Kayla Harrison is to be feared, and he or she did not want all three rounds of her UFC debut to show that time.

The 33-year-old Ohio native submitted UFC legend Holly Holm with a rear bare choke within the second spherical of their bantamweight bout throughout UFC 300 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas on Saturday. Harrison walked away from the struggle with nary a scratch, claiming that she’ll be a UFC champion by the top of the 12 months.

Harrison started coaching in judo at 6 years previous, happening to turn into the primary American to ever win an Olympic gold medal within the sport in 2012. She added one other gold to her assortment in 2016. The 42-year-old Holm, a former UFC bantamweight champion, is healthier identified for her hanging.

Holm defeated Olympic bronze-winning judoka Ronda Rousey in 2015, stunning the world by knocking out the then-bantamweight champion with a brutal kick within the second spherical. It is thought to be one of many biggest upsets in UFC historical past.

Regardless that that was 9 years in the past, Holm entered Saturday’s struggle with the identical stage of confidence. She discovered herself grappling on the canvas twice within the first spherical, reversing a takedown try by Harrison within the first 30 seconds. Holm then discovered herself on the opposite finish of a vicious floor and pound earlier than the primary spherical ended, the worst potential unfolding of occasions towards an opponent like Harrison.

Holm’s eyes have been swelling earlier than the second spherical started. She’d landed just one vital strike within the earlier 5 minutes, in comparison with Harrison’s 46. When Holm tapped out on the 1:47 mark within the second spherical, it appeared like a merciful finish to a conflict that wasn’t going her means at any level.

Talking with Joe Rogan instantly after the victory, Harrison demanded a championship struggle.

She did not title Amanda Nunes, however the GOAT nonetheless answered. She posted a video of herself listening to the decision out and yelling as soon as it ended.

Nunes wrote, “Chama,” Brazilian slang for “let’s go,” as her caption.

In fact, Nunes retired final summer season after a bantamweight title protection towards Irene Aldana at UFC 289. Seeing that she went out on high as the ladies’s bantamweight champion and featherweight champion, it isn’t onerous to think about that she’d return for a worthy matchup.

Harrison might be the proper opponent.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — It’s “Neverkusen” no extra.

Coached by Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen gained the Bundesliga title for the primary time Sunday to finish Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign as champion.

In the long run, it wasn’t even shut — Leverkusen leads second-place Bayern by 16 factors after stretching its German document unbeaten run to 43 video games throughout all competitions this season.

Florian Wirtz scored a hat trick as Leverkusen routed Werder Bremen 5-0 and the sport ended with a pitch invasion Sunday to safe the membership’s first-ever German league title with 5 video games remaining.

“It’s indescribable … I don’t suppose it’s doable, or I personally can’t even understand it but,” Wirtz informed broadcaster DAZN.

“I would like just a little extra time within the locker room to essentially get my head round what we’ve achieved. However yeah, to date it’s simply been good to occasion outdoors with the followers and now have a little bit of a celebration within the locker room.”

Followers had already stormed onto the sphere when Leverkusen scored its fourth purpose with seven minutes to go, and the ultimate minutes had been performed in thick crimson smoke from supporters’ pyrotechnics whereas gamers on Leverkusen’s bench clapped alongside to songs, danced and hugged each other.

The fifth purpose within the ninetieth introduced extra followers onto the sphere — a whole bunch this time — and the referee ended the sport amid confusion and jubilation. Hundreds of supporters crowded the sphere waving flags, flares and cardboard copies of the Bundesliga trophy.

Leverkusen lastly shed its status as perennial runner-up after 5 second-place finishes within the league and one within the Champions League.

Alonso, who took over as coach when Leverkusen was within the relegation zone in October 2022, mirrored on ending Bayern’s dominance.

“Maybe it’s wholesome for the Bundesliga, additionally for German soccer, for one more crew to win,” stated Alonso, who gained three Bundesliga titles with Bayern as a participant from 2015-17.

“It’s a terrific pleasure and now we have to take pleasure in it. We want a bit extra time to understand what we’ve achieved. Nevertheless it’s an excellent second and sure, we’ll see what occurs subsequent,” Alonso stated, referring to the opposite trophies that his crew can win this season. “However now’s the time to have fun.”

Victor Boniface — beginning a Bundesliga recreation for the primary time since December due to harm — settled Leverkusen’s nerves with the opening purpose from the penalty spot earlier than Granit Xhaka hit an audacious long-range shot to make it 2-0 with half an hour to go.

Bremen folded after that with substitute Wirtz scoring a purpose similar to Xhaka’s, then one other on the counter within the 83rd and a 3rd to finish the sport, his first profession hat trick.

Leverkusen is aiming for a historic treble of trophies. Alonso’s crew will play second-division Kaiserslautern within the German Cup ultimate in Berlin on Might 25 and has a 2-0 lead over West Ham after their Europa League quarterfinal first leg.

The title places the highlight firmly on an industrial metropolis of slightly below 170,000, which has been overshadowed by bigger, extra well-known neighbors.

“Not in Cologne and Duesseldorf, no, we’re at house right here,” is the third line of the membership music performed simply earlier than kickoff. Soccer is how Leverkusen stands out.

