Colin Sheridan: Rory McIlroy's long Good Friday 

Sometimes the great ones make it all too easy for us to pick them apart.

MISERY AT THE MASTERS: Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts to his shot on the first hole. Pic: AP Photo/Matt Slocum

“There’s no shade in the shadow of the cross” - Sufjan Stevens

When Roman generals returned to the glory of Rome after triumphant campaigns in Gaul and Germania, they were met by tens of thousands of grateful citizens throwing rose petals at their feet.