MEN’S GOLF: Europe captain Luke Donald admitted today he had been “blown away” by the ability of Ludvig Aberg after handing the rising star one of his six wild cards for the 44th Ryder Cup in Rome.

Former world number one amateur Aberg only turned professional in June, but won the final qualifying event in Switzerland on Sunday with a final round of 64 at Crans-sur-Sierre.

FORMULA ONE: Damon Hill has described Toto Wolff’s dismissal of Max Verstappen’s record winning streak as “churlish” and “ungracious.”

Red Bull’s Verstappen became the first driver in Formula One’s 73-year history to win 10 consecutive races following his triumph at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.

But moments after Verstappen drove into the record books, Mercedes team principal Wolff called the Dutchman’s unprecedented run of victories “completely irrelevant.” He added that the record was only “for Wikipedia, and nobody reads that anyway.”

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Aaron Ramsey has described Brennan Johnson’s potential as “scary” but admits he was unhappy to see his Wales team-mate join Tottenham on transfer deadline day.

Ramsey showed his Arsenal loyalties run deep when he said of forward Johnson’s move from Nottingham Forest on Friday: “I wish it weren’t to Tottenham.

“For him it’s a brilliant move. The potential he has is quite scary and hopefully he can take those next steps and go to the next level.”

MEN’S RUGBY UNION: Hooker Ronan Kelleher insisted his “body feels unbelievably healthy” as he declared himself fit for Ireland’s Rugby World Cup opener.

The 25-year-old has endured a series of injury setbacks during the past 18 months and missed each of his country’s warm-up matches amid a hamstring issue.

Scrum coach John Fogarty said today that none of Ireland’s 33-man squad have been ruled out of Saturday’s Pool B clash with Romania in Bordeaux.