The membership began as a staff’ crew for the Bayer pharmaceutical big 120 years in the past and is a uncommon exception in Germany, the place most golf equipment are majority-controlled by members underneath the so-called 50+1 rule.

Twelfth-place Bremen was in difficulties even earlier than kickoff because the membership accused midfielder Naby Keita of strolling out on the squad after he was disenchanted to not be within the beginning lineup. Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky handled the few possibilities Bremen created.

Within the early recreation, Ritsu Doan’s first-half strike was sufficient for Freiburg to win 1-0 at last-place Darmstadt, which moved nearer to automated relegation.

Darmstadt, with 14 factors, was 12 factors from the relegation playoff spot with 5 matches to play. No crew within the Bundesliga has ever overcome such a deficit at this stage of the season to outlive.

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Ex-United ahead Martha Thomas scored the decisive objective 118 minutes into the sport, sending Spurs to their first main last. Leicester, who had led because the twelfth minute, had their hearts damaged simply seven minutes from the tip of regular time when Spurs capitalised on a defenive error to equalise and pressure the extra-time.

The ultimate assembly sees us lock horns with Tottenham within the greatest recreation of all, having each been promoted from the Ladies’s Championship collectively in 2019.

Our document towards them to this point is robust, claiming 10 wins from 11 earlier conferences – all in a league setting – with a 1-1 attract November 2021 the one recreation that hasn’t resulted in United victory. Objectives from Hannah Blundell, Ella Toone, Melvine Malard and Hayley Ladd secured a complete 4-0 win away from house within the WSL earlier this season, with Spurs set to go to Leigh within the league subsequent weekend. That recreation will now double as a gown rehearsal for the Wembley last.

Scottie Scheffler has received the 2024 Masters Event, becoming a member of the choose group of 17 golfers who’ve earned the title twice of their careers.

With Sunday’s victory, Scheffler is the fourth-youngest golfer to win a number of inexperienced jackets, behind Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros.

Scheffler resides in rarefied air. He completed the 88th Masters at 11-under and received by 4 strokes. The victory made it three wins in his final 4 occasions and his second main victory in his earlier three journeys to Augusta.

Masters debutant Ludvig Åberg completed second at 7-under. Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood completed in a tie for third at 4-under.

Scheffler went off because the betting favourite at +400. Since 1985, just one golfer (Tiger Woods in 2005) had gotten off at +450 odds or shorter and went on to win the Masters.

The week was not with out drama and presumably unprecedented circumstances for the world No. 1. Within the last weeks of her being pregnant, Meredith Scheffler was unable to make the journey with Scottie. He went so far as to say that ought to she go into labor in the course of the match, he would go away at a second’s discover.

Regardless of an early match climate delay Thursday, gusting winds by means of the weekend and impending fatherhood, Scheffler was capable of stay dialed in and achieve over 4 strokes whole to the sphere, a feat with which he’s all too acquainted. He has gained at the very least 4 strokes to the sphere extra typically than anybody else on this planet this season.

With the win, Scheffler earned 100 world rating factors, 600 FedEx Cup factors, his second inexperienced jacket and $3.6 million.

Here is how Scheffler’s win and the ultimate day of the Masters performed out:

2:47 p.m.

The ultimate pairing of the ultimate spherical is off the primary tee. Scheffler and Morikawa every hit picturesque opening drives Sunday afternoon.

If Morikawa had been to assert his first inexperienced jacket, it might be his third main championship and go away him a U.S. Open title away from attaining the profession Grand Slam.

Cam Smith has closed to inside 5 photographs of Scheffler. He’s -2 for the day and -3 total by means of three holes. Farther down the leaderboard, Tom Kim carded a final-round 66 to complete at +5 for the match.

3:13 p.m.

Scottie Scheffler has received the 2024 Masters Event, becoming a member of the choose group of 17 golfers who’ve earned the title twice of their careers.

With Sunday’s victory, Scheffler is the fourth-youngest golfer to win a number of inexperienced jackets, behind Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros.

Scheffler resides in rarefied air. He completed the 88th Masters at 11-under and received by 4 strokes. The victory made it three wins in his final 4 occasions and his second main victory in his earlier three journeys to Augusta.

Masters debutant Ludvig Åberg completed second at 7-under. Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood completed in a tie for third at 4-under.

Scheffler went off because the betting favourite at +400. Since 1985, just one golfer (Tiger Woods in 2005) had gotten off at +450 odds or shorter and went on to win the Masters.

The week was not with out drama and presumably unprecedented circumstances for the world No. 1. Within the last weeks of her being pregnant, Meredith Scheffler was unable to make the journey with Scottie. He went so far as to say that ought to she go into labor in the course of the match, he would go away at a second’s discover.

Regardless of an early match climate delay Thursday, gusting winds by means of the weekend and impending fatherhood, Scheffler was capable of stay dialed in and achieve over 4 strokes whole to the sphere, a feat with which he’s all too acquainted. He has gained at the very least 4 strokes to the sphere extra typically than anybody else on this planet this season.

With the win, Scheffler earned 100 world rating factors, 600 FedEx Cup factors, his second inexperienced jacket and $3.6 million.

Right here’s how Scheffler’s win and the ultimate day of the Masters performed out:

2:47 p.m.

