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Relaxed McIlroy finds new challenges after Masters win

Relaxed McIlroy finds new challenges after Masters win

Putting on a green jacket has lifted an incredible weight off the shoulders of Rory McIlroy as the relaxed reigning Masters champion strolls around Augusta National.

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Fitzpatrick tries to balance goals ahead of Masters

Fitzpatrick tries to balance goals ahead of Masters

Matt Fitzpatrick said his hot form means he has never been more confident entering the Masters, but the world number six but will be keeping his expectations low when he tees off.

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McIlroy starting with Young, Howell in Masters repeat bid

McIlroy starting with Young, Howell in Masters repeat bid

Defending champion Rory McIlroy will tee off alongside third-ranked Cameron Young and US Amateur winner Mason Howell on Thursday in first-round tee times for the 90th Masters announced on Tuesday.

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Picasso's 'Guernica' at heart of battle in Spain over location

Picasso's 'Guernica' at heart of battle in Spain over location

Pablo Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece "Guernica" is swept up in a conflict in Spain, where Basque leaders want the government in Madrid to move the painting to their region, whose 1937 bombing inspired it.

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Isak named in Liverpool squad for PSG clash after long injury absence

Isak named in Liverpool squad for PSG clash after long injury absence

Alexander Isak has been included in the Liverpool squad for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first-leg at Paris Saint-Germain as the Sweden striker returns from a lengthy injury absence.

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Young says rise up rankings gives him belief for Masters

Young says rise up rankings gives him belief for Masters

Cameron Young said that his recent rise up the golf rankings has shown that he can put himself in a position to win major honours -- but it has not changed his life.

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Artemis II crew snaps historic Earthset photo on way home

Artemis II crew snaps historic Earthset photo on way home

The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset -- the moment when the Earth dips below the Moon's horizon -- on their long journey back home Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar flyby.

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Seixas climbs to victory to extend Basque Tour lead

Seixas climbs to victory to extend Basque Tour lead

Teenage French starlet Paul Seixas stretched his overall lead at the Tour of the Basque Country on Tuesday after powering away from his rivals to win the mountainous second stage.

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UK govt bars Kanye West, forcing cancellation of festival

UK govt bars Kanye West, forcing cancellation of festival

The UK government on Tuesday blocked US rapper Kanye West from entering the country due to his past antisemitic outbursts, prompting organisers of a festival he was to headline to cancel the July event.

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Oil rises, stocks fall ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

Oil rises, stocks fall ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

Oil prices jumped and stocks slumped on Tuesday after US-Israeli strikes on the key Iranian oil export terminal of Kharg island, with investors bracing for US President Donald Trump's looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks.

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