83 m. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Team Europe latest qualification standings as Rory McIlroy leads but Jon Rahm off the pace

Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm among those outside the automatic qualification spots

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22 h. ago LIV Golf star now £3m richer after refusing to listen to Rory McIlroy

Tom McKibbin could one day fill Rory McIlroy's shoes as Northern Ireland's most celebrated golfer, but it looks like he'll do it with LIV Golf rather than on the PGA Tour

Economics

22 h. ago The best quotes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail as film turns 50

London cinemas set to show film for its golden anniversary

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28 h. ago Rory McIlroy confirms brief break from golf as Masters champion speaks out

Rory McIlroy is set to take a week off after competing at the Zurich Classic alongside Shane Lowry, with the 35-year-old set to return to golf at the Truist Championship

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29 h. ago Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: a hilarious comic peak

The endlessly quoted 1975 comedy remains both a clear product of its era and a timelessly funny masterworkIt was with some surprise, as I gathered my recollections of Monty Python and the Holy Grail before its 50th anniversary this week, that I realised I had seen it in full only once, back when I and the film were both considerably younger. It felt like more. The first fully narrative feature by Britain’s best-loved TV sketch troupe is among the most fondly, frequently and recognisably referenced comedies in all cinema; the film’s best scenes are hard to separate from various everyday quotations or pub impressions thereof. Some comedy is made not so much to stand as individual art than to be absorbed into our collective comic language, and so it is with Monty Python, their best work a stew of endlessly imitable idioms and accents, to be relished with or without context.In all truth, I remembered laughing at Monty Python and the Holy Grail more vividly than I remembered exactly what...

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50 h. ago Rory McIlroy gives telling response as Amanda Balionis asks PGA Tour star if he's happy

Masters champion Rory McIlroy has won three events already this season, and CBS reporter Amanda Balionis has asked the Northern Irish star about his state of mind since his Augusta victory

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3 d. ago Justin Thomas picks sides after Rory McIlroy and Bryson Dechambeau incident

After Bryson DeChambeau appeared to criticise Rory McIlroy for their lack of conversation at the Masters, Justin Thomas has appeared to take a side

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3 d. ago Rory McIlroy Reveals He and Wife Erica Stoll Are Building Home in London

Rory McIlroy Reveals He and Wife Erica Stoll Are Building Home in London  Realtor.com

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4 d. ago Rory McIlroy sets the record straight on claims about his wife Erica after Masters win

Rory McIlroy enjoyed one of the best days of his career by winning the Masters at Augusta last week but there were eyebrows raised after he failed to pay tribute to wife Erica Stoll when naming his "support system"

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4 d. ago Records tumble at Zurich Classic as Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry make solid start

The Irish pair are defending their title in New Orleans but it was an unlikely duo of Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo who stole the show in the opening round

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4 d. ago Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo score 58 to lead at Zurich Classic

The duo eclipsed Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard for the lead about an hour after the brothers tied the Four-ball scoring record with a 13-under 59.

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4 d. ago Rocketman Rory McIlroy basking in his status as the hottest ticket in sport

Elton John and Donald Trump among those to congratulate Northern Irishman before Zurich Classic in New Orleans“Please welcome your Players and Masters champion, Rory McIlroy.”Shortly before 8am on the 10th tee at TPC Louisiana. The gallery is less than 100 in number. Still, there is extra pep in the starter’s voice. Those last four words carry such weight, they conjure such images. Masters champion, Rory McIlroy. An introduction he had waited a lifetime to receive. It somehow felt inadequate that it was over in a split second. “Very nice,” said McIlroy later. “I could get used to it.” He will be afforded that very privilege. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Rory McIlroy told he 'could have had a couple extra hours in bed' after slow start at Zurich Classic

Shane Lowry cracks joke to Masters champion after making slow start on his return

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5 d. ago I’ll never play golf like Rory McIlroy. But maybe he can teach me how to live with my mistakes | Adrian Chiles

I need to stop dwelling on everything I get wrong, from sending my ball into the drink to squeezing the wrong bottomWhether you’re into sport or not, there’s wisdom to be mined from it. Once you’ve picked your way through the platitudes, banalities and cliche there’s gold in there.Rory McIlroy’s famous victory at the US Masters earlier this month yielded, for me anyway, a particularly good example. McIlroy’s psychologist, Bob Rotella, has been credited with helping his man develop golf’s key mental skill: putting your bad shots behind you and barely giving them a second thought. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rory McIlroy reveals trip to see new London home with wife Erica after Masters success

Rory McIlroy has just claimed Masters glory with he and his family jetting to London to check out the mansion they are building on the Wentworth estate

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5 d. ago Rory McIlroy reveals messages from two US presidents after historic Masters triumph

The Northern Irishman finally ended his 11-year wait to complete a career grand slam - managed by only five other players in history - with his Augusta success

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5 d. ago Rory McIlroy shaken by scale of ‘absolutely amazing’ reaction to Masters triumph

Augusta winner returns in Zurich Classic of New OrleansMcIlroy and Shane Lowry are the defending championsRory McIlroy has admitted to being taken aback by the scale of reaction to his Masters triumph. Two US presidents – Donald Trump and Barack Obama – plus huge names from worlds outside sport have contacted the Northern Irishman since he completed the career grand slam at Augusta National. Amid moving scenes at Augusta, McIlroy’s outpouring of emotion reverberated way beyond golf. The achievement meant “everything and more” to McIlroy. It struck chords elsewhere.McIlroy, who beat Justin Rose in a playoff to win the Green Jacket, will return to the course at this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He was in bed with a fever on Monday, and was still slightly jaded when he addressed the media at TPC Louisiana on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rory McIlroy shares details of private homecoming after Masters victory and 'cool' chats with two Presidents

New Masters champion touched by 'people reaching out from all walks of life'

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Rory McIlroy freed from career Grand Slam burden is ‘scary’ for rivals, says Xander Schauffele

McIlroy won the Masters earlier this month to end an 11-year wait to become a career Grand Slam champion

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