12 h. ago Luke Donald warns US team: Don’t expect ‘rinse and repeat’ from Europe at Ryder Cup

11 of 12 players who won in Rome will defend title in US‘It doesn’t mean we are going to roll out the same pairings’Luke Donald has warned the US team that it would be an error to anticipate “rinse and repeat” from Europe in the Ryder Cup this month despite ­confirming 11 of the 12 players who won in Rome two years ago will tee up at Bethpage.Donald named his six wildcards on Monday, all of whom played in 2023. Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka received the captain’s call. Rory McIlroy, Robert ­MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, ­Rasmus Højgaard and Tyrrell Hatton qualified automatically. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Ryder Cup 2025 European captain's picks: the story behind Luke Donald's dozen

One change as Europe aim to take down US on their own patch

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15 h. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Europe team confirmed after captain Luke Donald makes wildcard picks

Europe’s confidence grows behind stalwarts Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood with Luke Donald confirming his six captain’s picks for Bethpage Black

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16 h. ago Ryder Cup: Luke Donald sticks with familiar faces as captain's picks confirmed for Team Europe

The Ryder Cup gets underway later this month at Bethpage Black

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16 h. ago BREAKING: Luke Donald picks Europe's six Ryder Cup wildcards including LIV Golf rebel Jon Rahm

Europe won 16.5 to 11.5 in 2023 but Luke Donald’s team will be seeking the first away Ryder Cup win since the Miracle of Medinah in 2012

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16 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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20 h. ago Ryder Cup 2025 European Captain's Picks: When will Luke Donald announce his team

Today’s the big day.

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22 h. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Predicting Luke Donald’s Team Europe captain picks for Bethpage Black

Europe’s confidence grows behind stalwarts Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood with Luke Donald set to confirm his six captain’s picks

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5 d. ago CARABAO CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW: Newcastle to begin defence against League One side as Premier League teams in Europe learn opponents

A pre-draw had been held to determine whether the eight Premier League teams in the Champions League and Europa League would be at home or away in round three.

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1 week ago Be brave: Black Ferns’ key message for Women’s Rugby World Cup defence

Six-times champions are aiming to play with courage as they seek to defend the title they won at home in 2022When New Zealand’s director of performance Allan Bunting took to the mic to sing a rendition of Dua Lipa’s hit ‘Levitating’ at Manurewa intermediate school, the Black Ferns’ last stop before travelling to England for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, he was not only making headlines but perpetuating the champions’ message for the tournament: be brave.Bunting has been putting himself out of his comfort zone in the lead-up to the competition, on another occasion performing a Haka in front of his players and staff. His karaoke turn caught the team’s attention with the wing Ayesha Leti-I’iga, who scored two tries in the World Cup final in 2022, cracking up laughing when asked about it. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Luke Donald reveals two players causing him ‘headache’ over Ryder Cup wildcard picks

The Ryder Cup qualification period ends this week and Donald is fast approaching the time when he will have to select his six wildcards to join the six automatic qualifiers

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1 week ago Ryder Cup 2025 Team Europe Wildcard Odds: Here are 10 players the bookies reckon Luke Donald could pick

We’ll know who’s playing for Team Europe in less than two weeks.

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