Leishman and Ancer staged a remarkable rally Saturday in foursomes, going from five down with eight holes to play to earn a most unlikely halve against Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler .

Tiger Woods has accused Australian golf fans of crossing a line after Patrick Reed's caddie was thrown out of the Presidents Cup in disgrace.

The International team had held the edge going into the final day at Royal Melbourne with a 10-8 lead, but victory in the singles for Patrick Reed 4&2 over Pan Cheng-tsung put the US in front.

In the confines of the players' lounge and in off the record conversations on the practice ground, a litany of torment came to characterize a brutal first day at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

DEREK LAWRENSON IN DUBAI: Remember all those US Opens where they set the course up so hard it became a lottery, and they ended up with a funky winner?

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Six weeks into the new year, McIlroy has already achieved his first goal for this season. On Monday, he will be on top of the world.

DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: Imagine having a local rapper chanting rhymes to a sizeable crowd as you prepare to play to the par three 16th at the Genesis Invitational pro-am. 

DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: Mark it down as another day at Riviera when the mysteries of this majestic course proved once more beyond even the great Tiger Woods.

DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: On a day when Tiger showed once more that no venue causes him fits quite like the wiles and mysteries of Riviera, McIlroy answered the riddles with a fine 67

On Friday afternoon, a rumour spread like wildfire at the Genesis Invitational that Phil Mickelson was about to be announced as the first face of the proposed Premier Golf League.

Tommy Fleetwood's wait for his first victory in America goes on after a final-hole calamity on a wild, compelling Sunday in South Florida that ended in a victory for Sunjae Im.

Ian Poulter has slammed Paul Azinger as 'embarrassing' and accused the American TV commentator of showing 'disrespect' over comments he made about the European Tour.

DEREK LAWRENSON IN ORLANDO: As a media scrum assembled around Rory McIlroy on Friday night, his playing partner Justin Rose made a dejected exit. These are tough times for him.

The European Tour are ready to hold events on every day of the week and are prepared to have tournaments running concurrently in a desperate bid to save the season.

The world number one is currently inactive, with the golfing calendar suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. But McIlroy spoke to Sportsmail's Redknapp about all things golf.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Sir Nick Faldo believes Rory McIlroy and other leading lights will have a real opportunity to rewrite golf history if the majors are packed into a tight window.

Northern Irishman Rory Mcilroy showed off a few of his trademark moves including keepy-ups on his club before smashing the ball into the trees.

INTERVIEW BY DEREK LAWRENSON: Westwood thought he'd be playing lnear the site of the Battle of the Alamo, not at home in Newcastle doing a jigsaw re-enacting the Battle of Waterloo.

EXC INTERVIEW BY DEREK LAWRENSON: If you had to rank Sir Nick Faldo's six major championship wins, his successful defence of his Masters title 30 years ago might well finish bottom.

DEREK LAWRENSON: In 1995, Woods felt he'd stepped inside 'Disneyland, fantasyland, all rolled into one', when he cast his eye over Augusta National ahead of playing it for the first time.

'Air' Jordan is now back on sports fans' lips following the airing of ESPN's docu-series The Last Dance, which focuses on his championship-winning season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-1998.

JACI STEPHEN: Playing mummies and daddies is at the heart of soap; the miracle is how anyone ever works out who belongs to whom.

Despite trying to direct her passion towards Cain, Moira (Natalie J Robb) finds herself with Nate (Jurell Carter) back at Butlers Barn (pictured), sinking into the hay on Emmerdale.

In this week's EastEnders, Louise plans to throw Bex a surprise party in the Vic. Meanwhile in Coronation Street, Chesney orders Bernie to pack her bags after a scam victim shows up.

They really push Mikey North, who plays Gary, to the limits in his character transformations, but he continues to impress, even though Gary finds someone new to attack on a daily basis

In this week's Coronation Street, Sinead publicly announces that she has just weeks to live. Meanwhile in EastEnders, Sonia accuses Martin of not being there for his daughter.

EastEnders fans are in for a treat this Halloween as they watch Honey engage in a major snogfest with Walford's Adam Bateman (pictured).

Coronation Street viewers will be left wondering if there will be another wedding, while in EastEnders Mel bangs on about moving to Portugal and in Emmerdale a couple fails to make up.

As people struggle with their New Year resolutions to 'enjoy' Dry January or Veganuary, these dubious pleasures have thankfully passed soapland by, writes JACI STEPHEN.

In this week's EastEnders, Martin and Kat attempt to protect Kush after he shoves Leo off a balcony. Meanwhile in Coronation Street, Daniel thinks Bethany is his dead wife after he wakes from a nap.

In this week's Coronation Street, Rita receives a request to scatter her ex-husband's ashes in her old haunt. Meanwhile in EastEnders, Bobby and Dennis become fierce rivals.

In this week's Coronation Street, Maria was briefly back kissing doctor Ali, perhaps finally realising that if Gary puts up with his barber doing that to his hair he's mixing with the wrong set.

In this week's EastEnders, Mick and Linda are rewarded with a boat trip on the Thames for winning 'Best pub'. Meanwhile in Coronation Street, Chesney vents over bringing up four infants.

In this week's Coronation Street, Bethany is accused of planning to run off to London with Daniel and Bertie. Meanwhile, in EastEnders, prison-based Whitney claims she acted in self-defence.

In this week's EastEnders, Tiffany's wedding ring is stolen. In Coronation Street Sarah and Adam look set to tie the knot, despite Sarah's fury her daughter is moving to London with Daniel.

In this week's Coronation Street Ali is loaded into an ambulance after Gary partnered with Sharon to get revenge. Meanwhile in EastEnders, Jay practises proposing to Lola.

In this week's Coronation Street, Evelyn reconnects with her old flame, bearded Arthur. Meanwhile, in Eastenders, Ben is visited by Danny, who has a proposition for him.

In this week's Emmerdale Rhona is upset when Kim insists she won't get Graham's money. Meanwhile in Eastenders love and lust are in the air, with Ben admitting he loves Callum.

The mammoth remains, preserved in permafrost, were found this summer on Kotelny Island, part of the New Siberian archipelago in the Russian Arctic.

Theresa May and husband Philip touched down in Osaka, where world leaders are gathering for the G20 summit of powerful nations.

Theresa May greeted Vladimir Putin with the frostiest of handshakes as they met in Japan in a meeting which had been soured before it began by the Russian President's attack on Western views.

President Donald Trump has landed in South Korea with daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, and a meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un may be on his agenda.

Putin's decree released on Wednesday formalizes Russia's departure from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with the United States following Washington's withdrawal.

U.S. Southern Command tweeted video and images from the incident on Friday. They say the SU-30 Flanker 'aggressively shadowed' a U.S. EP-3 aircraft.

The Russian President used the craft, a C-Explorer 3.11, to explore the Soviet Shchuka-class submarine Shch-308 which sunk in the Baltic Sea in October 1942 after hitting a German mine.

Environmentalists have warned that the scale of the blazes, across central and east Russia, could accelerate global warming, aside from any immediate effects on the health of inhabitants.

In a phone call between the leaders, Trump is said to have offered American assistance to help stem the blaze, which has now engulfed in excess of 7 million acres of Siberian woodland.

President Donald Trump said Thursday Vladimir Putin 'appreciated' his offer to help with forest fires raging in Siberia, and that the two men did not discuss Russia's election interference.

U.S. diplomat Jon Huntsman has resigned as Donald Trump's ambassador to Russia.

The spike in radiation in Russia yesterday may have been caused when one of Vladimir Putin's top secret Zircon hypersonic missiles exploded during tests, according to news reports in the country.