5 h. ago Rory McIlroy set to finally grant wife Erica Stoll her wish as Masters champion makes major announcement

One of the tensions in Rory McIlroy's marriage to Erica Stoll is set to be resolved in the coming weeks - with the Masters champion set to make a major move.

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16 h. ago ‘We’re not here to slander Sondheim!’ Inside the master’s wild final musical, completed at last

Here We Are, a satirical mashup of two surrealist movie masterpieces, was finished after musicals maestro Stephen Sondheim died – outraging some fans. As the show hits Britain, its stars and creators reveal their thrills and fearsThere’s an edge of febrile hilarity in the National Theatre rehearsal room. The company of Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, are off-book and getting the first act on its feet. But hitting your cues in a show as intricate as this is tough, whoever you are.Jane Krakowski fluffs an entrance and tries not to corpse. Martha Plimpton raises a glass a second after everyone else, and a cast-mate blows a raspberry from the sidelines. Jesse Tyler Ferguson is convinced it’s not him who is a beat off. “Do it exactly like Rory does,” suggests director Joe Mantello, and Rory Kinnear responds mock-haughtily: “That’s just a general note.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago World Snooker Championship finalist Mark Williams won £200,000 but said none of it would be his

Mark Williams narrowly missed out on the Saudi Arabian Masters title after a 10-8 final defeat to Judd Trump, but the Welshman still took home a handsome sum of money

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6 d. ago BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame divides opinions as winner is crowned

Thalia Holmes, 20, defeats Richie Kelly, 63, in final after former RAF technician misses a win (can you find it?)BBC Two’s Monday evening show Chess Masters: The Endgame reached its final this week amid a continuing debate between experts, who found it patronising, and social players, novices and children who enjoyed its light touch and focus on personalities. The series was placed in a testing environment, the 8pm slot, sandwiched between the intellectual heavyweights Mastermind and University Challenge.Viewer numbers, as supplied by Broadcast, peaked in the first week at 890,000, then gradually dipped to a low of 535,000 on Easter Monday before rebounding to 655,000, a 5.5% share of the viewing audience, for the final week. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Was Liverpool’s title Klopp’s final masterpiece or Slot’s foundation stone?

After a drama-free title race, the legacy of Liverpool’s 20th league triumph will be determined in the years to comeSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereIt was probably just as well the decisive match came against Tottenham. Liverpool fans object to the suggestion this season has been anti-climactic, as though that somehow diminishes their achievement, but it is not a criticism to point out no side has come close to staying with them, that the title was effectively won on the January afternoon when Darwin Núñez scored twice in injury time to beat Brentford then Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead to draw against Aston Villa.That was the season in microcosm: Arsenal carelessly squandering points, Liverpool always having enough, turning games their way in the second half. Nine times this season in the league, Arsenal have led in games that they have failed to win. On 13 occasions, Liverpool have improved their result in the second half (that is, turned a draw into a win, or a de...

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1 week ago Was Liverpool’s title Klopp’s final masterpiece or Slot’s foundation stone? | Jonathan Wilson

After a drama-free title race, the legacy of Liverpool’s 20th league triumph will be determined in the years to comeSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereIt was probably just as well the decisive match came against Tottenham. Liverpool fans object to the suggestion this season has been anti-climactic, as though that somehow diminishes their achievement, but it is not a criticism to point out no side has come close to staying with them, that the title was in effect won on the January afternoon when Darwin Núñez scored twice in injury time to beat Brentford then Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead to draw against Aston Villa.That was the season in microcosm: Arsenal carelessly squandering points, Liverpool always having enough, turning games their way in the second half. Nine times this season in the league, Arsenal have led in games that they have failed to win. On 13 occasions, Liverpool have improved their result in the second half (that is, turned a draw into a win, or a defe...

