29 h. ago Lee Westwood secures Open place but Ian Poulter and son miss out

Portrush-born ex-US Open champion Graeme McDowell also came up short

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29 h. ago Scots golf stars Open joy after Lee Westwood helps secure winning places at Royal Portrush

Tartan duo Connor Graham and Daniel Young are heading to 153rd Championship

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31 h. ago Lee Westwood books Open return but Ian Poulter and son Luke miss out

Portrush-born ex-US Open champion Graeme McDowell also came up short.

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32 h. ago Jet lagged Lee Westwood joy as LIV star reveals how he defied 90

English star charges from Dallas to Portrush via Dundonald as he makes Open

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38 h. ago Lee Westwood on target for Open as Ryder Cup heroes battle for Portrush spot

English star and pals Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell scrap to make the big one

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5 d. ago Scottish golfer on course to qualify for 153rd Open through Amateur Series

Cameron Adam is in a strong position with a round to go in battle for spot at Royal Portrush

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6 d. ago Brain injuries hearing: ‘no safe number of times’ a footballer can head the ball

Former players in joint action against FA, EFL and FAWClaimants include family of World Cup hero Nobby StilesThere is “no safe limit” for heading a football, the high court heard, as lawyers acting for former players who suffered permanent brain injuries sought to advance their case against the game’s authorities.Claimants in the case argue that the authorities should have made players aware of the risks they were taking by heading a ball as far back as the 60s, claiming that information on the danger of repeated blows to the head was in the public domain. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Ryder Cup legend teeing up at Dundonald in Open Final Qualifying

Lee Westwood in stellar field at Ayrshire venue in battle for five coveted spots at Royal Portrush

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9 d. ago Brazilian clubs are upending the global order at the Club World Cup

Flamengo, Botafogo, Palmeiras and Fluminense are not as rich as European clubs but they have heart and heritage“The graveyard of football is full of ‘favourites’,” warned Botafogo manager Renato Paiva in what has proven to be this summer’s coldest line in sweltering United States heat. Gritty draws achieved by Palmeiras against Porto and Fluminense against Borussia Dortmund at the Club World Cup were enough to start a conversation. But the underdog heroics of Brazil’s other two clubs have shaken up how we see club football across the world.For the first time since Corinthians shocked Chelsea in Yokohama in 2012, when some Brazilian fans sold their homes and vehicles to make the trip, the reigning Copa Libertadores champions have beaten the Champions League winners. Igor Jesus, who has been strongly linked to Nottingham Forest, scored the only goal of the game as Botafogo beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, a special setting for Brazilians given it is where the...

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1 week ago Airdrie tennis club aim to serve up Calcutta Cup success and emulate Springwells heroes

The club last won the competition back in 1977

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1 week ago Gennaro Gattuso seeks ‘family’ ethos in bid to avoid World Cup unthinkable

Hero of 2006 World Cup was second choice behind Claudio Ranieri and has not had a successful career as managerGennaro Gattuso said all the things he was expected to say at his first appearance as Italy manager. He talked about the need to restore enthusiasm to an Azzurri side whose morale has been dented by recent setbacks, as well as that sense of shared purpose that bonded him to teammates in the World Cup-winning side of 2006.The word he kept coming back to was “family”, insisting: “That’s the most important thing, more than tactics or formations.” His is not a vision of paternalistic authority but of a group close enough to speak hard truths to each other’s faces. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Cup of Darts hero’s ‘tooth falls out on stage’ during wild celebrations

The World Cup of Darts produced another hilarious moment as Czechia star Petr Krivka appeared to lose his tooth while celebrating before picking it up and putting it in his pocket

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3 w. ago I'm an Italy World Cup hero and Scott McTominay is my son's idol

The King of Naples has had a season he will never forget in Serie A with club side Napoli

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3 w. ago England power rankings as Thomas Tuchel given fresh dilemmas in awful Andorra display

ANDORRA 0-1 ENGLAND: Three Lions captain Harry Kane was the hero for England once more as they secured a slender World Cup qualifying victory in Barcelona on Saturday evening

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3 w. ago Brad Marchand the hero as Panthers clip Oilers in 2OT to level Stanley Cup final

Florida evens final as Marchand nets 2OT breakawayPanthers erase deficit after Perry ties it with 17.8 leftBobrovsky stops 42 shots; Game 3 Monday in FloridaBrad Marchand scored on a breakaway in double overtime and the defending champion Florida Panthers punched back against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup final rematch, winning 5-4 on Friday night to even the series.Marchand’s second goal of the night 8:04 into the second OT allowed Florida to escape with a split after Corey Perry scored to tie it with 17.8 seconds left in the third period and Stuart Skinner pulled for an extra attacker. Each of the first two games this final have gone to overtime, for the first time since 2014 and just the sixth in NHL history. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Johnstone Burgh penalty hero Luke Scullion backed himself in Junior cup shoot

The Keanie Park custodian saved Euan Bauld's spot-kick which allowed Kyle Lafferty the opportunity to smash home the deciding penalty.

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