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☆ 2023 Ryder Cup teams: Shock selections, ‘criminal’ absences: Everything you need to know about the squads
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —The teams are in – and Ryder Cup fever has officially taken hold. Team USACaptain: Zach JohnsonA member of five US teams as a player, Johnson is a veteran of the Ryder Cup. Consistency” – who accumulated more Ryder Cup points than the next two closest players combined since the start of 2022. Subsequently, selecting Koepka for his fourth Ryder Cup appearance was an “easy pick” for his captain. Rounding out the American roster are Ryder Cup rookie Burns and Morikawa, who went 3-0-1 on his debut two years ago.

Persons: Zach Johnson, Luke Donald, Marco Simone Golf, It’s, Johnson, Steve Stricker, Stricker, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Fred Couples, Stewart Cink, Jonathan Bachman, Scottie Scheffler, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Xander Schauffele, Scheffler, Ezra Shaw, Clark, Harman, Homa, Schauffele, ” Homa, ” Harman, ” Johnson, Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas It’s, LIV, Koepka, “, “ Brooks, CNN Thomas, he’s, JT, ” Thomas, Thomas, Ryder, ” Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Denny McCarthy, “ Zach, Ross Kinnaird, Spieth, Fowler, Burns, Morikawa, Marco Simone, that’s, Luke Donald He, Donald, Henrik Stenson, Francesco Molinari, Edoardo –, Thomas Bjørn, Nicolas Colsaerts, María, Sergio Garcia, Andrew Redington, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre, McIlroy, Rahm, Fitzpatrick, compatriot Hatton, MacIntyre, ” Donald, ”, Paul Ellis, Captain’s, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Nicolai Højgaard, Ludvig Aberg, Swede, Ludvig, “ He’s, Fabrice Coffrini, Adrian Meronk, Paul Goydos, Adrian, There’s, Straka, Rose, Lowry Organizations: CNN, Ryder, United States, Country Club, Team Europe, Team USA, Whistling, Davis Love, Tour, PGA, CNN Sport, FedEx, Getty, USA, ” Team, Northern, Scottish, Hovland, European, Fleetwood Locations: –, Rome, Italy, Whistling Straits, Hazeltine, Saudi, Europe, Hovland, Norwegian, AFP, Switzerland, Crans Montana

☆ Viktor Hovland breaks course record to clinch astonishing victory at the BMW Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hovland shot 10 birdies – including seven across the last nine holes – to card an unprecedented nine-under 61 and edge Fitzpatrick and world No. It means Hovland will tee off two shots behind Scheffler, who was left to rue yet another strong performance that ultimately reaped no silverware. With six runner-up finishes across his last two PGA Tour seasons, only Cameron Young has finished second as often, though Scheffler’s six wins during that period undoubtedly soften the blow. Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire/Getty ImagesRory McIlroy finished three shots behind Fitzpatrick and Scheffler in fourth after also shooting 66. Paired with Hovland for the final round, the Northern Irishman had a front row seat to a historic showing.

Persons: Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, stupefied, Hovland, Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler, –, ” Hovland, Dylan Buell, Scheffler, Cameron Young, Michael Reaves, ”, “ Viktor, Hovland’s, “, ” Fitzpatrick, Joe Robbins, Rory McIlroy, Viktor, ” McIlroy Organizations: CNN, Olympia Fields Country Club, BMW, PGA, Sky Sports, Torrey, Getty, Oklahoma State University, Europe’s Ryder, East, FedEx, American, Northern, Ryder Locations: Olympia, Norwegian, Illinois, Torrey Pines, East Lake, Atlanta

☆ Northern Ireland police confident militants have officers' data
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A police officer stands guard on the steps of Stormont Parliament in Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File PhotoBELFAST, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Northern Irish police are confident that militant groups are in possession of details of officers it accidentally shared publicly last week, the region's police chief said on Monday. The accidental data leak is hugely sensitive in Northern Ireland, where officers are still sporadically targeted by dissident groups in bomb and gun attacks, despite a 1998 peace deal largely ending three decades of sectarian violence. "We are now confident that the workforce dataset is in the hands of dissident republicans," Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne told a news conference. He added that he was confident the UK government stood ready to provide additional funding for protecting its workforce or staff if needed.

