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Shane Lowry determined to win another major as British Open gets under way

Former British Open champion Shane Lowry has expressed his determination to double his major tally and join the list of Irish winners at Royal Liverpool.

Vingegaard has Tour title in the bag after crushing Pogacar again

COURCHEVEL FRANCE: Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the Tour de France on Wednesday as his main rival Tadej Pogacar lost almost six minutes on the toughest climb on the 21 stages.

The storylines to follow at the Open

HOYLAKE: With attention returning to action on the golf course, rather than anything happening outside, the Royal Liverpool Golf Club is buzzing with excitement ahead of the 151st edition of the Open Championship.

Preview: Rory McIlroy primed as he returns to scene of past Open glory

Nine years ago to the day since Rory McIlroy kissed the Claret Jug in front of a bank of photographers on the 18th green at Hoylake, he will tee it up in the first round of the 151st Open on this unusually flat piece of linksland in affluent suburban Liverpool, searching for something he seemed to have in abundance that Sunday evening in 2014.

Open Championship remains on high alert amid surge in protests

Security will remain on high alert during this week's Open Championship even though there has been no intelligence surrounding any potential protest, revealed R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers.