• A general view of the start/finish straight during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    A general view of the start/finish straight during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • A flag of Flag of Bahrain is seen flying in the wind during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    A flag of Flag of Bahrain is seen flying in the wind during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Great Britain during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Great Britain during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda leaves the pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda leaves the pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International. Getty Images
    Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International. Getty Images
  • Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP looks on from the grid during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP looks on from the grid during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen walks in the Pitlane during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen walks in the Pitlane during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen locks up his RB16B Honda during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen locks up his RB16B Honda during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari and Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari talk on the pitwall during the opening day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari and Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari talk on the pitwall during the opening day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez walks in the garage during previews ahead of Formula 1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez walks in the garage during previews ahead of Formula 1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Mercedes's British racing driver Lewis Hamilton and Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas look on from the grid during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Mercedes's British racing driver Lewis Hamilton and Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas look on from the grid during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • French F1 driver Pierre Gasly leaves the garage riding Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda during the inaugural day of testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    French F1 driver Pierre Gasly leaves the garage riding Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda during the inaugural day of testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull, speaks with a racing team member in the garage during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull, speaks with a racing team member in the garage during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Aston Martin's German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
    Aston Martin's German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
  • Charles Leclerc of Monaco hits the track on the Scuderia Ferrari SF21during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Charles Leclerc of Monaco hits the track on the Scuderia Ferrari SF21during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Alfa Romeo's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
    Alfa Romeo's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
  • Pierre Gasly of France prepares to drive during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Pierre Gasly of France prepares to drive during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • McLaren's Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo on track during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    McLaren's Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo on track during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Haas F1's German driver Mick Schumacher drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
    Haas F1's German driver Mick Schumacher drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
  • Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen in action during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Reuters
    Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen in action during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Reuters
  • Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the Aston Martin AMR21 Mercedes stops in the Pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the Aston Martin AMR21 Mercedes stops in the Pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images

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2025 Fifa Club World Cup groups

Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami.

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle.

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US PGA Championship in numbers

Joost Luiten produced a memorable hole in one at the par-three fourth in the first round.

To date, the only two players to win the PGA Championship after winning the week before are Rory McIlroy (2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational) and Tiger Woods (2007, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational). Hideki Matsuyama or Chris Stroud could have made it three.

Number of seasons without a major for McIlroy, who finished in a tie for 22nd.

4 Louis Oosthuizen has now finished second in all four of the game's major championships.

In the fifth hole of the final round, McIlroy holed his longest putt of the week - from 16ft 8in - for birdie.

For the sixth successive year, play was disrupted by bad weather with a delay of one hour and 43 minutes on Friday.

Seven under par (64) was the best round of the week, shot by Matsuyama and Francesco Molinari on Day 2.

Number of shots taken by Jason Day on the 18th hole in round three after a risky recovery shot backfired.

Jon Rahm's age in months the last time Phil Mickelson missed the cut in the US PGA, in 1995.

10 Jimmy Walker's opening round as defending champion was a 10-over-par 81.

11 The par-four 11th coincidentally ranked as the 11th hardest hole overall with a scoring average of 4.192.

12 Paul Casey was a combined 12 under par for his first round in this year's majors.

13 The average world ranking of the last 13 PGA winners before this week was 25. Kevin Kisner began the week ranked 25th.

14 The world ranking of Justin Thomas before his victory.

15 Of the top 15 players after 54 holes, only Oosthuizen had previously won a major.

16 The par-four 16th marks the start of Quail Hollow's so-called "Green Mile" of finishing holes, some of the toughest in golf.

17 The first round scoring average of the last 17 major champions was 67.2. Kisner and Thorbjorn Olesen shot 67 on day one at Quail Hollow.

18 For the first time in 18 majors, the eventual winner was over par after round one (Thomas shot 73).

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Yadoo’s House Restaurant & Cafe

For the karak and Yoodo's house platter with includes eggs, balaleet, khamir and chebab bread.

Golden Dallah

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Al Mrzab Restaurant

For the shrimp murabian and Kuwaiti options including Kuwaiti machboos with kebab and spicy sauce.

Al Derwaza

For the fish hubul, regag bread, biryani and special seafood soup. 

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One in nine do not have enough to eat

Created in 1961, the World Food Programme is pledged to fight hunger worldwide as well as providing emergency food assistance in a crisis.

One of the organisation’s goals is the Zero Hunger Pledge, adopted by the international community in 2015 as one of the 17 Sustainable Goals for Sustainable Development, to end world hunger by 2030.

The WFP, a branch of the United Nations, is funded by voluntary donations from governments, businesses and private donations.

Almost two thirds of its operations currently take place in conflict zones, where it is calculated that people are more than three times likely to suffer from malnutrition than in peaceful countries.

It is currently estimated that one in nine people globally do not have enough to eat.

On any one day, the WFP estimates that it has 5,000 lorries, 20 ships and 70 aircraft on the move.

Outside emergencies, the WFP provides school meals to up to 25 million children in 63 countries, while working with communities to improve nutrition. Where possible, it buys supplies from developing countries to cut down transport cost and boost local economies.