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Ryder Cup chief McGinley  extends wild card picks

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:30 GMT

Europe captain Paul McGinley has announced he will have three wild cards for next year’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

Ennis returns to action with Edinburgh event

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:03 GMT

Sheffield’s Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis will open her 2013 season by competing in the UK Women’s Athletic League Premier Division next month at Edinburgh Leisure’s Meadowbank Sports Centre.

VIDEO: Duncalf opens up British Open bid in clinical style

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:03 GMT

JENNY Duncalf gave herself an early boost in her bid to become British Open champion when she demolished Latasha Khan in the first round.

Brothers throw down the gauntlet

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:11:14 GMT

Yorkshire’s Brownlee brothers are unbeatable the world over, but now they are giving people the rare chance to race against them on home soil.

Brownlee brothers bring home their first triathlon to Yorkshire

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:03 GMT

WORLD-beating triathlete brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have partnered up with the National Trust to host their first ever triathlon this September in their native Yorkshire at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.

Video: Lure of British title drives on Duncalf

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:38:10 GMT

JENNY Duncalf hasn’t given up hope that she can look back on her career in years to come and fondly recall becoming British Open champion.

McDowell heads for Wentworth setting sights on US Open repeat

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:43 GMT

Graeme McDowell feels he is in the form of his life as he seeks some rare success at Wentworth this week and a second major title next month.

Ban for St Leger winner Encke only brings further shame

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:02 GMT

ST Leger winner Encke has been banned from racing after becoming the most high-profile Godolphin horse to fail a drugs test.

Willstrop remains focused on the here and now

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:49 GMT

James Willstrop is determined to avoid looking too far ahead as he gets his British Open bid underway at Hull’s KC Stadium

VIDEO: Home comforts may pay off in Hull

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:27:21 GMT

IT IS almost 40 years since the British Open last showed its face in Yorkshire – how fitting it would be if its return could be marked with a triumph by one of its own world-leading players.

Delight for McDowell as he joins list of ‘legends’

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:17:41 GMT

Graeme McDowell expressed his delight at becoming the first Irish winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship as he joined an illustrious list of champions with a hard-fought victory over Thongchai Jaidee in Bulgaria.

Visconti overcomes the conditions for first win

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:16:19 GMT

Giovanni Visconti claimed his first-ever stage win on the Giro d’Italia after conquering the gruelling conditions that continue to blight this year’s race.

Federer swatted aside by imperious Nadal

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:04 GMT

Rafael Nadal continued his stunning run of form by crushing Roger Federer in little more than an hour to win the Internazionali d’Italia in Rome.

Photo-finish provides evidence Glen’s Diamond could sparkle in Melbourne

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:06:20 GMT

THERE was a silver lining when Glen Clayton’s request to her husband Steve for a diamond ring fell on deaf ears.

Chest infection ends Giro campaign for Wiggins

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:58:35 GMT

Sir Bradley Wiggins has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia because of a chest infection.

Unheralded Libertarian wins Dante and sparks Derby talk

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:22:50 GMT

next stop Epsom after Libertarian became the first Yorkshire winner of the Betfred Dante since Ballymarais prevailed in 1965 – and Elaine Burke made history as the first female trainer to win this most prestigious of Derby trials.

Doumen hoping for good ground to boost Top Trip’s bid

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:48 GMT

THE French invasion of York has already begun a year before the historic city hosts the start of stage two of the 2014 Tour De France.

Ancient cross holds on to see off Goldream

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:20:48 GMT

LIBERTARIAN was the centrepiece of a Yorkshire four-timer on day two of the Dante festival.

Amy Ryan - A Jockey’s Diary: ‘Home’ is where I’m hoping the good start is at both York and Thirsk

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:18:05 GMT

I’VE been doing a theoretical rain dance ahead of the third and final day of York Racecourse’s Dante Festival.

Injury problem is back to give Murray concern for Paris

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:15:56 GMT

Andy Murray does not expect to be fit for the French Open after retiring from his second-round match in Rome yesterday with a recurrence of a back problem.