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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Connor Syme revels in a kid-like joy as Scottish golf star amazes in Amsterdam with signature win
The Scottish star capped an outstanding week at the KLM Open with a strong final round to grab a deserved victory in Amsterdam. Overjoyed Connor Syme went back to acting like a kid as he claimed a cherished first-ever title on the DP World Tour. The Scottish star capped an outstanding week at the KLM Open with a strong final round to grab a deserved victory in Amsterdam. Syme scored at the 182nd attempt to become the sixth Tartan ace to nab the major prize in the Netherlands and admits he went back to his roots to do it. With winds hammering the course throughout the tournament and causing delays in play, the 29-year-old used skills honed in his formative years to find the key. Syme said: 'Unbelievable. It was so, so difficult the last few days. Different shots I've played as a kid, that was the kind of feeling it was and just everyone helped so much. I just felt so much better this week, I felt really ready to do it, and I'm so, so happy I managed to do it.' Popular Syme was embraced by caddie Ryan McGuigan and wife Alanis at the finale before being drenched in champagne by pal and compatriot Ewen Ferguson. Richie Ramsay also on hand at the final green as he made his off the green to jubilant scenes in front of family and friends having defeated closest challenger Joakim Lagergren by two shots. He said: 'It's so, so nice they stuck around. I've obviously been really pleased for them and I'm really happy to have joined them and won myself, so just amazing. Amazing. Every part of my team is so, so important, I'm buzzing I've done it with Ryan on the bag as well, I'm just overjoyed.' In winning, he followed in the footprints of Jimmy Adams, Brian Barnes, Ken Brown, Gordon Brand Jnr, Stephen McAllister and Colin Montgomerie as victots in the Dutch event. Syme started the day two shots ahead and stayed solid to also get the congrats from Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit and become the second Scots winner on Tour this year after Calum Hill's success in South Africa. Fergsuon was spraying the champagne, but he also got a prize of his own having bagged a hole in one during the final round. The Glaswegian is having 750 stroopwafels, one for each metre of the four par-threes at the course in total, shipped back to his homeland by tournament chiefs. Ferguson tied tied-fourth with Ramsay, who celebrated an excellent return from an absence from competitive action through ilness.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Interstate 494 closure slated for this weekend in Bloomington-Richfield area
Both directions of Interstate 494 between Minnesota highways 100 and 77 will be closed Friday, May 30, through Monday morning, June 2, for bridge work, state transportation officials said. Before the freeway is shut down at 10 p.m. Friday, all ramps along the route will close at 8 p.m. The freeway will open again at 5 a.m. Monday. The closure is due to construction of a pedestrian bridge over I-494 near Chicago Avenue and the removal of the Portland Avenue bridge for reconstruction, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Motorists will be directed to Minnesota 62 via 100 and 77 as a detour. For more information about this project or to sign up for email updates, visit the project website: For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit Shooter gets 33½-year prison term for killing St. Paul man after Edina birthday dinner St. Anthony: 3-year-old hospitalized with reported accidental gunshot wound to head Robbinsdale park homicide victim ID'd as North St. Paul woman Former Tartan band director admits to sexually assaulting DeLaSalle student Drunken driver who plowed into Park Tavern bar patio, killing 2, pleads guilty to murder
Daily Record
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Josh Taylor is all time boxing great but Tartan Tornado has blown himself out in push for summit
The Met Office describes a tornado as a rapidly forming violent vortex with destructive force that can destroy anything in its path. But the awesome power dissipates and it eventually fades away. There's no need for any weather boffins to suggest our very own Tartan Tornado looks to have blown itself out. Josh Taylor has been a whirlwind in world boxing. The Prestonpans puncher will go down as one of Scotland's greatest ever athletes, never mind boxers, and is up alongside the best ever British fighters. His legacy is already secured. Yet it now looks like one of the most punishing climbs to the summit of the global game has caught up with this living legend. Taylor ran out of puff and power at the Hydro on Saturday. Ekow Essuman was a dangerous domestic opponent but the kind of fighter the Scot would have swept away a few years ago. Instead, the 36-year-old from Nottingham – nicknamed the Engine – emerged with a deserved points win over the former undisputed world champ. Taylor was testing the atmosphere after moving up to a weight division to welterweight with a view to claiming another global strap. But it's hard to see him hitting