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Shane Lowry's second round at Sawgrass gets under way at 12.51pm Irish time

Contrasting starts for Lowry and McIlroy at Sawgrass

Shane Lowry says he is "pretty happy" with an opening round that has propelled him into a tie for third at the Players Championship, but Rory McIlroy admits he struggled to recover from a nightmare start.

Golf • 12 Mar 21

Lowry flying high at Players after Rory horror show

Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare start to the defence of his Players Championship title as Sergio Garcia set the pace at TPC Sawgrass with Shane Lowry in hot pursuit.

Golf • 12 Mar 21

Rory McIlroy was the last winner of The Players back in 2019

McIlroy happy to be at Players after 'world shut down'

In the build-up to last year's Players Championship, defending champion Rory McIlroy was taken aback by some of the precautions being taken due to the developing coronavirus pandemic.

Golf • 10 Mar 21

Willett out of Sawgrass after positive Covid-19 test

Former Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from this week's Players Championship after testing positive for Covid-19.

Golf • 10 Mar 21

Brooks Koepka in action at the WGC-Workday Championship

Koepka withdraws from Players Championship

Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the 2021 Players Championship due to a knee injury.

Golf • 07 Mar 21

It was a first ranking tournament win for the Scot since March 2018

Magnificent Higgins neutralises Rocket in Players final

John Higgins hailed the best week of his snooker life after demolishing Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-3 to win the Players' Championship title in Milton Keynes.

Snooker • 28 Feb 21

John Higgins will face Ronnie O'Sullivan in Sunday's final

Higgins strolls past Wilson to set up Rocket showdown

John Higgins thrashed Kyren Wilson to set up a mouthwatering Players Championship final against Ronnie O'Sullivan on Sunday.

Snooker • 27 Feb 21

Raymond van Barneveld celebrates his triumph

Barney back to winning ways after retirement

Raymond van Barneveld beat Joe Cullen to win the Players Championship title, just three days after returning to darts.

Darts • 28 Feb 21

'I was twitching there at the end and Barry should have had me, I got lucky there'

Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches another final after comeback

Ronnie O'Sullivan felt he was fortunate to overturn a three-frame deficit to beat Barry Hawkins 6-4 and reach a record-equalling 57th ranking event final in the Players Championship.

Snooker • 26 Feb 21

Selby scores just seven points as Higgins hammers him

John Higgins restricted Mark Selby to just seven points as he thrashed the three-time world champion 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Players Championship.

Snooker • 26 Feb 21

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry will make his comeback in the Gibraltar Open next week

O'Sullivan hails return of 'Tiger Woods of snooker'

Ronnie O'Sullivan has saluted "the Tiger Woods of snooker" as Stephen Hendry prepares to resume his illustrious career at the age of 52.

Snooker • 25 Feb 21

Jordan Brown could not find the form from the Welsh Open

Brown hammered by Higgins at Players Championship

Jordan Brown was served a painful reminder of the reality of top-level snooker after being whitewashed by John Higgins in the first round of the Players Championship in Milton Keynes.

Snooker • 24 Feb 21

O'Sullivan showed his frustration before sealing victory

Rocket reaches Players Championship last-eight

Ronnie O'Sullivan survived his second final-frame decider in 48 hours to advance to the last-eight of the Players' Championship in Milton Keynes at the expense of Ding Junhui.

Snooker • 23 Feb 21

Diamond mangles Machine at Players Championship

Ian White overwhelmed James Wade 8-3 to win the eighth Players Championship event of the season in Barnsley.

Darts • 15 Mar 20

The first round had gone ahead on Thursday

U-turn as Players Championship at Sawgrass cancelled

Organisers have cancelled the Players Championship at Sawgrass after the opening round due to the coronavirus.

Golf • 13 Mar 20

Woods' latest setback comes just 34 days before he is due to start the defence of his Masters title

Tiger Woods withdraws from the Players Championship

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from next week's Players Championship at Sawgrass to protect his ongoing back injury.

Golf • 06 Mar 20

Yan Bingtao cruised into the Players Championship final.

Yan crushes Murphy to reach Players decider with Trump

Yan Bingtao will play Judd Trump in Sunday's Coral Players Championship final after cruising to a 6-1 victory against Shaun Murphy in Southport.

Other sport • 29 Feb 20

Trump tops Holt to set up last eight clash with Higgins

World number one Judd Trump saw off Michael Holt 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Players' Championship in Southport.

Snooker • 25 Feb 20

Selby through in Southport as Maguire gets revenge

Mark Selby showed further signs of returning to top form as he whitewashed Mark Williams 6-0 in the first round of the Players' Championship in Southport.

Snooker • 24 Feb 20

Dolan's upturn continues with victory in Barnsley

Brendan Dolan continued his resurgence by winning Players Championship 29 in Barnsley on Monday

Darts • 14 Oct 19

McIlroy finished at 18-under, four shots ahead of Xander Schauffele to claim the season-long FedEx Cup for the second time on the PGA Tour

McIlroy delight with $15m revenge mission over Koepka

Victory at the Tour Championship in Atlanta will not completely erase the disappointment of a futile season at the majors for Rory McIlroy, but it may be worth far more than the $15m he received for winning the FedEx Cup.

Golf • 26 Aug 19

'Wise up!' - Text from Dolan's wife inspires title win

Brendan Dolan won his first ranking darts title for almost five years by defeating Jermaine Wattimena 8-5 in the Players Championship 22 final.

Darts • 05 Aug 19

Rory McIlroy is Jack Nicklaus' tip for this year's Masters

McIlroy is the man to stop at Augusta, says Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus believes Rory McIlroy is the man to beat in the 83rd Masters as he seeks to complete the career grand slam with a victory at Augusta National.

Golf • 10 Apr 19

Rory McIlroy holds nerve to win Players Championship

Rory McIlroy emerged as the last man standing in a wild final round to win the Players Championship by one shot from American Jim Furyk in Ponte Vedra, Florida on Sunday.

Golf • 17 Mar 19

Recap: Rory McIlroy wins the Players Championship

The action as it happened from the closing stages of the Players Championship where Rory McIlroy won by a stroke from Jim Furyk.

Golf • 17 Mar 19