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hello and welcome along to sportsday. i m s era sarah mulkerrins. joe root hits 150 as they back to back against new zealand. dan evans rounds off a perfect week. and linn grant becomes the first female winner on the dp world tour after victory in scandinavia. welcome along to sportsday. day three was all about england s batters as they dominated play at trent bridge. starting the day on 90 for one, they were looking at a hefty first endings told her a 553. play ended with a root in on 163. in the foothills of new zealand s vast first innings total, england had to bat, so why not enjoy it? alex lees made his highest score for england, but 67 felt like a disappointment, such was the context. this was a day of opportunity, and lees knew it. both teams dropped several catches. this was a tough one but it was joe root, and therefore to be regretted by new zealand. 0llie pope was guiding his way to 100. england backing his talent, giving him responsibility, and this is how you
leona maguire is in contention at the pga championship in newjersey, but play has been halted due to thunderstorms in the area, with the final group through seven holes. maguire is bidding to become the first irish woman to win a major title, but has dropped a shot and moved into a share of second. the lead is currently shared byjenny shin and janet lin on 7 under. i ve been speaking to former european tour player sophie walker about the pressure on maguire. when the leaders are going out, the last thing you want to see is players ripping to pieces this golf course. it s been a hard week, known as been in double figures, the next thing you know, she s 7 under par. suddenly you think, oh, i thought 7 under par would be good today, but it s not.
she took the first set on tie break and was 5 1 in the second set, before eventually winning that 6 4. it was the latvian s first title since dubai last february and her first on grass since eastbourne in 2021. leona maguire is in contention at the pga championship in newjersey, but play has been halted due to thunderstorms in the area, with the final group through seven holes. maguire is bidding to become the first irish woman to win a major title, but has dropped a shot and moved into a share of second. the lead is currently shared byjenny shin and janet lin on 7 under. let s speak to former european tour player sophie walker now, players halted, so let s all catch our breath. what if you made of the opening play so far? our breath. what if you made of the opening play so far? our breath. what if you made of the opening play so far? our breath. what if you made of the opening play so far? well, when the leaders are opening play so far? well, when the leaders are going opening p
sees men from the dp world tour compete against women from the ladies european tour. grant was the overnight leader on home soil in sweden, and shouldered the pressure well. a phenomenal round of 64, with 8 birdies saw her get to 2a under par, winning by a 9 shot margin. well, we can speak to the former ladies european tour player sophie walker. shejoins us now on she joins us now on sportsday. how big of a moment is this for women s golf? big of a moment is this for women s iolf? ., ., “ big of a moment is this for women s aolf? ., ., ~ ., big of a moment is this for women s iolf? ., ., 4 ., , big of a moment is this for women s aolf? ., ., ~ ., , , big of a moment is this for women s aolf? ., , , ., golf? look at this smile, sarah. it means so much. golf? look at this smile, sarah. it means so much. i golf? look at this smile, sarah. it means so much. ithink golf? look at this smile, sarah. it means so much. i think this - golf? look at this smile, sarah. it means so much. i