List captures Farmers in playoff for first PGA win
SAN DIEGO — Luke List earned his first PGA Tour victory with a birdie on the first playoff hole at Torrey Pines on Saturday, holding off Will Zalatoris well after sunset to capture the Farmers Insurance Open championship.
More golf: Lydia Ko shot an even-par 72 that gave her a two-shot lead over Danielle Kang (74) heading into the final round of the Gainbridge LPGA . ...
Rory McIlroy moved within two shots of leader Justin Harding after the third round at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Skiing: In the absence of injured Sofia Goggia, world champion Corinne Suter won the last downhill before the Beijing Olympics for her first World Cup victory since Dec. 18, 2020. Swiss teammate Jasmine Flury was second and Cornelia Huetter of Austria was third. With the Winter Olympics around the corner, several top contenders skipped the race, including overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S.
Olympics: Norway’s women’s cross country team replaced Anne Kjersti Kalva with Ragnhild Haga after Kalva tested positive for COVID-19 . ... Swedish cross country skier Leo Johansson was in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in China.
Track: Elle Purrier St. Pierre successfully defended her Wanamaker Mile title in the 114th Millrose Games, finishing in 4 minutes, 19.30 seconds. Ollie Hoare won the men’s race in 3:50.83.
Cycling: The Eritrea Africa team was excluded from the Tour of Rwanda race because its members have not been vaccinated. Soccer: U.S. forward Timothy Weah was unable to travel to Canada for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier because he did not meet the vaccination requirements to cross the Canadian border . ... Cameroon marched on at the African Cup of Nations with a brace by striker Karl Toko Ekambi sending the tournament host into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Gambia. Burkina Faso also advanced to the semis by surprising Tunisia 1-0 . ... Fourthtier Versailles produced a French Cup upset of Toulouse to reach the quarters, along with Marseille.