Canadian Corey Conners won the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio on Sunday, claiming his second career PGA Tour victory at the same event he won four years ago. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Conners, from Listowel, Ont., carded a bogey-free round of 4-under 68 to finish 15 under for the tournament — one stroke better than hard-charging American Sam Stevens. “I was really solid all day. It was a battle out here all day, the conditions were not easy,” Conners told NBC after the win. The 31-year-old Conners started the day one back of Patrick Rodgers, but…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Russian FM Sergey Lavrov to call for the release of Evan Gershkovich, the State Department said.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a call on Sunday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had arrested Gershkovich, accusing him of gathering information about a Russian defence company that was a state secret. The Wall Street Journal has denied Gershkovich was spying. The White House has called the espionage charge, which carries a jail…
Daniil Medvedev continued his sensational form to claim his first Miami Open title, beating Jannik Sinner in straight sets, 7-5 6-3.The Miami Open marked his fifth ATP Tour final in as many tournaments, with Medvedev bouncing back from the Indian Wells final defeat two weeks ago against Carlos Alcaraz. This time, the world No 5 was dominant against Sinner, who was frustrated by Medvedev’s baseline game. Image: Medvedev has now lost just one match in 25 matches Medvedev did not face a break point in the match after Sinner created five in the fifth game of set one, and he…
Israel’s cabinet has voted to approve major budget cuts across ministries to fund a controversial “national guard” led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday that the cabinet approved the establishment of the force, but that a committee comprised of Israel’s existing security agencies would determine the guard’s authorities and whether it would be subordinate to the police, or take orders directly from Ben-Gvir, as he demands. The committee has 90 days to make its recommendations. A statement from Ben-Gvir’s office said the guard, which would operate under his ministry, would deal with “emergency scenarios, nationalistic…
Forward Mitchell Marner plus defencemen Mark Giordano and Jake McCabe will not be in the lineup Sunday when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said Giordano and McCabe are getting the night off while Marner is recovering from “bumps and bruises.” The 25-year-old Marner has played in all 75 games for the Maple Leafs so far during the regular season and leads the team with 95 points (28 goals and 67 assists). Giordano has four goals and 20 assists in 74 games with the Maple Leafs this season. The…
Sri Lanka won their opening T20 international against New Zealand in dramatic fashion after chasing down a nine-run target in a Super Over. Ish Sodhi’s six over deep midwicket off the final ball of New Zealand’s 20 overs saw the hosts level Sri Lanka’s score of 196 in Auckland to force the six-ball shootout. New Zealand mustered just eight runs from their over, and it took the Sri Lankans just half their allotted six to get the job done as Charith Asalanka cleared the ropes from an Adam Milne slower ball and then ramped the next for four more.Sri Lanka…
Diplomat protests against recent jailing of pharmaceutical firm employee in first visit by a Japanese foreign minister to Beijing in more than three years.Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing and urged the government there to promptly release a jailed Japanese national. Hayashi’s meeting on Sunday with Qin Gang was the first visit to Beijing for a Japanese foreign minister in more than three years as the two rival Asian powers seek common ground at a time of rising regional tensions. An employee of Astellas Pharma was detained in China for unknown reasons, a spokesperson…
The expulsions are the latest crackdown against French media by the military ruling the West African country.Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two newspapers said on Sunday, accusing the authorities of seeking to stifle freedom of speech with an escalating crackdown on foreign media. Liberation said its correspondent Agnès Faivre and Le Monde’s Sophie Douce arrived in Paris early on Sunday after they were summoned separately for questioning by the military authorities on Friday and later notified of their expulsion. The two are “journalists of perfect integrity, who worked in Burkina…
Observers say that President Milo Djukanovic faces stiff challenge from newcomer and economist Jakov Milatovic.Montenegrins headed to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a run-off vote that could see a young upstart unseat incumbent Milo Djukanovic, who has dominated the country’s political scene for decades. Polling stations opened at 7am (05:00 GMT) and will close at 8pm (18:00 GMT). First unofficial results by pollsters, based on a sample of the electorate, are expected about two hours later. The outcome of the contest will likely determine the balance of power in the Balkan nation ahead of a…
Merseyside Police has underlined its “robust policing plans” after climate activists were reportedly plotting to “ruin” the Grand National by staging a protest on raceday.Members of Animal Rebellion, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, plan to form a human barricade across the course at Aintree after sneaking into the event with ladders and bolt cutters, according to reports. The Mail on Sunday reports more than 100 activists have signed up to take part in a protest on April 15 which would see them bussed to Aintree and glued to parts of the National course. Image: Sam Waley-Cohen celebrates victory on Noble…