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Rose, Fitzpatrick among cuts at British Open

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SOUTHPORT, England — Justin Rose could feel the warmth and adulation as he walked up the 18th hole Friday in the British Open. He just wishes he could have changed the day of the week. Rose had left himself too big of a hole and didn’t make nearly enough putts to make the cut at Royal Birkdale. He closed with a 2-under 68 — he shot 76 in the first round — and his exit was more ceremonial than it was a celebration. “I was trying to get out of my own head at that point and just enjoy the glorious walk that an Open Championship 18th hole is,” Rose said. He knows from ...

Schmid wins 13th stage at Tour de France

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BELFORT, France — Swiss rider Mauro Schmid edged Colombian Harold Tejada in a two-way sprint to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar safely kept his overall lead on Friday. With several riders closing in behind them, Schmid made the decisive move with 200 meters left and held off Tejada before lifting his front wheel at the line in celebration. Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock finished just behind in third. Pogacar’s yellow jersey group cruised in a few minutes later as the high temperatures of recent heat waves finally ...

Spain has built its way to World Cup final

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NEW YORK — Spain reaching the World Cup final is still something of a novelty, given this is just the second time the country has gotten this far. Rodri sees it as the culmination of years building to this point. Winning the Nations League in 2023 and the European Championship in 2024 set the foundation for the success the team has achieved over the past several weeks. An even bigger challenge awaits against defending champion Argentina on Sunday, and Spain’s captain wants his teammates to be more eager to win than scared to lose. “We’ve been gradually growing,” Rodri said ...

Trump, Infantino praise World Cup

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NEW YORK — FIFA President Gianni Infantino deemed the World Cup a success on Friday, again lauding President Donald Trump for his role in the event and saying the tournament achieved its mission of uniting people from all corners of the globe. Infantino pointed to many numbers — sold-out ...

Curve’s Gray blasts homer in debut

Altoona Curve

READING — Altoona’s bullpen fired five scoreless innings of relief, and Murf Gray cranked a long solo homer in his Double-A debut to lead the Curve to a 6-2 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Friday night at First Energy Stadium. The Curve wasted no time getting the offense rolling in ...

F1’s Antonelli reveals advice from Federer

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On the grass courts of Wimbledon or racing through the Belgian forests, what matters is staying in control. Kimi Antonelli went fastest in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday after sharing a piece of advice he picked up recently from Roger Federer. After a run of car problems cut ...