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Golf: Justin Rose (picture) and Sergio Garcia led the US Masters on six under par and Jordan Spieth was lurking two shots back after an absorbing third round at a sun-drenched Augusta National. England’s Rose and Spaniard Garcia finished one shot ahead of American Rickie Fowler and two clear of a group including 2015 Masters champion Spieth, who put together a fine four-under 68 to soar into contention. Spieth was joined at four-under 212 by fellow-Americans Ryan Moore and Charley Hoffman, the journeyman who led the tournament after a sparkling first-round 65 but dropped three shots over Saturday’s closing holes to slip down the leaderboard.

Athletics: Kenya’s Paul Lonyangata won the Paris marathon, clocking two hours six minutes and 10 seconds over 42.195km on a bright morning yesterday. Lonyangata pulled clear when his compatriot Stephen Chebogut, who started with the best personal best of the field, cracked with 5.7km left. The 24-year-old Lonyangata, a winner of the Lisbon and Shanghai marathons, beat his personal best by almost a minute.

Rugby Union: Three teams, one from Australia and two from South Africa, will be axed from Super Rugby as the mainly southern hemisphere competition reverts to 15  teams for next season, governing body SANZAAR said yesterday. The South African and Australian unions will make the decision over which of their teams will go but the Perth-based Western Force, Bloemfontein side Cheetahs and Port Elizabeth-based Kings look most vulnerable to the axe. New Zealand will retain all five teams in a third conference.

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales continued his perfect start to the MotoGP season last night with a victory in Argentina after reigning champion Marc Marquez crashed while leading from pole. Vinales became the first Yamaha rider since Wayne Rainey in 1990 to win the first two races of a season in the premier class. Valentino Rossi celebrated becoming the first rider to make 350 grand prix starts across all categories by finishing second. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow was third place for LCR Honda.