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World number one Scottie Scheffler is lurking at the PGA Tour's latest stop in Phoenix

World number one Scottie Scheffler is lurking at the PGA Tour's latest stop in Phoenix

8 February 2026

Scheffler is five back from the lead with 18 holes left, with his third-round four-under 67 moving him to a share of 16th.

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama has the sole lead at 13-under the card, while Kiwi Ryan Fox is in 25th at five-under.

Meanwhile, Australian Elvis Smylie has made a lucrative start to life as a LIV Golf player, scooping up seven million dollars for winning the season's opening event under floodlights in Saudi Arabia on his tour debut.

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The Black Ferns Sevens have survived a scare in the semi-finals of the Perth world series event, beating France 34-14 to move into tonight's final 18:07

Rugby League:
Brisbane prop Payne Haas will reunite with coach Wayne Bennett at South Sydney after signing a three-year contract, a development that has the NRL world in shock 18:07

Environment:
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A monumental signing in the NRL, with arguably the game's best prop to shift clubs after the upcoming season 16:57

Christchurch:
New Zealanders hoped never to see the Christchurch terrorist again. Now he wants to appeal his sentence 16:27

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The Highlanders are keeping their fingers crossed for Fabian Holland as they prepare to find out more about the All Blacks lock's injury 16:17

Cricket:
A cricket-crazy Indian crowd is a double-edged sword for captain Mitchell Santner and the Black Caps 16:17

Business:
Residents in Hawke's Bay's Kai-rakau have entered a second consecutive month of level 4 water restrictions 15:27

Rugby:
New Zealand's Paul Coll has won into the last eight at squash's Windy City Open in Chicago 14:37

Business:
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