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PRAGUE — Sweden kept a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship by beating Kazakstan 3-1 on Thursday.

Linus Johansson, Marcus Johansson and Fabian Zetterlund scored as the Swedes earned a fourth victory to top Group B in Ostrava.

Adil Beketayev scored for Kazakhstan.

In Group A in Prague, Austria stunned Finland 3-2 for its first victory at the tournament and first over Finland at the worlds. Benjamin Baumgartner scored the winner with one second left to complete a rally from two goals down.

Oliver Kapanen scored his tournament-leading sixth goal and Saku Maenalanen also netted to give Finland a 2-0 lead.

Mario Huber started the rally and Thimo Nickl tied it midway through the final period for Austria, which took Canada to overtime in its last game before losing 7-6.

Later Thursday, Canada was also looking for a fourth win when it played Norway in Group A and the United States played France in Group B.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Xander Schauffele tied the lowest round in major championship history Thursday at Valhalla Golf Club and had the early lead by three shots.

Schauffele’s 62 was the lowest score in PGA Championship history, and he set the course record at Valhalla in the process.

Schauffele has eight top-10 results so far this season in 12 tournaments, including a runner-up last week at the Wells Fargo Championship. While he hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since 2022, he said he feels like he’s playing the best golf of his career right now.

“I feel there’s spurts, moments in time where you feel like you can control the ball really well; you’re seeing the greens really well; you’re chipping really well. But over a prolonged period, it’s tough to upkeep high performance,” Schauffele said. “I’d say it’s very close to (my best golf), if not it.”

Schauffele has the lowest all-time career first-round scoring average in major championships among those who have appeared in at least 25 majors. He became just the second golfer ever to shoot a round 64 or better at Valhalla on Thursday.

With 12 top-10s in major championships, Schauffele is one of the game’s most elite that does not yet have a major trophy.

“I think not winning makes you want to win more, as weird as that is. For me, at least, I react to it, and I want it more and more and more, and it makes me want to work harder and harder and harder,” Schauffele said.

“The top feels far away, and I feel like I have a lot of work to do. But just slowly chipping away at it.”

Tony Finau and Sahith Theegala were in second at the conclusion of the morning wave in Kentucky at 6 under, with Rory McIlroy – the 2014 PGA Championship winner at Valhalla – and Robert MacIntyre were a shot back at 5 under.

McIlroy, who has won his last two starts on the PGA Tour, filed for divorce from his wife of seven years on Monday and was curt when asked any questions that were personal-life adjacent.

“Happy to be here,” McIlroy said when asked about how he is at compartmentalizing.

He was, however, pleased with how much he got out of his game on Thursday, calling his round “scrappy.” McIlroy admitted he was off with a few things (he was 135th in strokes gained: off the tee – an incredible drop from fourth) in the same stat this season), but was happy with his score.

Also thrilled with his opening-round score was Adam Hadwin, who leads the Canadian contingent in Louisville after a 3-under 68 opener.

Hadwin’s Thursday featured a short-game masterclass and was highlighted by a final-hole eagle of nearly 40 feet.  

“I was trying to hit it directly behind the pin and chip it backwards, but I pull-heel-cut it perfectly up the opening on the left side of the green and it rolled up. Uphill left-to-right (putt) and I judged it perfectly,” Hadwin said.

Hadwin, who was fourth in strokes gained: around the green and fifth in strokes gained: putting, explained the conditions Thursday were ripe for scoring – with soft greens and fairways allowing even shorter-hitting guys to be able to take advantage.

“It’s long-ish, but we’re seeing a little bit of run in the fairway today and with soft greens it’s very playable. Even long irons were stopping within 10 feet and whenever you have that, guys are going to go low. They’re going to take advantage,” Hadwin said.

Hadwin was quick to heap praise on Schauffele’s opening-round score.

“Nine under in a major, any major, regardless of conditions, is pretty damn good,” Hadwin said. 

Adam Svensson and Corey Conners finished at 1 under while Taylor Pendrith and Nick Taylor shot 1-over 72s. Mackenzie Hughes was the only Canadian in the afternoon wave.

Scottie Scheffler, the world No.1 who won four of his last five starts on the PGA Tour and just returned to action for the first time since becoming a father eight days ago, knocked his first approach shot of the day into the cup for an eagle.

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Euro 2024 hosts Germany named a largely expected preliminary squad on Thursday, with Mats Hummels and Leon Goretzka the only notable absentees.

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