Golf, for Marshall, has been a constant in his life. He grew up in Retford, in the north east of the county, and first took up the game there. When he still had both hands, he was on the club’s ‘scratch’ team – representing the best who played at course. But with one hand, he...
Rory McIlroy says he is “excited” to take a break before July’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. The 36-year-old finished in a tie for sixth at the Travelers Championship at the weekend and will not be in action until the Scottish Open on 10-13 July, one week before the season’s final major returns to Portrush....
Manchester’s Tom Aspinall has been upgraded to undisputed heavyweight champion as the UFC announced Jon Jones had officially retired. The decision, delivered by Dana White after a UFC Fight Night in Azerbaijan, brings to an end seven months of uncertainty in the heavyweight division. Aspinall is just the third Briton to become a UFC champion...
A record 1.26m television audience for Bath’s victory, combined with demand outstripping supply for the 82,000 tickets, suggests the Premiership is nurturing new fans. There has been big growth in engaging supporters between the ages of 18-34, while Red Bull’s reported interest in buying Newcastle Falcons would tie in perfectly with a parallel aim of...
Maria, who turns 38 in two months, is the oldest WTA Tour champion since Serena Williams won the Auckland title in 2020. She has said she wants to continue until she has played doubles with eldest daughter Charlotte, who often hits with her on the practice court at tournaments. A surprise Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2022,...
McIlroy said he has felt “a little bit flat on the golf course” since his Masters triumph in April, which saw him complete a career Grand Slam. Naturally, he is keen to achieve further success, but knew from his slow start to Friday’s second round that any chance of collecting a second major of the...
For Moscow-born Morozova, prize money was not especially relevant. “I came from the Soviet Union. We were not professional, we were amateurs. The money which I won not only here but in Wimbledon, everywhere else, was going to our federation,” the 76-year-old said. “They paid for my trip, they paid for my coach, they paid...
McIlroy returns to action at TPC Toronto this week, after skipping the Charles Schwab Challenge and Memorial Tournament, as he ramps up his preparations for next week’s US Open. Having realised his lifelong ambition by clinching the career Grand Slam at the Masters in April, he finished joint seventh at the Truist Championship before a...
Max Verstappen says that “frustration” led to his collision with George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix and that the move “was not right and shouldn’t have happened”. Russell said that the Formula 1 world champion “let himself down” by appearing to drive deliberately into the British driver’s Mercedes in Barcelona. The Red Bull driver,...
Masters champion Rory McIlroy will miss the Memorial Tournament in Ohio next week for the first time since 2017. The event, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, will be held at Muirfield Village from 29 May-1 June. It will be the third time this year that the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has not featured in one of...
Masters champion Rory McIlroy says he is “excited” to play his first tournament in India in the DP World India Championship later this year. The five-time major winner will be in the field for the new event, which will be held at Delhi Golf Club from 16-19 October. “I’m excited to not only tee it...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West BBC Food and drink generate millions for the local economy South West food and drink champion Taste of the West has gone into administration. Bristol-based SWBR has been appointed as administrators for the Exeter-based company which was founded in 1991. Taste of the West had more than 1,000 paying...
McIlroy, who turned 36 on Sunday, skipped the RBC Heritage tournament following the Masters while he returned home to Northern Ireland to visit his parents. Since then, McIlroy has returned to action alongside Shane Lowry for the defence of their Zurich Classic of New Orleans title, where they finished tied 12th. Having opted against playing...
PA Media Hayley McAuley says she is “a bit of a machine” when it comes to flatpack furniture A woman who took just over nine and a half minutes to build a bedside table has said she was “thrilled” to become the first person to be crowned Flatpack World Champion. The inaugural Flatpack World Championships...
Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will return from injury to race in the women’s 800m at this summer’s London Athletics Meet on Saturday 19 July. The 23-year was forced to withdraw from February’s Keely Klassic in Birmingham because of a hamstring injury. At last year’s event at London Stadium, Hodgkinson set a meeting record, national...