let's get more on this now with our golf correpondent iain carter, who's been waiting all day for thisold? no, i don't think so. really from the moment he finished second at the pga championship last month, he was nailed on to return to this american ryder cup team. it will be his first appearance since 2012. he was always going to be part of the infrastructure if you like of this ryder cup team because he had been named as a vice captain. but at the start of a year when he returned from those multiple back surgeries, it was one of his goals to force his way back into the american ryder cup tea m way back into the american ryder cup team either by qualifying automatically or as has been the case earning this wild card pick from captainjim furyk. he says that it's an incredible feeling beyond special that he is back in the american ryder cup team and cannot wait for the match which of course ta kes pla ce wait for the match which of course takes place at the end of this month. what about phil mickelson? i feel it would be hard to be somewhat out of his stature. exactly he and he has bee

our golf correspondent iain carter and commentator conor macnamara have been out exploring the courseputting green over the next week, some of the best golfers on the planet will be honing their skills, and look at this, the view overlooking the first tee. iain carter, you are lucky enough to travel all around the world, so many golf events, there is nothing quite like this. this is absolutely incredible, the view here and the size of the grandstands, normally first tees are intimate affairs, but this isjust fast, something like 6000 seats, and a very, very demanding tee shot as well. you can see the water down the left, rough down the right, this is a tee shot not for the faint—hearted. down the right, this is a tee shot not for the faint-hearted. what a great view the spectators have, you can great view the spectators have, you ca n stretch great view the spectators have, you can stretch in the distance, i conceive the tenth and the 11th, but look at this view around the corner, the 15th and the 18th. this is brilliant. absolutely, and this is well the drama is going to play out. 0f

earlier i spoke to our golf correspondent iain carter. is it isita is it a risk worth taking?omas bjorn is thinking. we have five newcomers in this european ryder cup tea m newcomers in this european ryder cup team from the automatic qualifiers. no room to go for inexperience again. garcia is the one that will raise most eyebrows because he has been short of form. missed the cut in allfour been short of form. missed the cut in all four majors, missed a string of cuts and did make it through to the play—offs. thomas is hoping he can find some form to take to paris for this ryder cup. if he does but he believes garcia will be the heartbeat of this team and provide as much influence in the locker room as much influence in the locker room as he does on the course. the two englishman, a year or so ago they would have doubted if they would ever get back into a ryder cup team. paul casey played a decade ago and ian poulter slipped out of the top 200 in the world a year ago so talk about their resurgence? ian poulter has been on the resurgence for the last 18 months and is back into t

and as our golf correspondent iain carter explains, furyk‘s decision will be relatively straight forwardvery straightforward for the captain. every pundit is basically saying it is going to be tiger woods, it is going to be phil mickelson. really, there is a compelling argument, certainly for two of the three. tiger woods played himself into contention with a very impressive return. five top tens after a ll impressive return. five top tens after all the injury problems that he has had. had he had a full qualifying. —— had he had a full period it would have taken him and automatically. phil mickelson has played in every ryder cup since the mid—19 90s. he has been the architect of the task force, the new outlook to the ryder cup with —— that the americans have. although his form has not been that great, just one top ten since march, i think he is the one that will get the nod at this stage leaving one more wild card pick. for your's captain perhaps it's a bit more tricky. a lot will come down whether you go forform or class. tricky. a lot will come down whether you go for form or class. ex

this form into the ryder cup where he'll play for team usa in paris, and our golf correspondent iain carterues and both captains will arrive for their news conferences and we know tiger woods will be top of the agenda for those. there is a massive sense of anticipation about this ryder cup. officially this will be the first ever ryder cup in which each of the top ten players in the world will be competing. they are either american or european, two very strong teams, and tiger woods playing his first ryder cup since 2012 really adds a substantial x factor. the ballon d'or is one of the most prestigious awards in football and this year, for the first time, there'll be a women's winner as well as a men's. france football magazine — which runs the award, given to the best player of the year — has announced that since women's football is booming, creating a women's prize was a "logical step". a shortlist of 15 female players will be released in october, with a specially selected group of women's football experts picking the winner, who will get their prize alongside the men's best player in dece

iain carter has more on how that might go.u. there is a compelling argument for certainly two of those three. tiger woods played himself into contention with a very impressive return, five top ten, after the injury problems he has had. had he had a full qualifying period, the trend of his performances would have taken him into the team automatically. bryson dechambeau is of the back of victories of the pga series and phil mickelson has played in every ryder cup since the mid—19 905. he has been the architect of the task force, the new outlook to the ryder cup the americans have. i know his form hasn't been great of late, ju5t one top ten since march, i think he i5 one top ten since march, i think he is the one who will get the nod at this stage, leaving one more wild ca rd this stage, leaving one more wild card pick for next week. manchester united manager jose mourinho has reportedly been fined and has accepted a suspended one—year prison sentence in connection with a claim he failed to declare around £3 million in earnings t