The ultimate pairing of the ultimate spherical is off the primary tee. Scheffler and Morikawa every hit picturesque opening drives Sunday afternoon.

If Morikawa had been to assert his first inexperienced jacket, it might be his third main championship and go away him a U.S. Open title away from attaining the profession Grand Slam.

Cam Smith has closed to inside 5 photographs of Scheffler. He’s -2 for the day and -3 total by means of three holes. Farther down the leaderboard, Tom Kim carded a final-round 66 to complete at +5 for the match.

3:13 p.m.

Åberg birdied the second with a clean 22-foot putt. Sitting at +600 on the reside odds board, Åberg goals to develop into the primary debutant to win the Masters since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. Shortly after Åberg and Homa birdied the second, Scheffler (+100) saved par on No. 2, sustaining his one-stroke lead over Morikawa and Homa. Xander Schauffele (+2500), now 1-under on his spherical, is one other contender simply 4 again of Scheffler.

3:21 p.m.

Scheffler (now -140 odds to win) birdies No. 3 and leads Morikawa (+400) and Homa (+500) by two photographs. Åberg (+700) has performed nicely tee to inexperienced up to now within the last spherical however has missed just a few putts and sits at -5 total. Tommy Fleetwood (+4000) is 2 below par for the day by means of seven holes to affix the occasion. He’s now 3-under together with Bryson DeChambeau (+4000), the 2020 U.S. Open winner, who has birdied holes 4 and 5 after having bogeyed two of the primary three holes.  

3:30 p.m.

Morikawa will get up and down at No. 4 to save lots of par, whereas Scheffler (-105) fails to transform the par save. Now only one again from the world No. 1, Morikawa is +400 to win the Masters. Phil Mickelson finishes this yr’s match with a 2-over 74 spherical and 8-over total, incomes him the Prime Senior honors. 

3:47 p.m.

Scheffler (-110) misses a shortish birdie putt on No. 5 however stays the chief by one shot over Homa (+400) and Morikawa (+330). Fleetwood (+8000) is making an attempt to make a Sunday cost. He’s 2-under for the day and 3-under for the match by means of 8. Tyrrell Hatton (+150000) is 5-under by means of 14 and 2-under for the match.

3:57 p.m.

Defending champion Jon Rahm (+750 per match odds) concludes his journey at Augusta. The LIV famous person did not get something going this week and completed exterior the highest 40. Shortly after the conclusion of Rahm’s spherical, Scheffler left his lengthy birdie bid on No. 6 brief. He stays one stroke forward of Morikawa (+400) and Homa (+500). However Åberg (+400) simply caught his strategy on seven; he’s inching nearer towards historical past.  

4:15 p.m.

Tree hassle for Scheffler on the seventh gap leads to one other missed inexperienced for the 2022 champion and, finally, a bogey. Scheffler (+115) is now tied with Morikawa (+360) and Åberg (+230). Morikawa has put himself constantly in place to attain Sunday afternoon however has been unable to money in on a handful of birdie putts. Homa (+550) is now again inside a shot with Fleetwood (+9000), and DeChambeau (+5500) is inside 3.

4:31 p.m.

Homa (+400) cleans up his brief birdie putt on eight and now strikes to six below par for the match. He was briefly tied for the lead earlier than Scheffler (-110), who has a bounce-back birdie or higher share of 43% this season, and Morikawa (+230), who had not made a birdie since No. 8 Saturday, each birdied the eighth.

4:48 p.m.

A 3-shot swing within the last pairing as world No. 1 Scheffler (-175) follows up his birdie on No. 8 with one other on No. 9 whereas Morikawa (+1800) makes double bogey after failing to make it out of a greenside bunker. Åberg (+260) sits alone in second only a single shot behind Scheffler. 

5:02 p.m.

After an premature double bogey on No. 9, Morikawa (+2500) did not bounce again with a birdie. The 2-time main champion finds himself 4 again of Scheffler (-250), who simply drained a seven-foot birdie putt for his third straight birdie. In the meantime, Fleetwood’s (+15000) good 3-under spherical has him in solo fifth place.

5:30 p.m.

Pars are briefly provide abruptly because the 4 gamers atop the leaderboard have every made a bogey or worse within the final 10 minutes. Åberg (+850) began the parade with a double bogey at 11. Scheffler (-550) adopted with a bogey at 11. Morikawa (+9000) doubles No. 11, and minutes later Homa (+1100) double bogeys No. 12. Fleetwood (+15000) is the beneficiary, as he’s making pars and making up floor, sitting now at -4 by means of 15 holes. Scheffler leads at -8. Åberg and Homa are tied for second at -5, adopted by Fleetwood.

5:41 p.m.

The carnage continues by means of Amen Nook; nevertheless, Scheffler (-500) was capable of finding the inexperienced on No. 12 and end the opening with a par, sustaining a three-stroke lead over Åberg (+400) and Homa (+1200). After he did not convert the birdie try, the window for Morikawa (+20000) is closing. With simply six holes to play, mistake-free golf is the recipe for the chief, Scheffler.

5:56 p.m.

