Rory McIlroy maintained his two-shot lead at the Dubai Invitational with a one-under-par second round of 70, despite hitting a quadruple bogey at the Dubai Creek Resort on Friday.
McIlroy started out two shots ahead of Yannik Paul after carding an opening nine-under-par 62, but having begun the second round with two early birdies, the eighth hole threatened to undo all his good work.
The world number two twice hit the water to card a quadruple bogey seven on the par-three hole, before three birdies on the back nine kept the Northern Irishman at the top of the leaderboard.
Paul kept pace with McIlroy despite making three bogeys on the front nine, also carding 70 to stay two shots off the lead, and the German was joined in second place by Jeff Winther of Denmark.
Winther shot the joint lowest round of the day with a five-under-par 65, and only a bogey on the final hole deprived him of outright second place.
Tommy Fleetwood, Thorbjorn Olesen and Thriston Lawrence remained three shots off the lead, and were joined by Jordan Smith and Zander Lombard on seven-under-par.
Abhishek Sharma's 19-ball fifty went in vain as world champions India were surprisingly beaten by Ireland for the first time in international cricket, slumping to a 34-run defeat in the first Twenty20 in Belfast on Friday.
England roared back into contention on the second day of the third and deciding test against New Zealand with Ben Duckett's rapid century helping his side to 223-2 after three wickets for returning captain Ben Stokes helped to dismiss the visitors for 438 at a sizzling Trent Bridge.
American great Serena Williams will face Australian 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round of her eagerly awaited return to Wimbledon, a potentially tricky tie for the seven-time champion playing at the tournament for the first time since 2022.
Australia booked their spot in the knockout rounds of the World Cup on Thursday after a cagey draw against Paraguay, who are set to qualify as a third-placed finisher, while Turkey beat USA 3-2, scoring the winner with virtually the last kick of the match.
The UAE's National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) says a technical issue in the early warning system has been resolved after it led to the sending of incorrect alert messages.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held a phone call with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the latest regional developments.