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Brooks Koepka makes his third shot on the seventh hole during the fi nal round at the PGA Championship golf tour- nament on the Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Mickelson wins PGA Championship

Lefty becomes oldest major champion at 50

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C., his side until a remarkable four days at Kiawah Island where he kept his nerve May 24, (AP): The pande- and delivered all the right shots for his monium closed in around sixth major, and by far the most sur- Phil Mickelson as he prising. He made two early birdies with that walked toward the 18th magical wedge game that never left green at Kiawah Island, him, and then let a cast of challengers where thousands upon fall too far behind to catching him in the shifting wind off the Atlantic. thousands of euphoric fans Mickelson closed with a 1-over 73 wanted a piece of the his- to win by two over Brooks Koepka and tory he delivered Sunday Louis Oosthuizen. “One of the moments I’ll cherish in the PGA Championship. my entire life,” Mickelson said. “I For all the thrills and spills that don’t know how to describe the feel- have defined his 30 years of pure ing of excitement and fulfi llment and theater, his latest act gave Mickel- accomplishment to do something of son his own place in the game. this magnitude when very few people A major champion at age 50, the thought that I could.” That list didn’t oldest in the 161 years of major cham- include Mickelson. Never mind that he pionship golf. had not won in more than two years, That fi nal walk toward a two-shot had not registered a top 20 in nearly victory was as much stress as he faced nine months and last won a major in over the fi nal hour, and it was a bit 2013 at the British Open. scary until Mickelson emerged out of the masses and fl ashed a thumbs-up. GOLF “Slightly unnerving,” Mickelson said, “but exceptionally awesome.” Just like his game. Never mind that he was No. 115 in Mickelson never thought he was too the world. old to win again, much less a major. “This is just an incredible feeling He just didn’t have much evidence on because I believed it was possible, but everything was saying it wasn’t,” Mickelson said. Julius Boros for 53 years held the dis- tinction of golf’s oldest major champion. He was 48 when he won the 1968 PGA Championship in San Antonio. The record now belongs to Mickel- son, whose legacy is as much rooted in longevity as any of the skills that have made him among the most exciting players in the game. Phil Mickelson holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP) Mickelson became the 10th player to win majors in three decades, an elite list that starts with Harry Vardon and was Grizzlies upset Jazz most recently achieved by Tiger Woods. Woods, who won the Masters in 2019 at age 43 after four back sur- Colombia’s Egan Bernal celebrates geries, was among to send a tweet of Booker, Ayton lead Suns past Lakers in playoff debuts as he crosses the finish line to win congratulations. Three months after the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia 43-year-old Tom Brady won a seventh PHOENIX, May 24, (AP): Devin eral Suns players, including Booker, quarter. cycling race, from Sacile to Cortina Super Bowl, Mickelson added to this Booker scored 34 points, Deandre Ay- Ayton and Mikal Bridges, but they The Suns led 86-70 early in the D’Ampezzo, northern Italy. (AP) year of ageless wonders. ton had 21 points and 16 rebounds and didn’t look like postseason rookies fourth, but the Lakers cut it to 86-77 Mickelson became the fi rst player in the Phoenix Suns won their fi rst play- against LeBron James and the Lakers. with 9:02 left. PGA Tour history to win tournaments off game in 11 years, beating the de- They helped Phoenix offset a tough That’s about the time things got Caruso moves up 30 years apart. The fi rst of his 45 titles fending champion Los Angeles Lakers game for Chris Paul, the All-Star point rowdy. L.A.