Tommy Fleetwood hopes the Ryder Cup can act as an 'amazing torch' after the coronavirus pandemic. The flagship contest between Europe and the United States remains in doubt.

The legendary 49-year-old revealed on Twitter that talks with the 15-time major champion are underway over a high-profile shootout, despite virtually all sports being dragged to a halt.

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.

EXCLUSIVE BY DEREK LAWRENSON: Europe's captain Padraig Harrington could hardly be any clearer when it comes to the two schools of thought regarding this year's Ryder Cup.

MY SPORTING HERO BY CALUM CROWE: Growing up in Ayrshire, I was raised on a diet of Junior football and links golf. Both were in my blood from an early age and have stuck with me.

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.

The most important day in the Christian calendar has often coincided with a joyous one for golf followers. This year, they should've been enjoying the 18th Masters staged on Easter Sunday.

The rigorous testing procedures put forward by the PGA Tour will involve players, caddies and officials being sent testing kits - already on mass order - to their homes.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: you are loath to argue with a 20-strong selection committee containing players like Nick Price, Curtis Strange and Annika Sorenstam.

World No 1 Rory McIlroy insists he will never take winning for granted as he waits to make a return to the game after the coronavirus lockdown.

The Europe captain is determined to lead his side out at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin in September but accepts that the decision over whether the event should go ahead is 'above my pay grade'.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: It was the hardest piece that I've ever had to write - and the lively aftermath was far, far worse. Seve Ballesteros tore into me in front of my peers.

EXCLUSIVE BY DEREK LAWRENSON: As he goes on his six-mile lockdown walks, wearing a 50lb fitness coat, the straight-talking Irishman has a weight on his shoulders and a lo on his mind.

During an interview, Harrington revealed who he'd been in contact with recently before accidentally mentioning 'Luke', referencing Luke Donald, as one of his vice-captains for the event.

'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.

Now halfway through the second series of Keeping Faith, these are just some of the questions that continue to niggle following the return of the lawyer's missing husband, Evan (Bradley Freegard)

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.

The Great British Bake Off is a reminder of the pleasures of this simplest of human activities, albeit an often salutary lesson in how hard it is to get right, as the three finalists discovered

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.

Ivanka Trump will be joining her father on his trip to Japan, where she will speak at a 'Women's Empowerment' event connected to the G20 summit in Osaka.

President Donald Trump arrives in Japan for talks with Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and other leaders after demanding from aboard Air Force One that India pull back tariffs.

Theresa May will today tell Vladimir Putin to hand over the two agents who carried out the Salisbury chemical attack on Sergei Skripal, when the leaders meet at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan

The Russian President will meet Theresa May at the G20 in Russia today where the Prime Minister will demand he admits to the Novichok attack and hand over the two spies sent to kill Sergei Skripal.

Theresa May is holding face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan in an attempt to thaw relations between Russia and Britain as she prepares to quit as PM next month.

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.

The Platoon director, pictured left with Putin and inset with his daughter, spoke to Putin on June 19 for his latest film about Ukraine.

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.

The Russian president's involvement in the deadly poisoning in Salisbury is understood to have been assessed by British intelligence agencies as well as Scotland Yard.

The Sukhoi-made Okhotsk - meaning Hunter - only made its maiden flight this month and Russia boasts it is 'almost undetectable' to Western enemies.

Steve Bullock, 2020 presidential candidate, on Sunday compared Ken Cuccinelli, the acting Director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services, to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin vowed to prevent the emergence of mass protests yesterday speaking to French President Emmanuel Macron in southern France .