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The Rory McIlroy effect and a timely boost for NI's sporting reputation
The collapse of plans to host matches in football's Euro 2028 tournament in Belfast damaged Northern Ireland's reputation in ...
The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy falls short of home comeback but leaves Royal Portrush feeling content
McIlroy could not reproduce his Saturday magic to catch Scottie Scheffler, but he still achieved a level of redemption at his ...
No Claret Jug, but redemption for McIlroy at Portrush
It was not quite the glorious homecoming Rory McIlroy had dared to dream of on his return to Royal Portrush but it felt like ...
2025 British Open tee times: Complete schedule, groupings in Round 4 on Sunday at Royal Portrush
The final round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush features Scottie Scheffler trying to convert a four-shot lead ...
British Open 2025: Rory McIlroy grateful for Portrush return, hopeful for at least one more Open there
Six years after his emotional missed cut at Royal Portrush, McIlroy stuck around for four days of heavy praise from the ...
Rory McIlroy falls short in bid to crown British Open homecoming with the claret jug
If McIlroy didn’t quite deliver, then Royal Portrush — where he shot 61 as a 16-year-old for the course record — certainly ...
The Open 2025: Leaderboard, final results from Royal Portrush
Scheffler closed in 3-under 68 Sunday at Royal Portrush to finish at 17 under, four shots clear of Harris English (66). Local ...
Rory McIlroy Finds Redemption at Royal Portrush
Rory McIlroy found redemption at Royal Portrush six years after his nightmare 2019 missed cut, delivering the magical weekend ...
McIlroy receives support but no trophy
Scottie Scheffler was walking down the first fairway at Royal Portrush when a shout came from outside the ropes: "Go Rory!" ...
The Open: Rory McIlroy hails 'incredible' Royal Portrush crowd and embraces challenge to catch Scottie Scheffler for major win
Rory McIlroy carded a third-round 66 and moved to tied-fourth at The Open, six strokes behind Scottie Scheffler; McIlroy ...
The Open 2025 live: Rory McIlroy plots stunning Royal Portrush comeback as Scottie Scheffler leads
Rory McIlroy hopes to pull off an audacious comeback at The Open 2025 with Scottie Scheffler holding a commanding lead heading into Sunday’s fourth round at Royal Portrush. The world No 1 is four ...