54 h. ago Team Europe star sends perfect response to Ryder Cup fans' weight insults

Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre helped Europe retain their Ryder Cup title in the United States and has hit back after he was the subject of taunts at Bethpage Black

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3 d. ago Mr Blake at Your Service review – John Malkovich does worst French accent ever in baffling comedy misfire

Gilles Legardinie’s broad dramedy set in a chateau, co-starring Fanny Ardant and Émilie Dequenne, is an ordeal to watch. Sacré bleu! This truly bizarre film has a substantial reserve of goodwill to draw on: among its blue-chip cast are John Malkovich and Fanny Ardant, and it’s also the final film of the Belgian star Émilie Dequenne, famous for winning the best actress award at Cannes for her nonprofessional debut in Rosetta in 1999, who sadly died of cancer in March at the age of 43. It is a broad and baffling dramedy, directed by the bestselling French author Gilles Legardinier, and adapted from his 2012 novel Complètement Cramé! (Completely Burnt Out!).Malkovich plays a wealthy grieving widower called Andrew Blake, supposedly from England, who, to ease his broken heart, takes a job as a butler in a French chateau whose owner (Ardant) has fallen on hard times. It is a sentimental journey for him, as many years ago he first met his French wife, Diane, in the chateau’s sumptuous grou...

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4 d. ago ‘Thank god for Robert MacIntyre!’ – Ryder Cup fans hail Scots ace for ‘saving Europe from controversial US narrative’

EUROPE already had the Ryder Cup signed, sealed and won by the time Robert MacIntyre secured the final half point of an epic battle with the USA. But fans have all been thanking the Scottish golf star as he helped avert two years of a controversy-laden narrative. Luke Donald's Europeans smashed their way through the...

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4 d. ago England have won hearts and minds, a prize even greater than the World Cup | Robert Kitson

The Red Roses have done for rugby what the Lionesses have done for football – putting women’s sport at the forefrontSometimes it is about more than just a shiny trophy. Yes, the Red Roses are now the champions of the world and deservedly so. Yes, they have claimed the elusive glittering prize for the first time since 2014. But in all sorts of ways the past month will go down in history for something even more important: the coming of age of women’s rugby union as a mass spectator attraction in a summer of female sporting empowerment like no other.Everyone will have their own abiding memories of the past month, just as they did when the Lionesses captured their nation’s hearts in July. For every small child aching to be Chloe Kelly or Lucy Bronze there will now be others dreaming of being as brilliant as Ellie Kildunne or Meg Jones. Winning helps, of course it does, but so does relatability, connection and shared enjoyment. The Red Roses put smiles on a lot of faces not least because...

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6 d. ago ‘Kildunne and Dusted’: Red Roses dialled up to 11 for emotional World Cup victory | Robert Kitson

Shaggy-haired secret weapon Ellie Kildunne settles England’s early nerves against Canada for a feelgood triumph that will echo down the yearsThey think it’s all over. And finally, for England’s women, it is now. The last time the Red Roses lifted the World Cup was 11 years ago and defeat on home turf in front of a world-record 81,885 crowd would have been beyond devastating. Hence the tears of relief and shared collective joy at the final whistle as they finally brought the big one home.Among other things this trophy has brought them the validation they dearly wanted and, in truth, needed. Since the introduction of full-time professional contracts in 2019, the Red Roses have won 74 of the 76 matches they have contested. The number of registered female participants in Canadian rugby would barely fill half of England’s towering citadel. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Get some cardio’ – Moment Scottish golf hero Robert MacIntyre crudely heckled by rowdy US golf crowd at Ryder Cup

SCOTTISH golf hero Robert MacIntyre was crudely heckled by American fans as he teed off for the first time at the Ryder Cup. The Oban ace was paired with Norwegian Viktor Hovland in the opening day of the tournament, with the duo going up against Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay in the Foursomes session. They...

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7 d. ago Canada’s incredible journey from CROWDFUNDING $1m to play in Women’s Rugby World Cup to facing England in final

CANADA have made the Women's Rugby World Cup final with an underfunded team made up of part-time firefighters and engineers. The Canadian players are just 80 minutes of rugby away from glory and they've done it thanks to an incredible work ethic and some heartwarming crowdfunding. They take on England on Saturday and have the...

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8 d. ago Donald Trump ‘just another spectator’ at Ryder Cup, says Robert MacIntyre

The US President is set to attend Friday’s opening day of the competition.

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1 week ago Jordan Cox was determined to grasp England T20 chance after Test heartbreak

Cox helped steer England to a series victory over Ireland.

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3 w. ago The key change that turned Tatyana Heard into England’s centre linchpin

Exclusive interview: At the heart of England’s World Cup quest, the inside centre reflects on a challenging journey into the Red Roses fold, her partnership with Meg Jones and the importance of decompressing

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3 w. ago Thomas Tuchel set to copy bold Arsenal strategy to end England's World Cup heartache

Thomas Tuchel was appointed as the man to finally end England's long wait for silverware but the German could dramatically change the Three Lions' approach to the World Cup

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