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'It's kind of banded us together' - Talor Gooch feels negativity towards LIV Golf has spurred players on at The Open

Talor Gooch feels the negativity towards LIV Golf at this week’s Open Championship has galvanised the players and brought them together. LIV Golf has driven a wedge through the sport, with a host of players joining the Saudi-backed venture — some for huge signing bonuses. Ad/> The PGA Tour has suspended those who made the move without withdrawing their membership, Gooch among them.

Tour de France: 'Descending like a demon' - Why Britain's Tom Pidcock is 'the master' of downhill racing

Eurosport's Adam Blythe has provided some expert analysis as to why Britain's Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) is «the master» of downhill racing at the Tour de France. Pidcock set off on Thursday 11th in the general classification at 11’12”, but proceeded to make a huge statement of his abilities with a quite staggering descent with 128km remaining of the queen stage. Ad/> Pidcock somehow managed to wipe out a deficit of nearly two minutes over the initial breakaway with some truly terrifying expert cornering.

‘It was a mistake’ – Romelu Lukaku reflects on ill-fated £97m switch from Inter Milan to Chelsea last summer

Romelu Lukaku admits it was a mistake to make the switch from Inter Milan for Chelsea, after arriving at Stamford Bridge for a huge £97m fee last summer. Lukaku underwhelmed on his return to west London, scoring only eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances to prompt a loan return to Inter a year later. Ad/> The Belgian did not help his cause after giving a damning interview with Sky Italia, where he criticised Thomas Tuchel’s tactics and spoke of his desire to return to the San Siro.

‘I don’t regret anything’ – Nico Rosberg reveals when he fell out with former team-mate Lewis Hamilton in F1 - Exclusive

Nico Rosberg has revealed his relationship broke down with Lewis Hamilton in Formula One as soon as they began fighting for the world championship in 2014. Rosberg and Hamilton were childhood friends and became team-mates at Mercedes in 2013. Ad/> However, when Mercedes had the best car when F1’s turbo-hybrid era began in 2014, an intense rivalry ignited which included the drivers not speaking to each other off the track after several incidents.

Euro 2022: How to watch England vs Northern Ireland live on TV and live stream, start time

England are already through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2022, but they will want to maintain their winning streak with victory over Northern Ireland going into the knockout phase. Northern Ireland, who have been eliminated from the tournament after two losses, have never beaten England in the sides’ 10 meetings, scoring just two goals and conceding 54 to the Lionesses. Ad/> The last match between the teams took place earlier this year in April as England beat Northern Ireland 5-0 in Belfast in a women’s 2023 World Cup qualifier.

Open Championship 2022: Mark Calcavecchia slips on Swilcan Bridge, snubbed by wife on 18th after final round

The 150th Open Championship saw Mark Calcavecchia bow out in eventful style, as he narrowly avoided a mishap on the Swilcan Bridge and was snubbed for a kiss by his wife on the 18th green. Exemptions for past winners is 60 years of age, but due to the 2020 iteration being cancelled due to Covid, the R&A gave the 62-year-old the green light to play on the Old Course at St Andrews. Ad/> The American, who won the Open at Troon in 1989, was never likely to contend — and that proved to be the case as he finished dead last.

Discovery Sports Events welcomes Suzuki’s ongoing support of customer teams in EWC

Discovery Sports Events, promoter of the FIM Endurance World Championship, is placing on record its appreciation of Suzuki Motor Corporation’s participation in the EWC and is pleased to acknowledge its pledge to continue supporting customer teams competing in the series. Suzuki Motor Corporation confirmed in a press release issued earlier this week that it is aiming “to continue our support for our customers’ racing activities through our global distributor network”, while “maintaining our maximum efforts to win the remaining races” of the 2022 season.

Race preview: New track, same intense glory chase as WTCR vrooms to Vallelunga

The WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup is heading to unchartered territory from July 22-24 when Vallelunga hosts WTCR Race of Italy for the first time. But while the WTCR might be new to the venue north of Rome, Vallelunga is part of Italian motorsport folklore with the track the setting of many famous touring car battles in the early 1990s.

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'It's kind of banded us together' - Talor Gooch feels negativity towards LIV Golf has spurred players on at The Open

Tour de France: 'Descending like a demon' - Why Britain's Tom Pidcock is 'the master' of downhill racing

‘It was a mistake’ – Romelu Lukaku reflects on ill-fated £97m switch from Inter Milan to Chelsea last summer

‘I don’t regret anything’ – Nico Rosberg reveals when he fell out with former team-mate Lewis Hamilton in F1 - Exclusive

Euro 2022: How to watch England vs Northern Ireland live on TV and live stream, start time

Open Championship 2022: Mark Calcavecchia slips on Swilcan Bridge, snubbed by wife on 18th after final round

Discovery Sports Events welcomes Suzuki’s ongoing support of customer teams in EWC

Race preview: New track, same intense glory chase as WTCR vrooms to Vallelunga