Robert MacIntyre of Scotland, who had a best-of-the-day 63 to finish in fourth place at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii, was on the verge of losing the title earlier in the tournament.
The 29-year-old moves up one place in the world rankings and is ahead of another American, JJ Spaun, by four strokes over home winner Chris Gotterup, who finished last.
Rory McIlroy, who finished joint third at the Dubai Invitational, is still the best British player in the world rankings, one place ahead of Tommy Fleetwood from England and Scottie Scheffler of the United States.
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The left-hander from Ryder Cup told the Golf Channel, “Doing that cost me a shot.” “I can’t be letting my attitude cost me this golf tournament,” I said.
You must be in the right position at the right moment to make it through a round like today.
“Big, big reminder for me that attitude needs to be right for 72 holes, not just 36,” he said.
In Honalulu, MacIntyre shot five birdies in the final round before moving on to the turn in 30 seconds, and he also added shots on the 15th and 18th to earn 12 under par for the week.
The US Open runner-up said, “It felt like I missed in the right places off the tee to give myself chances,” and I putt beautifully.
The “Massive Reminder of attitude must be spot-on.” I thought I did a great job of that last year.
Meanwhile, Gotterup placed second behind Ryan Gerard in a final 64, with Patrick Rodgers, a third American, finishing further back.
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He had just watched his Aston Villa team lose to Everton 1-0, which would have prevented them from placing second in the Premier League.
He remained silent until the interview was over, as if to highlight his fury, and he refused to explain why other teams had higher potential than Villa.
He told Sky Sports, “We are not a contender to be in the top five.”
Other teams have greater potential than we do, he says.
Villa’s January business has already been negatively impacted by financial constraints. Conor Gallagher’s signing by the club was a disappointment.
Second-place finisher Donyell Malen for Villa this year has been sold, and Emery’s problems have grown due to squad depth and growing injury concerns.
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Emery’s mood will be impacted by a number of factors.
In a perfect world, Malen wanted to stay, but he did because he only started seven games for Borussia Dortmund last year, and he wanted to keep him.
With only Evann Guessand remaining in the squad to support Ollie Watkins upfront, he scored on his Roma debut on Sunday against Everton.
Guessand has been linked with moving away as a potential sweetener in the deal to let Roma’s Tammy Abraham leave Besiktas’ loan, but he is content at Villa because they want to develop him.
The unsuccessful pursuit of Gallagher after Tottenham cheated on the deal, which highlights the financial reality Villa live in, is another sore point for Emery.
The midfielder from England signed for £35 million from Spurs. Spurs were able to offer the money upfront, but Villa wanted a loan-to-buy deal.
Emery must balance the two, and it has done so in more ways than one, by walking the financial tightrope between Villa and Emery, which has done them harm.
With Emery losing John McGinn on Sunday while he was already sweating on Boubacar Kamara’s fitness and Amadou Onana already out, Gallagher would at least lessen a growing midfield injury crisis.
Despite his difficulties, Leon Bailey is not expected to return from his loan at Roma.
With a view to the future, Villa have signed 17-year-old Metz striker Brian Madjo and Gremio winger Alysson this month.
Villa are still in the FA Cup, third in the Premier League, and well-placed in the Europa League before hosting Fenerbahce on Thursday.
According to Mo Razzaq, chairman of the Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust, “Emery has credit in the bank.”
There is no “silver bullet” where we can “buy who we want,” he said. We must be very cautious and cautious.
With his expertise, Gallagher would have made a valuable addition. Would John McGinn have started every week out if he had not aged any more? Not likely. Spurs have therefore arrived. We are aware of the limitations that surround us.
Villa is “operating with the handbrake on.”
Villa attempted to change the Premier League’s AGM’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) in 2024, but the proposal was rejected. In three years, Villa was unable to raise the loss cap from £105 million to £135 million.
The rules “do not make sense,” according to co-owner Nassef Sawiris, because they consolidate the authority of larger clubs.
Villa had to sell in order to comply, and Jacob Ramsey, an academy graduate, purchased the property for £40 million in the summer.
However, for breaking financial regulations, Villa was fined £9.5 million in addition to Chelsea and sanctioned by Uefa in July.
Football finance expert Kieran Maguire claims that those rules are preventing Villa.
They are using the handbrake because of legacy problems that have an impact on Premier League PSR regulations, he said. “I do believe the main issue is Uefa rules,” he said.
Because both Chelsea and Villa were sanctioned by Uefa in the summer, “they’ve got to balance how much they spend on players with how much money they make,” according to the statement.
They wanted a loan until the end of the season because they couldn’t afford him because they “could have been in violation of Uefa rules,” and that is what is happening.
A return to the Champions League next season is becoming more and more likely, according to Maguire, leaving Villa eight points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United in the Premier League.
He predicted that if they do well, they will be in an extremely strong position because they can expect at least £40 million in revenue from the following season.
Mohammad Nawaz Khan regrets the day his father, Sanaullah Khan, a retired government employee, agreed to head the managing committee of the neighbourhood mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar.
Khan’s worries began earlier this month after the police started distributing a four-page form, literally titled “profiling of mosques”, to their functionaries, triggering fears of increased surveillance and allegations of a discriminatory policy towards the residents in the disputed Muslim-majority region.
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One page of the form collects information about the mosque itself, seeking information about the “ideological sect” it belongs to, the year it was founded, its sources of funding, monthly expenditure, the number of people it can congregate, and details on ownership of the land on which the structure stands.
The remaining three pages collect personal details of the people – imams, muezzins, khatibs and others – associated with the mosque, including their mobile numbers, emails, passport, credit card and bank account details. The more insidious columns in the form ask the respondents to declare if they have relatives abroad, the “outfit” they are associated with, or even the model of their mobile phone and their social media handles.
