MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks owe much of their turnaround from a dreadful start to the way Giannis Antetokounmpo has raised his extraordinary game to an even higher level. He has three triple-doubles in the last six games he has played. “He’s been amazing because he’s scoring, but more importantly, he’s getting everybody involved,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers said after the Bucks’ over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. “It’s so difficult to help off a passer that can score. There’s a lot of guys in this league who can score, (but) they ain’t passing. You can go trap them. You can kind of junk up the game. But the way Giannis is passing, you’ve got to pick your poison.” Antetokounmpo had 42 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists Saturday for the highest-scoring triple-double of his career while helping the Bucks win their sixth straight. After losing eight of their first 10 games this season, the Bucks have won eight of nine to get above .500 at 10-9 for the first time since in their season opener. The Bucks’ progress was evident Saturday in how they found a way to win on a night when they weren’t particularly sharp. “If this was the third game or fourth game of the season, we probably would have lost that game,” Antetokounmpo said. “Now we just know — no matter if it looks pretty, if we’re playing well — we’ve got to figure out ways to win the game.” Antetokounmpo has been figuring out plenty of ways to help his team lately. His 42-point performance Saturday improved his season scoring average to an NBA-leading 32.9 points. He also has 11.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. Rivers said Saturday that this is “by far” the best stretch he’s seen from Antetokounmpo since taking over as the Bucks’ coach midway through last season. “Because it’s not just scoring,” Rivers said. “It’s everything. He’s blocking shots. He’s rebounding the ball. He’s passing the ball. He’s starting our break. Him and Dame (Lillard), their two-man game has been fantastic. He’s just doing a lot of stuff for us, and he’s doing it in the flow. It doesn’t look forced.” Antetokounmpo recorded his first triple-double of the season Nov. 16 when he had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists when the Bucks at Charlotte. The Bucks haven’t lost since. Six nights later, Antetokounmpo had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a over the Indiana Pacers. His latest triple-double came after he sat out a at Miami on Tuesday with swelling in his left knee. Saturday marked the first game Antetokounmpo had played in a week. He said afterward that it took a while for him to get back into a rhythm, but he noted the time off helped him in other ways. “I felt powerful because obviously I took two or three days after the Miami game to lift some weights, get my legs under me,” Antetokounmpo said. “So I felt powerful. Every move was powerful out there.” That power helped Antetokounmpo produce his 48th career triple-double, and eighth with at least 35 points. The Bucks noted after the game that Antetokounmpo matched the number of triple-doubles with 35 points that Michael Jordan accumulated in his career. Antetokounmpo downplayed the impact of that milestone as he looked forward to the Bucks’ upcoming NBA Cup game Tuesday at Detroit. “I just try not ot pay attention to that,” Antetokounmpo said. “When I’m going to be 40 and somewhere in Hawaii or in the Caribbean and drinking a pina colada and arguing with my wife about how (great) I was when I used to play, I can say, ‘Yeah, me and Michael Jordan did that,’ put myself in the same sentence. For now, I try to stay locked in and focus in on the next one against Detroit.” ___ AP NBA:Aston Villa boss Unai Emery described the decision to rule out his side’s last-gasp goal in their Champions League draw with Juventus as “very soft” and has called for consistency from European referees. Morgan Rogers looked to have given Emery’s side another famous win when he slammed a loose ball home in stoppage time, but referee Jesus Gil Manzano ruled Diego Carlos to have fouled Juve goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio and the goal was chalked off. Contact seemed minimal but VAR did not intervene and Villa had to settle for a point in a 0-0 draw. “With the last action, it is the interpretation of the referee,” the Spaniard said. “In England, 80 per cent of those is given a goal and it’s not a foul. It’s very soft. “But in Europe, it could be a foul. We have to accept. “Everybody will know, in England the interpretation is different. The England referees, when actions like that the interpretation is a clear no foul but in Europe that interpretation is different. “They have to be working to get the same decision when some action like that is coming. I don’t know exactly why but we knew before in the Premier League that it is different. A very controversial finish at Villa Park 😲 Morgan Rogers' late goal is ruled out for a foul on Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio and the match ends 0-0 ❌ 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/MyYL5Vdy3r — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) November 27, 2024 “In Europe for example we are not doing a block like in England and we are not doing in front of the goalkeeper in offensive corners the same situations like in England. “When the action happened, I was thinking here in Europe it’s a foul. In England not, but in Europe I have to accept it. “At first, I thought the referee gave us a goal. In cases like that, it’s confusing because he has to wait for VAR. I don’t know what happened but I think so (the referee changed his mind with VAR).” It was a disappointment for Villa, who remain unbeaten at home in their debut Champions League campaign and are still in contention to qualify automatically for the last 16. “We were playing a favourite to be in the top eight and usually a contender to win this competition,” Emery added. “We are a team who for a long time didn’t play in Europe and the Champions League and this year is very important. “We wanted to play competitive and we are in the right way. Today to get one point is very good, we wanted to win but wanted to avoid some mistakes we made in previous games. “We have 10 points and we’re happy.” Before the game Emery called Juventus one of the “best teams in the world, historically and now”, but this was an Italian side down to the bare bones. Only 14 outfield players made the trip from Turin, with striker Dusan Vlahovic among those who stayed behind. Juve boss Thiago Motta, whose side are 19th but still in contention to reach the top eight, said: “There’s just three games left to qualify. The next home against Man City, then Brugge, then Benfica. “One at a time, as we always did with the goal to qualify for the next round. “In the end we will try and reach our goal which is to go to the next round.”
LAS VEGAS — Players Era Festival organizers have done what so many other have tried — bet their fortunes in this city that a big payoff is coming. Such bet are usually bad ones, which is why so many massive casino-resorts have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard. But it doesn't mean the organizers are wrong. They're counting on the minimum of $1 million in guaranteed name, image and likeness money that will go to each of the eight teams competing in the neutral-site tournament that begins Tuesday will create a precedent for other such events. EverWonder Studios CEO Ian Orefice, who co-founded Players with former AND1 CEO Seth Berger, compared this event to last year's inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament that played its semifinals and final in Las Vegas by saying it "did really well to reinvigorate the fan base at the beginning of the year." People are also reading... "We're excited that we're able to really change the paradigm in college basketball on the economics," Orefice said. "But for us, it's about the long term. How do we use the momentum that is launching with the 2024 Players Era Festival and be the catalyst not to change one event, but to change college basketball for the future." Orefice and Berger didn't disclose financial details, but said the event will come close to breaking even this year and that revenue is in eight figures. Orefice said the bulk of the revenue will come from relationships with MGM, TNT Sports and Publicis Sport & Entertainment as well as sponsors that will be announced later. Both organizers said they are so bullish on the tournament's prospects that they already are planning ahead. Money made from this year's event, Orefice said, goes right back into the company. "We're really in this for the long haul," Orefice said. "So we're not looking at it on a one-year basis." Rick Giles is president of the Gazelle Group, which also operates several similar events, including the College Basketball Invitational. He was skeptical the financial numbers would work. Giles said in addition to more than $8 million going to the players, there were other expenses such as the guarantees to the teams. He said he didn't know if the tournament would make up the difference with ticket sales, broadcast rights and sponsorship money. The top bowl of the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be curtained off. "The math is highly challenging," Giles said. "Attendance and ticket revenues are not going to come anywhere close to covering that. They haven't announced any sponsors that I'm aware of. So it all sort of rests with their media deal with Turner and how much capital they want to commit to it to get these players paid." David Carter, a University of Southern California adjunct professor who also runs the Sports Business Group consultancy, said even if the Players isn't a financial success this year, the question is whether there will be enough interest to move forward. "If there is bandwidth for another tournament and if the TV or the streaming ratings are going to be there and people are