Magnitude wins Dubai Gold Cup after $12M race goes ahead despite the war in Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Magnitude beat race favorite Forever Young to win the Dubai Gold Cup on Saturday in the first major outdoors sporting event since the outbreak of theIran War.

Associated Press Jockey Jose Ortiz, aboard Magnitude, celebrates winning the $12 million Dubai World Cup horse race over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Jockey Jose Ortiz, second right, holds the trophy after riding Magnitude to win the $12 million Dubai World Cup over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. At left is owner Ron Winchell, and assistant trainer Scott Blasi. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Jockey Jose Ortiz, aboard Magnitude, celebrates winning the $12 million Dubai World Cup horse race over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Magnitude, right, with jockey Jose Ortiz, leads the field into a turn after the start on they way to winning the $12 million Dubai World Cup horse race over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Magnitude, right, with jockey Jose Ortiz, leads after the start on they way to winning the $12 million Dubai World Cup horse race over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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The 4-year-old American horse, ridden by Jose Ortiz and trained by Steven Asmussen, successfully resisted a determined effort from Japan's Forever Young with Ryusei Sakai on board, to win the almost $7 million first prize.

Meydaan was third, followed by Imperial Emperor, both Irish horses.

There was a total of €12 million in prize money for the 9-horse race.

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The race went ahead despite the cancelation of other major sporting events in the region since the United States and Israel launched their initial attacks on Iran on Feb. 28.

Formula 1 Grand Prix races scheduled for April in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were bothcalled off, whileUEFA called off a soccer gamebetween Argentina and Spain known as the Finalissima that was originally scheduled to be played in Qatar on Friday.

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Ilia Malinin is back on the top of the podium.

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Six weeks after adisastrous skate ledto the Olympic gold-medal favorite placing eighth inMilan, the "quad god" reeled off one huge jump after another, and a backflip for good measure, to retain his world championship title for the third year running.

Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing the skate. He also threw his hands up in the air after his score was read out.

Ilia Malinin reacts during ISU World Figure Skating Championships on March 28, 2026 in Prague. / Credit: Jurij Kodrun - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images

Malinin praised the crowd's support, saying: "It was really challenging, really hard but with you guys I was able to make it through." His aim, he added, had simply been to get through the free skate "in one piece."

Malininpreviously told CBS Newsthat he didn't want to dwell on his disappointing Olympic performance.

"Everything happens for a reason," the 21-year-oldtold CBS Newsin February. He said he has to believe that "you learn a lot more from failure than you do winning."

Malinin is the first skater to win three consecutive men's world titles since fellow AmericanNathan Chen, who achieved the feat in 2018, 2019 and 2021 after the 2020 event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ilia Malinin after his skate at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships on March 28, 2026 in Prague. / Credit: Jurij Kodrun - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images

Skating last after leading the short program, just as he did in Milan, Malinin landed five high-scoringquadruple jumpsbut not hispioneering quad axel, a jump he didn't attempt at the Olympics.

Malinin scored 218.11 in the free skate for a total 329.40, far ahead of silver medalistYuma Kagiyamaof Japan on 306.67. Another Japanese skater, Shun Sato, was third on 288.54.

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Kagiyama beat his personal-best free skate score but still had to make do with a fourth career world championship silver in a career which includes four Olympic silvers and five total worlds medals, but no gold from either event. He embraced Malinin after his skate and they jumped together in celebration.

Ilia Malinin mid-backflip during the men's free skating program of the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on March 28, 2026. / Credit: Michal Cizek /AFP via Getty Images

In a showcase of top-level skating, there was no podium spot for France's Adam Siao Him Fa, who had been in second after the short program but dropped to fifth overall after a fall. Estonia's Aleksandr Selevko also dropped from third to sixth.

Malinin had no rematch with Mikhail Shaidorov, the skater from Kazakhstan who won the Olympic gold, because Shaidorov opted against competing again this season. That's a relatively common decision for figure skating gold medal winners, who face a rush of media and commercial opportunities after agrueling four-year Olympic buildup.

The last competition of the championships is the free dance portion of the ice dance event later Saturday. France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron are in the lead after Friday's rhythm dance.

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, Ilia Malinin and Japan's Shun Sato celebrate with their medals at the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on March 28, 2026. / Credit: Michal Cizek /AFP via Getty Images

Malinin told CBS News in February that he looks forward to continuing to push the boundaries of his sport.

"I think I would be much better to be known as "Quad God," as you say, rather than winning gold medal," Malinin said.

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Tiger Woods is facing an uncertain future off the golf course after his DUI arrest in Florida

Tiger Woods got out of jailand into the passenger seat of a dark SUV, his face as vacant as his mug shot as he was driven away to a future again filled withso much uncertainty.

