Padraig Harrington was set to return to work at TPC Boston today – ready to get back on track for Friday’s Deutsche Bank Championship.

Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh and Kevin Sutherland were heading for a sudden-death shoot-out at The Barclays as the first FedEx Cup play-off of the year reached a tense climax at Ridgewood Country Club.

Padraig Harrington is hoping opening-day mistakes do not carry over into today's second round at The Barclays.

A man who stabbed an acquaintance during a fight at a Christmas party leaving his victim permanently paralysed from the chest down has been sentenced to six years in prison by Judge Katherine Delahunt.

Two teenagers were killed in the US and another two injured when they were struck by lightning while seeking shelter from a storm, police said.