No one is taking part in higher late within the day than Fleetwood, however his putter has not heated up on the again 9 as required if he’s to placed on the inexperienced jacket at day’s finish. With solely No. 18 remaining, he sits at -4, 5 photographs behind Scheffler (-750 to win), who simply birdied the par-5 thirteenth gap. Åberg has climbed again inside hanging distance and is 7-under by means of 14 following back-to-back birdies. 

6:08 p.m.

Scheffler is dialed in proper now. With a two-stroke lead over Åberg, he caught it inside a foot on No. 14. Make that back-to-back birdies for the Texas native. He now strikes three away from Åberg and is an amazing -3500 favourite. Amid all of the motion, on 15, Åberg discovered the bushes off the tee and was pressured to put up on the reachable par 5. Holes are operating out for these trailing. It virtually seems like Scheffler’s match to lose.

6:24 p.m.

Scheffler started the Masters as an amazing favourite, and he’s delivering as marketed. Closing in on his second Masters championship, he’s now three holes from victory following a par on the fifteenth gap to take care of his three-stroke benefit over Åberg. Homa and Morikawa sit 5 photographs off the tempo. Fleetwood has posted a spherical of 69 to complete the match at 4 below par.  

6:35 p.m.

After a stable strategy on 16, Scheffler took a protracted have a look at the leaderboard as he walked towards the inexperienced. Soaking it in with three holes remaining and a three-stroke lead, it should now begin to really feel actual. He’s inching nearer to historical past and becoming a member of the choose group of multi-major winners. That second didn’t faze him within the least. Scheffler stood over his prolonged putt and dropped it proper down the middle of the cup. He’s standing on No. 17 with a four-stroke lead and the betting odds taken off the board.

6:48 p.m.

On Sunday, the again 9 at Augusta is meant to deliver golfers to their knees. Not the case with the chief, Scheffler. The world No. 1 has been dominant on the closing 9 with 4 birdies and is in management, sitting at 11 below par by means of 17 holes. He’s a few swings away from one other main championship. birdied the second with a clean 22-foot putt. Sitting at +600 on the reside odds board, Scottie Scheffler has received the 2024 Masters Event, becoming a member of the choose group of 17 golfers who’ve earned the title twice of their careers.

With Sunday’s victory, Scheffler is the fourth-youngest golfer to win a number of inexperienced jackets, behind Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros.

Scheffler resides in rarefied air. He completed the 88th Masters at 11-under and received by 4 strokes. The victory made it three wins in his final 4 occasions and his second main victory in his earlier three journeys to Augusta.

Masters debutant Ludvig Åberg completed second at 7-under. Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood completed in a tie for third at 4-under.

Scheffler went off because the betting favourite at +400. Since 1985, just one golfer (Tiger Woods in 2005) had gotten off at +450 odds or shorter and went on to win the Masters.

The week was not with out drama and presumably unprecedented circumstances for the world No. 1. Within the last weeks of her being pregnant, Meredith Scheffler was unable to make the journey with Scottie. He went so far as to say that ought to she go into labor in the course of the match, he would go away at a second’s discover.

Regardless of an early match climate delay Thursday, gusting winds by means of the weekend and impending fatherhood, Scheffler was capable of stay dialed in and achieve over 4 strokes whole to the sphere, a feat with which he’s all too acquainted. He has gained at the very least 4 strokes to the sphere extra typically than anybody else on this planet this season.

With the win, Scheffler earned 100 world rating factors, 600 FedEx Cup factors, his second inexperienced jacket and $3.6 million.

Right here’s how Scheffler’s win and the ultimate day of the Masters performed out:

2:47 p.m.

The ultimate pairing of the ultimate spherical is off the primary tee. Scheffler and Morikawa every hit picturesque opening drives Sunday afternoon.

If Morikawa had been to assert his first inexperienced jacket, it might be his third main championship and go away him a U.S. Open title away from attaining the profession Grand Slam.

Cam Smith has closed to inside 5 photographs of Scheffler. He’s -2 for the day and -3 total by means of three holes. Farther down the leaderboard, Tom Kim carded a final-round 66 to complete at +5 for the match.

3:13 p.m.

Åberg birdied the second with a clean 22-foot putt. Sitting at +600 on the reside odds board, Åberg goals to develop into the primary debutant to win the Masters since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. Shortly after Åberg and Homa birdied the second, Scheffler (+100) saved par on No. 2, sustaining his one-stroke lead over Morikawa and Homa. Xander Schauffele (+2500), now 1-under on his spherical, is one other contender simply 4 again of Scheffler.

3:21 p.m.

Scheffler (now -140 odds to win) birdies No. 3 and leads Morikawa (+400) and Homa (+500) by two photographs. Åberg (+700) has performed nicely tee to inexperienced up to now within the last spherical however has missed just a few putts and sits at -5 total. Tommy Fleetwood (+4000) is 2 below par for the day by means of seven holes to affix the occasion. He’s now 3-under together with Bryson DeChambeau (+4000), the 2020 U.S. Open winner, who has birdied holes 4 and 5 after having bogeyed two of the primary three holes.  

3:30 p.m.

Morikawa will get up and down at No. 4 to save lots of par, whereas Scheffler (-105) fails to transform the par save. Now only one again from the world No. 1, Morikawa is +400 to win the Masters. Phil Mickelson finishes this yr’s match with a 2-over 74 spherical and 8-over total, incomes him the Prime Senior honors. 