and as our golf correspondent iain carter explains, furyk‘s decision will be relatively straight forwarde? well, i think this is going to be very straightforward for the cast didn't furyk. every pundit is saying that it didn't furyk. every pundit is saying thatitis didn't furyk. every pundit is saying that it is going to be tiger woods, it is going to be phil mickelson and it is going to be phil mickelson and it is going to be bracing days on vo. and really there is a compelling argument for two of those three. tiger woods played himself into contention with a very aggressive return, five top tens after all the injury problems he has had. had he had a full qualifying., the trend of his performance would have taken him into the team automatically. this man is on the back of two consecutive victories. and phil mickelson has played in every ryder cup since the mid—19 90s. he has been the architect of the task force, the new outlook to the ryder cup that the americans have. and although his form has not been great of late, just one top ten since march, i think he is the one that will get the

this form into the ryder cup where he'll play for team usa in paris — and our golf correspondent iain carter in the world will be competing. they are either american or european, two very strong teams and tiger woods playing his first ryder cup since 2012 really adds a substantial x factor. the ballon d'or is one of the most prestigious awards in football — and this year, for the first time, there'll be a women's winner as well as a men's. france football magazine — which runs the award, given to the best player of the year — has announced that since women's football is booming, creating a women's prize was a "logical step". a shortlist of 15 female players will be released in october, with a specially selected group of women's football experts picking the winner, who will get their prize alongside the men's best player in december. cristiano ronaldo is once again on the list alongside place for lionel messi. england manager gareth southgate though, is giving his support to a man that helped knock england out of the world cup, croatia's lu ka modric. he was outstanding against us but that of

this form into the ryder cup where he'll play for team usa in paris — and our golf correspondent iain carterfor those. but there is an massive sense of anticipation about this ryder cup. officially, this will be the first ever ryder cup in which each of the top ten players in the world will be competing. they are either american or european, two strong teams and tiger woods, playing his first ryder cup since 2012 ads are substantial x factor. cannot wait for that. well it's early stages in the scottish premiership but the signs are that we could be in for the most open race for the title in years. that's because celtic suffered defeat for the second time in their opening six games. they conceded in the last minute to lose 2—1 at kilmarnock, and are six points off hearts who are top. it's celtic‘s worst start to a season in 20 years. steven gerrard's rangers are now above celtic and up to second in the league after thrashing stjohnston 5—1 at ibrox. gerrard said it's the best football he's seen from his side since taking over in the summer. arsenal made it five wins in a row in all competitio

let's speak to our golf correspondent iain carter, who's in paris ahead of the ryder cup.woods?m is huge, no doubt about that. you are absolutely right, up there with any sporting comeback that you can think of. in golfing terms it is alongside ben hogan, who came back from life changing injuries. but from life changing injuries. but from his perspective, 1786 days ago was the last time he tasted victory on the pga tour, back in 2013. since then, multiple back injuries, the point at which he could barely move, he was unable to play with his children and it needed a back fusion, which was essentially a experimental procedure because it hadn't been used for someone who was an active athlete. it clearly worked. really, throughout this golfing season he has gotten stronger and stronger. challenged for the open championship injuly, the pj in august and now he has won the pj in august and now he has won the season finale. watching the pictures we were seeing a moment ago, seeing the crowds run towards him. has everybody forgiven him for his very well—publicised demeanour is? --

into the ryder cup where he is a wild card pick for team usa in paris and her golf correspondent iain carter tiger woods is going to be top of the agenda but there is a massive sense of anticipation about this ryder cup. officially, this will be the first of ryder cup in which each of the top ten players in the world will be competing. they're either american or european, very strong teams and tiger woods is playing his first ryder cup since 2012 really adds a substantial excitement. we will bring you the latest from the press conferences in paris later on. away from tiger woods, serena williams says she is trying to move on from the meltdown that overshadowed the us open final. the grand champion lost to the japanese player after a fiery confrontation with the umpire which she blamed on sexism. she calls a thief and a liar. she was docked. the argument began when he issued a warning because the coach admitted he had been helping her. williams said she had not seen the french and make a gesture and the subsequent admission that he did help was a confusing moment. 0ne moment. one of the most