DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Stephen Gallacher of Scotland shot a final round 72 Sunday to become the first player to successfully defend the Dubai Desert Classic title, beating Emiliano Grillo of Argentina by one stroke. JuJu Smith-Schuster Steelers Jersey . Gallacher fought back after four bogeys over his opening eight left him in a five-way tie for the lead after 11 holes. He won the 25-year-old tournament with an overall 16-under 272 for only his third victory in 18 years and 431 events on the European Tour. Grillo secured his best Tour finish with an overall 15-under 273 when he eagled the last hole for a round of 66. Frenchman Romain Wattel also shot a 66, including birdies on the last two holes, to finish tied in third on 14-under 274 with Brooks Koepka (70) of the United States. Rory McIlroy struggled with a 74 to finish tied for ninth while top-ranked Tiger Woods (71) birdied his closing three holes for a share of 41st with a 6-under 282. The 39-year old Gallacher eventually broke clear of the logjam atop the leaderboard to birdie Nos. 13, 16th and 17th before a regulation par at the last. "It took everything I had to win today especially after the start I had when I bogeyed the first two holes," Gallacher said. "The good thing is that I was fortunate that no one was running away with the tournament ... The turning point came at 11 when I holed a nice putt for birdie." The win puts Gallacher into the top 40 in the world, putting him in strong position to play the Masters for the first time in his career. The top 50 in the world at the end of March get into the Masters. McIlroy began the last day two shots behind playing partner Gallacher but was 2-over after 10 holes before the first birdie of his round at the 11th. The Northern Irishman then bogeyed the 12th and 13th before only his second birdie of the round at No. 17. "On the rare occasions I got the ball close, I didnt make any putts, so it was one of those days," McIlroy said. "I thought if I could get to 16 under it would be good enough and it turned out that it was as thats what Stephen got to. I just wasnt able to play well enough to get there. It was just one of those days. Anything that could go wrong, did." Jerome Bettis Jersey . -- When the Los Angeles Kings are on top of their formidable defensive game, they revel in the silence they can create in a frustrated road arena. Diontae Johnson Womens Jersey . Bjoerndalen, who had failed to win any major race for two years before Sochi, writes in a Facebook entry that he is "full of energy and inspiration" after winning the 10-kilometre sprint and mixed relay at last months Olympics. http://www.steelersrookiestore.com/Steelers-Franco-Harris-Jersey/ . Observant Muslims avoid food and liquids from dawn to dusk during Ramadan but can, and often do, skip it if travelling or doing hard physical labour. Some devout Muslim athletes choose to fast during training or competition, but it can create selection difficulties for the coaches in team sports.New England Patriots player Nate Ebner has been named in the United States rugby sevens squad for next months Rio Olympics. Ebner was part of the Patriots Super Bowl-winning team in 2015. The 27-year-old, who will return to the Patriots after Rio, was given leave to pursue his sevens ambition earlier this year. When Ebner was aged 17, he became the youngest player to play on the US rugby sevens team and also represented the US in 15-a-side rugby at under-19 and under-20 levels.New England drafted Ebner in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft after he impressed playing special teams for Ohio State under the guidance of former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel. Ebner walked onto the Buckeyes team in his junior season despite never playing high school football. (From left to right) Tom Brady #12, Jimmy Garoppolo #10 and Nate Ebner #43 prepare to take the field for the Patriots Ebners inclusion is in contrast to some other high profile stars who attempted to use rugby sevens as a platform to compete in Rio.Decorrated South Africa wing Bryan Habana and Australia fly-half Quade Cooper failed to make their respective countries squads. Louis Lipps Steelers Jersey. Former Australia rugby league star and San Francisco 49ers convert Jarryd Hayne did not make the Fiji squad, after leaving the NFL in a late attempt at selection.Ebner will follow in the footsteps of Herschel Walker by competing in the Olympics after playing in the NFL. Walker competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in two-man bobsled, finishing seventh.Former Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best will also achieve the feat in Rio de Janeiro when he competes for St Lucia in the 100 metres.USA Rugby announced a 12-man squad for the Games that also includes Saracens wing Chris Wyles and renowned speed merchant Carlin Isles.The squad will be coached by former Wasps scrum-half and England sevens international Mike Friday, whose support staff includes ex-England hooker Phil Greening.Friday said: While we are not the pre-tournament favourites like Fiji, who have to play with that expectation, we are a team who are hugely respected and feared by all other countries as genuine contenders.The boys recognise the magnitude of the task, but are confident that we can be medal contenders if we play to our ability. ' ' '