Persons: Clodagh, Constable Simon Byrne, Sinn, Gerry Kelly, Byrne, Amanda Ferguson, Padraic Halpin, Alistair Smout Organizations: REUTERS, Northern Irish, " Police Service of Northern, Irish, Thomson Locations: Belfast , Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, " Police Service of Northern Ireland, Belfast

☆ PSNI data breach: Northern Ireland police investigating 'calamitous' leak revealing information on current employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Christian Edwards Jennifer Hauser | Christian Edwards | Jennifer Hauser | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has apologized for mistakenly sharing sensitive data in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking to understand the numbers of officers in the organization. Police in Northern Ireland remain under threat and have been regularly targeted in long years of conflict over British rule in the region. The data breach comes just months after a serving Northern Irish police officer was left fighting for his life after being shot multiple times in front of his young son in February. Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd apologized to PSNI officers at a news conference Tuesday. Kelly said many serving officers “do everything possible to protect their police roles,” due to heightened security concerns in Northern Ireland.

Persons: ”, Chris Todd, PSNI’s, Todd, Rebecca Black, ” Liam Kelly, Kelly, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Police Service of Northern, Police, Northern Irish, Irish Republican Army, IRA, Northern Ireland’s Police Federation, BBC Locations: Northern Ireland, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Ireland, Belfast

☆ Northern Irish police accidentally share names of all officers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Police officers stand outside the Grand Central Hotel, where U.S. President Joe Biden is staying, as he visits Northern Ireland, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File PhotoBELFAST, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's police force accidentally shared the names and work locations of every member of staff on Tuesday in a data breach it said would be of "significant concern" to officers who are often targeted by militant groups. The information was publicly available on the requestor's website for around two-and-a-half hours before being removed, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. However, officers' data is especially sensitive in Northern Ireland as many "go to great lengths and do everything possible to protect their police identity and role," the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, the representative body for officers, said in a statement. While a 1998 peace deal largely ended three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, police officers are still sporadically targeted by dissident groups in bomb and gun attacks.

Persons: Joe Biden, Clodagh, Chris Todd, Todd, Amanda Ferguson, Padraic Halpin, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Grand Central Hotel, REUTERS, Police Service of Northern, Police Federation, Northern, Thomson Locations: Northern Ireland, Belfast , Northern Ireland, Northern, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Belfast

☆ Romp in the rain as American Harman wins Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It's just always bugged me but I was really proud of the way that I struck the ball today. Few of the thousands huddled under a sea of umbrellas would have tipped world number 26 Harman to win before the tournament. Likewise, Young, Rahm, Day and England's Tommy Fleetwood were all unable to hole the putts that would have at least asked some questions of Harman's nerve. But not even a Merseyside monsoon could rain on Harman's parade as he enjoyed a victory march down the last. Shubhankar Sharma tied for eighth place to post the best finish by an Indian at the British Open -- one of only 22 players to finish an attritional Open under par.

Persons: Brian Harman, Phil Noble, Harman, Rahm, Straka, Kim, Brian Harman romped, Spain's Jon Rahm, Austria's Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Emiliano Grillo, Cameron Young, Brooks Koepka, McIlroy, Young, Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood, Scott Tway, Shubhankar Sharma, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: 151st, Royal, 151st Open, REUTERS, Royal Liverpool American, Sunday, Tour, Northern, Local, Thomson Locations: Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain, England, Liverpool, Georgia, South, American, Austrian, Merseyside

☆ Brian Harman powers to 2023 Open Championship victory, clinching first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship on Sunday, sealing the first major of his career in dominant fashion. When Faldo birdied at the subsequent hole, Hoch's hopes of a first major win similarly went up in the air. David Cannon/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Lorena Ochoa, US Women's Open (2005) Ochoa secured a top-four finish at the 2005 US Women's Open. Not when you led at the final hole. A par at the final hole would have been enough to put the American into the playoff, but an agonizing missed putt [pictured] epitomized her painful afternoon in San Francisco.

