THERE was a time when it seemed Tiger Woods would never be deposed as the world’s number one golfer.

LONG after the final whistle on Wednesday night, the Frank Lampards, senior and junior, slipped out of a side door at Stamford Bridge, the younger hopping straight into an impressively substantial black car while the elder paused for a moment to share a word with an old acquaintance.

THE positive approach adopted by the younger members of the Nemo Rangers team was a key factor in their All-Ireland success in Croke Park on Monday, according to former star Denis Allen.

Darren Clarke battled to recover from a double bogey seven at the 2nd and Padraig Harrington quietly moved up the leaderboard,in the second round of the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits yesterday.

DARREN CLARKE and top caddy Billy Foster are to be reunited as a partnership at the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, on August 12-15 for the third time.

Shelbourne 2 Cork City 0

ALTHOUGH disappointed at failing to make the best of the favourable early morning conditions, Paul McGinley goes into the final two rounds of the US PGA at Whistling Straits on one under par.

Tottenham 1 Southampton 0

The world's anti-doping bodies are united in their opposition to the International Olympic Committee's refusal to ban Russia from the Rio Games.

Everton 3 Newcastle 1

Rory McIlroy was closer than ever to a first major title and had no reason to worry about Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson as the USPGA Championship finally made up for lost time on Saturday.

Pádraig Harrington insists that temperamental Thomas Bjorn will not be a liability as Ryder Cup captain and conceded that his own captaincy ambitions will have to be reviewed if he’s not to miss the boat in 2020 or 2022.

Liverpool 3 Middlesbrough 0: When the two minutes of injury-time were up, Jurgen Klopp stood slowly, grinned, hugged every man on the Liverpool bench, and then went and casually but earnestly shook the hand of Steve Agnew, the Middlesbrough caretaker manager.

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A woman charged with killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb was showing the child off to people at a café and to her pastor hours before she was arrested, residents said.

Claudio Reyna paid off a large chunk of his transfer fee when he smashed home a precious double to bank three Premiership points for Sunderland.

Peter Keane, as he normally does, kept his answers short and sweet when sat before a gathering of reporters not long after the final whistle.

When London-based brand RIXO showcased their ‘Liberated Territory’ collection at London Fashion Week, guests were treated to fearless dressing inspired Studio 54 and iconic female figures like Bianca Jagger, Grace Jones, Cher, Jerry Hall and Debbie Harry.