Chris Kirk hits from a shot from bunker onto the third inexperienced throughout the closing spherical of the Honda Classic on Sunday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Lynne Sladky/Associated Press

GOLF

Chris Kirk waited practically eight years to win a PGA Tour occasion once more. Waiting yet another gap on Sunday was no drawback.

Kirk caught his strategy to the par-5 18th to tap-in vary, and his birdie on the primary gap of a playoff lifted him previous Eric Cole for the victory on the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Cole had an opportunity, taking part in his third shot from the sand to simply outdoors of 10 ft for a birdie that may have prolonged the playoff. But it lipped out, and Kirk nudged his ball in for his fifth profession win – his first since prevailing at Colonial in 2015.

“I was obviously very, very nervous today having not won in so long,” Kirk stated. “Coming down the stretch, I felt good.”

And he’ll be the final Honda winner. The automotive firm is ending its title sponsorship of the occasion after 42 years, with a brand new sponsor set to be in place – the PGA Tour hopes, anyway – within the coming weeks.

They completed 72 holes tied at 14-under 266, Kirk capturing 69 on Sunday, Cole capturing 67.

LPGA: American Lilia Vu rode a sizzling putter to assert her maiden LPGA crown with a one-shot victory over residence favourite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap on the LPGA Thailand in Pattaya, Thailand.

Trailing the native rookie by six strokes in the beginning of the day, 25-year-old Vu unleashed eight spectacular birdies, together with 5 straight from the eighth gap to finish her marketing campaign with an immaculate spherical of 8-under 64 for a 22-under 266 complete at Siam Country Club Old Course.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Marcel Siem ended his lengthy look ahead to a fifth European tour title with victory on the Hero Indian Open by a single shot in New Delhi.

The German’s final win on the tour got here eight years and 116 days in the past on the 2014 BMW Masters however a closing 68 noticed him edge out countryman Yannik Paul to return to the winner’s circle with a 14-under 274.

LIV: Charles Howell III lastly made successful really feel simple at Mayakoba when his putter got here to life for an 8-under 63 to win the LIV Golf Invitational in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico by 4 pictures for his first title within the Saudi-funded collection.

Howell had seven birdies via 10 holes to take management at El Camaleon, after which obtained some assist when Peter Uihlein needed to hit three tee pictures on the twelfth gap in a triple bogey that eliminated any drama from the ultimate spherical.

SOCCER

LEAGUE CUP: Manchester United’s six-year look ahead to a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup.

United Manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the membership to silverware simply 10 months after being employed.

Casemiro headed United in entrance within the thirty third minute of the ultimate at Wembley Stadium and Sven Botman’s own-goal made it 2-0 within the thirty ninth.

It is United’s first trophy since successful a League Cup and Europa League double below Jose Mourinho in 2017.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea’s troubles deepened with a 2-0 loss to fierce London rival Tottenham within the Premier League.

Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane scored to pile the distress on Chelsea Manager Graham Potter, whose crew can not appear to show its type round.

FRENCH LEAGUE: Kylian Mbappé scored twice and Lionel Messi obtained the opposite aim because the World Cup closing stars mixed to present French league chief Paris Saint-Germain a 3-0 win at title challenger Marseille.

Mbappé tops the league’s scoring charts outright with 17 objectives, and he matched Edinson Cavani’s PSG club-record tally of 200 within the course of.

SKIING

MEN’S WORLD CUP: Norwegian ski racer Alexander Steen Olsen earned his first World Cup win after AJ Ginnis of Greece was disqualified for lacking a gate in a slalom occasion held on a snowy day on the Palisades Tahoe resort in Olympic Valley, California.

With the visibility deteriorating because the snow picked up depth, Olsen turned in a clear cross via the difficult course set to complete in a two-run mixed time of 1 minute, 47.47 seconds. Fellow Norwegian racer Timon Haugan was 0.05 seconds behind in second. There was a tie for third between Bulgaria’s Albert Popov, who made a cost from properly again within the pack, and first-run chief Clement Noel of France.

The podium took a number of minutes to kind out as officers reviewed the run of Ginnis, who got here down in first place however appeared to straddle a gate. In one video angle, it was powerful to inform on account of a cloud of snow close to his carving ski. The missed gate was ultimately confirmed.

TENNIS

RIO OPEN: Cameron Norrie waited per week for his revenge towards top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, rallying from a set and 3-0 all the way down to beat the Spanish teenager within the closing in Rio de Janeiro for his first title of the 12 months.

Second-seeded Norrie gained 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to win the fifth title of his profession after defeats within the closing to Richard Gasquet in Auckland in January and to Alcaraz within the Argentina Open championship match final weekend.

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