Scheffler four clear ahead of final round – The Open

Scottie Scheffler continued his imperious march towards a first Open Championship title in a third round which had contained all the ingredients to set up a classic. Instead, world number one Scheffler, who has won the past nine times he has held the 54-hole lead, will take a four-shot advantage over China’s Li Haotong into Sunday’s final round. Victory on Sunday at Royal Portrush would complete the third leg of the career Grand Slam, having won May’s US PGA Championship, to add to two Masters titles.

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Thymen Arensman wins mountainous stage 14 from the break – Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar extended his lead in the fight for the yellow jersey at the Tour de France by six seconds as Thymen Arensman starred from the breakaway to win Stage 14. Pogacar had a rare quiet day, choosing to follow an attack from Jonas Vingegaard in the finale rather than go all-out for the stage victory. Still, he swept past the Dane in the finale to inch closer to a fourth title.

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Lions dominate Australia to win opening test

The British and Irish Lions beat the Wallabies 27-19 in the opening Test at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Leading 24-5 early in the second half and looking like they might threaten to record one of the biggest victories in their history, the Lions fell away in the last half-hour. A Finn Russell penalty and tries for Sione Tuipulotu and Tom Curry put them ahead by 12 points at the break.

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Scottie Scheffler takes one stroke lead into the weekend – The Open

Scottie Scheffler battled the worst of the torrential downpours that battered Royal Portrush to shoot a commanding 64 and open a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick at the halfway stage of The Open. The world number one’s high-class round – his lowest round in a major – featured eight birdies and one bogey as the US PGA Championship winner advanced to 10 under.

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Tadej Pogacar crushes Stage 13 mountain time trial – Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar is running away with the 2025 Tour de France. The Slovenian stormed to a 21st career stage win in the mountain time trial at Peyragudes, extending his already commanding lead over Jonas Vingegaard to 4’07”. It was a bad day for Remco Evenepoel, who faded on the climb and was caught by Vingegaard, while Pogacar edged closer to Mark Cavendish’s all-time Tour record of 35 stage wins.

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