Persons: Brian Harman, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, Harman, “ I’m, ” Harman, Osullivan, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Rahm, Kim, Rory’s, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, ” McIlroy, “, ”, Luke Walker, Greg Norman, France’s Jean van de Velde, –, McIlroy, Andrew Redington, Sam Snead, Snead, Lew Worsham, Louis, Arnold Palmer, Palmer, Billy Casper, Casper, Ed Sneed, Sneed, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Watson, Scott Hoch, Hoch, Nick Faldo, skyward, Faldo birdied, Hoch's, Mark Calcavecchia, Calcavecchia, Colin Montgomerie, Germany's Bernhard Langer, Norman, Faldo, David Cannon, Jean Van De Velde, Van De, Van De Velde, Frenchman, Barry Burn, Paul Lawrie, Lorena Ochoa, Ochoa, Birdie Kim, Harry, Phil Mickelson, Mickelson, Lefty, Geoff Ogilvy, Ezra Shaw, Stewart Cink, Warren Little, Dustin Johnson, Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Donald Miralle, Jason Dufner, Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Scott, Jordan, Buddy, Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, Spieth, Jim Watson, Lexi Thompson, Yuka Saso, Thompson, Sean M, Mito Pereira, Pereira, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Christian Petersen, Van de Velde, Stuart Franklin, Ghostbuster Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Read, Brian Harman shrugs, unflappable Organizations: CNN, 151st, PGA, Reuters, Northern, Royal Liverpool, PGA Championship, North, Louis Post, Bettmann, Augusta, Augusta National, Getty, Ryder, American, Scottish, Team Europe, . Augusta National, Barry Burn . Pictures, South Korean, Chevron, Royal Lytham, Nasa, Mito, Southern Hills Country Club, eventual Locations: Royal Liverpool, South, Georgia, Carnoustie, Augusta, North America, San Francisco, Kiawah, Europe, Jean Van De Velde , British, Scotland, Mexican, British, Turnberry, Atlanta, American, New York, St, Annes, squander, Tulsa, Liverpool, Harman’s

☆ The Open: Brian Harman shrugs off ‘unrepeatable’ heckles and a grisly start to take commanding lead into final round
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“You’d be foolish not to envision [winning], I’ve thought about winning majors for my whole entire life,” Harman told reporters. Merseyside-born and similarly chasing a long-awaited first major, Fleetwood has received vociferous crowd support all week – but home backing occasionally spilled over into rival attacking, according to his playing partner. He will pair with Harman when they tee off in as the final group Sunday at 2:15 p.m. BST (9:15 a.m. His eight-under 63 was the lowest round of the tournament so far and marked his career-low score at a major. Rory McIlroy will need a miraculous final day turnaround if he is to end his nine-year wait for a fifth major.

Persons: Brian Harman, Harman –, Harman, Greg Norman, Jean Van de Velde, “ You’d, ” Harman, “, England’s Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood, “ I’d, Gregory Shamus, Cameron Young –, Jon Rahm, Young, Brooks Koepka, Rahm, David Davies, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, France’s Antoine Rozner, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick, India’s Shubhankar Sharma, Rory McIlroy Organizations: CNN, Royal Liverpool, PGA, Merseyside, Fleetwood, Getty Locations: American, Georgia, Royal

☆ McIlroy salvages opening round after struggle, still in the mix
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"When you hit it into these bunkers you're sort of riding your luck at that point. McIlroy came close to winning last year's Open when he led into the final day only to be reeled in by Cameron Smith. He was second at the U.S. Open in June but his win at the Scottish Open underlined his favourites' tag. Two over through 12, I think walking to the 13th tee I probably would have taken even par to finish the day. "Just go out there in the morning, shoot something in the 60s, and I'll hopefully be right in the mix."

