96 World Series. After trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Fisk sent a ball deep into left field. It looked like a foul ball until Fisk waved his arms toward fair territory and the ball listened, flying over the fence to give the Sox a 7-6 lead and even the Series at three games apiece.

Another memorable moment in the World Series was the deciding ninth inning of Game 2 in 1988. With two outs, Kirk Gibson stepped to the plate with the bases loaded. A few pitches later, Gibson hit a ball that fell just over the outstretched glove of second baseman Rafael Belliard, giving the Dodgers a series-clinching win and marking the beginning of one of baseball’s greatest dynasties.

Gender equality in sports has been a long struggle. It has involved simultaneous progress in access to sport, and continuing discrimination and barriers to participation (both structural and cultural). During the last century there has been a dramatic increase in girls’ and women’s participation in sports. This coincided with important changes in gendered meanings and expectations and the emergence of women’s rights movements. But the broader social context has also changed, with the rise of new forms of inequality, such as increasing inequalities in access to income and power.

The current era is marked by a growing awareness of the importance of gender equality in all areas of society, including in sport. This is reflected in increased efforts to include gender equality in sport policy and practice, but there are still significant challenges. These challenges are interlinked and include structural inequalities such as limited funding for women’s sport, bias-free representation in media and inadequate prevention and response mechanisms to gender-based violence. They are also shaped by socio-cultural factors such as norms around gendered roles and responsibilities in society, which influence and are influenced by perceptions of sexism in sport.

Changing these perceptions will be key to achieving gender equality in sport. For example, the more women and girls see role models in sport who are not afraid to challenge stereotypes, prioritise their health and wellbeing over household responsibilities, and take risks on and off the field, the more they will be encouraged to participate in sports.

From a dog saving a soccer goal to Luke Littler’s eloquent darts tribute to fallen service members, viral sports moments capture the world’s imagination and build bridges that span language, time zones and sport. They turn athletes into legends, create global communities of team loyalty and help brands generate conversation and build awareness.

Whether it’s an athlete’s head-scratching antics or the utter devastation of a crushing defeat, viral sports moments leave you laughing, gasping and feeling a tingle in your heart for days (or years). In a world where a single player can carry a baseball franchise to the playoffs or a basketball star captivates audiences with a jaw-dropping layup, the game has never been more entertaining.

The Olympics this summer brought a lot of head-scratching moments, but none got as much attention as Rachael Gunn’s breakdancing antics. Her bizarre routine had spectators and judges scratching their heads, while late-night hosts had a field day.

Viral sports moments are the perfect way for teams and leagues to capture the world’s imagination and drive conversations. By using social media to share these micro-moments, they can reach new fans, build brand awareness and increase engagement with journalists. The key is finding a strong angle that connects with readers and encapsulates the spirit of the moment. Anyone can report a box score, but it takes a true sportswriter to evoke emotion and leave you wanting more. The best ones are the ones that feel like you’re in the arena experiencing the moment with your own eyes, ears and soul.

The game of ice hockey first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1920, and it quickly became a major attraction. Teams from Canada dominated for most of the first three decades, but the Soviet Union overtook them in 1956. By the 1980 Lake Placid Games, the American team known as the “Miracle on Ice” had pulled off the biggest upset in the history of Olympic hockey and left a story that has lived on ever since.

The men’s tournament starts with a round-robin within each group, then the top two teams in each go to the quarterfinals where they play each other and the second best ranked team that didn’t win its group. The winners advance to the semifinals and the losers compete for the bronze medal. There are no ties in Olympic hockey, so one loss ends a country’s chances for a gold medal.

Rules

The most famous aspect of Olympic ice hockey is the penalty shot. If the puck crosses the goal line before the goalie is in the crease, it’s a penalty, and the attacking player must leave the crease.

Aside from that, the rules are much like those of the regular NHL game. Fighting is not allowed, but the game is played with intensity, and physical contact can occur. Referees are present at all times, and if a fight occurs, players may be penalized or even ejected from the game.