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Nappy factor? New dad Sam Burns steals march on chasing pack to lead Open
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Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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The Guardian Sport
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The Guardian Sport 1 day ago

Nappy factor? New dad Sam Burns steals march on chasing pack to lead Open

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American two shots clear of Ryan Fox and Kim Si-woo Burns playing because wife gave birth earlier than expected After one of the more fiery 24 hours in Open history, how appropriate that a golfer named Burns leads going into the final round at Royal Birkdale. While Rory McIlroy directed spicy barbs at Bryson DeChambeau , as the row over the American’s behaviour after he was docked two shots for a rules infringement rumbled on, Sam Burns was coolness personified. Continue reading...

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Spain’s system subdues a team built on the irrational magic of Messi’s lone genius | Barney Ronay
Spain’s system subdues a team built on the irrational magic of Messi’s lone genius | Barney Ronay

The route to this World Cup victory involved beating the other 2022 finalist and then suffocating Argentina as they dried out in the sun Time to break the staff, bury the book and call time on that rough magic. There was, by the end, an undertone of sadness about Lionel Messi , New Jersey and a World Cup final that brought Spain the glory of an entirely deserved second trophy , and which saw Argentina offer almost nothing beyond a gnarled and gristly sense of resistance. This is an Argentina team built on faith, devotional energy and a belief in the frankly irrational magic of your lone scurrying 39-year-old genius. Well, sometimes that magic will forsake you. The deus ex machina will refuse to appear. And he is perhaps gone from this stage now for good, a Prospero giving his final address to the crowd from a clanky metal bowl outside New York. Continue reading...

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