PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has declared himself ready to do some heavy lifting ahead of this week’s US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

PAUL McGINLEY has simply been itching to get back into major championship action for the best part of a year. Now the chance has come.

TELEVISION viewers have a treat in store when it comes to watching the US PGA Championship over the next four days.

HALMAHERA attempts to make history at Doncaster today by becoming the first horse to win the totesport Portland three times.

Darren Clarke knows Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie needs no further headaches at the moment – but he might be about to give him one.

US President-elect Barack Obama kicks off his three-state 'Whistle Stop Tour' today mirroring Abraham Lincoln’s historic 1861 journey by train from Philadelphia to Washington.

Sam Torrance could not produce a final day charge as Brad Bryant took advantage of overnight leader Tom Watson’s back nine struggles to win the US Senior Open at Whistling Straits.

Paul McGinley has simply been itching to get back into major championship action for the best part of a year. Now the chance has come.

Colin Montgomerie, out to impress Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer, failed to do that on the 598-yard fifth hole at Whistling Straits as he ran up a quadruple-bogey nine.

Comic Ali G had a brush with death after a bullet whistled through his hotel suite as two men shot themselves in a double suicide pact in the next room.

Hazeltine hosted the last Ryder Cup in 2016 when the United States lifted the trophy for the first time since 2008.

The Government yesterday published legislative plans aimed at protecting whistleblowers.

Electric Picnic organisers have confirmed the artists to play at two of the most unlikely-looking music stages in Ireland.

Rory McIlroy had no trouble today naming the quality he thinks could be the key to becoming the third youngest winner of the US PGA title this week.

Icelandic group Baugur was today thought to be behind a bid for House of Fraser after the department store chain revealed it had received a “very preliminary” approach.

Fashion chains Principles and Warehouse are on the brink of a sale that will land their owners a £130m (€187.8m) pay-day, it was reported today.

A block on processing donations by credit card companies to Wikileaks has cost the whistle-blowing website over £30m (€37m), its founder says.

MAN UNITED manager Alex Ferguson has been handed a two-match touchline ban and a £5,000 fine by the FA.