going to want to attend and companies are going to want to sponsor, then, yeah, it's probably going to work," Carter said. "But it may take them time to gain that traction." Both founders said they initially were met with skepticism about putting together such an event, especially from teams they were interested in inviting. Houston was the first school to commit, first offering an oral pledge early in the year and then signing a contract in April. That created momentum for others to join, and including the No. 6 Cougars, half the field is ranked. "We have the relationships to operate a great event," Berger said. "We had to get coaches over those hurdles, and once they knew that we were real, schools got on board really quickly." The founders worked with the NCAA to make sure the tournament abided by that organization's rules, so players must appear at ancillary events in order to receive NIL money. Strict pay for play is not allowed, though there are incentives for performance. The champion, for example, will receive $1.5 million in NIL money. Now the pressure is on to pull off the event and not create the kind of headlines that can dog it for years to come. "I think everybody in the marketplace is watching what's going to happen (this) week and, more importantly, what happens afterwards," Giles said. "Do the players get paid on a timely basis? And if they do, that means that Turner or somebody has paid way more than the market dictates? And the question will be: Can that continue?" CREIGHTON: P oint guard Steven Ashworth likely won’t play in the No. 21 Bluejays’ game against San Diego State in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Ashworth sprained his right ankle late in a loss to Nebraska on Friday and coach Greg McDermott said afterward he didn’t know how long he would be out. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!NEW YORK , Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report with market evolution powered by AI - The global industrial machine vision market size is estimated to grow by USD 5.22 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9.45% during the forecast period. Significant cost savings in operation due to process control is driving market growth, with a trend towards rise in demand for industrial IoT. However, technical issues in deploying machine vision cameras poses a challenge.Key market players include Adimec Advanced Image Systems bv, ADLINK Technology Inc., Advantech Co. Ltd., Allied Vision Technologies GmbH, AOS Technologies AG, Basler AG, Baumer Holding AG, Cognex Corp., Datalogic SpA, Edmund Optics Inc., ifm electronic gmbh, iX Cameras Ltd, JAI AS, Keyence Corp., Nippon Electro Sensory Devices Co. Ltd., OMRON Corp., Optronis GmbH, Sony Group Corp., Teledyne Technologies Inc., and Toshiba Corp.. Key insights into market evolution with AI-powered analysis. Explore trends, segmentation, and growth drivers- View Free Sample PDF Industrial Machine Vision Market Scope Report Coverage Details Base year 2023 Historic period 2018 - 2022 Forecast period 2024-2028 Growth momentum & CAGR Accelerate at a CAGR of 9.45% Market growth 2024-2028 USD 5219.8 million Market structure Fragmented YoY growth 2022-2023 (%) 8.42 Regional analysis APAC, North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and South America Performing market contribution APAC at 36% Key countries US, Canada, China, Japan, and Germany Key companies profiled Adimec Advanced Image Systems bv, ADLINK Technology Inc., Advantech Co. Ltd., Allied Vision Technologies GmbH, AOS Technologies AG, Basler AG, Baumer Holding AG, Cognex Corp., Datalogic SpA, Edmund Optics Inc., ifm electronic gmbh, iX Cameras Ltd, JAI AS, Keyence Corp., Nippon Electro Sensory Devices Co. Ltd., OMRON Corp., Optronis GmbH, Sony Group Corp., Teledyne Technologies Inc., and Toshiba Corp. Market Driver The Industrial Machine Vision market is thriving due to the increasing trend towards automation and productivity in various industries. Machine Vision technology is essential for automating quality inspection, measurement, and control processes, reducing labor costs, and improving product quality. Smart Factories are integrating AI vision processors, robotics, and IoT to create collaborative work environments. The Automotive sector is a major adopter, using vision-guided robots for object detection, defect detection, and robot guidance. However, challenges such as cyber-attacks, integration, and training persist. Embedded Vision applications in sectors like Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics, and Agriculture are growing, with high processing power, multi-camera support, and deep learning capabilities. Machine Vision solutions include PC-based and smart camera-based systems, hardware, software, and services, catering to various industrial verticals. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is revolutionizing the industrial machine vision market by enabling wireless integration with machine vision systems. This innovation reduces wiring costs through the use of acoustic sensors and wireless mesh networks, all connected to a software system. In the realm of Industry 4.0, an automated industrial setup is developed, which creates a connected ecosystem of devices, machines, and systems. This ecosystem facilitates communication and information exchange, resulting in smart factories with cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) consisting of interconnected machines, logistics systems, and production facilities, all utilizing ICT technologies. Request Sample of our comprehensive report now to stay ahead in the AI-driven market evolution! Market Challenges Discover how AI is revolutionizing market trends- Get your access now! Segment Overview This industrial machine vision market report extensively covers market segmentation by 1.1 PC-based- PC-based industrial machine vision systems consist of an industrial computer that manages and communicates with peripheral devices such as lights and cameras. The computer processes inputs from cameras and analyzes information using machine vision software, making decisions that are then communicated to the devices. These systems offer high processing power, flexibility, and the ability to handle multiple cameras or dedicated FPGA processors. The automotive and electronics industries are major adopters of PC-based industrial machine vision systems. In automobile production, these systems are used for structure surveillance, product and quality inspection, and tracking faults or damages. In the electronics industry, PC-based machine vision is essential for functions like solder paste inspection, component placement, and post-reflow inspection. The increasing demand for active safety systems in vehicles and advanced manufacturing processes in electronics is driving the growth of the PC-based industrial machine vision market. Overall, the flexibility and versatility of PC-based systems make them an ideal choice for various applications, contributing to the market's expansion during the forecast period. Download a Sample of our comprehensive report today to discover how AI-driven innovations are reshaping competitive dynamics Research Analysis Industrial Machine Vision refers to the use of advanced image processing technology in manufacturing environments to automate inspection, measurement, and quality control processes. This technology enhances productivity, reduces labor costs, and improves product quality by minimizing errors in manual processes. Smart factories are increasingly adopting Machine Vision to enable real-time decision-making, ensuring adherence to safety standards, and enhancing the capabilities of robotics in automotive sector applications. Vision-guided robots and AI vision processors are key components of this technology, enabling automated quality inspection and process control solutions. However, challenges such as cyber-attacks and integration issues persist, requiring continuous innovation in Machine Vision Market offerings. Pharmaceutical and chemical industries are significant industrial verticals leveraging Machine Vision for product inspection and ensuring regulatory compliance. Market Research Overview Industrial Machine Vision is a critical component of automation and productivity in modern manufacturing, enabling real-time inspection, measurements, and quality control in various industries. Machine Vision systems are essential for smart factories, utilizing AI vision processors, robotics, and IoT to streamline production processes, reduce labor costs, and ensure product quality. These systems can detect objects, defects, and perform dimensional gauging in real-time, integrating seamlessly with collaborative robotics and plug-and-play solutions. The Machine Vision Market encompasses various sectors, including automotive, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture, among others. Applications range from automated quality inspection and process control solutions to safety and security systems, such as camera surveillance and traffic monitoring. Machine Vision systems offer high processing power, multi-camera support, and deep learning capabilities, enabling real-time decision-making and improving operational efficiency. However, challenges include integration issues, cyber-attacks, and training requirements. Key components of Machine Vision systems include cameras, sensors, processors, frame grabbers, LED lighting, optics, barcode reading technology, and deep learning software. These systems are essential for industries seeking to maintain quality standards, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimize production processes. Table of Contents: 1 Executive Summary 2 Market Landscape 3 Market Sizing 4 Historic Market Size 5 Five Forces Analysis 6 Market Segmentation 7 Customer Landscape 8 Geographic Landscape 9 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends 10 Company Landscape 11 Company Analysis 12 Appendix About Technavio Technavio is a leading global technology research and advisory company. Their research