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Paul Childs HOYLAKE, " McIlroy, I'm, McIlroy, Cameron Smith, I've, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: 151st, Royal, REUTERS, Royal Liverpool, US PGA, U.S, Thomson Locations: Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain, Northern, Royal

☆ The Open: Towering Georgia Tech amateur Christo Lamprecht powers into early share of lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —At six feet, eight inches tall, amateur golfer Christo Lamprecht towered over most of the field at the Open Championship even before he teed off Thursday. He’s in uncharted waters, but seeing his name atop the leaderboard was not surprising to Lamprecht. A two-time winner on the PGA Tour, the 30-year-old’s best major finishes both came at The Open, as he tied 12th in 2016 and 2021. 3 Jon Rahm, who will need a big response if he is to add to his Masters triumph in April. It puts the American on track to miss the cut at three of the year’s four majors, with a tied-65th finish at the PGA Championship the only time he made the weekend.

Persons: Christo Lamprecht, England’s Tommy Fleetwood, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, Lamprecht, Stuart Franklin, Andrew Landry, ”, “, “ It’s, Fleetwood, Stuart Kerr, Nick Faldo, ” Fleetwood, ” Grillo, Emiliano Grillo, James Baker, Oisin Keniry, Oisin, France’s Antoine Rozner, Spain’s Adrian Otaegui, Brian Harman, Stewart Cink, Wyndham Clark ., Royal Liverpool’s, Matthew Jordan, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy’s, –, McIlroy, Richard Heathcote, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas ’ Organizations: CNN, Georgia Tech, Liverpool, Amateur, PGA, Tour Communications, European, Royal, Fleetwood, PGA Tour, The 151st, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Getty, Royal Liverpool, PGA Championship Locations: Merseyside, Hillside, ” Merseyside, HOYLAKE, ENGLAND, Argentina, Hoylake, England, Spanish

☆ British Open underway with record prize money up for grabs
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 27-year-old, a native of Hoylake, came through qualifying to earn a place in the 156-man field. Rory McIlroy stands a better chance of claiming the top prize, the in-form world number two warming up for the tournament by winning the Scottish Open on Sunday. A fifth major victory is long overdue for the Northern Irishman, who won the British Open in 2014 when it was also held at Royal Liverpool. American world number one Scottie Scheffler is among the early starters and will tee off at 9:47 a.m, a few minutes before defending champion Cameron Smith. The R&A, which organises the British Open, welcomed the partnership agreement and hoped for "an end to the disruption in the men's professional game".

Persons: Matthew Jordan, Paul Childs HOYLAKE, Jordan, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Sergio Garcia, Tiger Woods, LIV, Rohith Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: 151st, Royal, REUTERS, 151st British, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Scottish, Northern, Royal Liverpool, European Ryder Cup, PGA, Thomson Locations: Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain, England, Bengaluru

☆ Why Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon win left Jon Rahm stunned
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Christina Macfarlane | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“It’s hard to beat Djokovic, no matter how good or bad he’s playing. “And just 20 years of age, it’s something incredible.”Rahm playing a practice round ahead of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Neither three-time champion Woods or Garcia will feature at Royal Liverpool this week, as Rahm sets off in pursuit of another special win. The 34-year-old has not tasted major success since 2014, a year in which he lifted the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool. “He’s given himself a lot of chances in the Open … he’s been in position on Sunday many, many times, including last year.

Persons: “, Jon Rahm, It’s, Ballon d’Or Feminin, Alexia Putellas, Rahm, Carlos Alcaraz, Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, ” Rahm, CNN’s Christina Macfarlane, Djokovic, – you’ve, Carlos, Rafa, Nadal, Paul Ellis, Severiano Ballesteros, Rahm’s, Ballesteros, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, María, Sergio García, Woods, Garcia, Seve, you’ve, “ I’ve, you’re, ” McIlroy ‘, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, “ Rory’s, he’s, He’s, “ He’s, ”, Andrew Yates, haven’t, would’ve, England’s Justin Rose Organizations: CNN, PGA, Royal Liverpool, Spanish women’s national football team, Barcelona, Roja, Wimbledon, Court, Getty, Royal Lytham, Spain, ’, “ Locations: Spain, Spanish, Australia, Alcaraz, AFP, St, Annes, Royal, Augusta, Merseyside

