Collin Morikawa has dismissed the idea that the United States’ Ryder Cup players receiving payment might mean they have less desire than Europe’s team. All 12 of the American team – plus captain Keegan Bradley – are being given $500,000 (£370,000), with $300,000 (£220,000) of that going to a charity …

Former Chelsea and Italy forward Gianfranco Zola talks to BBC Sport about his surprise role at the Ryder Cup. BBC News

Justin Rose has urged his European team-mates to “be united” as they attempt to defend the Ryder Cup in the United States. On Friday, all eyes in the sporting world will turn to Bethpage Black in New York where the biennial event gets under way. This will be Rose’s seventh …

The 2025 Ryder Cup All-Star match is a celebrity golf match taking place on Wednesday at Bethpage Black in New York. Two teams of eight famous faces from the USA and Europe will face off in a 10-hole competition in a format similar to the Ryder Cup. Brookyln Beckham, son …

This is the 45th edition of the biennial contest and the visitors have made fewer alterations to their team than in any previous contest in the 98-year history of the event. As Europe, the next fewest number of changes was three in 1985, 1987 and 2006 – and all three …

Watch some of the key moments as Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland, Robert MacIntyre, Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood secure the points to help Europe regain the Ryder Cup in 2023. READ MORE: Donald and Bradley’s love-in sets tone for Ryder Cup Available to UK users only. …

Zola is a former football player and manager. He was a member of Italy’s 1994 World Cup squad, finishing as runners-up to Brazil, and earned 35 caps for his country. At club level, he represented Italian sides Nuorese, Torres, Napoli and Parma before spending seven seasons with Premier League side …

How are players using virtual reality to prepare for crowd abuse? BBC News

Trump, who attended a memorial service for Kirk in Arizona this week, has visited various sporting events this summer, including the final of the men’s US Open tennis at Flushing Meadows in New York on 7 September. Additional security measures caused delays there, with hundreds of fans missing the start …

World number one Scottie Scheffler says he will use the money he is paid to play at this week’s Ryder Cup “to do some good in our local community”. All 12 of the American players, plus captain Keegan Bradley, are being given $500,000 (£370,000), with $300,000 (£220,000) of that already …

Foursomes and fourballs are two of the three match formats in use during the Ryder Cup. In both formats two members of the Europe and United States teams face each other, but under slightly different rules. Foursomes, played in the morning of day one and day two, involve teams sharing …

Jacklin considered himself a winner, always striving for improvements. In 1969 he became first Englishman in 18 years to win The Open. He followed that in 1970 by clinching the US Open. The only other Englishman to win both is Jim Barnes, in the 1920s. But six of his seven …

After all the talk of a Bethpage “bearpit” in the build-up to this week’s Ryder Cup, Monday’s opening exchanges between the captains in New York could not have been more cuddly. While the home fans are expected to bring a spikiness to Bethpage, Europe skipper Luke Donald and his US …

Europe’s dramatic 2012 Ryder Cup win in Medinah, Illinois, is often referred to as the ‘Miracle at Medinah’. It was Europe’s first win in the United States since 2004 – and Europe have not won an away Ryder Cup since winning in Medinah. Heading into the final day, the United …

In the most recent away matches of 2016 and 2021, Europe trail 11½-4½ in foursomes. It feels as though they have to reverse this trend to have any chance this week. Why it is so hard for away teams to prosper at alternate shot is hard to fathom. Maybe this …

The LGPA Tour has cancelled the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship after 18 holes due to bad weather. Dangerous conditions at the Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, saw play suspended on Saturday with full cancellation of the event confirmed on Sunday. “The course received 3.25 [inches] of rain last night …

Europe are the defending champions, having won 16½-11½ in Rome in 2023, but suffered heavy defeats in their past two visits to the United States in 2016 and 2021. The European team played Bethpage Black earlier this week, and while McGinley insists Donald’s side are “the best prepared team I’ve …

Britain’s Charley Hull says she will “look forward” to playing golf with President Trump after speaking to him at Wednesday’s US state visit banquet. World number five Hull and six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo were among the 160 guests at the lavish dinner in Windsor Castle. Hull, 29, recently …

Stacy Lewis, the captain of the United States’ 2024 Solheim Cup-winning team, says she will retire from golf at the end of the LPGA season. The 40-year-old won 13 LPGA titles, including two majors, and led the United States to victory over Europe in last year’s Solheim Cup. She also …

Wales’ Celtic Manor is to host the world’s finest golfers with disabilities after agreeing a three-year deal to stage the G4D Open. The championship will be played in Wales for the first time in 2026, with the Newport venue also staging the event in 2027 and 2028. The G4D Open, …