Watch out golf world!

16-year-old Charlie Woods has won his first American Junior Golf Association title.

For those not familiar, Charlie is the son of one of the greatest to play golf, Tiger Woods.

Also, it’s that time of week where I remind you to do your footy tips. TDA’s video editor Orla is still leading our office tipping comp (by a margin of four tips) but I am slowly reeling her in.

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The number of years since the Oklahoma City Thunder have reached the NBA Finals. The Thunder, led by MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will return to the finals this year after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 in Game 5 and becoming Western Conference champions. They will play the winner of the Eastern Conference finals series between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 with Game 5 set to tip off tomorrow at 10:00am (AEST). 

"I always feel guilty for the performance of the team since the first game I was here. The boos maybe is something we need because every game we lost in the Premier League the fans were always there. I felt when we finished every time the supporters were with us. Let's see for next season."
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, after his side were booed off the field in Kuala Lumpur following a 1-0 loss to ASEAN All-Stars. The result comes after a historically poor season for the decorated club, which saw them finish 15th in the English Premier League and lose the Europa League final to Spurs. 

In an English Premier League match between Sunderland and Liverpool in October 2009, Sunderland’s Darren Bent scored a goal when the ball deflected off a Liverpool-branded beach ball that had been thrown onto the pitch, into the back of the net. The goal was allowed to stand.

🎾 Alexei Popyrin is through to the third round of the French Open, while Ajla Tomljanović has been knocked out of the tournament. Popyrin advanced after defeating Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets. The 25th seed is now set to play against Portugal’s Nuno Borges, who upset seventh seed Casper Ruud. Tomljanović lost her second-round match to Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini in straight sets.

🚴‍♂️ At the Giro d’Italia, Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro extended his overall race lead after winning stage 17. The 21-year-old now leads the race by 41 seconds, ahead of Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz. The race has four stages remaining, including two gruelling mountain routes on stage 18 and stage 19. Australian riders Jay Vine and Luke Plapp were both forced to withdraw from the race following crashes on yesterday’s stage.

⚽ After finishing fourth in the Premier League, Chelsea ended its season on a high note by winning the Europa Conference League final. Chelsea conceded the first goal of the match but scored four in the second half to beat Spanish club Real Betis 4-1. England star Cole Palmer, who had two assists for Chelsea, was named player of the match. The Conference League is the third-rung European tournament, below the Europa League and  the top-tier Champions League. 

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Women’s Aussie rules players in Victoria will wear red armbands this weekend to protest the state’s recent budget cuts to programs that promoted gender equity and inclusion in sport. 

Not All Clubs Media has spearheaded the protest through social media. 

As the AFLW season does not begin until August, the protest will involve players at the community level. 

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes handed down the Victorian state budget last week, which saw two programs, the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation (OWSR) and the Preventing Violence Through Sport Grants Program, cut. 

The OWSR was responsible for running the Change Our Game Program, which sought to increase the participation and visibility of women in sport. 

The Preventing Violence Through Sport Grants Program gave funding to support community sport groups to address gender-based violence. 

Not All Clubs Media said in a statement: "These initiatives and programs were among the first of their kind – designed to make sport safe, more inclusive, and more equal for women and gender diverse people. Without them, we risk going backwards — towards more harm, more silence, and fewer women and gender diverse people in the game."

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The NSW Blues have begun their campaign to win back-to-back State of Origin series with an 18-6 win over the Queensland Maroons in Brisbane last night. 

Meanwhile, Game Three of the Women’s State of Origin series is set for tonight.

After last year’s thrilling series decider in Brisbane, the Blues and Maroons met at the same battleground to open the 2025 series. 

The 80 minutes that followed saw the Blues outplay the Maroons in almost every statistical category. They made fewer errors, conceded fewer penalties, completed more sets, and (crucially) scored more points. The final score was 18-6, with NSW scoring four tries to Queensland’s one. 

In what looked to be a shift of momentum for the Maroons near the end of the first half, Brian To’o was sent to the sin bin for making contact with Xavier Coates in the air. However, the Maroons failed to take full advantage of the Blues missing a player for ten minutes. 

Blues prop Payne Haas was named man of the match for a typically solid performance from the barnstorming Broncos star.

For the Blues, it’s the first time they have won three straight matches since 2006. It’s also the first time that they have won back-to-back matches at Lang Park in Brisbane. 

The next two matches of the series will be played in Perth on 18 June and Sydney on 9 July. 

The State of Origin action continues tonight with the third and final match of the women’s series being played in Newcastle. 

The Blues have already wrapped up the series after winning the first two matches in dominant fashion (32-12 and 26-6). However, there is plenty of pride on the line as the Maroons seek to avoid a historic whitewash. 

NSW coach John Strange has named an unchanged side from the one fielded in the opening two matches. Meanwhile, Queensland coach Tahnee Norris has called upon two players to make their Origin debut, fullback Hayley Maddick and substitute half Georgia Hannaway. Maddick will start in place of star player Tamika Upton, who injured her  hip in Game Two. 

The Maroons will take confidence in the fact that they won last year’s match in Newcastle, with Lauren Brown slotting a field goal to help her side claim an 11-10 victory. 

You can watch Game Three of Women’s State of Origin on Channel 9. Kick-off is at 7:45pm.