☆ McIlroy in good place to end long major drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Victory at the Scottish Open on Sunday, however, continued a consistent year in which McIlroy has recorded eight top-10 finishes. He was second at last month's U.S. Open and the world number two is glad to be back at Hoylake. "It feels like such a long time ago," McIlroy said. "You're trying to rekindle the memories as I was driving from the airport last night and getting onto the Wirral. World number one Scottie Scheffler will lead the challengers along with third-ranked Jon Rahm and defending champion Smith while Tommy Fleetwood could be the best hope of a first English Open champion since 1992.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, St Andrews, Cameron Smith, " McIlroy, you've, it's, I've, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Smith, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth, Ed Osmond, Toby Davis Organizations: Royal Liverpool, U.S, PGA, St, Scottish, Fleetwood, St Andrews, Thomson Locations: HOYLAKE, England, Hoylake

☆ Rory McIlroy’s ‘shot of the year’ clinches epic late victory at windy Scottish Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rory McIlroy delivered a sensational finish to triumph at the Scottish Open on Sunday, birdieing the final two holes to snatch victory from home hero Robert MacIntyre. A first ever triumph in Scotland sees the 34-year-old become the first player to win The Scottish Open, The Irish Open and The Open Championship, which returns to Royal Liverpool for the first time since 2014 – the year of McIlroy’s last major triumph – on Thursday. McIlroy celebrates with his mother Rosie after triumph at the 2014 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. “The Scottish Open will be up there with the event I want to play for the rest of my life. “But it’s not to be just now, and plenty of years ahead … Rory McIlroy’s potentially the best in the world, and he showed why today.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, “, –, McIlroy, Jared C, Tilton, MacIntyre, Scot, McIlroy lasered, Jon Rahm, ” McIlroy, Rosie, Andrew Yates, Wyndham Clark, ” McIroy, “ I’ve, Octavio Passos, ” MacIntyre, … Rory McIlroy’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Scottish, Renaissance, Irish, Royal Liverpool, Getty, PGA Locations: Scotland, Royal Liverpool, Merseyside, AFP

☆ Sarah Benson Thinks Audiences Want a Challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Did you leave because you wanted to spend more time on directing and less on paperwork? It’s been an incredible gift to be working at that level of artistic risk and to be surrounded by other artists working at that level of risk. Why choose “Blasted” for your first outing as director at Soho Rep? I’m always attentive to what feelings I get because that is the best information that’s going to take me to “What’s the real material? What can I bring to this material?” I’m always trying to seek out that charge.

Persons: It’s, “, Marin Ireland, I’d, I’m Organizations: Soho Rep

☆ McIlroy cards first PGA hole-in-one at Travelers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 23 (Reuters) - Players as accomplished as Rory McIlroy rarely have notable firsts late into their careers but the Northern Irishman crossed another milestone on Thursday by carding his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour at the Travelers Championship. McIlroy's tee shot at the par-three 214-yard eighth landed on the green and rolled directly into the hole. The 34-year-old threw both arms in the air and high-fived his caddie and playing partners Tom Kim and Viktor Hovland. According to the PGA Tour, the four-time major winner had previously played 3,253 par-three holes on the circuit. McIlroy, who finished with a two-under-par 68 for the round, eight shots behind leader Denny McCarthy, did not keep the ball as a memento.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Tom Kim, Viktor Hovland, I've, McIlroy, Wyndham Clark, Denny McCarthy, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: PGA, Travelers, PGA Tour, U.S, Thomson Locations: Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad

☆ ‘Good Vibrations’ Review: The Saving Power of Punk
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

named Terri Hooley runs into a pair of local toughs — young men who’ve found their purpose in the gunfire and explosions of a sectarian conflict pitting Protestants against Catholics. “Take them dancing, like you used to.”Is it bad to call a punk rock musical charming? I hope not, because “Good Vibrations” — a biomusical about the real Terri Hooley, who became the idealistic, stalwart champion of Belfast’s nascent punk scene — absolutely is. Directed by Des Kennedy for the Lyric Theater, Belfast, it portrays music as a defiantly joyous refuge from ugliness and danger. Far from romanticizing mayhem, it presents Northern Irish punk as a youthful life force in opposition to it.