A similar form has also been shared with the people running “madrasas” (religious schools) in the region.
“This is not a place where you can live in peace. Every now and then, we are asked to fill out one form or another,” Nawaz, 41, told Al Jazeera as he sat inside his grocery shop in Jawahar Nagar area of Srinagar.
“They are asking for unusually detailed information about religious institutions and those linked to them. The form seeks details about sectarian affiliation, funding sources, land ownership, charitable activities, and much more,” he said.
“I do not understand why the police need this much personal information. Keeping such detailed records is not safe for families like mine. In a conflict area like Kashmir, this can have serious consequences.”
A police officer in Indian-administered Kashmir collecting data from a mosque in Srinagar [Courtesy: Jammu and Kashmir Police]
Residents say the police exercise feels less like a routine survey and more like an attempt by the state to exert control over Kashmir’s religious institutions that have traditionally managed their own affairs.
The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), the largest umbrella body of Islamic religious groups in Kashmir, has opposed the profiling of mosques, calling it an attempt to control religious institutions.
“Mosques are sacred places meant for worship, guidance and community service, and their internal religious affairs cannot be subjected to intrusive scrutiny,” the MMU said in a statement, urging the government to stop the exercise, which it said “creates fear and undermines trust within the Muslim community”.
‘Makes you worry’
Hafiz Nasir Mir has been working as an imam for about 15 years and currently leads the daily prayers at a mosque in Srinagar’s Lal Bazar area. He also received the form but has not filled it in yet due to privacy concerns.
“If this were just paperwork, the police would not have been asking for so many personal details again and again,” Mir, 38, told Al Jazeera.
“They also want information about relatives who live outside Kashmir or even outside India. These are private family matters and not things meant for police records … When the authorities start asking for such details at this level, it makes you worry about how the information might be used later.”
The Himalayan region of Kashmir is claimed by both India and Pakistan, who control parts of it and have fought three wars over it since their independence from British rule in 1947. China also controls a sliver of Kashmir’s land.
Article 370 of the Indian Constitution granted Indian-administered Kashmir partial autonomy over matters related to education, employment and land ownership. In 2019, however, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing government scrapped the law and divided the region into two federally-governed territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Since then, New Delhi’s direct control over Kashmir has seen restrictions on religious freedoms, including the denial of other rights.
The region’s main mosque, Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid, was shut for nearly two years in the aftermath of the 2019 move, and still sees frequent closures and limits on the number of people allowed to congregate for Eid prayers.
India says the restrictions are temporary, calling them preventive measures to maintain law and order and curb “cross-border militancy” – a reference to Pakistan’s alleged support for Kashmiri rebels. Pakistan rejects India’s allegation, saying it provides only diplomatic backing to the Kashmiris’ struggle for self-determination.
A political analyst told Al Jazeera the profiling of mosques raises serious questions about privacy and religious freedom.
“A balanced approach is needed, with clear rules, transparency, judicial oversight and involvement of local communities to maintain trust while ensuring security for everyone,” he said on condition of anonymity over fears of reprisals from the authorities.
“Many people also see the exercise as discriminatory, saying it places pressure on Muslim institutions without similar scrutiny of other faiths.”
‘Turning mosques into crime scenes’
Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of the region who once led a coalition government with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), criticised the police exercise, calling it “discriminatory” and aimed at “creating fear among Muslims”.
“By doing so, they are turning mosques into crime scenes. Can the government do the same with [Hindu] temples, [Sikh] gurdwaras or churches?” she asked, holding a copy of the police form during a news conference in Srinagar.
Imran Nabi Dar, spokesman for the region’s governing party National Conference, said the party wants the profiling to stop. The region has had an elected government since 2024 – its first since the revocation of Article 370 in 2019 – but most executive powers rest with the New Delhi-appointed lieutenant governor.
“The authorities have already carried out several surveys in the Kashmir valley. There is no need to conduct another one unnecessarily,” Dar told Al Jazeera. “Once government representatives meet the lieutenant governor, we will raise the issue with him. We cannot stop the profiling ourselves because the police are not under our control, as Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory.”
Defending the profiling of mosques, Altaf Thakur, spokesman for the BJP in Kashmir, said surveillance was necessary for accountability and transparency.
“Past experience tells us that mosques were used in Kashmir by maulvis [prayer leaders] to ask people to come out and hold pro-Pakistan rallies. Though it was stopped in 2019, some elements still use mosques as a political platform and for propaganda,” he said.
“There is nothing wrong with finding out who funds mosques, the nature of the land they are built on, and the ideology they follow,” Thakur said. “We need to know what is taught in these mosques.”
In a quick sweep across the Bakaro, Kofar Dumi, Tudun Yarima, and Kofar Madaki areas, operation representatives from the Bauchi State Police Command made 14 suspected Sara-Suka thugs arrested.
The suspects, who were reportedly armed with machetes and knives, had been terrorizing residents, stealing money and cellphones, and inflicting injuries, according to the Command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, who made this disclosure in a statement on Monday.
A patrol team immediately responded to reports of thug members’ activities around Bakaro, Kofar Dumi, Tudun Yarima, and Kofar Madaki on January 15, 2026, he said, at around 4:30 p.m.
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He added that during interrogation, the arrested suspects, who ranged in age from 18 to 22, admitted to the crimes.
Abbati, 20, Mamman, 21, Adamu, 22, Khalid, 20, Abubakar, 19, Mahmood, 22, Jabir, 21, and Haruna, 18, were detained by the police team, led by Hassan Musa, the divisional police officer of A Division, Bauchi.
The others are Khalid, 18, Abubakar, 19, Kabiru, 20, Anas, 20, Mr Mohammed, 19, and Abdulkarim, 22.
