GOLF
Rory McIlroy withdrawing from the RBC Heritage this week implies he will forfeit $three million from his Player Influence Plan bonus.
The PGA Tour confirmed Friday that McIlroy, who received $9 million of his prospective $12 million bonus in January, will not be receiving the balance.
The PIP, which started two years ago, rewards players primarily based on numerous metrics of their reputation. To get their complete bonus, players can miss no much more than a single designated occasion on the schedule, but McIlroy also missed the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January.
RBC HERITAGE: Masters champion Jon Rahm shook off his initially-round struggles to shoot 7-below 64 and move back into the mix midway by way of the second round at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Rahm was at six below for the tournament as he rebounded from a 1-more than 72.
Jimmy Walker, who also played Friday morning, was major at 12 below immediately after a second straight 65. Scottie Scheffler (65) and Justin Rose (67) have been tied for second, 3 shots back.
TENNIS
MONTE CARLO MASTERS: American Taylor Fritz upset two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas six-two, six-four to attain the semifinals in Monaco.
The second-seeded Tsitsipas was followed out of the tournament by third-seeded Daniil Medvedev, who lost six-three, six-four to sixth-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark.
BARCELONA OPEN: Rafael Nadal withdrew from subsequent week’s clay-court tournament, missing an additional occasion in the lead up to the French Open.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion mentioned he has not completely recovered from a left hip flexor injury he picked up at the Australian Open in January.
SOCCER
ENGLAND: Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the rest of the season immediately after fracturing a metatarsal bone in his foot, and fellow center back Raphael Varane is also anticipated to be out for a handful of weeks, leaving the group devoid of two of its major defenders for a critical stretch of the Premier League campaign.
Martinez and Varane have been each injured in the course of Thursday’s two-two draw against Sevilla in the initially leg of the Europa League quarterfinals.
AUTO RACING
FORMULA A single: Formula One’s governing physique will hold a hearing Tuesday to address Ferrari’s request to critique the time penalty offered to Carlos Sainz Jr. at the crash-marred Australian Grand Prix.
Sainz was offered a 5-second penalty immediately after colliding with Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso on a late restart, major to the third red flag of a chaotic race. The penalty demoted Sainz from fourth location with 12 points scored to 12th location and no points.
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