McIlroy confident he’ll stay top of the rankings

Rory McIlroy is confident of winning more tournaments this year and retaining his newly-reclaimed world number one status.

The Irishman returned to top spot last week, despite not playing, as the man who recently replaced him, Masters and US Open winner Jordan Spieth, missed the cut at The Barclays.

But McIlroy, who won two majors last year, knows Spieth and US PGA Championship winner Jason Day are right behind him heading into this week’s Deutsche Bank Open in Boston.