Ryder Cup vice-captain Graeme McDowell admits he wants the main job in the future but accepts there is a log-jam of players queuing up ahead of him.

Brookline and Medinah loomed large in the minds of 2018 captains Thomas Bjorn and Jim Furyk on Saturday night as they considered the 10-6 lead Europe hold over the United States going into Sunday’s singles session at Le Golf National.

Sergio Garcia’s inclusion as one of Thomas Bjorn’s four captain’s picks for Europe later this month could come to define the success or failure of the Dane’s bid to regain the Ryder Cup from the United States.

Any keen follower of professional golf could have automatically selected two of Thomas Bjorn’s Ryder Cup picks yesterday, writes John McHenry.

So Manchester City are champions, and the frightening prospect for the rest of the Premier League is that they are determined to get even better.

Jon Rahm will attempt to put his Masters disappointment behind him by completing his collection of national titles in the Open de Espana.

China’s Haotong Li was the shock leader at a late stage of Thursday’s first round at Augusta National until eventually a few shots slipped away.

Defending champion Sergio Garcia got into some hot water giving new meaning to the old cliche that you can’t win the tournament on Thursday, but you sure can lose it.

Sergio Garcia admits the odds are against him joining Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to successfully defend the Masters.

Kevin Markham is disappointed Justin Thomas felt the need to apologise to a fan who abused him last week. Where does this new problem for golfers begin and end?

Pep Guardiola has hailed defender Nicolas Otamendi as Manchester City’s ‘Superman’.

Pep Guardiola says he cannot be afraid to upset Manchester City’s players with his selection choices as they chase multiple trophies.

Sergio Aguero is set for a medical check-up at Manchester City after being taking unwell at half-time in Argentina's friendly against Nigeria.

Sergio Aguero could line up for Manchester City against Leicester at the weekend after the club eased worries about his health following a dressing-room incident on Argentina duty.

Burton boss Nigel Clough insists he can see similarities between his father Brian and Jose Mourinho.

Manchester City's stars have hailed "goal machine" Sergio Aguero as vital to the Etihad Stadium outfit's quest for glory this term.

MAN CITY 5 -LIVERPOOL 0: Jurgen Klopp claims neither Manchester City nor Liverpool should read too much into the 5-0 battering his side took at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola is offering no guarantees of a place to any of his expensively-assembled Manchester City squad.

Standing in the lobby of a hotel in Rio last year, just days before his arrest by Brazilian police, Pat Hickey did an interview with RTÉ news.

To be sure, Sergio Garcia’s fifth major championship round as a major champion didn’t go quite as well as he would have hoped. 

Ronan Collins, PGA Professional at Fota Island, reckons he can make some kind of golfer out of our reporter at Fota’s Golf Academy. This week, some remedial action, writes Larry Ryan

This summer’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open has received another boost of star power after world number 12 and rising Spanish star Jon Rahm added his name to the entry list.

Southampton 0 Manchester United 0: Jose Mourinho indicated David De Gea has played his last match of the season for Manchester United after the Spanish goalkeeper missed last night’s draw at Southampton.

Jose Mourinho was unimpressed with Sergio Aguero's role in the incident which saw Marouane Fellaini sent off for headbutting the Argentinian during Thursday's fiery Manchester derby.

Love was clearly in the air at Ashford Castle in Mayo last weekend as Rory McIlroy wed his American fiancée Erica Stoll.

Jose Mourinho has warned Anthony Martial “great potential” is not enough as the Manchester United manager needs the forward to start delivering what he wants.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho aimed an attack on the fixture schedulers after his side progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 2-1 aggregate win over Rostov.

Dan Martin claimed one of the best stage-race results of his career yesterday, taking third in Paris-Nice after a thrilling final day.

The season’s first Double Gameweek, arriving as it did out of the blue, has whipped FPL managers into a veritable frenzy.

Jose Mourinho criticised Manchester United's players for their unprofessional approach to the Europa League clash with St Etienne.

Pep Guardiola refused to rule out the prospect of Manchester City catching Chelsea after they moved up to second and within eight points of the Premier League leaders with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

Italy boss Conor O’Shea insisted there are still big days ahead for his current squad, despite the 63-10 hammering they took at the hands of his native Ireland in Rome on Saturday.

Manchester City 2 Swansea 1: Gabriel Jesus has wasted no time in guaranteeing himself a place in Manchester City folklore, his injury-time winner the second of two goals on his full home debut but the young Brazilian’s stunning impact on English football could not disguise the same old problems for Pep Guardiola.

If Conor O’Shea needed reminding that regard for Italian rugby was at an all-time low, the Azzurri’s new head coach could have flicked through the RBS 6 Nations media guide.

Jose Mourinho has no intention of allowing “equally important” goalkeepers David de Gea and Sergio Romero to leave Manchester United.

Striker Sergio Aguero is ready for the challenge of Liverpool, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned.

Zinedine Zidane insisted Real Madrid's last-gasp 1-1 draw at Barcelona did not "taste like a victory" despite the result keeping the capital club six points clear at the top of LaLiga.

Pep Guardiola bemoaned Manchester City's failure to kill off Middlesbrough after the Teessiders grabbed a last-gasp equaliser at the Etihad Stadium.

A fan was ejected from Hazeltine National Golf Club after abusing Europe's Rory McIlroy, according to reports.