Golf: Kim Si-woo completed a brilliant weekend for South Korean golf when he blew away the field for a five-stroke victory at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina on Sunday. Eleven years after his compatriot K.J. Choi won in Greensboro, Kim added his name to the Sam Snead Cup, matching the lowest numerical score posted in the event that dates back to 1938. Barely 24 hours after Park In-bee captured the Olympic women’s golf gold, Kim carded 67 to finish at 21-under-par 259.

Rugby Union: The British and Irish Lions are to name their head coach for next summer’s tour to New Zealand on September 7. Wales’ Warren Gatland is expected to retain the position he held for the series triumph over Australia in 2013 when the chosen candidate is unveiled today. Eddie Jones would have been the favourite had England’s head coach and his Rugby Football Union paymasters not stated categorically in the aftermath of the 3-0 whitewash of the Wallabies in June that he is unavailable.

Cricket: Pakistan top the world Test rankings for the first time after previous incumbents India saw their final Test against the West Indies washed out. A cursory inspection 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of the final day in Port of Spain revealed that the outfield was still drenched. Officials immediately called a halt, leaving both teams in attendance frustrated but Pakistan celebrating.