and analysis focuses on emerging market trends and provides actionable insights to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions. With over 500 specialized analysts, Technavio's report library consists of more than 17,000 reports and counting, covering 800 technologies, spanning across 50 countries. Their client base consists of enterprises of all sizes, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. This growing client base relies on Technavio's comprehensive coverage, extensive research, and actionable market insights to identify opportunities in existing and potential markets and assess their competitive positions within changing market scenarios. Contacts Technavio Research Jesse Maida Media & Marketing Executive US: +1 844 364 1100 UK: +44 203 893 3200 Email: media@technavio.com Website: www.technavio.com/ View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/industrial-machine-vision-market-to-grow-by-usd-5-22-billion-from-2024-2028--driven-by-cost-savings-via-process-control-and-ais-market-impact---technavio-302316664.html SOURCE Technavio
In the final days before Romania’s parliamentary elections this weekend, the governing parties’ leaders both quit, pollsters gave up on projecting the results and the nation’s top court cast serious doubt on the integrity of the voting process. And the stakes couldn’t be higher. Sunday’s parliamentary contest pits the pro-European establishment against far-right insurgents and will help to determine whether a critical NATO member and Ukrainian ally lurches closer to Moscow. It takes place in an atmosphere of scarcely believable chaos and confusion. Romania is in the middle of three consecutive weekend ballots for both a new parliament and a new president. Events spun off the rails in the first round of the presidential election on Nov. 24, when a Russia sympathizer with barely any public profile emerged as the shock winner. Calin Georgescu reported zero spending on a campaign that was mainly driven by social media videos on TikTok recorded from his living room. His victory sparked fears that Romania’s democratic process had been hacked by the Kremlin. In the country’s biggest political crisis since the communist regime collapsed over three decades ago, the constitutional court has ordered a recount of the presidential ballots, but it won’t have the fresh results until Sunday night and there is mounting speculation that it may order a rerun. As voters prepare to return to the polls on Sunday, there are major questions hanging over the process that they simply do not have answers to. The prospect of a far-right surge has sent hundreds to take the streets in freezing temperatures. In Bucharest, demonstrators chanted “We want freedom, not fascism.” For all the concerns about Russian interference, there’s also deep frustration, especially outside the major cities, with the mainstream candidates who were ejected in the first presidential ballot. Romania’s two most established parties, the Social Democrats and the Liberals, have governed in coalition for the past three years and the country has suffered rising inequality and rampant inflation. The vote puts 19 million Romanians at the heart of the struggle between the democratic institutions of the European Union and Russia’s expansionary ambitions. To the north, Romania borders Ukraine, where the Russian army has been fighting for almost three years to restore what President Vladimir Putin says is his country’s historic territorial rights. To the east is Moldova, where a pro-Western president survived another election earlier this month amid widespread reports of Kremlin interference. Putin’s ally Viktor Orban governs Hungary to the west. Romania, too, an EU member, could soon have a pro-Russian president and a far-right government, if the next two weeks of voting break in their favor. Many Romanians only began to learn after the vote about 62-year-old Georgescu, the agricultural engineer who languished in the single digits in polls just weeks before the election. A one-time ally of ultranationalist Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, Georgescu has denounced military support for Ukraine, called for a quick end to the war and cast doubt on the benefits of the country’s NATO membership. “I do not want to leave NATO, I do not want to leave the European Union,” he said on Tuesday, pushing back against his characterization by the local media. “I am a Romanian — I have no connection with Russia, I’m not a legionnaire, I’m not an antisemite.” Some of the comments collide with previous statements, in which he laid blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with NATO — and raised the prospect of leaving the military alliance if it didn’t guarantee peace. In 2020, Georgescu praised Putin as one of the worlds few true leaders. The alarm deepened after Georgescu said he had no campaign funding — and that supporter financing had been donated. The claim raised hackles from critics who pointed out that the candidate’s high-resolution