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1 week ago 7 absolutely banging things you need to eat in Swansea right now

The list includes breakfasts prepared by a Masterchef semi-finalist and a stunning small plate menu with one of the best views anywhere in Wales

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1 week ago Novak Djokovic crashes out of Madrid Open after defeat by unseeded Arnaldi

Setback in troubled year for 24-time Grand Slam winnerSerb also lost in Monte Carlo in build-up to Roland GarrosNovak Djokovic’s struggles continued in the clay-court season as he fell to his third consecutive defeat. In the second round of the Madrid Open on Saturday, he lost 6-3, 6-4 to the unseeded Italian Matteo Arnaldi. Djokovic, who had received a first round bye as a seeded player, had arrived here after a difficult few weeks.His otherwise encouraging week in Miami ended with a difficult loss to Jakob Mensik in the final. He then lost his first match at the Monte Carlo Masters to Alejandro Tabilo of Chile. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago PGA Tour star insists 'scary' Rory McIlroy is about to be let loose

Rory McIlroy finally won the Masters for the first time a fortnight ago and his now building up to next month's PGA Championship, where he has been backed to dominate

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2 w. ago Book festival back in Stirling with host of events including top authors and even cookery

The popular Off the Page festival returns for 2025 with an exciting new programme - including an art workshop led by a children's book illustrator and a live demonstration from a Masterchef finalist and author.

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2 w. ago Disney+'s 'triumphant' series dubbed a 'masterpiece' ahead of second and final season

One of Disney+'s most critically acclaimed series is about to return for its second and final outing

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2 w. ago Bryson DeChambeau made his opinion on Rory McIlroy clear after Masters 'beef'

Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy were paired together for the final round of the Masters at Augusta National, with the Northern Irishman not uttering a word to his playing partner for the duration

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2 w. ago Bryson DeChambeau clears the air after Rory McIlroy incident

Bryson DeChambeau raised eyebrows last weekend when he revealed that Rory McIlroy didn't speak with him at all during their final round shootout on Sunday at The Masters

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2 w. ago Kyren Wilson and Shaun Murphy in bitter row over Masters incident ahead of World Championship

Wilson has accused Murphy of ‘unprofessional’ behaviour between sessions of the Masters final bu the latter claims he has no idea what the world champion is talking about

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2 w. ago Kyren Wilson calls out Shaun Murphy's 'unprofessional' behaviour ahead of World Championship

Ahead of the defence of his Crucible crown, Kyren Wilson has finally lifted the lid on his bizarre comments about Shaun Murphy following the Masters final between the pair

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2 w. ago Shaun Murphy called out for 'unprofessional' behaviour by Kyren Wilson – 'Uncalled for'

Ahead of his World Championship defence, Kyren Wilson has explained what triggered his bizarre comments about Shaun Murphy following the Masters final between the pair

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If you're still living in the bubble of that final day of The Masters and Rory McIlory's incredible win, then you'll want even more golf news and that's where our new newsletter The Stroke Index comes in

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3 w. ago Rory McIlroy's tearful phone call with his mum and dad – 'No, it won't be OK'

Rory McIlroy has shown tremendous strength of character to finally win the Masters after years of heartbreak at Augusta, including one year where he sobbed on the phone to his parents

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3 w. ago Why Rory McIlroy didn’t speak to Bryson DeChambeau in Masters final round

Min Woo Lee also backed the 2025 Masters champion’s move to ignore DeChambeau on Sunday at Augusta National

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3 w. ago ‘This was for her’: how boxing brought a mother and son back from the brink

Reese and Desiree Mistretta are the first mother-son pair to win New York’s prestigious Golden Gloves, but their deeper bond is how boxing helped them survive life’s hardest hitsReese Mistretta wasn’t thinking about history after he climbed through the ropes on Saturday night. He was thinking about his legs, which felt like cement. About his lungs, which wouldn’t quite fill. And about the man across from him: Ali Conde, a sinewy technician from El Maestro’s Gym in the Bronx who has made his mark by waiting for opponents to strike first, then exploiting their openings.Two nights earlier, Mistretta had narrowly beaten Conde under the lights of Madison Square Garden in the elite 176lb final of the Ring Masters Championships, New York’s premier amateur boxing competition. But the finals are double elimination. If Mistretta wanted to bring home the title, he’d have to beat Conde a second time at a sweaty gym in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn. “He definitely came back, re-correcte...

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