5 h. ago Lowry and Rahm headline Luke Donald’s six wildcard picks for Europe’s Ryder Cup defence

Hovland, Åberg, Straka and Fitzpatrick complete line-up11 of 12 players who won in Rome will defend title in USEurope will defend the Ryder Cup later this month with 11 of the 12 players who saw off the United States in Rome two years ago after Luke Donald unsurprisingly opted for experience with his wildcard picks. Europe’s captain has turned to Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Victor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg, Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick to complete his team for Bethpage. Donald confirmed his choices on Monday, five days after his US counterpart Keegan Bradley had done likewise.Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Rasmus Højgaard had already automatically qualified for the European side. In what is a quirk, Højgaard is the sole change from Rome where his twin brother, Nicolai, turned out in European colours.More details to follow Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Keegan Bradley risks dangerous game ahead of Ryder Cup as analytics go out the window

United States captain says stats go out of the window on the first tee at Bethpage

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3 d. ago Rory McIlroy sent ominous message about Ryder Cup after Keegan Bradley decision

Keegan Bradley has made a major decision ahead of the 2025 US Ryder Cup, and it could spell bad news for Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and the rest of team Europe

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4 d. ago Seascraper by Benjamin Wood review – a story that sings on the page

A young shrimp fisher’s horizons are broadened by the arrival of a stranger in this atmospheric Booker-listed taleYou don’t think you need a novella about a folk-singing shrimp fisher living with his mother on a fictional stretch of isolated coast until you read Benjamin Wood’s Booker-longlisted fifth novel, Seascraper. Wood conjures wonders from this unlikely material in a tale so richly atmospheric you can almost taste the tang of brine and inhale the sea fog.As unexpected as his previous four books – which range from a campus intrigue (The Bellwether Revivals) to a sensitive study of a Glaswegian painter (The Ecliptic) – Seascraper follows the daily trials of Tom Flett, a “shanker” who scrapes the sand for its yield at low tide with his trusty horse and wagon, risking his life in a job that is simultaneously boring and dangerous. Tom is clearly in the Hardyesque tradition of unworldly young men who tend the land or work with their hands (Gabriel Oak, Jude Fawley), and it’s this t...

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5 d. ago Keegan Bradley fires back at Rory McIlroy and ignores Trump after huge Ryder Cup call

United States captain says he doesn't care what Europeans say and talked US President plea after not picking himself

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5 d. ago How Keegan Bradley’s selfless captaincy call shows a new US attitude to the Ryder Cup

Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin, Sam Burns and Cameron Young were the captain’s picks as Bradley decided not to become the first playing captain since Arnold Palmer in the 1960s

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5 d. ago Keegan Bradley heartbroken as US captain chooses not to play in Ryder Cup

Bradley had considered giving himself a wild card into the 12-man team that takes on Europe at Bethpage Black in New York.

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025 live: USA captain Keegan Bradley resists picking himself to play at Bethpage in major surprise

Team USA captain Keegan Bradley has confirmed his decision to not play as one of six wildcard picks in the Ryder Cup a Bethptage Black

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025: USA team confirmed after Keegan Bradley makes wildcard picks

Captain Keegan Bradley is ready to select his six wildcard picks for Team USA in a bid to recapture the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black next month

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5 d. ago USA captain Keegan Bradley makes decision on Ryder Cup role in major surprise

Keegan Bradley was chosen as a surprise late captain after Tiger Woods turned down the role last year - but the USA star has not selected himself to face Europe

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup: USA captain Keegan Bradley does not pick himself to play at Bethpage

World ranked No 11 decides to stick with non-playing roleJordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka both miss outKeegan Bradley has opted against becoming the first Ryder Cup playing captain since 1963. The United States captain named his eagerly awaited six wildcard picks on Wednesday, taking the difficult decision not to try to combine roles in New York next month.Bradley is ranked 11 in the world but opted for others. Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns received the captain’s call. Bradley reflected on “the most incredible year of my life” as he announced his decisions during a media conference in Texas. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘Really tough decision’: US captain Keegan Bradley does not pick himself for Ryder Cup

World No 11 decides to stick with non-playing role‘It broke my heart not to play. It really did’Keegan Bradley hopes a selfless act can turn into US points after the Ryder Cup captain resisted strong temptation to combine his role with playing duties at Bethpage in September. His confirmation ended the prospect of a first Ryder Cup playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963.The US turned to Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young and Sam Burns to back up the six automatic qualifiers in an eagerly awaited announcement made by Bradley on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Keegan Bradley turns down chance to be playing Ryder Cup captain as USA picks revealed

Bradley had been rumoured to be considering becoming the first playing captain at the event since Arnold Palmer in 1963

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup: Keegan Bradley does NOT pick himself as US player

Bradley was considering becoming the first Ryder Cup player-captain since 1963

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025 live: USA captain Keegan Bradley set to confirm decision to pick himself

Team USA captain Keegan Bradley is poised to confirm his decision over whether he will be one of his six wildcard picks to complete in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025: USA standings and predicting Keegan Bradley’s picks

Captain Keegan Bradley is ready to select his six wildcard picks for Team USA in a bid to recapture the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black next month

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup star has never opened golf bag after 13 years with harrowing loss still stinging

Keegan Bradley remains haunted by the Ryder Cup loss in 2012 at Medinah with this year's captain admitting he's never been able to open his golf bag from that weekend

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5 d. ago Urgent warning issued over thousands of dangerous travel adaptors sold online that could pose a fire risk for holidaymakers

The charity Electrical Safety First has warned that holidaymakers have been sold thousands of faulty travel adaptors.

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6 d. ago Angela Rayner's three homes row is a 'danger' for Labour and 'risks pushing more voters to Reform', says pollster

The Deputy Prime Minister has been dubbed 'Three Pads Rayner' after it emerged she had shelled out £800,000 on a luxury flat in Hove, East Sussex.

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6 d. ago To play or not to play: Keegan Bradley finds himself in a Ryder Cup quandary | Ewan Murray

World No 11 would be first playing captain since 1963 if he hands himself a wildcard in his announcement on WednesdaySix players have qualified automatically to represent the US in New York next month: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau. Keegan Bradley will name his half‑dozen wildcards on Wednesday. These announcements are ordinarily mundane; this one will be far from that. Continue reading...

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