Day: October 4, 2025

The Masters (officially known as the Masters Tournament) is one of four men’s major golf championships and is held each April at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. The Masters is widely considered to be the most prestigious tournament in professional golf and its winner earns the coveted green jacket.

After three exhilarating days Rory McIlroy leads The Masters by two strokes from Bryson DeChambeau. But the Northern Irishman isn’t worried about his rivals on the leaderboard. He’s simply focused on his own game and he’s playing the best Masters golf of his life.

Rose is a close second as he chases a first green jacket but it’s not an open race at this stage. The Englishman had a nightmare start to the day but he recovered from seven over at the turn with an impressive 68 in the second round.

DeChambeau meanwhile bogeyed the 12th and he missed a birdie putt on the 16th to move back into second place. But he’s still hitting 59.3 per cent of his greens in regulation so he’s not out of it.

There’s also a strong challenge from the likes of Patrick Reed, Corey Conners and Ludvig Aberg who are all just four shots off the lead. It’s sure to be a thrilling final day of action at the 2025 Masters. The action begins at 2.40pm on Sky Sports Golf.

The biggest clubs in Europe compete to win the Champions League. It’s a competition that features many of the sport’s most famous names, from Johan Cruyff to Lionel Messi. This year is no different as the game’s elite teams look to add another prestigious title to their resumes.

In its current form, the Champions League features a group stage followed by a knockout phase. The first two rounds feature an open draw, while home advantage for the quarterfinals and semifinals is determined by a seeding system.

From 2024-25 onwards, the competition changed to a league phase with thirty-six qualified teams competing in eight groups of four teams. Each team played the other teams in their group twice, once at home and once away. Teams earned three points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a defeat.

UEFA now eases entry criteria to allow for the top-four highest-ranked clubs in each country to enter the tournament, with the remaining places granted through a four-round qualifying tournament. Clubs must also be licensed by their national association and meet certain stadium, infrastructure and finance requirements to compete.

The Liverpool-Milan final in 1984 saw the first all-English team to make an appearance in a Champions League final. The Reds won the title with a 1-0 victory at the Feijenoord Stadion, but were defeated by Milan in the final at the Stadio Olimpico in a match best remembered for the antics of Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar.

The Asian Games are the biggest sports competition in Asia that takes place every four years. They were first held in 1951, soon after the end of World War II, with the aim of reestablishing friendship among nations through sports and contributing to world peace by recognizing diversity. The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are scheduled to take place from 19 September to 4 October 2026, and will be hosted by Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya for the third time after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994. The Games are co-hosted by 45 national and regional Olympic Committees of Asia, and this event will provide an opportunity to further deepen growing exchange within Asia.

The AINAGOC Board of Directors decided to retain cricket and include Mixed Martial Arts in the 2026 Asian Games at its meeting on Monday. These two events will be incorporated into the sports programme as medal events, and will be classed under Combat Sports. The decision was based on the fact that the two events have a high number of participations in Japan. Moreover, cricket has been played at the three previous editions of the Asian Games.

The AINAGOC is preparing a transport plan to ensure smooth transportation for athletes and spectators during the 2026 Asian Games. The plan includes consideration of shuttle buses between competition venues and the nearest public transport stations, as well as measures to curb private cars around Games-related facilities.

When it comes to fantasy football, it’s important to have a plan. But you also have to be ready for the plan to change in real time. That’s especially true on draft day, when an unforeseen move by another team or a late-round surprise can derail your carefully laid out strategy.

The 2025 NFL draft kicked off Thursday, with every team making a pick at least once through the first seven rounds. We’ll track all 257 of those picks right here, along with team-by-team explanations and analysis.

Why they picked him: The Giants needed a franchise quarterback and opted for the consensus top-flight prospect in this class, which evaluators often call “blue-chip.” He excelled at throwing on the run and displayed great anticipation, ball skills and ability to escape pressure. His savvy and composure were a big reason why the Giants passed up Shedeur Sanders, another top-flight option, with their third pick.

The Saints need more protection up front, especially with left tackle Terrance West and center Mike Pennington both returning this year. Banks can fill both roles at once and give the Saints a plug-and-play left tackle who won’t surrender many sacks. He started 42 games at Texas, so he’s used to being in the starting lineup.