Jim Furyk to captain Team USA for 2027 Ryder Cup

Jim Furyk has been confirmed as Team USA captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Ireland. The 55-year-old becomes one of only four US captains to have led the team on multiple occasions since 1979, when continental Europe was established as a team. Tiger Woods had been the favourite to take over from Keegan Bradley as the US Team’s captain for the 2027 event, but chose to rule himself out of consideration following his decision to take a break from golf after a car crash in March.

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Audi name Allan McNish as new race director

Former Formula 1 driver Allan McNish has been named racing director of the Audi F1 team. The move follows the departure of Jonathan Wheatley as team principal last month. McNish, 56, is a long-time Audi employee who has had a role advising the company’s board for many years. The Scot has been involved in the German company’s F1 project since its inception.

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Formula 1 to return to Turkey from 2027

The Turkish Grand Prix will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027 for the first time in six years. The event will run on the Istanbul Park circuit until at least 2031. The track is where Lewis Hamilton clinched his record-equalling seventh world drivers’ title in 2020. Turkey held a grand prix from 2005 to 2011 before dropping off the schedule, alhough it returned for two years in 2020-21 when F1 needed venues to fill the calendar during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Lamine Yamal to miss end of Barcelona’s season

FC Barcelona have confirmed that winger Lamine Yamal will miss the remainder of season due to a hamstring injury. The Spain star suffered the issue in the action of scoring a penalty during his side’s 1-0 win over Celta Vigo, with Barca issuing an update on the 18-year-old’s World Cup prospects. The superstar is expected to be fit in time to help Spain’s bid to secure a second World Cup title.

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Chelsea sack manager Liam Rosenior after three months

Liam Rosenior has been sacked by Chelsea following a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats in which the team failed to score. The former Hull and Strasbourg boss signed a six-and-a-half-year deal in January and started brightly but the team have plummeted down the table and are almost certain to miss out on qualification for the Champions League. They were beaten comfortably 3-0 by Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday, widely considered to have been the team’s worst performance of the season.

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