Scott Murray's Blog, page 55
May 19, 2022
US PGA Championship 2022: first round – as it happened
Up on the 13th green, it’s back to back birdies for Max Homa. He joins the leading pack at -2. Once the green is cleared, Cam Smith nearly sends his second into a greenside body of water. Just over, but he’ll need to clear his head, which is possibly running hot after that needless double-bogey at 12. Meanwhile a clumsy three-putt par for Xander Schauffele at 14; he slips back to -1.
Xander Schauffele joins the leaders with birdie at the par-five 13th. His partner Tony Finau birdies as well, cancelling out the dismal three-putt bogey he opened with at 10. He’s back to level par. Meanwhile patient birdies for Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth at 12. Patient because they have to wait for the group ahead to hit their drives at the extended par-five 13th, the tee box positioned so players have to send their shots over the 12th green and towards the 13th fairway. The designers have squeezed every inch out of this real estate all right.
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May 12, 2022
Tottenham 3-0 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened
Spurs are one point behind Arsenal in the race for fourth after thrashing their north London rivals
1 min: Ramsdale launches long, then Nketiah concedes a clumsy foul. If the noise that greets the award of a garden-variety free kick is anything to go by, the roof of this place will copter off towards Watford if a goal is scored. “Spurs stadium absolutely rocking here,” reports Ian Jordan, clearly carried away by the atmosphere. “Sanchez to score!” See?
Arsenal get the ball rolling ... but only after everyone takes the knee. There’s no room for racism.
Continue reading...May 7, 2022
Brighton 4-0 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened
Brighton won their first home game of 2022 as abject Manchester United were humiliated
4 min: Gross fires the corner long. Dunk rises at the far post but, under pressure from Elanga, can’t meet the ball in any significant fashion. A confident start by Brighton nevertheless.
3 min: March waltzes down the right and wins the first corner of the afternoon/evening. Brighton play it short and win a second corner.
Continue reading...Luton and Sheffield United seal playoff places: Championship finale – as it happened
Victories for the Hatters and the Blades secured top-six finishes for both
It’s half time at Parkhead. Celtic 2-1 Hearts. One in a row is on!
GOAL! Stoke 0-1 Coventry (Gyokeres 14). Viktor Gyokeres romps clear down the inside-right channel and slots to give the Sky Blues the lead in the bragging-rights-only midlands derby.
Continue reading...May 5, 2022
Rangers 3-1 RB Leipzig (agg 4-3): Europa League semi-final, second leg – as it happened
Rangers reached the final of the Europa League on an emotional night at Ibrox
Leipzig get the second leg of this semi-final underway. The home fans give it a few HÚHs. What an atmosphere!
A moment of silence in honour of Jimmy Bell. Perfectly observed.
Continue reading...The Fiver | The mother, father and extended family of pyrrhic City victories
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Congratulations to Pep Guardiola, who has made the shortlist for April’s Premier League manager of the month award! The other names in the running are Brentford’s Thomas Frank, Burnley interim Mike Jackson and Jürgen Klopp of Big Cup finalists Liverp … oh Pep. Oh City. How on earth has it come to this? Overturning that two-year European ban will feel like the mother, father and extended family of pyrrhic victories right now.
Continue reading...May 4, 2022
Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (agg 6-5): Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happened
City, seemingly Paris bound, were stunned by Rodrygo’s late double whammy and Karim Benzema’s extra-time penalty
1 min: Vinicius Junior goes on a run down the left and is shoved in the back by Mahrez. A free kick right by the corner flag.
Manchester City get the ball rolling. We’ll find out who faces Liverpool in Paris on Saturday 28 May soon enough!
Continue reading...The Fiver | And now to Madrid, where it’s going to end 11-10 after extra-time
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You come at their Egyptian King, you best not miss. That’s a maxim that might be wiring back and forth through Gerónimo Rulli’s stunned noggin after he got up in Mohamed Salah’s grille last night, accusing the weak link in Liverpool’s attack of clanking him upside the head, even though it was his own teammate’s fault. Having given it the big one, it was probably then incumbent on the Villarreal keeper to make a couple of similarly sized saves to help his team to the Paris final of Coupe de Grande in three weeks’ time. But he didn’t, letting efforts by Fabinho and Luis Díaz go straight through the holes in his cartoon-hunk-of-cheese-influenced body, then with Sadio Mané in close attendance, deciding to nip off for the paper. Let’s hope he didn’t pick up a copy of L’Equipe, he’ll not like those player ratings one bit.
Continue reading...April 30, 2022
Leeds United 0-4 Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened
Goals from Rodri, Nathan Aké, Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho helped City hold off a spirited Leeds effort
2 min: A rare old atmosphere generated by the home fans. They’re marching on together all right. The visiting support are doing pretty well to make snatches of Blue Moon heard amid the hubbub.
City get the ball rolling ... but only after everyone takes a knee. There’s no room for racism.
Continue reading...Watford 1-2 Burnley, Norwich City relegated from Premier League – as it happened
Jack Cork and Josh Brownhill scored late goals to move Burnley five points clear of Everton – and confirm Norwich’s return to the Championship
GOAL! AFC Wimbledon 3-4 Accrington Stanley (Rudoni 66). Come on, it’s still a pipe dream ... but at least Wimbledon are going down in style!
GOAL! AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley (O’Sullivan 63). Any sliver of hope is gone for Wimbledon now. Let’s face it, it was a pipe dream.
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