34 h. ago Watching Bob MacIntyre in flesh confirmed my Ryder Cup thoughts

Golf correspondent Martin Dempster on seeing Scot in action in his Wentworth warm up for Bethpage Black

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Watch moment Australian politician Bob Katter shakes fist at journalist in angry outburst

This is the moment a veteran Australian politician angrily shook his fists and threatened a journalist at a news conference on immigration.

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2 w. ago Ryder Cup 2025: USA team confirmed after Keegan Bradley makes wildcard picks

Captain Keegan Bradley is ready to select his six wildcard picks for Team USA in a bid to recapture the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black next month

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2 w. ago ‘Really tough decision’: US captain Keegan Bradley does not pick himself for Ryder Cup

World No 11 decides to stick with non-playing role‘It broke my heart not to play. It really did’Keegan Bradley hopes a selfless act can turn into US points after the Ryder Cup captain resisted strong temptation to combine his role with playing duties at Bethpage in September. His confirmation ended the prospect of a first Ryder Cup playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963.The US turned to Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young and Sam Burns to back up the six automatic qualifiers in an eagerly awaited announcement made by Bradley on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ryder Cup 2025 live: USA captain Keegan Bradley set to confirm decision to pick himself

Team USA captain Keegan Bradley is poised to confirm his decision over whether he will be one of his six wildcard picks to complete in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black

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