3:47 p.m.

Scheffler (-110) misses a shortish birdie putt on No. 5 however stays the chief by one shot over Homa (+400) and Morikawa (+330). Fleetwood (+8000) is making an attempt to make a Sunday cost. He’s 2-under for the day and 3-under for the match by means of 8. Tyrrell Hatton (+150000) is 5-under by means of 14 and 2-under for the match.

3:57 p.m.

Defending champion Jon Rahm (+750 per match odds) concludes his journey at Augusta. The LIV famous person did not get something going this week and completed exterior the highest 40. Shortly after the conclusion of Rahm’s spherical, Scheffler left his lengthy birdie bid on No. 6 brief. He stays one stroke forward of Morikawa (+400) and Homa (+500). However Åberg (+400) simply caught his strategy on seven; he’s inching nearer towards historical past.  

4:15 p.m.

Tree hassle for Scheffler on the seventh gap leads to one other missed inexperienced for the 2022 champion and, finally, a bogey. Scheffler (+115) is now tied with Morikawa (+360) and Åberg (+230). Morikawa has put himself constantly in place to attain Sunday afternoon however has been unable to money in on a handful of birdie putts. Homa (+550) is now again inside a shot with Fleetwood (+9000), and DeChambeau (+5500) is inside 3.

4:31 p.m.

Homa (+400) cleans up his brief birdie putt on eight and now strikes to six below par for the match. He was briefly tied for the lead earlier than Scheffler (-110), who has a bounce-back birdie or higher share of 43% this season, and Morikawa (+230), who had not made a birdie since No. 8 Saturday, each birdied the eighth.

4:48 p.m.

A 3-shot swing within the last pairing as world No. 1 Scheffler (-175) follows up his birdie on No. 8 with one other on No. 9 whereas Morikawa (+1800) makes double bogey after failing to make it out of a greenside bunker. Åberg (+260) sits alone in second only a single shot behind Scheffler. 

5:02 p.m.

After an premature double bogey on No. 9, Morikawa (+2500) did not bounce again with a birdie. The 2-time main champion finds himself 4 again of Scheffler (-250), who simply drained a seven-foot birdie putt for his third straight birdie. In the meantime, Fleetwood’s (+15000) good 3-under spherical has him in solo fifth place.

5:30 p.m.

Pars are briefly provide abruptly because the 4 gamers atop the leaderboard have every made a bogey or worse within the final 10 minutes. Åberg (+850) began the parade with a double bogey at 11. Scheffler (-550) adopted with a bogey at 11. Morikawa (+9000) doubles No. 11, and minutes later Homa (+1100) double bogeys No. 12. Fleetwood (+15000) is the beneficiary, as he’s making pars and making up floor, sitting now at -4 by means of 15 holes. Scheffler leads at -8. Åberg and Homa are tied for second at -5, adopted by Fleetwood.

5:41 p.m.

The carnage continues by means of Amen Nook; nevertheless, Scheffler (-500) was capable of finding the inexperienced on No. 12 and end the opening with a par, sustaining a three-stroke lead over Åberg (+400) and Homa (+1200). After he did not convert the birdie try, the window for Morikawa (+20000) is closing. With simply six holes to play, mistake-free golf is the recipe for the chief, Scheffler.

5:56 p.m.

No one is taking part in higher late within the day than Fleetwood, however his putter has not heated up on the again 9 as required if he’s to placed on the inexperienced jacket at day’s finish. With solely No. 18 remaining, he sits at -4, 5 photographs behind Scheffler (-750 to win), who simply birdied the par-5 thirteenth gap. Åberg has climbed again inside hanging distance and is 7-under by means of 14 following back-to-back birdies. 

6:08 p.m.

Scheffler is dialed in proper now. With a two-stroke lead over Åberg, he caught it inside a foot on No. 14. Make that back-to-back birdies for the Texas native. He now strikes three away from Åberg and is an amazing -3500 favourite. Amid all of the motion, on 15, Åberg discovered the bushes off the tee and was pressured to put up on the reachable par 5. Holes are operating out for these trailing. It virtually seems like Scheffler’s match to lose.

6:24 p.m.

Scheffler started the Masters as an amazing favourite, and he’s delivering as marketed. Closing in on his second Masters championship, he’s now three holes from victory following a par on the fifteenth gap to take care of his three-stroke benefit over Åberg. Homa and Morikawa sit 5 photographs off the tempo. Fleetwood has posted a spherical of 69 to complete the match at 4 below par.  

6:35 p.m.

After a stable strategy on 16, Scheffler took a protracted have a look at the leaderboard as he walked towards the inexperienced. Soaking it in with three holes remaining and a three-stroke lead, it should now begin to really feel actual. He’s inching nearer to historical past and becoming a member of the choose group of multi-major winners. That second didn’t faze him within the least. Scheffler stood over his prolonged putt and dropped it proper down the middle of the cup. He’s standing on No. 17 with a four-stroke lead and the betting odds taken off the board.

6:48 p.m.

