3 h. ago Rory McIlroy challenges Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to pay up millions in fines to play Ryder Cup

The Masters champion insists his teammates from Bethpage Black should pay the DP World Tour fines to back up Europe’s stance over the biennial match against the United States

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4 h. ago Ryder Cup star opens up on ongoing battle to stay out of 'La La Land'

Viktor Hovland still working hard to regain his best form

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4 h. ago ‘Pay up’: Rory McIlroy delivers Ryder Cup warning to LIV pair Hatton and Rahm

LIV rebels are appealing against DP World Tour sanctionsForthright McIlroy wants duo to show their commitmentRory McIlroy has challenged Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm to demonstrate their commitment to the Ryder Cup cause by settling fines for their LIV Golf participation.McIlroy pointed towards motivation used by Europe during victory at Bethpage last September after it emerged the United States players were paid to play in the Ryder Cup. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Rory McIlroy demands LIV Golf star pays £3m fine as duo issued Ryder Cup ultimatum

Brooks Koepka is paying a huge fine to return to the PGA Tour after leaving LIV Golf, but Ryder Cup stars Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are locked in a legal battle over fines and bans with the DP World Tour

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25 h. ago Luke Donald eyes Ryder Cup history as he considers potential Tiger Woods showdown in 2027

Luke Donald has led Europe to victory in the last two editions of the Ryder Cup

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28 h. ago Luke Donald to hold talks with Ryder Cup executives as he eyes third tilt at captaincy

Donald in Dubai and to discuss Adare Manor in 2027 Potential captain Justin Rose expected still to playLuke Donald will hold talks with senior officials at the European Tour Group this week in Dubai, as the Englishman edges closer to a third stint as Europe’s Ryder Cup captain. While no announcement is imminent, there is a rising sense Donald will seek to make history by leading Europe to three Ryder Cup successes in a row.Donald, who is in the field for this weekend’s Dubai Desert Classic, has taken time to consider his position since Europe retained the trophy at Bethpage in September. The former world No 1 had already been the captain when Europe prevailed in Rome two years earlier. “I think it’s Luke’s if he wants it,” said Shane Lowry, a key member of the European team. The next Ryder Cup takes place at Adare Manor next year. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Luke Donald urged to take 'huge dangling carrot' for 2027 Ryder Cup

Shane Lowry hoping former world No 1 will grab opportunity to make history at Adare Manor

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50 h. ago Ant McPartlin opens up on daily battle to stay sober including 'nightly prayers'

TV star Ant McPartlin has lifted the lid on his daily battle to remain sober revealing he says nightly prayers following his drink-driving conviction in 2018 and two stints in rehab

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3 d. ago Brit music legend cancels another gig at the last minute amid health concerns

A BRIT music legend has cancelled another gig at the last minute amid ongoing health concerns. The star had already cancelled his first two gigs of 2026 after previously axing shows due to "extreme exhaustion". But now Morrissey has pulled out of a gig in Atlanta just hours before he was due on stage. The...

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4 d. ago Criminal battling to stay in Scotland after failing in bid to avoid extradition

Gheorghe Marcoci, suspected of bring involved in organised crime, fled Romania for Scotland in 2018 after being convicted of tax evasion and was later sentenced to eight years in prison.

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6 d. ago Brooks Koepka’s former Ryder Cup teammate Wyndham Clark frustrated by PGA Tour return

Koepka has been permitted to return after leaving LIV Golf after four seasons with the rebel series

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1 week ago Two Ryder Cup stars competing for golden LIV Golf ticket after shock Brooks Koepka twist

Chris Wood and Anthony Kim will tee up in the four-day qualifying event in Florida where the top three will win wildcards to the Saudi-backed league this season

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2 w. ago For Americans, 2026 started with two starkly different visions for the country | Moira Donegan

Zohran Mamdani’s optimistic inauguration contrasted in every single way with Trump’s brazen invasion of VenezuelaThe new year opened with a pair of scenes that illustrated the great divide within the US and the stakes of the ongoing contest over its future. On 1 January, in a star-studded inauguration ceremony of uncommon pomp and optimism, Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist, was sworn in as the new mayor of New York and delivered a speech that declared the era of small government and centrist inhibition to be over, and a new dawn of ambitious social welfare programs to begin.The new mayor’s inauguration is the culmination of a decade of growth from the Democratic party’s insurgent left wing, and results from a feat of organizing within the country’s largest city that relied upon mass mobilization from downwardly mobile and economically disenfranchised millennial and gen Z voters. It was hailed as a generational shift in US politics, inaugurating a new, 21st-centur...

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2 w. ago Roy Keane urged to make amends with Rory McIlroy's wife after Ryder Cup statement

Roy Keane couldn't contain his disbelief after what Gary Neville asked him to do

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2 w. ago Roy Keane told he'll need to apologise to Rory McIlroy's wife after Ryder Cup comments

Gary Neville managed to stir the pot with a flabbergasted Roy Keane

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2 w. ago Love Island star issues candid update amid 'shame' over ongoing mental health battle

Love Island 2024 star Uma Jammeh has opened up about her ongoing mental health battle as she issues her followers a candid update amid her battle and 'shame' over anxiety

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy sickened by 'horrific' insults about his daughter during explosive Ryder Cup win

The Grand Slam champ’s wife Erica was also hit by a beer cup at one point during the New York tournament

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy opens up on ‘horrific’ Ryder Cup abuse from USA fans

The Masters champion maintains the Bethpage Black crowd was ‘by far’ the worst he has ever experienced in his career

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2 w. ago BBC Traitors star Claudia Winkleman's ongoing health struggle

She has opened up about her ongoing struggles, including eye and back problems

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2 w. ago Scottie Scheffler's Grand Slam, Tiger Woods to return and a huge year for LIV Golf in 2026

After Rory McIlroy won the Masters and Europe retained the Ryder Cup in 2025, here are the potentially big stories in golf this year

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