Associated Press Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Sheriff's Office jail facility following his involvement in a car crash where he was arrested on a DUI charge on Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol) This handout photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows Tiger Woods, in Stuart, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP) Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri) The Martin County Sheriff's Office welcome sign is displayed outside Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol) This photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows the overturned vehicle in a rollover crash which involved Tiger Woods in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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The next step legally is facing charges of driving while intoxicated, damage to property and refusal to submit to a urine test, which led to him spending eight hours Friday in the Martin County jail some 15 miles from his home on Jupiter Island, Florida.

His manager at Excel Sports, Mark Steinberg, did not respond to a request for comment Saturday on Woods' arrest.

As for golf, this comes at a bad time for the sport's most influential player.

Woods had said earlier in the week he was trying to get in shape forthe Masterson April 9-12, though that was looking unlikely. He turned 50 at the end of last year. "This body, it doesn't recover like it did when it was 24, 25," Woods said earlier this week.

He also was days away from a decision on whether to be the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland. Two officials from the PGA of America did not immediately return phone calls from The Associated Press seeking comment.

And on April 5, he is scheduled to be in Augusta, Georgia, with Masters chairman Fred Ridley to celebratea project at "The Patch,"the nickname of a municipal golf course where Woods' design team created a short course to go along with a major upgrade to the public course.

Woods also is the central figure as chairman of the Future Competition Committee that is reshaping the PGA Tour model of tournaments. Tour CEO Brian Rolapp predicted meaningful progress this summer.

The PGA Tour declined to comment on Woods' arrest.

Now everything is on hold while Woods sorts through his second arrest in the last nine years, and hisfourth car crash dating to 2009.

Woods waited until the summer of 2024 before deciding against being Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 matches in New York.The Associated Press reported in Februarythe PGA of America had a soft deadline of the end of March for him to decide this time.

The PGA of America already is under scrutiny because ofthe unruly fan behavior at Bethpage Parklast September, and this is not a time for another misstep. One person with knowledge of the process said the PGA of America has a backup plan of four potential candidates for the Ryder Cup committee to review if Woods declines — or if the PGA of America moves on.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods' Land Rover was going at a "high speed" when it clipped the trailer of a pressure cleaning truck and flipped on its side. Woods was not hurt and climbed out through the passenger window. The driver of the truck was not injured, either.

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"Had there been somebody moving in the opposite direction, we would not be having a conversation saying there were no injuries," Budensiek said. "This could've been a lot worse."

Budensiek said investigators on the scene believe Woods had taken some kind of medication or drug. He described Woods as lethargic and said the golfer agreed to a breath test that showed "triple zeroes" — no sign of alcohol. By declining the urine test, the sheriff said, officials will never get "definitive results" about what caused the impairment.

That was consistent withhis 2017 arrest on a DUI charge in Florida, when Woods was found asleep behind the wheel of a car with the engine running, the right blinker on, two flat tires and light damage to the driver's side.

Woods said it was a bad mix of medication.Toxicology reports later revealedthe active ingredient for marijuana, two painkillers, a sleep drug and an anti-anxiety drug. There was no alcohol.

The pain medication has been standard fare for golf's most celebrated — and wounded — player.

After four knee surgeries — the last one a week after he won the U.S. Open with shredded knee ligaments and two stress fractures — Woods had four back surgeries in four years (2014 through 2017) only to returnto win the Masters in 2019in one of golf's most astonishing comebacks.

And then camethe most serious crash of all, in February 2021. His SUV was going 84 to 87 mph (135 to 140 kph) in an area with a speed limit of 45 mph (72 kph) when it veered off a coastal road in the Los Angeles suburbs, rolled down a hill and smacked into a tree.

He was not cited and Los Angeles authorities did not seek a warrant for blood samples. The injuries to his right leg and ankle were extensive — Woods later said amputation was considered — and it was remarkable he even returned to playing.

Woods has never been the same as a golfer since that accident. He has played 11 tournaments in the five years since that crash. Of the four times he finished 72 holes, he hasn't been closer than 16 shots of the winner. He shares the PGA Tour's all-time record with 82 wins.

But he remains a huge draw. Woods decided tocompete Tuesday night in the finals of his indoor TGL league, and viewership spiked to nearly 1 million, the second-highest rating behind Woods making his TGL debut.

He made his public debut at age 2 on "The Mike Douglas Show" and has been in the spotlight ever since, setting records that are likely never to be broken. He remains a central figure in golf to this day, and the scrutiny is as great as ever with so much on his plate.

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Peter Alexander exiting Saturday

Peter Alexander is leaving the Saturday edition ofToday.

Entertainment Weekly Peter Alexander on 'Today' in 2024Credit: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty

The journalistannounced that he was departingthe NBC news show, which he joined in 2018, during the broadcast on Saturday.

