Jim Furyk has accepted that opposite number Thomas Bjorn 'got the better of him' during the United States' Ryder Cup defeat to Europe.

Ryder Cup veteran Phil Mickelson hopes his long association with the event did not end in a watery grave but accepts he may have played his last match for the United States.

As the European team began their Ryder Cup celebrations, Patrick Reed was saying his piece to the New York Times, and it won't have made pretty reading for Jordan Spieth or Jim Furyk.

Captain Fantastic looked something less than that when he spoke to a small huddle of journalists at Le Golf National yesterday morning. 

JOHN GREECHAN AT ST ANDREWS: Brooks Koepka insists he didn't fight with Ryder Cup team-mate Dustin Johnson - but is curious who would win a scrap between the two pair.

USA Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk insists that the team's pairings were finalised 'weeks in advance' of last month's tournament, as the bitter fallout from their defeat continues.

Talk has already turned to who will take charge when Europe defend their crown at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin in 2020. Rose believes Irishman Harrington is an ideal candidate

Westwood had previously expressed a desire to captain Europe at Whistling Straits in 2020, but now says he will 'wait until Rome' hosts the biennial contest in 2022 to make his bid for the role.

Thomas Bjorn believes there is no need to rush into naming his successor as Ryder Cup captain, even if Padraig Harrington appears certain to be handed the role.

EXCLUSIVE: Padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood are such certainties to be the next two Ryder Cup captains that consideration will be given to making a joint announcement.

Thomas Bjorn fulfilled a promise to get a tattoo after leading Europe to a 17½-10½ Ryder Cup victory over USA in September. The Dane finally underwent the procedure.

The three-time major winner is the clear favourite to succeed Thomas Bjorn at Whistling Straits, where Europe will be bidding to defend the trophy won in Paris last year.

The three-time major winner succeeds Thomas Bjorn, as Europe bid to defend the trophy. He was announced as captain at a press conference at the European Tour's Wentworth headquarters.

Lee Westwood all but removed any doubt that he will be Europe’s Ryder Cup captain in 2022 on Tuesday when he declared the timing ‘ideal’ for him to take the reins in Italy.

Stricker, who lives just over two hours away from the host venue of Whistling Straits, has made three appearances in the biennial contest as a player, most recently at Medinah in 2012.

United States Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker has no intention of following opposite number Padraig Harrington and changing his number of wild cards.

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Karlsson, who played twice for Europe as a player, performed the same role under Thomas Bjorn when Europe regained the trophy at Le Golf National in Paris last year.

USA captain Stricker insisted there would be 'no real tricks' in 2020, when his team will be out to make the most of home advantage having been out-played in Paris.

The players in the American Presidents Cup team want Tiger Woods to be a playing captain at this year's event in Australia, former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love said on Thursday.

Since winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February, Mickelson has recorded just one top-20 finish on the PGA Tour - a tie for 18th at the Masters - and has slipped to 47th in the world

Ashley James tried her hand at acting in a hilarious video to mark her 33rd birthday on Thursday.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, shared more images from her outdoor relaxing session on Instagram on Tuesday.

The television personality, 30, looked back at her pregnancy with a one and nine month snap of her bump as she told fans she was signing off Instagram on Thursday.

The Made in Chelsea star, 29, posed in the light pink satin effect two piece to the delight of her 1.4 million followers.

England's head coach was forced to apologise to a reporter for saying 'maybe all half-Asian people look the same to you'. His remark came after he had been asked about meditating.

George Kruis knows he has a crucial decision to make in the next few weeks - stay at Saracens and remain in contention for England selection or accept a lucrative offer from Japan.

Player's union chief executive Damian Hopley has urged rugby authorities to apply 'common sense' to the process of re-scheduling matches postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Italy flanker Maxime Mbanda has swapped rugby for driving an ambulance 13 hours a day in a bid to help his nation's fight against coronavirus as they try to halt the spread of the virus.

Michael Appleton is in talks to become the new manager of Lincoln City. The West Brom U23s coach has held initial discussions and has emerged as favourite to succeed Danny Cowley.

Tommy Johnson has joined Blackpool's recruitment staff in a move which led to the collapse last week of Southend's bid to appoint Henrik Larsson as manager at Roots Hall.

Ariana Grande saved Nicki Minaj from a major wardrobe malfunction during the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards on Monday. The Chun-Li rapper then praised Ariana in her acceptance speech.

She was mercilessly mocked on Monday after a chaperone was forced to hold her name up on a sign on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet. 

The 33-year-old mother-of-two said 'next time I won't eat ice cream and drink too much wine the weeks prior'

It's the cult Netflix show that's taking everyone by storm. But many fans may have failed to spot that British reality star Chantelle Houghton also makes an appearance in The Tiger King.

Not long before she found her Prince she was cosying up to a male model, flirting on social media with an X Factor winner and deliberating on going on a date with footballer Ashley Cole.

US actor George Clooney believes the fight for better treatment for women is a 'constant battle'. In the wake of MeToo he said he told Paramount: 'It's all guys, we have to be part of the solution'.

Clooney will play a lonely Arctic scientist called Augustine who tries to make contact with an astronaut on board a spacecraft trying to return home in the post-apocalyptic tale.

Amal, 41, and George Clooney , 58, appeared in great spirits as they treated themselves to a dinner at Italian eatery Da Ivo during a romantic getaway in Venice on Wednesday evening.

The 35-year-old English actress has joined the cast of a Netflix post-apocalyptic drama starring George Clooney, 58.

George Clooney enlisted the help of Brie Larson for the coffee brand's latest advert, with the pair spotted filming scenes in Madrid on Tuesday.

George Clooney started his week with a business meeting in Soho as he was spotted returning to his New York City apartment on Monday afternoon.

The actress, 59, shared a touching throwback from their days filming the medical drama series, along with references to the current pandemic. In the snap, George and Julianne smiled.

If the Glastonbury festival ever staged a Shakespeare, it might look like this.

Michael Douglas, 74, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 49, were among the famous faces lined up to see Lady Gaga perform Monday night at the historic Apollo Theater in New York City's Harlem.

Dua Lipa courted attention with her latest sultry Instagram which she shared with her 31.3m followers on Wednesday from Glastonbury Festival.

For veteran attendee Matthew Joseph, it was 13 years ago that he was bitten by the Glastonbury bug. So he decided to captured the magic on camera.

Irving Adjej, who also goes by the name Headie One was charged with possession of a lock knife and obstructing police in Tottenham, north London on Tuesday.

Anais Gallagher stepped out for the first time since her uncle Liam Gallagher apologised to her over a threatening text to estranged brother Noel's wife.

Carrie Underwood has wrapped up the UK leg of her Cry Pretty tour with an epic performance at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London.