‘s Alex Caruso and Phoe- was in 1991 when he was still a junior 99-90 on Sunday. guard who didn’t look healthy after nix’s Cameron Payne got into an al- at Arizona State. It was the fi rst playoff game for sev- a right shoulder injury in the second tercation near the sideline after Payne Bernal ‘extends’ knocked Caruso to the ground. L.A.’s Montrezl Harrell jumped into the fray Giro d’Italia lead Monaco secure place in CL qualifying rounds and both teams had to be separated. Caruso and Harrell were each given CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, a technical foul, and Payne was given May 24, (AP): Egan Bernal took two and ejected. a major step toward his second Lille hold on to win French title by 1 point But Booker kept making shots and Grand Tour title by winning the Ayton was a force on the glass, fi nish- wet and mountainous 16th stage MONACO, May 24, (AP): Lille upset the odds to win their the game before celebrating a remarkable achievement. ing with eight offense rebounds and of the Giro d’Italia on Monday. fi rst French championship in 10 years, edging defending Lille lost only three games compared to eight for PSG, shooting 10 of 11 from the fi eld. The 2019 Tour de France champion Paris Saint-Germain by one point as an enthrall- and Lille also conceded the fewest goals while keeping the champion rode alone over the ing title race ended . most clean sheets. Hawks 107, Knicks 105 top of the snowy Giau Pass then PSG had to better Lille’s result, but Lille won 2-1 at An- Elsewhere, Monaco drew 0-0 at Lens to secure third and In New York, Trae Young made carefully navigated the technical gers and PSG won 2-0 at Brest in one of the most exciting a place in the Champions League qualifying rounds, with a runner in the lane with 0.9 seconds and wet descent into Cortina to left to lift Atlanta past New York in French seasons for many years. Victory gave Lille a fourth Lyon two points back in fourth. Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, add to his overall lead. French crown and stopped PSG from sealing a record-equal- Monaco had a shot at a ninth title, but needed both their a thrilling postseason return for both teams. (center), goes up for a shot be- Snow and rain throughout the ing 10th to join Marseille and Saint-Etienne. rivals to lose to make up three points on Lille and an inferior tween Washington Wizards’ Ish Dolomites prompted organizers “It’s just exceptional, it was a long day with a lot of pres- goal difference of six compared to Lille. Young fi nished with 32 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. He frus- Smith, (right), and Bradley Beal to drastically shorten what was sure,” Lille coach Christophe Galtier said. “Beating PSG in during the first half of Game 1 of a slated to be the race’s “queen” a championship is something exceptional. The players were trated the Knicks with his ability to SOCCER draw fouls and made all nine free first-round NBA basketball playoff stage. Instead of a 212-kilome- incredible ... all credit goes to them, they are the heroes.” series in Philadelphia. (AP) ter (132-mile) route over three Neymar missed a penalty before Kylian Mbappe netted throws when he did. major mountain passes, the his league-leading 27th goal in vain on the night he was The outcome of such an unusually intense French title Bogdan Bogdanovic added 18 stage followed a 153-kilometer voted the league’s best player and Galtier was named best race achieved the rare feat of resonating way beyond the na- points for the Hawks in their fi rst post- Ramos not included (95-mile) route over only one coach for the third time. tion. Broadcast rights for the fi nal day’s simultaneous cover- season game since 2017. major pass, the Giau. “Finishing top scorer in the league for the third time is age of the 10 matches were sold to nearly 100 countries, the Alec Burks scored 27 points for the in Spain Euro squad something to be proud of, but it’s not the moment to rejoice,” French league said. Knicks, who are back in the playoffs said Mbappe, who is touted to join Spanish giant Real Ma- Lyon fl uffed their chances by losing 3-2 at home to Nice and for the fi rst time since 2013. Derrick MADRID, May 24, (AP): Ser- CYCLING drid next season. “We lost the title and it’s time to concen- enter the Europa League along with fi fth-place Marseille. Rose scored 17 points, but Julius Ran- gio Ramos was left off Spain’s trate on the future.” Lyon coach Rudi Garcia, who coached Lille’s previous dle shot just 6 for 23 while fi