"This morning, I am bursting with pride and with gratitude," he said as he announced his exit. "I've had the most incredible experience over 22 years with NBC News."

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Alexander, who first joined NBC News in 2004, explained that he's stepping away from his weekend duties in New York to spend more time with his family in Washington, D.C.

"I've been away from my home more than 80 nights in the last seven months," he said. "More than 220 Friday nights away from my family in the last seven years. So in this limited window — before my daughters lose interest in hanging out with me, it's already happened quick — I'm eager to carve out a better balance between my personal and professional lives and challenge myself with something new."

The journalist also shared the polarized reactions from his younger daughter, Emma, and his older daughter, Ava.

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"My little one said to me, 'Oh, so wait, I'm gonna get you home 48 extra hours a week? Yeah, I can deal with that,'" he recalled. "And my older one, who's almost 13, said, 'So if I had a job offer that let me be in New York every Friday night away from my family, I would totally take that job.'"

Alexander expressed his profound gratitude to the network and his colleagues. "I was taught family first, the rest is details," he said. "So I just want to be very clear: Thank you for your trust and your confidence, and most of all, thank you to NBC News for what have undoubtedly been the most exciting years of my life."

The broadcaster also said he's been in contact withTodayhost Savannah Guthrie, who took a leave of absence from the show in the wake of her mother's disappearance butannounced this week that she will return on April 6.

"I had a chance to exchange messages with our friend Savannah, who I love so much as well, and I'm thrilled she's gonna come back here," he said. "We'll continue to pray for her. This is not the end. It's the beginning, and it's now the beginning of a new chapter for our friendship. So I just want to say how much I appreciate you guys."

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Alexander began his tenure as NBC News' White House correspondent in 2012. He continued to report on the Trump and Biden administrations from Washington even after he joined the SaturdayTodayshow in New York in 2018.

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Orlando Bloom selling $12M Malibu mansion he transformed into 'resort-like' estate

Orlando Bloom is saying goodbye to Malibu.

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The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor listed hismansion overlooking the oceanfor $12 million earlier this month with celebrity Realtor Chris Cortazzo.

Bloom, 49, purchased the property on the far east end of town near El Matador Beach in 2011 for $2.5 million.

Cortazzo told Fox News Digital the market for homes in Malibu has "picked up, and we're in full swing."

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"Over the past few weeks, we've seen a strong surge in buyer activity, driven by the quality of opportunities available right now," Cortazzo said.

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"Buyers are stepping in with confidence and taking advantage of pricing that, in many cases, hasn't been available in recent years."

Situated a handful of miles away from the center of the city, thefour-bedroom, five-bath mansionboasts a "resort-like atmosphere" with exceptional privacy and expansive ocean views, according to the listing.

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Anopen-plan layoutinvites easy indoor-outdoor living and entertaining throughout the home, which boasts mountain and ocean views.

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Off the foyer, the main living area is accentuated with high, beamed ceilings and wood and tile accents, in addition to a built-in sound system.

The expansive kitchen offers ocean views with top-quality appliances and ample counter and cabinet space for the most demanding chef.

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A butcher-block island provides bar seating, and design accents include stone countertops, floating cabinets and jade-green tile, with a butler's pantry offering an additional sink.

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The main level of the home is complete with a gym, powder room and laundry room.

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One stairway leads to a spacious sleeping loft, while another set of stairs leads to three additional bedrooms, including dual primary suites with ocean views.

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Each primary suite includes sliding glass doors to a wraparound, full-width view deck, luxurious closets and large tiled bathrooms.

The backyard provides amplespace for lounging, dining and entertaining, including a covered deck with a dining table and lounging area, a fire feature, an ocean-view pool and spa, a wet bar, a hot tub, a half-bathroom and a barrel sauna and tub.

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After renting out the property for the last year, Bloom told The Wall Street Journal it "felt like it might be the right time to let it go."

Bloom told the outlet he did an extensive renovation that cost more than twice what he originally paid for the house. When he first purchased the home, the ground floor was "a bit higgledy-piggledy," Bloom said, so he blew it out and turned it into an open floor plan.

The property also has a garage, where Bloom kept his motorcycle collection.

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"Right out the door, you've got the most amazing drives through the Malibu canyons," he said.

The "Lord of the Rings" star was first drawn to the half-acre property for its privacy and beach access.

He also saidhis son Flynnwith ex Miranda Kerr spent much of his early life in Malibu.

Bloom dated Katy Perry for nearly 10 years, separating briefly in 2017 and reuniting in early 2018. He proposed on Valentine's Day in 2019, and the couple welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove in 2020.

Bloom and Perry announced their split in July 2025.

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