Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley is assured of a major say in who succeeds him for the 2016 match against the United States after European team chiefs announced an overhaul of the selection process.

This country has produced many of the game’s finest but for reasons not always easy to fathom, their record at the Irish Open is a long way short of what might have been expected.

Jim Carrey is to star in 'Ricky Stanicky'.

The funeral of golf legend Seve Ballesteros is taking place today.

Mila Kunis is in talks to star in new comedy 'Ted'.

Mark Wahlberg is to star in new buddy comedy 'Ted'.

Irishman Adrian Morrow, a member at Portmarnock Golf Club, won the silver medal which goes to the leading amateur who completes four rounds of the Senior British Open Championship.

Voters stood in long lines to choose a new parliament as corruption charges and scandals linked to sex and drugs threatened to topple the family dynasty that has governed Antigua and Barbuda for nearly three decades.

Morris Hatalsky fired a five-under-par 66 to catch Tom Purtzer for the lead at the Toshiba Senior Classic in California.

BERNHARD LANGER yesterday insisted becoming Europe’s Ryder Cup captain will not spell the end of his playing career.

Bernhard Langer today insisted becoming Europe’s Ryder Cup captain did not spell the end of his playing career.

Tom Kite carded a course-record nine-under-par 63 to grab a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior PGA Tour’s MasterCard Championship.