US Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson is concerned at the number of his players currently "dropping like flies" and admits new vice-captain Steve Stricker could be required to play at Gleneagles instead.

Days after that fateful Sunday in Chicago, Davis Love III is still wondering and second-guessing himself on the ‘Miracle of Medinah’.

USA Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III was last night close to tears as he praised Phil Mickelson’s leadership skills as the left-hander prepares to make an American record ninth appearance at Medinah tomorrow.

PALESTINIAN gunmen infiltrated a Jewish settlement near the West Bank city of Hebron and opened fire last night, killing at least three people and wounding eight, Israeli military sources said.