those great heights once again. After three straight defeats on the back of the contentious victory over Jack Catterall, Taylor might feel he's reached a crossroads. Plenty will tell him it's a dead end. Taylor is his own man though and he's earned the right to go out on his own terms, if and when the time is right for him. Getting his hands on another world strap might seem unlikely on recent form, but a British crown? Absolutely. Whether the drive is still there to do it is another question. At 34, Taylor isn't getting any younger, but he's not ancient by any stretch. The trouble is, that ferocious tornado charge to the top has come at a price. No one – yes, no one – in world boxing came up the hard way like this tough as teak, charismatic lad from east Lothian. Taylor's rise to undisputed was incredible. In eight consecutive fights, he faced six unbeaten champions, the other two had just one defeat each on their resumes. Amateur to undisputed in just 18 fights, on the list of pound-for-pound best on the planet and his place among the global greats. It caught up with him though. And what is also now clear is that the run was as ridiculous as it was impressive. Taylor has been badly managed, badly advised and badly let down by too many people around him. Taking on high stakes fights every single time was admirable but lunacy. Taylor never had the luxury of tune ups or simple defences. It was deep end, every single time. He should have been knocking out the odd bum while appearing on the One Show. Instead, former boss Barry McGuigan wanted to race him up the rankings and Josh was only happy to oblige and smash opponents out of his way. He had the talent. But it was physically demanding. It's little wonder he went from two or three fights a year to just four in his last three and a half. Covid robbed him of a Tartan Army American invasion, injury halted his momentum and poor managerial and trainer decisions sent him in difficult directions. The original Catterall fight was a no win job that eventually became a loss after a rematch. Being forced to take on top level Teofimo Lopez before then with a nine week camp and a clear injury was promoters Top Rank throwing him to the wolves. Even this one against Essuman was another mis-step. This was a guy everyone knew was big for the weight and as durable as an old diesel. Sure enough, after some early slick stuff when Taylor looked like the Taylor of old, eventually the Botswana born Englishman stepped on the gas. By the end Essuman was stronger and fitter. Taylor's close pal Carl Frampton knew it going in. He said: 'You have to give Josh credit for taking the fight. 'Ekow is not the biggest name in the game but boxing people know how tough he is. 'Josh could have been excused for taking an easier fight to dip his toe at welterweight.' Frampton would admit afterwards – through gritted teeth – that it now looks like the end for his pal. The Northern Irishman knew the expression on his mate's face after the judges read out the depressing scores – because he's been there too. He knows when the mind is willing but the body refuses to keep up. He knew when his time was up. Only Taylor will know if it's the same for him. If it is, then he can hang up his gloves and hold his head high. The only British undisputed champ in the four belt era is some achievement and it will inevitably earn him a place in boxing's fabled Hall of Fame. But no one should write him off just yet if he chooses to fight on. Taylor's future is unclear but the Met office forecast for fellow Scot Nathanial Collins is much brighter. The 28-year-old is now on the cusp of a world title shot after his fourth round demolition of Tartan rival Lee McGregor. A year ago Collins was facing a fight for his life with a twisted bowel. Now he's earned a crack at the likes of Steve Fulton and his WBC featherweight crown. The Glasgow ace is storming up the rankings. It remains to be seen if the trailblazing Tartan Tornado is going to breeze off into the sunset.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Charles Schwab Challenge prize money: Here's how much winner takes home? Purse, favourites and other details
The PGA Tour wraps up its swing through Texas this week, returning to the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge. Set at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, with a $9.5 million purse on the line. The winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge will walk away with $1.71 million, the tournament's iconic Tartan jacket, and one seriously cool bonus: a vintage ride known as the 'Schwab Defender,' a 1992 classic that's a treat for car lovers. ALSO READ| Brittney Griner appears to hurl racist slur, F-bomb at Caitlin Clark; fans demand WNBA investigation Now, all eyes this week are on Scottie Scheffler. Fresh off his third major victory at the PGA Championship and a dominant win at the CJ Cup, Byron Nelson, just a couple of weeks ago, Scheffler is chasing a rare third-straight victory. One player who got off to a red-hot start was John Pak, carding a 7-under 63 on Thursday to take the early lead. If he can hold onto that form, he could be a surprise name atop the leaderboard come Sunday. While the champion