Danny Willett and Rory McIlroy might be the star turns but the men chasing them sounded as happy about Ireland and the Irish as they did about their first round scores in the Irish Open.

BRITISH Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt apologised yesterday after appearing to suggest that fan unrest was to blame for the Hillsborough disaster.

Even from a distance Paul Casey could see Colin Montgomerie “smiling and strutting” at St Andrews today. And with every reason.

The website which included Diego Simeone in an England ‘Nightmare XI’ ﷓ accusing him of ‘‘cheating England out of a major tournament’’ ﷓ might just have been exaggerating a touch.

Japanese police today showed off a new weapon they may use to trap hooligans during this summer’s World Cup football finals.