videos, including some with sweeping landscape shots — featuring him on horseback, performing judo moves, dipping into a mountain lake — could only have been produced by professionals. An investigation by local news website G4media suggested the effort was artificially amplified by foreign interference. Georgescu’s profile was heavily promoted by a volunteers who were prompted to spread posts in exchange for “undisclosed rewards,” the website reported. A similar scheme took place during the vote in Moldova. Romania’s Supreme Defense Council, which includes top government and intelligence officials, issued a statement Thursday saying that one candidate — it didn’t name Georgescu — benefited from “massive exposure and preferential treatment.” The panel cited Russian influence operations that aimed to shift public opinion in Romania — and accused TikTok of failing to label the candidate’s videos as election material as required by Romanian law. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who has frequently misled the media over previous disinformation campaigns, said Friday that allegations of Russian interference in Romanian elections are unfounded and unsupported, according to the Interfax news agency. TikTok said it was “categorically false” to claim that it treated Georgescu’s account differently from other candidates. Adding to the sense of a country spinning out of control, Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned his party’s leadership while his coalition partners, the Liberals, ousted their leader. After pollsters completely missed Georgescu’s victory last week, they’ve opted not to release any further surveys, so voters, candidates and officials are all essentially flying blind ahead of Sunday’s vote. Before the voluntary polling blackout, the ultranationalists tied to another candidate George Simion, had been making steady gains and were running second place behind the Social Democrats. Now though, no one is really sure where they stand. “The situation is very fluid,” said Remus Stefureac, the director of research firm INSCOP. He predicted that Romania’s pro-European would still get between 50% and 60%, enabling them to form a government, but without much conviction. “In a background of increased social tensions, a sovereign movement can get a temporary boost,” he said. ——— (With assistance from Slav Okov and Demetrios Pogkas.) ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Prosecutor files to drop Trump charges
The Kansas Jayhawks are in Vegas this week to take on the Duke Blue Devils in another neutral site game this season. And despite being the number one team in the land, they come into this game as underdogs. The Jayhawk faithful have plenty of reason to be skeptical of the lines and predictions, but is there something to the seeming lack of faith in Bill Self's squad? Our crew gives their thoughts below: Check out our Duke Preview for Kyle's full breakdown and prediction. Related: Duke vs Kansas Preview: A Feast Week Battle in Vegas I’m going to take the Jayhawks until I see any reason to do otherwise. Cooper Flag went off against Arizona in Duke’s latest win, scoring 24 of their 69 points, and in order to beat KU, they’re going to have to get other contributors. I specifically remember Bill Self employing a “let their star get his but stop everyone else strategy” when he faced another generational talent in Kevin Durant. Anything is possible, but I’d look for Kansas to use their depth and keep throwing bodies at Duke defensively. Offensively, feed Hunter Dickinson and hopefully this is the game that Rylen Griffen and AJ Storr go off against a high level opponent. Kansas 80, Duke 69. I do find it strange how little of a chance KU is being given by outsiders in this game. Advanced metrics, bloggers, writers, it’s a strange phenomenon in my opinion. Obviously Duke could win this game, the Blue Devils have a ton of talent and the best player in the country in Flagg. But I also think some of the analysis for this game essentially boils down to being attracted to shiny, new objects. Surprise, Kansas is also really good on the floor and, in my opinion, has a significant coaching advantage as well. I think the game plan has to be containing Flagg and living with whatever Duke’s other star freshmen do. I think Kansas has enough playmakers to put pressure on Duke’s top-rated defense (per KenPom), especially if we get the kind of Storr performance we all think he’s capable of offensively. I’ll take the Jayhawks, but I do think it’ll go right down to the wire. Kansas 77, Duke 75. To Brendan’s point, I think too many people are latching onto the star power of Cooper Flagg, completely ignoring what Kentucky did to them in the Champions Classic. It wasn’t a blow out by any means, but the reliance on Flagg allowed Kentucky to focus in on him and do just enough as a team to overcome it. Kansas has more college-ready talent than Kentucky, and they have shown the ability to play with many different styles. Kansas has a player just as impressive as Flagg in Hunter Dickinson, and the supporting cast is much deeper and more talented. The lack of Flory Bidunga will likely hurt Kansas a bit in this one, but that means we probably see more small-ball lineups, minutes from Zach Clemence and KJ sliding in to the 5 a bit more. None of those things are horrible for Kansas, and while a loss is definitely possible here, it’s crazy to think that Duke is 2:1 favorites right now. Kansas 82, Duke 76 Follow All Jayhawks1 on Twitter . Listen to the official podcast of All Jayhawks: The Rock Chalk Podcast .
