Matt rings the alarm
MATT WALLACE is determined to ring the changes at Hillside today after his Masters meltdown.
The world No. 37 missed cut at Augusta last month – but heads into round three of the British Masters with the lead at 12-under par after 36 holes without a single bogey.
He said: “I worked hard in the build-up to the Masters and I played shockingly.
“That kickstarted a change. I used to think every tournament was my last week on Tour – I was so intense. I’ve come into this week very comfortable, very happy, very chilled.” ONE-DAY CUP, Quarter-Finals Lord’s
Lancs 304-4 v Middlesex 284 (Harris 117). Lancs won by 20 runs New Road
Somerset 337-8 (Banton 112) v Worcs 190 (Azhar Ali 5-34). Somerset won by 147 runs
2nd ODI, Edinburgh
Scotland 325-7 v Afghanistan 269-3. Afghanistan won by 2 runs (D/L Method)
ATP & WTA MADRID OPEN, Spain, Men’s Quarter-Finals
(1) N Djokovic (Ser) bt (9) M Cilic (Cro) w/o, (5) D Thiem (Aut) bt (4) R Federer (Swi) 3-6 7-6 (13-11) 6-4, (8) S Tsitsipas (Gre) bt (3) A Zverev (Ger) 7-5 3-6 6-2 Women’s Semi-Finals
(3) S Halep (Rom) bt B Bencic (Swi) 6-2 6-7 (2-7) 6-0, (7) K Bertens (Hol) bt (8) S Stephens (USA) 6-2 7-5
BRITISH MASTERS, 2nd Round (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72) 132 M Wallace 65 67
133 R Ramsay 66 67, R Fisher 68 65, N Lemke (Swe) 69 64, T Detry (Bel) 66 67
134 M Kinhult (Swe) 65 69
PDC EUROPEAN TOUR GRAND PRIX, 1st Round (selected)
J Richardson (Eng) bt M Edgar (Eng) 6-3, N Aspinall (Eng) bt K Viljanen (Fin) 6-1, M McGeeney (Eng) bt J Payne (Eng) 6-3
MAJOR LEAGUE
Arizona 3 Atlanta 2, Chicago Cubs 4 Miami 1, Cleveland 5 Chicago White Sox 0, Colorado 12 SF Giants 11, Detroit 0 LA Angels 13, Houston 4 Texas 2, NY Yankees 3 Seattle 1, Oakland 0 Cincinnati 3, St Louis 17 Pittsburgh 4, LA Dodgers 0 Washington 6
NBA
Western Play-Off Semi-Finals Portland Trail Blazers 119 Denver Nuggets 108. (Series tied 3-3) Eastern Play-Off Semi-Finals Philadelphia 76ers 112 Toronto Raptors 101. (Series tied 3-3) leave. “It’s probable, but not definite,” said Dyche.
“It’s likely that one of them will say, ‘I want to go elsewhere’. No guarantee and if they are all here for pre-season, then great.
“I want the team and the squad and the club to get stronger and I want all these hard decisions.”
Dyche says Burnley, who face Arsenal tomorrow, will speak to Crouch about a deal for next season because his uniqueness makes him “a weapon.”
The short-term deal Crouch signed when he joined from Stoke in January has expired and Dyche claims the former England hitman can still do a job for the Clarets at 38.
Dyche said: “We will be talking to him. He’s still a complete one of a kind, which is a weapon.”
Burnley have also renewed Phil Bardsley’s contract, but Stephen Ward’s has expired.