At Shinnecock Hills, the final round of the US Open saw defending champion Wyndham Clark carrying a big lead into Sunday’s play, but the chasing pack was circling. Chile’s Joaquin Niemann mounted a charge, going four under for his round to claw back to +1 overall — though he was surely haunted by an extraordinary opening-round 11 on a single par-four hole: two tee shots out of bounds, a dispute with a referee over fire ants in the fescue, and a two-shot penalty for throwing his club.
In women’s cricket, South Africa dealt a blow to India’s semifinal hopes at the Women’s T20 World Cup. Veteran all-rounder Marizanne Kapp took two wickets before smashing an unbeaten 81 off 45 balls to chase down India’s 158 in the final over. Poor fielding proved costly for the Women in Blue.