nishing squad for the European Cham- That was still enough for Ber- Canada forward Jonathan David opened the scoring early title success, confi rmed he will leave the club. with 15 points and 12 rebounds. pionship on Monday following nal to leave his mark. The Co- for Lille and then won a penalty converted by Turkey vet- “We are very disappointed tonight. It’s a nightmare sce- The Knicks host Game 2 on a season plagued by injuries, lombian attacked on the Giau, eran Burak Yilmaz just before the break. nario,” Garcia said. “It’s my last match. I would have liked Wednesday night. a decision that means no Real caught the last remaining break- Angers grabbed an injury-time consolation to cause some late to leave with the club in the Champions League (but) the Grizzlies 112, Jazz 109 Madrid players were called up away rider, Antonio Pedrero, nerves, but Lille had just a few seconds to wait after restarting adventure ends here.” In Salt Lake City, Dillon Brooks had by the national team for a major and gained time on all of his 31 points and seven rebounds in his tournament for the fi rst time. challengers. playoff debut and eighth-seeded Mem- Spain coach said “I wanted to put on a show. This phis held off Utah in Game 1. Ramos’ lack of play recently made is the type of cycling I like, tough After Utah trailed by 17 in the fourth it diffi cult for the defender to be in- stages like these,” Bernal said. “It’s quarter, Bojan Bogdanovic hit fi ve free cluded in the Euro 2020 squad. a risk but I believed in myself and throws in the fi nal minute to cut it to The 35-year-old Ramos the team believed in me.” 110-109 with 6.4 seconds left. Brooks missed most of the second half Bernal, who rides for Ineos made a layup, and Bogdanovic badly of the season after a series of Grenadiers, crossed in 4 hours, missed a long 3-pointer with 1.9 sec- muscle injures and a knee prob- 22 minutes and fi nished 27 sec- onds to go. lem that required surgery. onds ahead of Romain Bardet, Squad: who was quicker on the descent. BASKETBALL Goalkeepers: Unai Simón Before crossing the fi nish ( Bilbao), (Man line, Bernal had time to take his U), Robert Sánchez (Brigthon) raincoat off and show off his Ja Morant added 26 points, Jonas Defenders: (Bar- pink jersey as he celebrated. Valanciunas had 15 points and 12 re- celona), José Gaya (Valencia), Bernal also won the ninth bounds, and Kyle Anderson added 14 Pau Torres (Villarreal), Aymeric stage, when he claimed the lead. points. Bogdanovic scored 20 of his Laporte (Man City), Eric Gar- “It’s a victory with the pink 29 points in the fourth quarter. Mike cía (Man City), Diego Llorente jersey and I wanted to show it Conley had 22 points, 11 assists, and (Leeds), César Azpilicueta (Chel- off,” Bernal said. six rebounds, and Rudy Gobert added sea), (Atlético ) Damiano Caruso came third 11 points and 15 rebounds. Midfi elders: with the same time as Bardet 76ers 125, Wizards 118 (Barcelona), Rodri Hernández and moved up from third to sec- In Philadelphia, Tobias Harris (Man City), González ond overall, 2:24 behind Bernal. scored 37 points, Joel Embiid had 30 (Barcelona), Fabián Ruiz (Na- Hugh Carthy moved up from and Philadelphia beat Washington in poli), Thiago Alcántara (Bayern fi fth to third, 3:40 back. Simon Game 1. ), Koke Resurrección (Atlético ) Yates, who was second overall Harris scored 28 points in the fi rst Fowards: entering the stage, was dropped half, making a case Philly has - with (Leipzig), ( on the Giau and fell to fi fth. All-Stars Embiid and Ben Simmons Sociedad), Álvaro Morata (Ju- Two-time Giro winner Vin- - three big stars that could rival the ventus), (Villar- cenzo Nibali was part of an ear- superstar trio of Kevin Durant-James real), (Man City), ly six-man breakaway that fell Lille’s head coach Christophe Galtier, (center), celebrates with his players after the French League One soccer Harden-Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn. Adama Traoré (Wolves ), Pablo apart on the Giau. match between Angers and Lille at the Raymond Kopa Stadium in Angers, France. Lille won the match 2-1 to Bradley Beal scored 33 points for Sarabia (PSG) clinch the French League One title. (AP) Washington. Russell Westbrook had 16.

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