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Picture of golf bags piled up in a Scotland airport is a sad sight to see

If you’re traveling internationally and looking to get in a round abroad, you may want to consider a rental set.

You thought the British Open ending the men’s major championship season was a bummer? Wait until you see this.

Domestic travel is bad enough these days in the United States with severely understaffed airlines leading to frequent flight delays, cancellations and of course, lost luggage. On the international scale it’s even worse, and one picture showed just how backed up high-traffic airports can be.

Just days after Cameron Smith won the British Open in epic fashion at the Old Course at St. Andrews, a pile of golf bags currently sits in the Edinburgh Airport, which is just 50 miles from the Home of Golf.

There’s a comfort that comes with playing with your own clubs, but if you’re traveling internationally this year and looking to get a round or two in abroad, you may want to consider a rental set.

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Josh Taylor, thinking big, sets his sights on Terence Crawford

Josh Taylor wants to unify the 140-pound titles against Jose Ramirez and then move up to 147 and face Terence Crawford.

First, Jose Ramirez. Then, Terence Crawford.

That’s a bold plan, but Josh Taylor’s move to Top Rank has emboldened the Scottish fighter.

Taylor, who announced a multi-year deal with Top Rank on Thursday, told his hometown newspaper that Crawford has always been somebody he has wanted to fight.

“It’s been an ambition of mine to fight him for a long time,” Taylor told the Evening Edinburgh News

Taylor might be getting a little bit ahead of himself. Crawford, ranked first or second in the various pound-for-pound ratings, is a welterweight. Taylor is at junior welter and is expected to face Ramirez later in the year for all of the significant belts at 140 pounds. First, Ramirez has to beat Viktor Postol Feb. 2 in China on ESPN.

If, as expected, Ramirez beats Postol, then Taylor faces a challenge as daunting as the one he wants against Crawford. Taylor-Ramirez looks to be a pick-em fight. But Taylor is nothing if not confident. His fearlessness is a reason Top Rank signed him. His long-term ambitions also might be welcome news to Crawford, who is looking for a well-known name with proven talent who can silence the critics who dismiss the quality of his opposition

That name might be Taylor. Might be Ramirez.

“We both now operate under the same banner so there’s no reason for boxing politics to get involved,” said Taylor, referring to Crawford. “If I move up to 147 pounds, then that fight with Crawford should be easily made. The only negotiating that would need to happen would be if it is going to be here or in America.‘’

A more immediate task for Taylor is to find a new trainer. In leaving Barry McGuigan’s Cyclone Promotions, it’s expected that Taylor will also leave trainer Shane McGuigan, Barry’s son.

Josh Taylor fined for making racial comments to an Asian bouncer

Josh Taylor was arrested and fined for making racial comments to an Asian doorman after he was tossed out of a nightclub in Edinburgh.

Junior welterweight titleholder Josh Taylor was arrested and fined £350 ($457) for making racial comments to an Asian doorman after he was tossed out of a nightclub in Edinburgh, Scotland, according to the BBC.

Taylor pleaded guilty to charges of behaving in a “threatening and abusive manner,” the BBC reported.

The boxer, who a prosecutor said was drunk at the time, was remorseful after his day in court. He wrote on his Twitter account that he was “ashamed.”

“I can only apologise,” he wrote, “not only to those whom I offended, but to my family and friends for the upset I’ve caused. There’s no excuse for the comments and the disturbance. I’m going to take some time off over Christmas to reflect on my actions and ensure it never happens again.”

Taylor was at the Shanghai Club when, at about 3 a.m. Sunday, he was asked to leave because of what the BBC reported was a “disturbance.” He then exchanged words with door staff – including the racial comments – and police were called.

Taylor’s lawyer defended him by saying he was a first-time offender who had “achieved exceptional heights” in his boxing career.”

The BBC also reported that Taylor was charged with cocaine possession at a police station. However, a judge accepted his not guilty plea and the charges were dropped.

“I’m regularly tested by all the relevant authorities … and could be at any time regardless of when I’m fighting,” Taylor said. “I would never risk my career and reputation with drugs.”

Taylor is coming off the biggest victory of his career, a majority decision victory over Regis Prograis that unified two 140-pound titles on Oct. 26 in London.