Tiger Woods was not about to go singing from the rooftops about a round which left him tied for 24th after day one of the final major of the year.

Justin Rose has backed Pádraig Harrington to be Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain.

Fred Couples, unable to play the Open last month because of a recurrence of back trouble, has now pulled out of this week’s USPGA Championship as well.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was paying a flying visit to Britain today for talks with Tony Blair on the conflict in the Middle East.

AIB IS to set up a confidential whistle-blowers' helpline to avert further scandals. Chief executive Michael Buckley admitted there was a culture of self-censorship in the bank.

Charlie Mulqueen discovers Whistling Straits is not unlike many of Ireland's finest courses.

The final major of the year begins without the world’s third best player – and Europe’s best – at Whistling Straits today.

Tech savvy never looked so stylish.

Jonathan Macken scored for Manchester City in the final minute.

World number two Phil Mickelson believes he will eventually overtake Tiger Woods at the top of the rankings despite missing the opportunity at the weekend.

Tiger Woods has warned Rory McIlroy to be prepared for a tough week as he returns to action following an ankle injury to defend his PGA Championship title at Whistling Straits.

The whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks today announced it was suspending its publishing operations and will “aggressively” launch a new fundraising drive.

THE tradition of national anthems being played before international matches is under threat after FIFA president Sepp Blatter suggested they could be banned to avert crowd trouble.

The death of the beautiful Lauren Bacall reminded me once again of one of my favorite Bogey/Bacall movies, To Have and Have Not.