Jordan Smith of England carded a 65 for the second straight day to edge ahead of the pack and claim the 36-hole lead on Friday at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

Smith’s second round began with an eagle-birdie burst on the first two holes at Colonial Country Club. It wasn’t until the par-4 14th that he made his first and only bogey of the tournament.

At 10-under-par 130, Smith holds a one-shot lead over Hideki Matsuyama of Japan (65), Brian Harman (66), Ryan Gerard (67) and Michael Thorbjornsen (65).

Gerard was one of six co-leaders who shot a 64 in the first round, but that group spread out across the leaderboard during the second round. J.J. Spaun is the only other one still in the top 10, as his 68 Friday left him at 8 under par and tied for sixth. Andrew Putnam shot an even-par 70 while Matt McCarty (71), Lee Hodges (71) and Tom Kim of South Korea (72) dropped several places on a day when 70 players broke 70.

Spaun sits two shots back along with Akshay Bhatia (65), Russell Henley (66), Brice Garnett (66) and Alex Smalley (67), who remains in contention for his first PGA Tour win two weeks after he was the surprise 54-hole leader at the PGA Championship.

Canadian A.J. Ewart fired a 63, the round of the day by two strokes, thanks in large part to a hole-in-one at the par-3 16th as part of his first nine. He faded his tee shot at the 197-yard hole perfectly onto the green and watched his ball roll a few feet straight into the cup.

Ewart trails Smith by three at 7 under, which ties him with countryman Mackenzie Hughes (67) as well as Michael Brennan (66) and Mac Meissner (67).

The cut line fell at 2 under par. Notables who failed to make the weekend included Tony Finau (even par), Camilo Villegas of Colombia (even), Webb Simpson (2 over), Rickie Fowler (3 over) and South Korea’s Sungjae Im (6 over).

–Field Level Media

Plenty has changed in the four years since the last World Cup.

FIFA’s global championship has added 16 teams to its field, which means 48 countries will compete in the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19. The schedule has returned to the traditional summer months as opposed to the matches Qatar hosted in November and December 2022.

As for changes on a less grandiose scale, look no further than United States midfielder Gio Reyna. While chatting with reporters on Friday, Reyna explained why he’s no longer the 20-year-old who was chastised by his coach for a lack of effort while preparing for the 2022 World Cup.

“Obviously, a lot has changed,” Reyna said. “(I’m) married now. Have a dog. I just like to say, I matured and grown up in many aspects of my life. It’s hard to pinpoint one.”

Reyna continues to field questions about his maturity level because Gregg Berhalter, the USMNT’s coach for the 2022 World Cup, mentioned after the tournament was over that he nearly sent a player home.

Basic sleuthing revealed that player to be Reyna, who played just 53 minutes in the 2022 World Cup. That sparked a multi-generational row between Reyna’s family and Berhalter’s family.

“It doesn’t really affect me anymore,” Reyna said. “… It more confuses me when I get asked the question still. It’s obviously four years removed and I think everyone is so far removed from that.”

Reyna is among the 13 returnees on the USMNT’s 26-man roster for this World Cup. The 2022 squad finished as the Group B runner-up, which merited a spot in the Round of 16. Once there, the U.S. fell 3-1 to the Netherlands.

Heading into Sunday’s friendly against Senegal in Charlotte, N.C., the Americans stand No. 16 in FIFA’s official world rankings.

It’s too soon to know how much of an impact Reyna, 23, will have on this year’s squad. He wasn’t a cinch to make the team because he played little in the Bundesliga this season for Borussia Monchengladbach. He started just four matches and scored one goal in 137 total minutes.

“I think rhythm comes from game time, which I feel even those 30, 20-minute stints definitely help,” Reyna said.

“But in the end, it also comes down to training well every day and preparing yourself, which I feel like I try to do whether I’m playing 90 minutes in a good situation or not playing at all. So it’s just the consistent body of work every day showing up and trying to get better.”

–Field Level Media

Less than four months after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured hip tendon, striker Promise David was named to Canada’s roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday night.

David, 24, suffered the injury Feb. 21 while playing with Union SG of the Belgian Pro League. He was told recovery time would take six months.

“I did not think it was possible. I’m not going to lie,” David told TSN. “When I had to opt in for the decision to get the surgery … they told me, ‘We don’t see people come back from this quickly as they should.’ I kind of gave up.”

Then he got an encouraging call from Jesse Marsch, Canada’s head coach.

“He said, ‘We’re going to give you as much time as you need. You’ll be fine,'” David said. “I was like, ‘If he’s banking on me, there’s no reason I shouldn’t bank on myself.”

Another player recovering from a setback, captain Alphonso Davies, made the roster despite suffering a left hamstring injury earlier this month while playing with Bayern Munich.

“We just wanted to go through the process with Alphonso and Bayern Munich and make sure that he was set up to succeed and we weren’t putting additional pressure on him,” Marsch told TSN. “Alphonso is a big personality and a big player for us, and we wanted to make sure in all ways we were setting him up to succeed, that we were all collaborating in this return-to-play process.”

Marsch said “it’s too early to tell” when Davies will play for Canada, a co-host nation that opens Group B play June 12 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto.

“Will we be 100% with every player on the roster? No, we won’t be,” Marsch said of the first match. “But we feel like we have enough guys that are playing at a high level that are in really good form … to get the result that we need.”

CANADA WORLD CUP ROSTER

Goalkeepers: Maxime Crepeau, Owen Goodman, Dayne St. Clair

Defenders: Moise Bombito, Derek Cornelius, Alphonso Davies, Luc De Fougerolles, Alistair Johnston, Alfie Jones, Richie Laryea, Niko Sigur, Joel Waterman

Midfielders: Ali Ahmed, Tajon Buchanan, Mathieu Choiniere, Stephen Eustaquio, Marcelo Flores, Ismael Kone, Liam Millar, Jonathan Osorio, Nathan Saliba, Jacob Shaffelburg

Forwards: Jonathan David, Promise David, Cyle Larin, Tani Oluwaseyi

–Field Level Media