On Sunday, the again 9 at Augusta is meant to deliver golfers to their knees. Not the case with the chief, Scheffler. The world No. 1 has been dominant on the closing 9 with 4 birdies and is in management, sitting at 11 below par by means of 17 holes. He’s a few swings away from one other main championship. goals to develop into the primary debutant to win the Masters since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. Shortly after Åberg and Homa birdied the second, Scheffler (+100) saved par on No. 2, sustaining his one-stroke lead over Morikawa and Homa. Xander Schauffele (+2500), now 1-under on his spherical, is one other contender simply 4 again of Scheffler.

3:21 p.m.

Scheffler (now -140 odds to win) birdies No. 3 and leads Morikawa (+400) and Homa (+500) by two photographs. Åberg (+700) has performed nicely tee to inexperienced up to now within the last spherical however has missed just a few putts and sits at -5 total. Tommy Fleetwood (+4000) is 2 below par for the day by means of seven holes to affix the occasion. He’s now 3-under together with Bryson DeChambeau (+4000), the 2020 U.S. Open winner, who has birdied holes 4 and 5 after having bogeyed two of the primary three holes.  

3:30 p.m.

Morikawa will get up and down at No. 4 to save lots of par, whereas Scheffler (-105) fails to transform the par save. Now only one again from the world No. 1, Morikawa is +400 to win the Masters. Phil Mickelson finishes this yr’s match with a 2-over 74 spherical and 8-over total, incomes him the Prime Senior honors. 

3:47 p.m.

Scheffler (-110) misses a shortish birdie putt on No. 5 however stays the chief by one shot over Homa (+400) and Morikawa (+330). Fleetwood (+8000) is making an attempt to make a Sunday cost. He’s 2-under for the day and 3-under for the match by means of 8. Tyrrell Hatton (+150000) is 5-under by means of 14 and 2-under for the match.

3:57 p.m.

Defending champion Jon Rahm (+750 per match odds) concludes his journey at Augusta. The LIV famous person did not get something going this week and completed exterior the highest 40. Shortly after the conclusion of Rahm’s spherical, Scheffler left his lengthy birdie bid on No. 6 brief. He stays one stroke forward of Morikawa (+400) and Homa (+500). However Åberg (+400) simply caught his strategy on seven; he’s inching nearer towards historical past.  

4:15 p.m.

Tree hassle for Scheffler on the seventh gap leads to one other missed inexperienced for the 2022 champion and, finally, a bogey. Scheffler (+115) is now tied with Morikawa (+360) and Åberg (+230). Morikawa has put himself constantly in place to attain Sunday afternoon however has been unable to money in on a handful of birdie putts. Homa (+550) is now again inside a shot with Fleetwood (+9000), and DeChambeau (+5500) is inside 3.

4:31 p.m.

Homa (+400) cleans up his brief birdie putt on eight and now strikes to six below par for the match. He was briefly tied for the lead earlier than Scheffler (-110), who has a bounce-back birdie or higher share of 43% this season, and Morikawa (+230), who had not made a birdie since No. 8 Saturday, each birdied the eighth.

Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 5-0 to win soccer’s Bundesliga with 5 video games remaining, ending Bayern’s run of 11 consecutive titles.

Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen have secured their first Bundesliga title with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, breaking an 11-year stranglehold on the league by Bayern Munich.

Xabi Alonso’s crew, who’ve now gone a league-record 29 matches with out defeat this season to safe their first trophy since 1993, have a 16-point lead over Bayern with 5 matches remaining.

They’ll add extra titles this season, having reached the German Cup closing and the Europa League quarterfinals, the place they’ve a 2-0 first-leg benefit over West Ham United.

Leverkusen left nothing to probability and sealed their title win on the first alternative with Florian Wirtz bagging a hat trick in a win that stretched their unbeaten run throughout all competitions to a exceptional 43 video games this season.

“I can’t describe this,” Germany worldwide Wirtz mentioned. “I personally can nonetheless not realise this has occurred. I’ll want a number of moments within the altering room to know what we’ve achieved.

“We couldn’t have imagined one thing like this whenever you see how the earlier season went.”

Xabi Alonso, who took over as coach when Leverkusen was within the relegation zone in October 2022, mirrored on ending Bayern’s dominance.

“Maybe it’s wholesome for the Bundesliga, additionally for German soccer, for one more crew to win,” mentioned Alonso, who received three Bundesliga titles with Bayern as a participant from 2015-17.

“It’s an amazing pleasure and we’ve to get pleasure from it. We’d like a bit extra time to grasp what we’ve achieved. Nevertheless it’s an excellent second and sure, we’ll see what occurs subsequent,” Alonso mentioned, referring to the opposite trophies that his crew can win this season.

“However now could be the time to rejoice.”

Victor Boniface – beginning a Bundesliga sport for the primary time since December due to harm – settled Leverkusen’s nerves with the opening aim from the penalty spot earlier than Granit Xhaka hit an audacious long-range shot to make it 2-0 with half an hour to go.

Bremen folded after that with substitute Wirtz scoring a aim similar to Xhaka’s, then one other on the counter within the 83rd minute, then a 3rd to finish the sport, his first profession hat trick.

