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Where does McIlroy rank among greats after Masters defence? Media caption, McIlroy holds nerve to win second successive Masters By BBC Sport golf reporter A surefire sign of a sports star who wants to achieve true greatness is the ability to recalibrate, realign and reach their next goal. Jack Nicklaus had that quality. Tiger Woods

Paolo UggettiApr 12, 2026, 10:10 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The expression on Rory McIlroy's face said it all. As he walked up to his ball so right of the 18th fairway at Augusta National that it was nearly on the 10th, he let out a deep sigh and shook his head. Of course, it

Juddering McIlroy simply can't stop riding Masters rollercoaster Media caption, Scheffler & Lowry's ace feature in day three's best shots By BBC Sport golf reporter The Masters round three leaderboard -11 C Young (US), R McIlroy (NI); -10 S Burns (US) Selected: -9 S Lowry (Ire); -8 J Day (Aus), J Rose (Eng); -7 S

Paolo UggettiApr 11, 2026, 08:50 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The slumped shoulders and the frustrated sighs, the hands running through his hair and listless glances up to the sky were back. Behind Augusta's iconic 12th green Saturday afternoon, a red-faced Rory McIlroy suddenly looked like he had just seen a ghost he thought he

As the Premier League season approaches its finale, April could be the defining month for leaders Arsenal and closest challengers Manchester City . Mikel Arteta's men are aiming for the club's first league title since 2004 - and with a nine-point lead and seven games remaining, have destiny in their own hands. Second-placed City, though

Paolo UggettiApr 10, 2026, 08:40 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Rory McIlroy can't help but look at the leaderboards. Watch him prance from fairway to green at any tournament he's in contention and you will see him stealing glances at them any chance he can. The five-time major winner always wants to know where he

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre could face disciplinary action at the Masters after he directed a middle finger at the 15th green during a quadruple bogey. The 29-year-old plunged towards the bottom of the leaderboard after his nine on the par-five hole, ultimately posting an eight-over-par 80. The left-hander offered the gesture after he struck his approach

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- We are just 18 holes into the 90th playing of the Masters, and the tournament is already delivering at a high level. A favorable forecast leading into the week has set the stage for a firm and fast Augusta National, one that appears prepared to weed out the pretenders from the contenders

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could fight at Croke Park in September, with talks under way to stage the long-awaited heavyweight bout in Dublin. The event is being targeted for the 80,000-seat stadium - the iconic home of Gaelic games - but the bout depends on Fury winning his comeback fight on Saturday and Joshua

Dan WetzelApr 8, 2026, 03:41 PM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. AUGUSTA, Ga. -- For the first time since 1994, both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will miss the Masters. Woods is purportedly in treatment and facing legal troubles following his latest car