Persons: Terri Hooley, who’ve, Hank Williams, ”, Des Kennedy, Colin Carberry, Glenn Patterson Organizations: Lyric Theater, Northern, Beach, Irish Arts Center Locations: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Manhattan

☆ UK minister says talks to restore Northern Ireland government moving slowly
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Northern Ireland minister said on Tuesday talks to restore the province's devolved government were moving slowly because there was a lack of clarity on the right legislative approach to end the impasse. Northern Ireland's devolved executive collapsed in February last year when the Democratic Unionist Party pulled out in protest at Britain's post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. They then also rejected a revised deal, the Windsor Framework, reached last February. The British government is in talks with the DUP on restoring the power-sharing system but Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris declined to be drawn on the details of how those talks were going. Speaking separately in Dublin, U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy said that while there is real interest from U.S. companies to invest in Northern Ireland, they want to see how that Windsor Framework is implemented.

Persons: Chris Heaton, Harris, Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy, Kennedy, Alistair Smout, Padraic Halpin, Jonathan Oatis, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Northern, Democratic Unionist Party, European Union, DUP, Heaton, Good, Northern Ireland, Windsor, Thomson Locations: Northern Ireland, Northern, Windsor, London . London, United Kingdom, Dublin, U.S, British, Ireland, Stormont, London

☆ McIlroy's major drought goes on after near-miss at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Jun 18, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rory McIlroy leaves the twelfth green during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. "It is, but at the same time when I do finally win this next major it's going to be really, really sweet," McIlroy said after finishing one shot back of Wyndham Clark. "You don't want to wish bad on anyone, but you're really hoping for a three-putt. You're hoping to somehow get into a playoff to keep giving yourself a chance," said McIlroy, whose sole birdie of the final round came on the first hole. I obviously never give up," said McIlroy, who will get his next shot at an elusive fifth major at the July 20-23 British Open in Hoylake.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Michael Madrid, tantalisingly, McIlroy, Wyndham Clark, Clark, Rickie Fowler, McIlroy's, Clark bogeyed, Frank Pingue, Peter Rutherford Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, USA, Northern, Hoylake, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Hoylake, Toronto

☆ US Open: Rickie Fowler's agonizing finish sees Wyndham Clark take share of the lead into final round
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rickie Fowler led the US Open by two shots heading into the last hole of his third round. Clark continued to dazzle on his first ever US Open weekend, rebounding superbly after back-to-back bogeys at the 11th and 12th holes threatened to send him sliding. “I felt like I handled all of it really well,” Clark said. ET tomorrow, but will have to hold off the chase of seasoned winner Rory McIlroy to achieve their major aspirations. With reigning champion Matt Fitzpatrick nine shots back from Clark and Fowler, a title defense looks unlikely, as does a second consecutive major for Brooks Koepka.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, “ Bummer, ”, Fowler, Clark, “, ” Clark, Ezra Shaw, McIlroy, Rory McIlroy, Harry, ” McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Schauffele, Harris, Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele, Richard Heathcote, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka Organizations: CNN, agonizingly, Los Angeles Country Club, Getty, Northern, U.S, Fitzpatrick Locations: Clark

☆ McIlroy shuts out the noise to stay in U.S. Open hunt
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Sort of felt somewhat stress-free out there, if you can ever call golf at a U.S. Open stress-free." This week marks the fifth time McIlroy has opened a major championship with three rounds in the 60s. "Overall, yeah, pretty pleased with how today went, and feel like I'm in a good spot heading into tomorrow," said McIlroy. While plenty confident in his ability, McIlroy admitted he was unsure what sort of boost he could take from his past major triumphs into Sunday's final round. "I'm going out there to try to execute a game plan, and I feel like over the last three days I've executed that game plan really, really well, and I just need to do that for one more day."

