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Go and lie down Steve Elkington, you're done. Indeed, there has never have been a Grand Slam event staged where so numerous elite missed the cut. They were joined by the likes of Open champion Henrik Stenson, Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose and Europe's two young hotshots, Jon Rahm and Thomas Pieters.

After snatching a 38-34 win in the first Test in San Juan, a youthful England were once more pushed all the way by the Pumas, who thrived on the raucous atmosphere generated by a near-capacity crowd of 29,750 at Estadio CA Colon in Santa Fe.

He had been knocked down three times in the first round and a further two times in the second before it was waved off. "Tim remains in critical condition". His last fight in boxing resulted in a knockout in December. After being evaluated backstage, Hague was transported to the hospital. Hague had a 21-13 record in MMA , including a 1-4 record inside the Octagon with his only win his only win being a submission over Pat Barry at UFC 98.

It surely must have made South Africa go on the back foot. After that it was just about how soon India could topple South Africa's below par total . "We can't rest on our laurels", said Kohli. Any drop in intensity and thinking that they will just turn up and win the game, would be foolhardy and could backfire, like it happened against Sri Lanka in their second league match.

The four-way tie was the most after two rounds in a U.S. Open since Winged Foot in 1974, back when the names were more familiar for a major - Raymond Floyd, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Hale Irwin , who went on to win his first major.

It is the 31st time a 63 has been recorded at the four big dances, with Greg Norman and Vijay Singh the only golfers to do it twice. A few years later, Thomas won two junior tournaments in one day. Thomas produced a 59 at the Sony Open in January. Yet by close of play, he did not even lead the tournament. An eagle that completed a 9-under 63, the lowest score to par in the history of this tournament.

The Indian government has already shown the red flag for any bilateral cricketing ties with Pakistan until it stops sponsoring cross-border terrorism. "We've got nothing to lose - the pressure is more on them", the Dawn quoted Azhar as saying. India suffered a shock loss to Sri Lanka in the group stage before overwhelming Bangladesh in the semis and their captain Virat Kohli has been impressed by Pakistan's resurgence.

Prior to this summer's Champion's Trophy , Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel told reporters that India would not play Pakistan in any future non-tournament fixtures, while cross-border "terror from Pakistan " remains. The powerhouses, who clobbered Bangladesh to reach the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in England on Thursday, will be led by batting star Virat Kohli and includes the core of the unit now at the showpiece in London .

Pakistan have managed to bounce back in this tournament , defeating South Africa and Sri Lanka in the group stages and England in the semi-finals to book a berth in the final. "I know there are expectations, I know there are people that expect the team and me to do well every time we play", Kohli told reporters at the Oval on Saturday.

India appeared to be a clear favourite of bookies on Friday but not by a large margin. He was also all praise for his rookie players including opener Fakhar Zaman , who is one of the chief reasons behind Pakistan's transformation into a winning unit.

Man United announced the signing of Swedish defender Victor Lindelof last week , and it is understood that Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho sees Lindelof and Eric Bailly as his first-choice centre-back partnership next term. However, it is only at the traditional Premier League big payers that Dier can expect to earn the £150,000-a-week plus salaries that are not now on offer at Spurs.