An emotional Scottie Scheffler held off the rejuvenated Jon Rahm to convert his 54-hole lead into a maiden US PGA Championship title. While the winning margin of five strokes suggests his third major was a formality, a different story threatened to unfold at Quail Hollow. World number one Scheffler began three shots ahead and five clear of Rahm, but it became a two-way duel for the Wanamaker Trophy.
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A wild day at the Giro d’Italia saw Wout van Aert complete his collection of Grand Tour triumphs, Isaac del Toro take the leader’s pink jersey and Primoz Roglic leak time as the white roads of Tuscany caused chaos on Stage 9. It was a supreme redemptive ride for Van Aert, while Del Toro, originally riding in support of Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates, becomes the first Mexican to lead the Giro.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix founded on an audacious overtaking move on the first lap. The four-time champion passed pole-sitter Oscar Piastri’s McLaren around the outside of the first chicane after the start and controlled the race from there. A late safety car closed the field up and put the McLarens of Piastri and Lando Norris on Verstappen’s tail. But a consummate restart from Verstappen allowed him to break free while Norris fought for three laps before finally passing his teammate to take second.
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World number one Scottie Scheffler stormed into the lead of the US PGA Championship and will take a three-shot advantage into Sunday’s final round at Quail Hollow. The 28-year-old carded a superb round of 65 – playing his final five holes in five under – to end the day on 11 under par for the tournament. In both 2022 and 2024, Scheffler converted 54-hole leads into victories at the Masters and is in prime position to seal his third major win.
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Luke Plapp won his first Grand Tour stage with a dominant solo win on Stage 8 at the Giro d’Italia, while Diego Ulissi grabbed the leader’s pink jersey as Primoz Roglic and his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe colleagues chose to let it go. Plapp comfortably proved the strongest from the day’s breakaway, with 2023 champion Roglic and the GC big hitters coming in over four minutes down.
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