COLIN MONTGOMERIE has issued a stern warning to high-profile players, telling them that they cannot count on a “wild card” pick for this year’s European Ryder Cup team.

Sixmilebridge 2-13 Blackrock 1-15

Juventus 0 Liverpool 0 (Liverpool win 2-1 on aggregate)

PAUL McGINLEY gave his Ryder Cup team prospects a huge boost at Whistling Straits yesterday when he shot a closing round of 69 in the US PGA Championship for a six under par total of 282.

TIGER WOODS has been handed a glorious opportunity to close the gap at the top of the world rankings on Vijay Singh as a result of the Fijian’s shock withdrawal last night from the American Express Championship starting at Mount Juliet on Thursday.

THE annual May Day demonstrations got off to a violent start overnight when police clashed with protestors in Berlin and the northern city of Hamburg.

JUST to watch, listen and admire the way Bernhard Langer conducted himself gave every European in the Whistling Straits media centre a huge injection of confidence and self belief.

Bayer Leverkusen 1 Newcastle 3

COME the final whistle those of us in the front few rows at the Stade de France looked like a load of drowned Gooner rats, all our hopes and high expectations having disappeared down the stadium drains along with the torrent of rain which soaked us in the second half.

Latest: It is understood the Independent Alliance wants an external audit of the Gardaí in the wake of the whistleblower controversy.

Manchester United 4 Norwich 0

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1

Rory McIlroy revealed last night he had received a message from US Open champion Graeme McDowell after establishing a four-shot lead at The Masters – saying he loved him.

Rory McIlroy and Colin Montgomerie will remember the US Open at Congressional as long as they live – but for reasons that could not be more contrasting.

Bulgaria 1 Republic of Ireland 1

Virgin Atlantic blew the whistle on an alleged price-fixing cartel with British Airways because it wanted to win the race for immunity and save itself millions of pounds, a British court heard today.

The sight of European big guns limping over the finish line early on Sunday at the Masters need not necessarily give Ryder Cup team captain Darren Clarke cause for panic five months out from the 41st match-up at Hazeltine.