Peter Handscomb was forced to miss his county match against Leicestershire in England after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Gray Man is mindless fun, worth your monthly Netflix subscription, notes Aseem Chhabra.
McIlroy, who two weeks ago sent a tee shot into a swimming pool at a Match Play event in Austin, hit his father in the left leg with his second shot at the par-four seventh hole en route to one of six bogeys during a four-over-par 76.
Stoke had arrived at Manchester United's training ground for the game when they were informed of Michael O'Neill's positive test.
The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold.
Rory McIlroy got the dream start that has eluded him at recent majors to grab the first-round lead at the PGA Championship on Thursday, outshining the two other members of his 'super group' Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth.
For Mumbai, they stretched their unbeaten run to 11 matches as they now have 29 points from 12 matches.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told US President Joe Biden that he has brought documents to prove that the Bidens in India were related to him, as the two leaders jokingly discussed the matter during their first bilateral meeting at the White House.
Johnson, who was three under through nine holes when play was halted on Thursday, picked up four more birdies on Friday for a seven-under-par 65 that was his first bogey-free round at Augusta National.
Liverpool held their nerve to win an astonishing penalty shoot-out 11-10 and edge out Chelsea in the English League Cup final on Sunday after a rip-roaring contest had somehow ended 0-0 after extra time at Wembley.
Mike Tyson showed age has not robbed him of his power as the former heavyweight champion, in his long-awaited return to the ring, dominated Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition fight on Saturday in Los Angeles that was surprisingly ruled a draw.
Sukanya Verma tells you everything you need to know about the Oscars.
'I just want to thank the whole team ... everybody it took to get to here.'
The International Cricket Council said "cricket is nothing without diversity" as racism remained a topic of global debate following the death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd died last week gasping for breath as a white police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the handcuffed man's neck, leading to violent protests across America.
Kragh Andersen claimed his second audacious solo stage win of the Tour de France on Friday with a perfectly timed attack late in the 19th stage
Frenchman Alaphilippe retains lead.
A magnificent long-range strike from Youri Tielemans gave Leicester City their first FA Cup triumph with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday, in front of the biggest crowd in England since March 2020.
Xander Schauffele waded into the debate over the world's best golfer after finishing runner-up to Rory McIlroy in a playoff at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai on Sunday.
An Irishman has come up with a bizarre new "wearable luggage" that can hold a total of 15 kg of luggage and can help you beat the baggage charges levied by budget airlines.
Rory McIlroy suffered several anxious moments but kept the jitters in check to rubber-stamp his status as the newest golfing great by landing the first British Open title of his career on Sunday.
Mike Tyson tipped the scales at 233 pounds, while his opponent Irishman Kevin McBride weighed 271 pounds, his heaviest weight ever for a fight.
Tadej Pogacar became the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France after he retained the yellow jersey in the 21st stage on Sunday, a day after he pulled off a major coup to take the overall lead.
Golfing gunslingers Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods sprayed Royal Liverpool with a barrage of birdie bullets to steal the show midway through the opening round of the 143rd British Open on Thursday.
Cameron Champ, a two-times winner on the PGA Tour, is the second known member of the circuit to test positive for the novel coronavirus following fellow American golfer Nick Watney's positive test last Friday.
World No 10 Rory McIlroy was pinching himself after ending one of the most turbulent weeks of his life by winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy called off his engagement to tennis player Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday, saying just days after sending out wedding invitations that he was not ready for marriage.
What a difference a year has made for Rory McIlroy, who 12 months ago tarnished his reputation by quitting during the second round of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic.
Former world number one golfer Rory McIlroy's split with leading tennis player Caroline Wozniacki is the latest chapter in a frustrating year for the young Northern Irishman.
Former World No 1 Rory McIlroy feels like he has his mojo back and wants to win two major championships this year to make up for a poor season in 2013.
2013 was a great year for sports. Andy Murray won Wimbledon, Sebastian Vettel won the championships for the fourth time, Manchester United won the EPL. But there were also incidents and players that made 2013 unbearable. Following is a list of sporting flops in 2013.
Liverpool's 1-1 draw at Everton could not save manager Brendan Rodgers from the sack.
World No 2 Rory McIlroy, back at the scene of his first PGA Tour win, fired a five-under 67 at Quail Hollow on Thursday for a seven-way share of the first-round lead in the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 92nd Annual Academy Awards are currently underway at Hollywood and Highland in California, and the stars are dressed glamorously for Hollywood's biggest party.
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
Rory McIlroy has admitted he was wrong to withdraw from the Honda Classic last week, saying he now regretted his decision to stop playing.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
World No 1 golfer Rory McIlroy praised the clubs of his new sponsor Nike on Monday saying he was hitting the ball further than ever after agreeing a multi-year sponsorship deal with the U.S. sportswear firm.
World No 1 Rory McIlroy and three-times winner Tiger Woods were both sent packing in stunning fashion in the snow-delayed first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday.
World number one golfer Rory McIlroy has parted company with his first corporate sponsor ahead of confirmation of a deal that will make him the new face of sportswear giant Nike.
In-form Liverpool face a 'difficult' match on Saturday against an Aston Villa side who have improved after a change in system, boss Brendan Rodgers said as he welcomes back top scorer Luis Suarez after a one-match ban.
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