World number two Jeeno Thitikul rode a red-hot putter to an eight-under par 64 that gave her a two-shot lead in the first round of the LPGA Mizuho Americas Championship at Liberty National in New Jersey.

Iconic Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao will end his four-year retirement at age 46 to fight Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight title, ESPN reported on Thursday.