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A new name has emerged among golf’s brightest stars after Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old Englishman, cruised to victory at the Nordea Masters on Sunday. MORE: PGA Tour winners of 2015-16 | Is gator on course real? Fitzpatrick, who started the week 45th in the world ranking, shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to beat Lasse Jensen by three shots. It’s Fitzpatrick’s second European Tour win. He also finished tied for seventh at the Masters in April....

“[This will] put an end to the alarming deterioration of the national education system,” the National Education Minister Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih said earlier this year in a public appearance. The law passed in July calls for primary-level classes to be taught in a local vernacular. It also requires the teaching of Arabic to non-Arabic speakers and of at least one national language to Arabic speakers. Organization of the Officialization of National Languages (OLAN) was founded in March 2022 and claims to have hundreds of active members....

Carlisle said late Wednesday, in no uncertain terms, that it wasn’t. BUCKS OUTLOOK: Organization must find right coach for Giannis He released a statement, later tweeted by Marc Stein of The New York Times, that he was not looking to leave Dallas. Carlisle last month wrapped up his 10th season as Dallas’ coach. He guided the Mavericks to a 24-58 record amid talk by Cuban that it was in the franchise’s best interest to tank and lose more....

The Mavericks acquired Porzingis, along with three other players, from the Knicks last week in exchange for a package centred around Dennis Smith Jr. as well as the expiring contracts of DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews. New York also received two first-round picks in the deal. Cuban, the Mavericks’ long-time owner, discussed the future of Porzingis and rookie star Doncic at a news conference on Monday. “Our goal is to be able to keep those two together for the next 20 years,” Cuban told reporters....

President of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said Wednesday the team discovered the need for surgery during a physical. Lewis had signed a one-year deal for the veteran minimum of $1.4 million. MORE: Maverick Carter talks LeBron | James tours China The 34-year-old Lewis spent the past two seasons mostly coming off the bench in Miami. He averaged 4.5 points last season. He was expected to back up Dirk Nowitzki at power forward....

Now, with TCU in the national championship against Georgia, Texas Christian is the first Big 12 team to make the CFP Championship and could be the first Big 12 team to win a championship since Texas defeated USC in the Rose Bowl in 2005. However, although Duggan is treated as a bit of an underdog – having taken the starting job back following a Week 1 injury to Chandler Morris – the Heisman runner-up had a wildly successful high school career and was a highly touted prospect out of Iowa....

Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service pushed back the date and gave most taxpayers an extra month to file their 2020 returns due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “This continues to be a tough time for many people, and the IRS wants to continue to do everything possible to help taxpayers navigate the unusual circumstances related to the pandemic, while also working on important tax administration responsibilities,” IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in March....

The Browns have become hazardous to your playoff health. Mayfield outplayed Cam Newton, Jarvis Landry caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score and the Cleveland Browns damaged Carolina’s postseason hopes with a 26-20 win Sunday over the Panthers, who dropped their fifth straight. Mayfield bravely threw a 51-yard TD pass into traffic to Landry, who had a 3-yard scoring run and added a long run — on a similar call — early in the fourth quarter to set up a go-ahead touchdown....

Antonio Conte surprised many when he left Azpilicueta out against Swansea City as he rested him to be fresh to start against both Newcastle and Atletico Madrid. It was his first rest in league competition since 2015 and the Spaniard admitted that he was proud due to the difficulty of accomplishing such an impressive run. “Of course [it hurts]! I want to play every game,” Azpilicueta said with a smile after Chelsea’s 1-1 Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid....

The Pole won the prize last month for his blistering exploits throughout 2021, the second year in a row that he’s been named the winner. However, when the list of votes was released, it revealed a shocking snub - Messi didn’t name Lewandowski in his top three picks for the award. In December last year, after picking up his seventh Ballon d’Or, the PSG ace said he believed the latter deserved the prestigious Golden Ball for 2020, which was controversially scrapped due to COVID....

Arsenal have fallen all the way to seventh in the Premier League table and have lacked inspiration of late, most recently being held to a 0-0 draw by West Ham on Wednesday as their run of matches without a victory stretched to three. They have been particularly poor on the road, where they’ve picked up just nine points points from nine matches, the second-worst run at this stage of the season in the club’s Premier League history....

Although France dominated the game and had 31 shots, the visitors gave a gutsy display and even went close to securing an incredible victory when Telstar winger Gerson Rodrigues hit the post on a counterattack. European WCQ odds here Even if the hosts were themselves luckless, the Atletico Madrid star was full of admiration for their opponents, comparing them to Diego Simeone’s side. “We’ve no excuses,” he told Canal+. “We played against 11 warriors....

FIFA Player of the Year: All you need to know about the ’new’ award A report in Germany has claimed that the Mexico international could be sold in January if the Bundesliga club’s asking price is met. It is also rumoured that the 28-year-old, who has been linked with Paris Saint-Germain and a possible return to the Premier League, has become unsettled after a falling out with some of his team-mates....

After losing the first set to the Australian wildcard, Nadal rallied back to win the match 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3. Having survived an on-court scare, the Spaniard was then probed by a journalist post-match about the serve clock rule. Every player must serve within 25 seconds of the previous point and the likes of John McEnroe have previously suggested Nadal regularly breaks the rule without being punished. Asked whether such claims could tarnish his legacy, Nadal looked to laugh off the question and admitted timing is something he struggles with but stressed he’s never received preferential treatment....

The Red Devils’ interim boss Ralf Rangnick indicated after their 4-0 defeat against Liverpool that the club could recruit up to 10 new players before next season. Signing a striker could very much be on the cards given their struggles at times this season. The club have used Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo and Anthony Elanga as their central attacker at various points of the season. While Ronaldo has been their top scorer this season, Cavani has been injured for most of the campaign....

The lawsuit, brought forward by Washington, D.C., and Maryland, challenged the legality of payments made to Trump’s hotels by foreign officials after he was elected president. They claimed that the president was in violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits members of the U.S. government from receiving gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that the states had no legal standing to sue Trump....

The home side dominated the visitors completely in the first half, registering a memorable win at the Gtech Community Stadium. Following the loss, the Old Trafford faithful are understandably angry at most of the Manchester United players. However, goalkeeper David de Gea’s error in conceding the first goal has put the goalkeeper in their sights. The Spaniard was directly responsible for the first two goals scored by Brentford. Taking to Twitter, United fans slammed the goalkeeper for his horror first half showing that saw Manchester United concede an unexpected four goals....

A couple of weeks ago, tension boiled between Pokimane and JiDion, bringing out a heated dispute that involved a couple of warnings and a ban dished out by Twitch. Now, everyone who’s been following their quarrel is sitting in shock as both are seen in the same room with smiling faces. Pokimane and JiDion settle their dispute and join together for a Q&A JiDion sent out this tweet below of Pokimane sitting next to him eating food....

N.C. State gave a crash course in that principle Thursday night at Consol Energy Center. When you’re playing in the last East Coast game on the first night of the NCAA Tournament, odds are you’ve done your share of sitting around and watching other teams play basketball. MORE: Referee saves UCLA | Harvard’s Saunders leaves impression | Ball falls right for Cincy “We watched the SMU-UCLA finish today about a hundred times on television,” Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried said after his team’s 66-65 win over LSU....