Poulter puts rivals on red alert

Ian Poulter, sporting red streaks in his hair to celebrate Arsenal’s FA Cup triumph and match his Ferrari, roared into a share of the lead in the first round of the Wales Open.

Poulter shrugged off a bout of tonsillitis to card an opening 65 and equal the course record at Celtic Manor, a score later matched by Australian left-hander Nick O’Hern.