‘Home captain has to deal with stress,’ says European skipperSix Ryder Cup rookies in favoured US team at Whistling StraitsPádraig Harrington, Europe’s captain, has claimed the US team will need to deal with the “pressure and stress” of being heavy fav…
Ryder Cup: Five holes at Whistling Straits that could decide the outcome
Martin Kaymer, one of Europe’s vice-captains and a major winner on the course, on the opportunities and threatsMartin Kaymer, one of the vice-captain of the European team and winner of the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in 2010, gives his ver…
Europe’s players will wear Ryder Cup roll numbers on kit for first time
Pádraig Harrington sends message that players are elite groupLee Westwood: ‘You have a greater chance of going into space’Europe’s Ryder Cup players have expressed gratitude towards Pádraig Harrington after the captain made a point of emphasising their…
Bryson DeChambeau: ‘If I make 18 holes in one, people will still say something’
American is trying to resolve his feud with teammate Brooks Koepka and is focused on regaining Ryder CupBryson DeChambeau arrived in Wisconsin with a lot to say. Rightly so, given he has avoided general media duties since the first week in August. DeCh…
DeChambeau ‘wants to end feud’ with US Ryder Cup teammate Koepka
‘Bryson wants it over,’ says players’ coach, Mike SchyUS captain Steve Stricker brokered peace before Ryder CupBryson DeChambeau wants to end to his long-running feud with his US Ryder Cup teammate Brooks Koepka, according to his coach, Mike Schy.DeCha…
It’s way too early to condemn the Jets’ Zach Wilson era but …
The rookie may turn out to be an all-time great. But he was terrible on Sunday and his team have a long history of ruining young quarterbacksThe beauty of the NFL is rooted in outrageous displays of skill and jaw-dropping plays. Then there’s the New Yo…
Pádraig Harrington: ‘A successful Ryder Cup team is a successful captain’
Europe’s captain accepts the outcome of next week’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits will have an impact on his golfing legacyIt has never been wise to mistake the eccentric side of Pádraig Harrington for an overarching trait. Harrington is far more inte…
How the professional surfing tour looks to ride the Olympic wave
The World Surfing League’s attempt to capitalize on a post-Olympic swell of fan interest has not been without controversyIt was during Tuesday’s championship match between world No 1 Gabriel Medina and fellow Brazilian Filipe Toledo that a six to eight…
Simone Biles says ‘burdens’ of Nassar abuse remained with her at Olympics
Gymnast gives searing testimony at US senate hearingFBI accused of failing to investigate abuse properlySimone Biles offered emotional testimony on Tuesday at a US senate hearing into the Larry Nassar abuse scandal, an episode that rocked the world of …
Emma Raducanu is about to discover that famous teenage girls can’t win | Laura Snapes
Petrifying young women still in the earliest stages of working out who they might become stymies their potential for growthAccording to the commentators, Emma Raducanu’s triumph at the US Open is just the start. She has been hailed as a sporting saviou…