Preference is for men who have featured towards the top of leaderboards already in 2025, with Collin Morikawa of most interest at 14/1.

Irish fans will hope Caelan Doris’s hands will be on the silverware come St Patrick’s weekend, although history will have to be rewritten if that is to be the case with Ireland going for a three in-a-row that is unprecedented in the Six Nations era

Brendan Rodgers and his players can secure a play-off place with a win, advancing to the knock-out phase of Europe’s top competition for the first time since 2013

With the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the US PGA at his beloved Quail Hollow, and a blockbuster of a Ryder Cup to be held in New York, 2025 threatens to be a huge year for Rory McIlroy

The golfing year of 2025 got off to a record-breaking start in Hawaii at the weekend when Hideki Matsuyama posted a frankly ridiculous 35-under-par total for 72 holes at The Sentry

As we set out on another huge year of sporting action, Michael McWilliams picks out a few bets to keep you interested in the months ahead

Perhaps the two abiding images from the last 12 months – certainly from an Irish perspective – involved Rory McIlroy, one a picture of delight and the other of enduring pain

Something is badly needed to change the mood with I'm A Celebrity over and Christmas still a couple of weeks away. Thankfully the very thing looms large on the horizon as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship blasts into action at Alexandra Palace in London

While some of golf's leading lights have thrown the sticks into the garage for the festive period, many others are in action this week in exotic places

Manchester United and Everton fans will have been punching the air on Sunday night when Coleen Rooney brought home the bacon to her fellow camp-mates in the Australian jungle, especially after dreary draws for both clubs earlier in the weekend

After 45 events across 26 countries, the curtain will come down on another rollercoaster of a DP World Tour season in Dubai on Sunday afternoon, and Rory McIlroy is very likely to be crowned the tour’s top dog for the third successive season

When the list of winners reads Patton Kizzire, Kevin Yu, Matt McCarty and JT Poston, it’s not hard to see that the big stars have been staying away from smaller events across the USA

International breaks can often offer a little bit of respite, some calm between the storms. The WhatsApp groups full of Liverpool supporters tend to be a bit quieter, with most members hoping for the same outcome for a couple of matches at least

One swing later, and the faithful Titleist was in a watery burn no more than a metre wide, leading to a triple-bogey six and a glum face heading in for a pint

I’ve been in love with the Champions League at various stages down the years with, off the top of my head, 1999 and 2008 perhaps my favourite renewals of the competition