Darren Clarke’s wife loses battle with cancer

THE wife of Irish golf star Darren Clarke died yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

Heather, 39, died at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital in the early hours. She leaves two children, Tyrone, eight, and five-year-old Conor. She had suffered a recurrence of breast cancer.

Yesterday her husband said: “Heather’s courage and bravery throughout the last two years when she was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer has been an inspiration.