ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes Saturday at East Lake for a 5-under 66 that kept Collin Morikawa at bay and moved the No. 1 player in golf one round away from capping his season with a $25 million FedEx Cup prize. Scheffler extended his lead to five shots … Read more
England’s star midde-order batter Joe Root surpassed legendary Alastair Cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format, as he scored his 34th century in Tests against Sri Lanka on Saturday. This was his second ton in last two Tests he has played for England getting him close to the … Read more
Scotland hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games using Victorian government money will add to the “embarrassment” faced by the state, Nationals leader David Littleproud said. Commonwealth Games Scotland said it will use almost $200 million of Victorian government money to deliver an “innovative, cost-effective and sustainable” Games in Glasgow in 2026. In response to UK media … Read more
EPA Sir Keir Starmer’s honeymoon is over. The prime minister has spent the summer preparing the ground for unpopular and controversial spending and taxation decisions. He wants to persuade voters not to blame him, but the governments who came before. The Conservatives, he argues, left the country’s finances in such a mess that there’s going … Read more
Shane Lowry finally saw some East Lake magic in Round 3 of the Tour Championship. He signed for a 6-under 65 and moved five spots up the leaderboard to 13-under overall. Lowry is still 13 strokes behind Scottie Scheffler, though. Regardless, the Irishman knew shooting a good score on Saturday would help put him in … Read more
Five current and former Nelson, B.C. police officers have filed a Charter challenge against the Office of the Attorney General after a personal phone and group chat search was carried out, during an investigation into allegedly racist and inappropriate WhatsApp messages. The challenge, filed on Aug. 22, comes as the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC), which … Read more
There are five major components of the UPS benefits, starting with the assurance that government employees will receive half of their average basic pay drawn over their final 12 months in service prior to retirement, as a monthly pension for life. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: Last weekend, the Union Cabinet … Read more
(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, the much-anticipated second album from Oasis, has gone down in Britpop folklore – not least because the first week of the six-week recording session ended in an almighty fight between Liam and Noel Gallagher that nearly sank the band. ‘A fight?’ recalled one member of the group’s entourage. ‘There were … Read more
Former Cardiff City, Leeds, Leicester and Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba has tragically passed away aged just 39. Turkish side Adanaspor broke the news in a statement released on X which read: ‘Our Technical Director Souleymane Bamba, who fell ill before the Manisa Football Club match played yesterday, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital … Read more
Novak Djokovic struggled as he was knocked out of the US Open on Saturday The legendary tennis star was comfortably beaten by Australian Alexei Popyrin Several outside contenders are now targeting unlikely US Open success By Matthew Lambert Published: 22:30 BST, 31 August 2024 | Updated: 00:34 BST, 1 September 2024 Just 24 hours after … Read more