Luke Donald named Europe’s Ryder Cup captain
Luke Donald has been named Europe’s Ryder Cup captain for next year’s contest in Rome after Henrik Stenson was stripped of the role.
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Lee Westwood backs Henrik Stenson to play his way into 2023 Ryder Cup team
Henrik Stenson will definitely not be at next year’s Ryder Cup as Europe’s captain - but he could be in Rome as a player.
World Cup Winner Cesc Fabregas Joins Serie B Side Como
Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who won the World Cup in 2010, will play for Como in the Italian second division next season, Serie B announced on its official website on Monday. The deal which takes the 35-year-old from Ligue 1 side Monaco, where he was out of contract, has yet to be announced by the club but his name appears in Serie B's section listing new certified contracts. Fabregas, who previously played for Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea, had a frustrating season last year, not playing for Monaco's first team after September.
Saudi Arabia among four countries looking to host 2026 women's Asian Cup - AFC
Saudi Arabia, Australia, Jordan and Uzbekistan have submitted Expressions of Interest to host the 2026 Women's Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia seeks to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026
Saudi Arabia is among four nations that have expressed an interest in hosting the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026.
Ex-Ryder Cup captain Stenson wins in LIV Golf debut
Henrik Stenson, stripped of the European Ryder Cup captaincy after joining the breakaway LIV Golf circuit, shook off the controversy to win the LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster on Sunday.
'I played like a captain' - Henrik Stenson wins LIV Golf Bedminster, after being stripped of Ryder Cup captaincy
A little over a week on from being stripped of the Ryder Cup captaincy, Henrik Stenson hogged the headlines once again after taking victory in the third LIV Golf event in Bedminster. The Swede’s move to LIV caused huge controversy, after he said in March when taking the Ryder Cup captaincy that he had no intention of jumping ship. Ad/> Four months on, he was a LIV player — and admitted the move was motivated by money.
Henrik Stenson wins first LIV tour event since defecting and being stripped of Ryder Cup captaincy
Henrik Stenson’s decision last week to sign up with the Saudi rebel circuit and so all but force Ryder Cup Europe to strip him of the captaincy was hugely controversial. Yet nobody can deny it was also outrageously lucrative, with a remarkably quick yield.