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Golf
A shock merger upended the sport’s world order.
Phil Mickelson toasted the news.
But other players were not so impressed.
Football
Burnley were back in pre-season training early.
Karim Benzema said goodbye to Real Madrid…
…and hello to Al-Ittihad.
Ander Herrera and Dejan Kulusevski hailed Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Former Crystal Palace striker Mark Bright was celebrating his 61st birthday.
Manchester City signed Brazil midfielder Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk 10 years ago today.
While 21 years ago…
The final countdown.
Cricket
Virat Kohli congratulated Man City.
Formula One
Valtteri Bottas was back on two wheels.
George Russell admitted he wasn’t the best at giving the weather forecast on Sunday.