gets the biggest check, here's what's at stake all the way down the board: Second place earns $1.035 million, third gets $655,500, and payouts continue all the way through 70th place, which nets $19,475. ALSO READ| Brittney Griner walks away from interview, hurls F word at referee amid Caitlin Clark racial slur row 1. $1.71 million (Winner) 2: $1.035 million 3: $655,500 4: $465,500 5: $389,500 6: $344,375 7: $320,625 8: $296,875 9: $277,875 10: $258,875 11: $239,875 12: $220,875 13: $201,875 14: $182,875 15: $173,375 16: $163,875 17: $154,375 18: $144,875 19: $135,375 20: $125,875 21: $116,375 22: $106,875 23: $99,275 24: $91,675 25: $84,075 26: $76,475 27: $73,625 28: $70,775 29: $67,925 30: $65,075 31: $62,225 32: $59,375 33: $55,337 34: $54,150 35: $51,775 36: $49,400 37: $47,025 38: $45,125 39: $43,225 40: $41,325 41: $39,425 42: $37,525 43: $35,625 44: $33,725 45: $31,825 46: $29,925 47: $28,025 48: $26,505 49: $25,175 50: $24,415 51: $23,845 52: $23,275 53: $22,895 54: $22,515 55: $22,325 56: $22,135 57: $21,954 58: $21,755 59: $21,565 60: $21,375 61: $21,185 62: $20,995 63: $20,805 64: $20,615 65: $20,425 66: $20,235 67: $20,045 68: $19,855 69: $19,655 70: $19,475
Scottish Sun
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour in dreamland as Napoli clinch title after dramatic final day shoot-out
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THEY have already had pizzas created in their honour. The stylish street art depicts them as warriors in the famous light blue. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Scott McTominay opened the scoring Credit: Getty Now Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour will be revered by the same passionate punters who once idolised Diego Maradona. The Scots stars celebrated Scudetto success with Napoli last night on Italy's Helicopter Friday. McTominay's sublime scissors kick set them on the way to glory and just a fourth title in Napoli's 99-year history. It saw the pair become the first Scots to win Italy's top flight since 1905. And it completed a Tartan takeover of Italian football this season after Lewis Ferguson captained Bologna to Coppa Italia success last week. Ex-Scotland star Don Hutchison - covering the game for TNT Sports - said: "What a signing McTominay has been for Napoli. "What a season he's had. "He's well into double figures for goals now. He's got more Serie A goals than Denis Law. "His goal was a moment of magic - a spectacular strike. "Imagine Manchester United fans watching McTominay and Romelu Lukaku - two former players - score the goals to win the title for Napoli. "I can remember Maradona winning the title here and now they've done it again. "I thought Inter had the best squad but what Napoli produced this season has been special. "McTominay says the standard is so high and the technical level is higher than people think. "They have so many nicknames for him in Naples - but they can just call him a winner tonight." They needed a home win to stay ahead of Inter and claim the crown. Gilmour, the little midfielder from Ardrossan, had a glorious chance for his first-ever club goal inside ten minutes. But his shot was blocked away by stand-in Cagliari keeper Alen Sherri. Inter, playing 500 miles away in Como, fielded a weakened team eight nights away from their Champions League final against PSG in Munich. But Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij had them ahead after 20 minutes, with the Scudetto pendulum swinging towards Simone Inzaghi's side for the first time. Napoli had drawn their last two games, with coach Antonio Conte stuck in the stand at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after a late red card at Parma last Sunday. Conte, having previously led Juventus and Inter to Serie A glory, was chasing history as the first boss to win the title with three different clubs. The former Chelsea and Tottenham boss spent £38million to unite the two Scots in Italy last summer. Last night, they were supplemented by no fewer than seven of the stars who won Serie A two years ago. But even with that vast experience, there were clear nerves and anxiety after half an hour of being frustrated in front of goal. Left-back Leonardo Spinazzola was denied twice in quick succession before the break as Napoli turned the screw. Gilmour's cross from the right flew inches over the head of McTominay at the back post moments later. But the former Manchester United ace lit the blue touchpaper with the breakthrough after 42 minutes. Already shortlisted for Serie A midfielder of the year, he was in mid-air as his scissors kick flew past Sherri. It was his 12th league goal of his debut campaign in Italy - and the most vital of all. Como's 42-year-old ex-Liverpool No1 Pepe Reina, in the final game of his stellar career, was sent off in the other game. Joaquin Correa then grabbed a second goal for Inter to secure their 2-0 victory. But any fears of a Neapolitan nightmare were ended with Lukaku's stunning solo strike after 51 minutes. And gaffer Conte, heavily linked with a free move from Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City, led wild celebrations which are sure to last for days. c Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
