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it was to be a nail biting finish; nat sciver brunt hit a century and needed a six with the final ball, to win the match for england, but it wasn t to be, and the aussies won byjust three runs. that defeat means that australia retain the ashes, as england can only draw the series when they play the final one day international in taunton tomorrow. there was more drama at the scottish 0pen, where rory mcilroy is now up a place, to be the world number two, after winning at the renaissance club. in a thrilling finish, the northern irishman birdied the final two holes to overtake local favourite robert mcintyre and finish on 15 under parfor what is his first win in scotland. in fact, he s the first man, to complete the triple crown of irish, scottish and open championships the latter of which begins on thursday. some of the riders on the tour de france will be grateful that today is a rest day, after a fan, trying to take pictures on their phone, caused a nasty crash on stage fifteen. the
but on the other side of the court elise mertens is also a previous champion in this event, when she won alongside hseih su wei. it s mertens and her partner storm hunter who are the seeded pair. they re ranked number three. 0vernight leader rory mcilroy bogeyed the second hole of his final round of the scottish 0pen, which is being played earlier in the day than scheduled because of the bad weather that s predicted for the renaissance club. mcilroy dropped back to 12 under par after two. he has since gone back to his overnight score of 13 under par. tyrrell hatton is in a good place, second for the day alongside local favourite robert mcintyre, and one of the koreans in the top five. lionel messi has started a three day event that marks his move to major league soccer team inter miami, the club co owned by david beckham. part one was the official announcement and accompanying video, that he d joined after leaving psg, agreeing to play in the us until 2025.