Followers had already stormed onto the sector when Leverkusen scored its fourth aim with seven minutes to go, and the ultimate minutes had been performed in thick purple smoke from supporters’ pyrotechnics whereas gamers on Leverkusen’s bench clapped alongside to songs, danced and hugged each other.

The fifth aim within the ninetieth minute introduced extra followers onto the sector – a whole lot this time – and the referee ended the sport amid confusion and jubilation. Hundreds of supporters crowded the sector, waving flags, flares and cardboard copies of the Bundesliga trophy.

Leverkusen had lastly shed its status as perennial runner-up after 5 second-place finishes within the league and one within the Champions League.

The title places the highlight firmly on an industrial metropolis of slightly below 170,000, which has been overshadowed by bigger, extra well-known neighbours.

“Not in Cologne and Dusseldorf, no, we’re at house right here,” is the third line of the membership tune performed simply earlier than kick-off.

The membership began as a employees’ crew for the Bayer pharmaceutical large 120 years in the past and is a uncommon exception in Germany, the place most golf equipment are majority managed by members underneath the so-called 50+1 rule.

Scottie Scheffler has cruised to a second Masters in three years – however along with his spouse Meredith solely weeks away from giving beginning to their first little one, the American will depart the celebrations at a second’s discover if vital.

Pre-tournament favorite and World No 1 Scheffler coasted to a four-shot win at Augusta on Sunday to win the inexperienced jacket for the second time.

Scheffler had spouse Meredith by his aspect as he gained his first main title on the Masters in 2022 – however the 27-year-old was confronted with a really completely different scenario this time round.

Meredith watched the closing day from their residence in Texas, with the couple anticipating their first little one later this month, and an emotional Scheffler stated he can be becoming a member of her as quickly as attainable.

“I’m coming residence,” Scheffler stated forward of being introduced along with his second inexperienced jacket. “I’m coming residence as fast as I can. I like you and I’m coming residence, that’s all.

“You’re about to make me cry right here, within the Butler Cabin,” Scheffler continued. “It’s a really, very particular time for each of us. I can’t put into phrases how particular it’s to win the event once more, I actually can’t put into phrases what it’s going to be wish to be a father for the primary time.

“I’m wanting ahead to getting residence and celebrating with Meredith. It’s been a protracted week right here with out her.”

Scheffler held a one-shot lead heading into the ultimate spherical and stated he would have been ready to withdraw from the event if he acquired the decision.

“If she calls me whereas I’m on the seventeenth, then I higher go residence,” Scheffler instructed ESPN.

“Going into Sunday [in 2022], Meredith and I had been just a bit bit emotional about what was occurring on the time as a result of our lives had been altering at a really fast tempo,” Scheffler stated earlier this week. “Now, I believe we now have settled extra into the place our lives are at. Proper now, probably the most thrilling factor is just not profitable the Masters, it’s child coming fairly quickly.”

Meredith notably caddied for Scheffler in each 2022 and 2023 in the course of the Par 3 household day and he has beforehand stated she’s “studying” in regards to the recreation throughout their time collectively, having not beforehand been a golf fan.

“It’s going to be fairly wild. I don’t suppose it’s hit both of us fairly but, but it surely’s an thrilling time for us as a household,” Scheffer beforehand stated to Golf Digest. “It’s been a reasonably thrilling final seven months or so, and we’re wanting ahead to hopefully getting the infant out of there good and wholesome and with a wholesome momma, after which we’ll go from there.”

Equally, Sam Burns got here into the week awaiting the beginning of his first little one with spouse Caroline. Burns missed the minimize and was on the primary flight out of Augusta with a view to reunite along with his spouse. Burns and Scheffler had been sharing a home collectively, leaving Scheffler with a call to make forward of the weekend.

“I didn’t need to be alone on the home, so I recruited a number of of my pals to return stick with me that had been on the town,” he stated. “So, we’ve received a few my shut buddies on the home. They came visiting this morning, made some breakfast and we frolicked, then I got here to the course. It should simply be extra of that [on Sunday].”

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LONDON — Arsenal have every week to show they are not April fools. For the second yr in succession, the Gunners entered this month concentrating on glory at dwelling and overseas.

However Sunday’s 2-0 dwelling defeat to Aston Villa leaves Mikel Arteta’s aspect going through every week to save lots of their season, and the Spaniard is aware of it. With journeys to Bayern Munich and Wolverhampton Wanderers to return within the subsequent six days, an apocalyptic situation might see Arsenal’s season out of the blue fizzle out.

“If one result’s going to try this then we’re not sturdy sufficient,” Arteta mentioned. “That is quite simple. “We have no different answer. If you wish to win championships, if you wish to be there within the Champions League, when you have got these moments it’s important to rise up. If not that implies that you do not have a high quality that may be very vital. Now it is a massive check for us.”

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The symmetry with final season is of serious concern. It’s exactly a yr in the past since Arsenal had been embarking on a run of three wins from their ultimate 9 league video games which handed the title to Manchester Metropolis and as soon as once more Pep Guardiola’s expenses are in pole place on the finish of a weekend when each their fundamental rivals misplaced at dwelling.

Villa had been wonderful right here, limiting the house aspect to only 4 pictures within the second half as their bravery in possession, excessive defensive position and willingness to commit gamers ahead rocked the house aspect again. They performed with a poise and conviction that Arsenal have to show in a title race of such advantageous margins.

