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.
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 Netherlands scored two goals in the first seven minutes of the first half en route to a 3-1 victory over Tunisia on Thursday night in Kansas City in Group F, while Japan and Sweden drew 1-1 in Texas.
Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece said all Ecuadoreans have a lot to celebrate on Thursday after the country's biggest World Cup result ever, coming from behind to beat Germany 2-1 and advance to the knockout stage.
New Zealand took control of the third Test at Trent Bridge with Tom Latham and Devon Conway setting a record partnership for the Kiwis against England on Thursday.
Minister of State, Lana Nusseibeh, has underlined that "Gulf consultation, inclusion and participation is a necessary condition" in Iran peace talks during a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC and the US in Bahrain.
Etihad Rail has launched a nationwide campaign inviting the public to nominate the first passenger to travel on its inaugural passenger service when trains begin operating on June 30.