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Sports Digest: Caleb Manuel finishes third at New Hampshire Open

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Sports Digest: Caleb Manuel finishes third at New Hampshire Open

GOLF

Caleb Manuel of Topsham closed with a 4-under 67 on Saturday but settled for third place in his professional debut – the New Hampshire Open at Montcalm Golf Club in Enfield, New Hampshire.

Manuel matched the low round of the day and finished at 12 under for the tournament. Jason Thresher of West Suffield, Connecticut, birdied the last three holes for a final score of 15 under – one better than Daniel O’Rourke of Milford, New Jersey.

Shawn Warren of Falmouth tied for 20th place at 1 under, shooting a 72 in his final round.

SOCCER

EURO 24: There were no goals, one assist and three selfie-pursuing field invaders for Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal’s 3-0 win over Turkey in Dortmund, Germany, that secured a spot in the round of 16 on Saturday.

The five-time world player of the year set up the third goal by Bruno Fernandes with an unselfish pass when he could easily have attempted a shot after being played clean through.

Then there was chaos, as three fans got onto the field at different times and attempted selfies with Ronaldo. He accepted the first but looked unhappy at the other two.

n Georgia earned its first-ever point at a major tournament with a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in Hamburg, Germany.

It was nearly a win for Georgia. Midfielder Saba Lobjanidze fired a shot narrowly over the bar with the last kick of the game as a promising 3-on-1 counterattack came to nothing.

AUTO RACING

FORMULA ONE: McLaren went from escaping from a fire in its hospitality suite to celebrating a rare pole position by Lando Norris at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Norris edged points leader Max Verstappen with a blistering final run during qualifying. His only other pole was at the Russian Grand Prix in 2021.

Lewis Hamilton will start third – his best grid position of the season – just ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will be next.

TENNIS

HALLE OPEN: Top-ranked Jannik Sinner reached his first grass-court final by beating Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 7-6 (3) in Halle, Germany, to set up a title match against Hubert Hurkacz.

Sinner saved a set point in the second set before jumping out to a quick lead in the tiebreaker. The Australian Open champion improved his record to 37-3 this year.

Hurkacz, the No. 5 seed, fired 17 aces in his 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over second-seeded Alexander Zverev.

BERLIN LADIES OPEN: Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur retired from their rain-delay quarterfinals in the grass-court event in Germany.

The second-seeded Sabalenka was trailing Anna Kalinskaya 5-1 when she stopped because of shoulder pain.

Kalinskaya later earned a spot in Sunday’s final by defeating Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-1.

Jabeur had just lost a first-set tiebreaker to Coco Gauff when she exited because of illness. Gauff advanced to face her doubles partner, Jessica Pegula, in the semifinals.

QUEEN’S CLUB: Tommy Paul advanced from an all-American semifinal against Sebastian Korda, winning 6-4, 7-6 (2), and Lorenzo Musetti of Italy reached the final of the grass-court tournament by outlasting Jordan Thompson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

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