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Angel City gets 3-1 win on the road over California rival Bay FC in the NWSL

Sveindís Jónsdóttir broke the club record with three goal contributions, leading Angel City to a 3-1 win on the road Saturday over California rival Bay FC.

In the other National Women’s Soccer League matches, Gotham FC played to a scoreless draw at home with the North Carolina Courage, and the Houston Dash won 3-0 over the visiting Boston Legacy.

Kennedy Fuller’s long and pinpoint pass found Jónsdóttir who calmly finished on the breakaway for the 1-0 lead in the third minute. Jónsdóttir became the the distributor in the 32nd minute, finding an unmarked Gisele Thompson to double the lead.

Jónsdóttir scored her first brace in the 54th minute when she headed home Evelyn Shores’ corner kick to make it 3-0. She ended the night with two goals and an assist.

Taylor Huff scored Bay FC’s lone goal in the 55th minute. The midfielder was later sent off with two yellow cards, both in second half stoppage time.

Angel City FC defender Savy King played 82 minutes in her first start since suffering a cardiac event during a game on May 9 that led to open heart surgery.

The win snapped a nine-match winless streak on the road for the visitors. Their last win away from home came on May 2 versus Washington Spirit in a 4-3 thriller.

Gotham and Courage draw

Gotham goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger and Courage counterpart Kailen Sheridan both delivered in a scoreless draw.

Gotham celebrated their 2025 NWSL title with a new banner and postgame ring ceremony. They also saw the return of defender Tierna Davidson, who tore her ACL on March 28.

Both teams struggled to create quality chances as they combined for just 23 total shots with only four shots on goal. Berger finished with three saves and Sheridan had one.

After being listed as questionable with a hamstring, Jaedyn Shaw was unavailable for Gotham.

Courage captain Natalie Jacobs was subbed off in the 84th minute with a possible concussion.

Dash win first home opener since 2017

After last week’s 1-0 stunning road win over San Diego Wave, the Houston Dash followed it up with an emphatic win over the expansion Legacy.

It is the first time Houston has won consecutive matches to start the regular season. The 10,259 in attendance at Shell Energy Stadium broke the record for most fans for a home opener.

Dash forward Makenzy Robbe drew an early penalty kick after a tackle from Legacy defender Jorelyn Carabalí clipped her. In the 13th minute, goalkeeper Casey Murphy denied Malia Berkely, keeping the game scoreless.

In the 37th minute, Maggie Graham beat Murphy to the ball for what appeared to be the opening goal, however it was ruled a foul due to the ensuing collision.

As a result of quick passing combinations at the top of the box, Linda Ullmark found Kiki van Zanten to break the deadlock with a left-footed finish in the 43rd minute.

Van Zanten completed her brace in the 59th minute on a delivery from Kat Rader after the Dash pressure forced an errant giveaway from Murphy. Rader picked up the loose ball and scored the first NWSL goal of her career in the 65th minute.

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Ryan Fox wins first career major at 2026 Open Championship

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(CNN) — Ryan Fox took home the Claret Jug after draining a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.The 39-year-old Fox beat out American Cameron Young to win his first career major title, becoming only the third New Zealander to win a men’s major golf championship.Fox came into the final hole tied with Young, after the 29-year-old finished the round at 6-under 64 a few hours before.The Kiwi powered his drive into the middle of the fairway and then set up the biggest putt of his golf career so far with an approach shot that landed about 12 feet from the pin.As the putt fell into the hole, the crowd in Southport, England, gave Fox a rousing ovation as he raised both arms in the air to celebrate the achievement.The putt capped off four birdies in the last six holes for Fox.Fox was at a loss for words while speaking to the NBC Sports broadcast after the win.“I don’t really know what to think at the moment. I’ve got a lot of people to thank. First of all, my family. My wife and kids are in Florida at the moment. I spoke to my kids last night and they said, bring back a trophy. I think that’s a pretty cool one to bring back for them,” Fox said. “My family back in New Zealand and all my supporters back there. I know it’s been a long night for them, but I’m glad it was worthwhile.”Fox finished with a 2-under 68 after trailing Sam Burns, who held a two-stroke lead coming into Sunday’s final round.Fox also becomes the third-oldest major winner in the last 10 years, trailing only Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship and Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters.“Just an unbelievable week. The golf course was fantastic. The English weather was fantastic. You guys out there were fantastic. The support was amazing. This is pretty cool. I’m sorry if I’ve forgotten anyone, but thank you very much,” Fox added.It is another disappointment for Young, who is still looking for his first career major title despite winning The Players earlier this year. Young finished one shot back of the win at the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews and held the lead heading into the final round at the Masters back in April.It is also another let down for Burns, another golfer looking for his maiden major win.The Louisiana State University alum came into the round ahead by two strokes but quickly lost it and went birdie-free for the final 12 holes.“(Fox) is a well-earned champion and hats off to him,” Burns said. “He did what he needed to do down the stretch and ultimately just came up a couple short today.”Defending champion Scottie Scheffler stayed within striking range throughout the round, but wound up with a 3-under 67 on Sunday to finish tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood.After a drama-filled tournament, Bryson DeChambeau finished tied for 14th while Rory McIlroy, who has been critical of the LIV Golfer all tournament long, ended tied for 40th.Fox’s journey to first major winFox’s road to his first career major title wasn’t the easiest. It came with many bumps and U-turns.While speaking to CNN’s Don Riddell ahead of the Desert Classic in Dubai in early 2025, Fox opened up about his mental health issues, including being an older rookie after spending years on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour of Australia.“I think being a rookie at 37 years old on the PGA Tour was, I probably wasn’t quite prepared for what that was again,” Fox told CNN.“I knew all the golf courses, knew how to travel work, knew where to stay, and everything was new on the PGA Tour, and that was probably a shock to the system more than anything.”Fox comes from a lineage of athletes within his family tree, including his father, Grant Fox, who was a main kicker for the New Zealand national rugby team and his grandfather, Merv Wallace, a former New Zealand cricketer who later coached the national team.Fox spoke out on the “pressure” a golfer faces, mentioning the 2024 death of former PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray, whose parents later confirmed it was death by suicide.“It can be a stressful life. It’s all performance-based. There’s a lot of pressure on – Looking after your mental health is really, really important, and having people to talk to and all of that is part of that,” Fox said.“It’s a shame it got to that point with Grayson that, you know, we’ve had to have those, those pretty tough conversations now, but it will help – hopefully it helps someone else in a similar situation going forward because we certainly don’t want to see it again.”CNN’s Kyle Tatelbaum and Don Riddell contributed to this reporting This write has been updated with additional reporting The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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