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BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Ryder Cup hopefuls face 'two biggest weeks'
Europe's Ryder Cup hopefuls are entering "the two biggest weeks left before qualification ends" for the biennial match against the United States, says captain Luke week's Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club near Edinburgh is followed by the Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Donald, who led Europe to a 16½-11½ victory in Rome two years ago, is counting on his key players to step up this month."These are big weeks against the strongest fields so you want to see the top guys play well," Donald told BBC Scotland."There are some guys that have pretty much staked a claim for their place in the team but there are a few spots definitely open and these weeks are big for those guys."Rory McIlroy is the only player to have mathematically guaranteed his spot in the 12-strong team that will face the US at Bethpage Black in New York in pair Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton are in second and third on the list, external with qualifying ending after the British Masters on 24 August - the US qualifying period ends on 17 August after the PGA Tour's BMW top six make the team with Donald picking the six others, while the US team will be selected in a similar way by their skipper Keegan Robert MacIntyre is currently fourth on the European list and has really kicked on from making his Ryder Cup debut in 2023, where he was unbeaten, winning two-and-a-half points out of 28-year-old from Oban followed victory at last year's Canadian Open by winning the Scottish Open, which is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and PGA Tour."It helped him really grow as a golfer and gave him the belief that he could perform with the very best," said Donald of MacIntyre's Ryder Cup the Englishman added that he has been "very impressed" by the way MacIntyre has "adapted his game to the US".The world number 14 has made 15 cuts from his 17 PGA Tour events this season, including his runner-up finish at last month's US Open, where he finished one shot behind champion JJ Spaun at Oakmont."When you make that transition from playing mostly in Europe to playing over there, it is difficult," said Donald."The fields are deeper. It's harder. But he was still consistent and I was watching his stats quite a lot."Even from when he qualified in Rome to where he was before the second place in the US Open, his stats were quite a bit better."He won twice last year, in Canada and here [Scottish Open at Renaissance Club]. I saw the improvement in statistics and it was only a matter of time before he had a really, really good week and he almost pulled it off." 'McIlroy Masters win great for morale' Donald is the first European captain to lead two successive teams since Bernard Gallacher in the 1990s - defeats at Kiawah Island in 1991 and at the Belfry in 1993 were followed by victory at Oak Hill in New York state in leading the team to victory in Rome two years ago Donald says he now has an insight into what is required to win away from home - something Europe has not achieved since the 'Miracle of Medinah' 2012, while the US have not won on European soil since 1993."The guys wanted me to come back and to have another chance," said the 47-year-old Englishman. "Not many people have ever had that chance and certainly I understand that it's a great honour and a great privilege, but also a very tough challenge being in New York."It's hard to win away Ryder Cups but having the continuity of a repeat captain, a lot of the guys know me, know how I work."They already trust in my abilities to lead them and I'm happy, in general, with how things are shaping up. You're always continually trying to learn. "It needs a little bit of a different approach, especially with how to deal with the crowd."That's really my role - getting them into a good frame of mind and giving them the reasons why I think they can win."This season there have been five European winners of PGA Tour events, including McIlroy who joined the list of Grand Slam winners when he became Masters champion at Augusta in April."What Rory did at the Masters is great for our team, for our morale," added Donald. "He's always going to be an amazing leader inside the team room as a player."It's just so many consistent weeks where the top, top guys seem to be playing at a high level. You need that ultimately if you want to win. Without that, it's almost impossible."
Daily Record
an hour ago
- Daily Record
What channel is Cork City vs Celtic? Live stream, TV and team news for Super Cup clash
Celtic make the short hop over to Cork as Brendan Rodgers' side step up their pre-season preparations in Ireland. It's the second of seven warm-up games for the Scottish champions, who made a winning start against Queen's Park on Friday night. Now, the Hoops head across the Irish Sea to compete against League of Ireland outfit Cork City at the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh - only the third football match to be staged at the historic grounds. There's some silverware up for grabs too, as the winners will get their hands on the specially commissioned Cork Super Cup trophy, designed by GAA legend Ger McCarthy. It's likey that Rodgers will be without the bulk of his international players, but Irish fans will still get the chance to see the likes of Callum McGregor and Arne Engels close up in action. Here, Record Sport tells you everything you need to know. When is Cork City vs Celtic? Cork City welcome Celtic to Ireland on Tuesday, July 8. The game will be held at the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Kick-off is at 6pm. Is Cork City vs Celtic on TV? Yes. The match is live and exclusive on Premier Sports 1 with coverage live from 5.50pm. Match commentary will be provided by Rory Hamilton and Kenny Cunningham. Premier Sports is available in the UK on the Sky platform, channels 419 and 420, on Virgin as channels 551 and 552 and on Amazon Prime as an add-on subscription. Can I live stream Cork City vs Celtic? Premier Sports customers will be able to follow the match live on the channel's website. Those looking to subscribe to the channel can do so HERE for a monthly fee from £10.99. Premier Sports also streams online via dedicated apps on a wide range of devices and platforms, including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, PC and Mac, Fire TV and Chromecast, LG Smart Tvs and Android TV enabled devices. Alternatively, fans can stream the game live on Celtic TV. You can subscribe to the club's official channel from £50 per year. Where else can I follow Cork City vs Celtic? You can keep up with all the action from Cork right here on Record Sport will be running a live blog with all the pre-match build-up and team news, and every kick of the ball once the clash gets underway. After the game, we'll have all the reaction from managers and players, as well as player ratings, talking points and plenty more. Team news Celtic's international stars returned to Lennoxtown for the first time on Friday, but the trip to Cork will likely come too soon. That means fans will have to wait until this week's training camp in Portugal to catch a glimpse of returning hero Kieran Tierney donning the famous green and white hoops again. Rodgers will have to rely upon a squad mostly made up of fringe and academy players, although he does have captain McGregor, £11million man Engels and USA international Auston Trusty at his disposal.
Glasgow Times
8 hours ago
- Glasgow Times
Celtic 'move closer' to striker target and could sign trio
And he could be one of THREE new attacking players brought in by Brendan Rodgers. We told earlier how the Hoops were reportedly close to doing a deal with Antwerp for their winger Michel-Ange Balikwisha, a long term target. The Scottish Sun is reporting they are also edging closer on another Japanese player in Yamada, a striker at Kawasaki Frontale. A deal could be concluded this week. While Rodgers could also bring in Giuseppe Ambrosino on loan from Napoli. Reports in Italy have suggested the under-21 cap is on the radar and could move on a deal including an option to buy. Balikwisha has been in Celtic's sights since last summer and Antwerp are now pushing to sell as he is in the final year of his contract. The Hoops have so far signed Kieran Tierney, Benjamin Nygren, Callum Osmand, Ross Doohan and Hayato Inamura. Read more: Rodgers said of his transfer plans: "We lost some really important players. "Kyogo went and then Nicolas is possibly leaving. "We know we need to improve and I'm pretty sure we will over the summer." The arrival of several attacking players could see young Johnny Kenny go out on loan again, but Celtic want him to sign a new deal. Rodgers added: "I spoke to Johnny this morning about his plan. "We'd really like him to sign another deal with Celtic and decide on what's going to be best for his development, whether it's to stay or if he needs another step to go out."