The Gunners wasted good early alternatives. Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka each hit the aspect netting as Martin Odegaard glided in between the traces with eye-catching ease. But the soundness offered by the Gabriel/William Saliba center-back partnership in current weeks was missing as the previous gifted Ollie Watkins an opportunity to remind Arsenal of the menace Villa posed, putting the within of the submit with a Thirty ninth-minute shot which unfold doubt all through Arteta’s aspect.

Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved brilliantly from Leandro Trossard a minute later earlier than Saka curled an effort simply vast however after the break, Villa asserted a powerful degree of authority on proceedings. Substitute Leon Bailey struck with six minutes remaining earlier than Watkins lifted a superb end over David Raya because the Gunners had been caught on the counter-attack whereas chasing the sport.

In the meantime, Man Metropolis’s relentless and confirmed consistency at this stage of the season makes each defeat really feel like a catastrophe. Equally, Arsenal’s faltering steps of 12 months in the past as soon as once more leaves them weak to the accusation that they can’t execute their finest performances underneath most stress.

Enhancements appeared to have been made in that regard. The character, expertise and resolve of Declan Rice and Kai Havertz has given Arsenal a distinct really feel for lots of this season. However now could be the time when that query might be requested loudest.

Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal tie is finely poised at 2-2 from the primary leg. Within the Premier League, Wolves beat Metropolis and Tottenham at dwelling earlier this season and can get pleasure from a transparent week to arrange for Saturday evening underneath the lights at Molineux.

Perception is totally paramount to reversing the momentum that their season might be slipping away from them. Arteta did his finest to sound defiant when it was put to him that Metropolis have the title of their fingers as soon as once more.

“Whenever you take a look at the schedule, the video games we have now to play each three days, it is loopy,” Arteta mentioned. “So [dropping points] can occur to any workforce. It is occurred prior to now. We can not management that every one.

“We will management how we will be now. Put together from tomorrow to provide us the most effective probability to go to Munich with massive perception and win the sport to enter the semifinals.”

Villa supervisor Unai Emery would by no means admit it publicly, however he could have loved one other victory over his former employers, one which he lastly admitted makes Villa “contenders” for Champions League qualification with 5 video games to play.

Emery’s success at Villa mustn’t masks the mess he left for Arteta at Arsenal in the identical manner this consequence can not disguise the dramatic progress Arteta has overseen. However a few of his current selections are maybe questionable.

Beginning Jakub Kiwior and leaving Jesus on the bench in opposition to Bayern felt like errors. Right here, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Trossard didn’t justify their inclusion and Gabriel Martinelli was as soon as once more disappointing when launched late on. Withdrawing his captain, Odegaard, with 11 minutes to go was a shock. Arteta insisted afterwards he “felt one thing” and couldn’t proceed, however Odegaard informed Norwegian broadcasters after the sport he was not considerably injured.

These are minor quibbles any supervisor faces when outcomes do not go their manner, and now could be Arsenal’s time to reply.

“After shedding any sport the gamers are pissed off and unhappy,” Arteta mentioned. “However we have now a lovely alternative that hasn’t occurred for 14 years on this membership to go to the semifinals of the Champions League. It could not are available in a greater second.”

Arsenal now must show that actually is the case.

Ipswich City captain Sam Morsy topped the vote to be named the ITFC Supporters Membership’s Males’s Participant of the 12 months with supervisor Kieran McKenna describing him as a ‘deserved winner’.

Morsy was offered with the trophy on the pitch following the Blues’ 1-1 draw together with his former membership Middlesbrough at Portman Street yesterday.

The 32-year-old Egypt worldwide has began 39 of City’s 41 Sky Wager Championship video games – lacking three by means of suspension – and scoring three objectives as McKenna’s aspect have mounted a title problem of their first season since promotion.

And the City boss, who gained the Irene Davey Patron Award – named after the long-serving supporters membership patron who died earlier this 12 months – stated his captain was a deserved winner of the Harwich Rosebowl trophy.

“He has (been so constant). I believe a deserved winner,” he stated.

“There have been so lots of the boys who’ve stepped up very effectively however I believe Samy’s proven nice management once more on the pitch and on the coaching floor.

“However on high of that, the standard of his performances, the best way that he’s dictating video games on and off the ball, the main points in his sport now that weren’t there two years in the past that he’s labored ever so onerous on and the health to be obtainable for thus many video games, he’s one other one which’s simply carried out the 5 90 minutes back-to-back. Testomony to him and effectively deserved.”

Wes Burns gained the newly-established Portman Street Second of the Season award for his beautiful outside-of-the-foot end towards Coventry Metropolis. The Welsh worldwide’s purpose got here on the finish of a high-quality group transfer and in the end made the distinction in a 2-1 victory over the Sky Blues.

The Unforgettable Second was awarded to Jeremy Sarmiento following the Brighton & Hove Albion loanee’s 97th-minute winner towards promotion rivals Southampton on Easter Monday.

Previous to the sport Sophie Peskett carried off the Girls’s Participant of the 12 months and Underneath-21s captain Finley Barbrook gained the Academy Participant of the 12 months.