47 h. ago Lanarkshire's new Italian heritage group launches with support of World Cup winner

Ciao Lanarkshire will celebrate Italian culture with events and classes - and welcomed trailblazing footballer Rose Reilly to its launch event

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2 w. ago Lewis Moody vows to ’embrace life’ after motor neurone disease diagnosis

Messages of support for the 47-year-old World Cup winner have flooded in since news of his condition was announced on Monday morning.

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3 w. ago Voices: ‘F*** Rory’: Why Maga bullies couldn’t topple Europe’s Ryder Cup heroes

Home support at the Ryder Cup is always partisan, writes Jim White, but the abuse at this year’s fixture, including that directed at Rory McIlroy and his wife, has been especially grotesque – and the Maga boys haven’t taken defeat well

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4 w. ago Tommy Fleetwood's manager wife Clare, 57, appears at the Ryder Cup to show him support after admitting criticism of their 23

Clare was spotted alongside Shane Lowry's wife Wendy Honner at the Opening Ceremony at Bethpage Black, with the European WAGs in matching white outfits and waving European flags.

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4 w. ago Tommy Fleetwood's manager wife Clare, 57, makes a rare appearance at the Ryder Cup to show him support after admitting criticism of their 23

Clare was spotted alongside Shane Lowry's wife Wendy Honner at the Opening Ceremony at Bethpage Black, with the European WAGs in matching white outfits and waving European flags.

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4 w. ago Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz react to devastating Giovanni Leoni injury update

Giovanni Leoni suffered a potentially serious knee injury on his Liverpool debut in the Carabao Cup clash against Southampton, and has received an influx of support from Reds players

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last month Trump looms large at Ryder Cup where home rules and spicy support are always on show

President’s attendance could lead to Brookline levels of excitement at an event that is invariably febrileBAAAH-BA-BAAH! It had just gone nine in the morning when the speakers started blasting out Village People’s YMCA at Bethpage. Scottie Scheffler, the world No 1 had arrived on the putting green and everyone was whooping and hollering at him. Scheffler bumped fists with one of his coaches, wrapped another up in a hug and, BAH-BA-BADA-BADA-BAH!, walked on up and across the bridge to the practice ground where there was a crowd of 500 or so people waiting.They started chanting. “YEW-ESS-AY! YEW-ESS-AY!” Scheffler’s a big man. By the time he made it on to the range he seemed to have swelled twice the size. Continue reading...

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