Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National on Sunday.
Hamilton, who had also topped Saturday morning's final practice session, never look like being challenged throughout the qualifying hour.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils
Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time highest goal-scorer as French champions extend lead
India's golfer Anirban Lahiri endured an erratic day at the course and was even-par after 16 holes in second round of the Tokyo Olympics, which was suspended due to persistent thunderstorms over the east course of the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Tokyo on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
India skipper Virat Kohli was pushed to the fifth spot by his English counterpart Joe Root, who rose two rungs to third in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen, even as Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin moved up in the bowlers' chart.
KL Rahul leads a pack of India players who have shot up the MRF Tyres ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after the visitors stormed to a 5-0 series win in New Zealand. Rahul's series topping aggregate of 224 runs has lifted him four places to a career best-equaling second place.
A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.
It was a bitter pill for James Anderson and England's bowlers, who had battled hard to limit Australia to 267 and give their batsmen a chance to set the home side a chase.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Akashdeep Singh scored twice as Indian men's hockey team stunned world champions Australia 3-1 in the fourth and final Test to register a historic 3-1 series win over the mighty Kookaburras in their home soil in Perth.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune on Saturday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Real Madrid dug deep in a 3-0 home win against lowly Alaves in the La Liga, but Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain their second Ligue 1 loss of the season.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
It rained goals as India mauled Sri Lanka 13-0 in a lop-sided match of the 3rd Girls Under-18 Asia Cup hockey at Bangkok on Saturday.
'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.' A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open on Day 3.
Indian women's hockey team suffered their second successive defeat at the hands of Asian giants China, who blanked them 4-0 to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series at Shanghai on Thursday.
Ayew strikes as Palace hold Southampton to 2-2 draw
India's Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah unmoved
In the bowling department, pacer Mohammad Abbas (13th) and experienced leg-spinner Yasir Shah (24th), who have in the past, been ranked third and first, respectively, and left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi (32nd) are other Pakistan players to watch.
Half-centuries from Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam helped Pakistan outclass Namibia by 45 runs to storm into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Data revealed that Spain's La Liga and the Premier League were joint-top in terms of social media popularity, well ahead of the NBA, NFL and Serie A.
Britain's world number three Andy Murray stressed the importance of gender equality in tennis, saying the work ethic required to succeed is the same for both men and women.
The match lived up to its billing right from the start
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the third One-Day International between India and the West Indies, in Ahmedabad, on Friday.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic tops the draw while new world number one Ash Barty is top seed in the women's singles.
Kohli trails Smith by 26 points and will have to produce a string of strong performances to leapfrog the Australian.
NBA roundup: Hornets spoil Kyrie Irving's home debut
A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
The Indian hockey team defeated South Africa 6-5 in a thrilling third test at the capital city of Cantabria in Spain.
India's men's hockey team hammered lowly Indonesia 17-0 to open its title defence on a rousing note at the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Monday.
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