Percentages: FG .455, FT .733. 3-Point Goals: 10-22, .455 (Muhammad 5-7, Dent 2-3, McPherson 1-3, Sotirov 1-3, Jones 1-6). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 4 (Jones 3, Mott). Turnovers: 13 (Jones 4, McPherson 2, Muhammad 2, Munden 2, Sotirov 2, Dent). Steals: 3 (Dent, McPherson, Sotirov). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .390, FT .795. 3-Point Goals: 6-21, .286 (Wright 3-4, Co.Schwieger 2-4, Shaw 1-2, Ellis 0-1, De La Cruz Monegro 0-2, Sepp 0-2, DeAveiro 0-3, McNair 0-3). Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Co.Schwieger 2, De La Cruz Monegro). Turnovers: 4 (Sepp 2, De La Cruz Monegro, Schmidt). Steals: 5 (Co.Schwieger, De La Cruz Monegro, McNair, Schmidt, Wright). Technical Fouls: None. .Percentages: FG .333, FT .706. 3-Point Goals: 7-26, .269 (Carpenter 2-6, McCubbin 2-6, Burries 1-2, Lax 1-2, Hammer 1-4, Gaines 0-1, Brookshire 0-2, Thomas 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 1 (Lax). Turnovers: 10 (Brookshire 3, Thomas 2, Carpenter, Gaines, Lax, Loos, McCubbin). Steals: 5 (Lax 2, McCubbin 2, Thomas). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .476, FT .647. 3-Point Goals: 8-21, .381 (Buggs 3-5, Sisk 2-3, Johnson 2-4, Boyd 1-3, Jones 0-1, Seymour 0-2, Peterson 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Boyd, Seymour, Wheeler). Turnovers: 9 (Boyd 3, Buggs, Fasehun, Hughes, Peterson, Seymour, Sisk). Steals: 5 (Strothers 2, Seymour, Sisk, Wheeler). Technical Fouls: None. A_3,467 (6,149).The final round of the Australian Open is underway at Kingston Heath as the local at the pointy of the leaderboards attempt to break a five-year drought in men’s, and a ten-year one in the women’s, since an Australian has won the national open. Watch every round of the PGA Tour LIVE & Exclusive on Fox Sports, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. In the men’s, Lucas Herbert is tied for the overnight lead at -14 alongside American Ryggs Johnston. Herbert, Johnston and 22-year-old Australian professional Jasper Stubbs will play together in the final group - which tees off at 12:50pm AEDT. Stubbs, who played in The Masters and The Open this year courtesy of winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur at Royal Melbourne last year, turned professional at the start of the PGA Tour of Australasia season and is one of five players who will start the day two shots behind the leaders. AUS OPEN GOLF LEADERBOARD: Stay up to date with the live scores here That group includes defending champion Joaquin Niemann, who burst into contention with a stunning eight-under par third round, as well as Australian PGA champion Elvis Smylie, who is chasing a rare double of winning Australia’s two premier tournaments back-to-back. A shot further back is Australian LIV Golf star Marc Leishman, and with the wind blowing strongly at Kingston Heath, anyone could jump from the pack with 19 players starting the final round at -8 or better. In the women’s, Korean superstar Jiyai Shin also leads at -14 with a two shot advantage. The former world number one is a major champion, Australian Open champion and has won 64 times around the world as professional. It is no wonder she is called ‘The Final Round Queen’, and Australian Hannah Green will have to produce some of the shot making that led to her winning three times on the LPGA Tour this year to reel her in. Green starts the day at -12 after a stellar third round on Saturday which included a steak of making six consecutive birdies. Rounding out the all-star final group is two-time defending champion Ashleigh Buhai, the South African is striving to become the first woman to win three straight Australian Opens. Minjee Lee was well-back from the leaders, starting the day at -1, while her brother Min Woo and the tournament’s biggest name Cameron Smith are also well off the pace. The younger Lee sibling teed off at 8am as he was -3 overnight, and Smith had even earlier alarm, teeing off at 7.22am as he was -2 after his dreams of a maiden Australian Open crown unravelled with a horror back nine on Friday before another underwhelming showing yesterday. HOW TO WATCH Watch all the Australian Open action on Kayo and Foxtel, with every big moment broadcast on Fox Sports channel 503 - which has become a dedicated Australian Open channel for the week. Coverage begins at 12pm AEDT each day. FOLLOW ALL THE FINAL DAY ACTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN IN THE BLOG BELOW! Can’t see the blog? Click here!