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, LIV Golf's, Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, Fowler, Scottie Scheffler, It's, I'm, I've, Frank Pingue, William Mallard Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, Masters, PGA, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, LIV Golf's Saudi, Toronto

☆ Wyndham Clark wins 2023 US Open, clinching American’s first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open to claim his first major title on Sunday, edging Rory McIlroy in a nail-biting finale at Los Angeles Country Club. Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFor McIlroy, US Open champion in 2011, a nine year wait for a fifth major title continues. The 34-year-old has now finished inside the top-five at 10 major tournaments since winning The Open and PGA Championship in 2014. Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesUnfortunately for Clark however, up ahead McIlroy was showing the sort of final round composure befitting of his glittering résumé. Heading into the week, McIlroy had twice as many major titles as Clark had made major cuts – yet the world No.

Persons: CNN — Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Clark, Lise Clark, Clark teared, “, ”, “ I’ve, There’s, Ross Kinnaird, McIlroy, ” McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, –, Clark –, Xander Schauffele, Sean M, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Fowler, Min Woo Lee, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Richard Heathcote, Ezra Shaw, birdieing, Viktor Hovland’s, Harry, McIlroy bogeyed, Clark steadied, caddie John Ellis Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Tour, Northern, PGA, Fleetwood, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Getty Locations: Denver, American

☆ McIlroy sees 'big steps of progress' before US Open bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 14 (Reuters) - World number three Rory McIlroy said he has made "big steps of progress" in his game before he begins the U.S. Open with renewed focus and tries to end a nine-year barren run in majors. "I'm certainly feeling a lot better coming into this major championship than I was going to Oak Hill. McIlroy won the U.S. Open in 2011 at Congressional Country Club, storming to victory while setting the mark for lowest 72-hole score in the tournament's history at 16-under-par 268. "I've had my ups and downs in this tournament but I've started to figure out how to handle U.S. Open conditions and tests," McIlroy said. "I think there's certainly a lot more patience in my game than there used to be."

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, LIV Golf, I'm, LIV's Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, I've, Hritika Sharma, Tom Hogue Organizations: PGA Tour, Canadian, PGA, U.S, Congressional Country Club, U.S ., Thomson Locations: U.S, Saudi, Toronto, Oak Hill, Hyderabad

☆ PGA Tour/LIV deal good for golf but rebels must pay, says McIlroy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"The people that left the PGA Tour irreparably harmed this Tour, started litigation against it," said McIlroy the defending Canadian Open champion. McIlroy was not tempted by the Saudi money and believes those players who stood with the PGA Tour should be compensated for their loyalty. This is the PGA TOUR, the DP World Tour and the PIF. "It's the PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund are basically partnering to create a new company." That new company, McIlroy said, will be run by the PGA Tour with commissioner Jay Monahan acting CEO.

Persons: LIV, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Hall, Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, That's, I've, LIV's, Jay Monahan, Frank Pingue, Steve Keating, Kirsten Donovan, Ed Osmond Organizations: TORONTO, PGA, Hall of Famer, Northern, Canadian, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Public Investment Fund, PGA Tour, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Toronto

☆ Northern Irish police charge seven men in detective shooting case
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BELFAST, May 27 (Reuters) - Seven men have been charged with the attempted murder of senior Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) detective John Caldwell, according to a police statement. Two men aged 28, and five men aged 33, 38, 45, 47 and 72, have been charged with attempted murder. I would like to thank the PSNI for their efforts and the progress they have made in the case," Britain's Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris said on Twitter. All seven men are expected to appear before Dungannon Magistrates Court on Monday. Three of the men, aged 28, 33 and 47, have also been charged with preparation of terrorist acts.

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