Rory, please don't copy Tiger's vow of silence after recent troubles

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PUBLISHED:22:57 GMT,Mulberry, 4 March 2013 UPDATED:22:57 GMT, 4 March 2013

So what face will the best golfer in the world present tomorrow when he re-emerges into public life for the first time since setting off the storm that has become 'McIl-gate?' Bruised and embittered from the experience, will he take the advice of Tiger Woods and learn to say nothing?

It’s certainly an option for the future, one practised by Woods and a number of other leading sportsmen.

But, in this period when he’s getting advice from all quarters, here&#8217,louboutin uk;s mine for what it’s worth as the longest-standing member of the travelling British press corps: in Rory’s case,longchamp online, it would be a horrendous mistake.

Part of the reason this story has created quite so many headlines is because words were issued on McIlroy’s behalf that went against everything we know about him.

‘I’m not in a good place mentally,&#8217,cheap ghd straighteners; he said as he walked off the course last week after eight holes of his second round in the Honda Classic. That’s the real Rory: honest to a fault. It was a mistake, but we can all forgive those.

An hour later came a statement in his name from someone being too clever for their own good. A sore wisdom tooth. That’s not Rory, and a fat lot of good it has done him,ralph lauren.

As he showed with his wondrous form from August onwards last year,christian louboutin shoes, McIlroy has no problem coping with the pressure of being the world No 1.

Look at the pressure he brought upon himself on the final day of the Ryder Cup when he arrived barely in time for his singles match and still came up smelling of roses.

McIlroy might be the most popular man in the press room on both sides of the Atlantic and he’s got there by being himself. The last thing he should do is to try to be someone else.

Tomorrow morning, he should say he has got some teething problems but it was no excuse and he shouldn’t have walked out. Sorry about that, but at the end of the day I am only 23 and we all know what this maddening game is like. Time to move on and work through these infuriating swing issues.

Some day soon, he will be the best player in the world once more. But it won’t help him in the future if alongside that he tries to be someone he is not.

Courageous Compton shows heart

The bravest man in golf? We’ve mentioned him before but it’s always a pleasure to talk about the charming and courageous American, Erik Compton.

Two heart transplants by the age of 30 and yet still he played on and earned himself full playing rights to compete on the PGA Tour.

Given all he has been through, perhaps it wasn’t surprising that Compton should enjoy his best day yet in golf on Sunday, when the wind was blowing 30mph and turning the venuefor the Honda Classic into a brutal test,mulberry bayswater.

It was a day for the strong of mind —and there was Compton breaking par to finish in a tie for fourth place and earn himself a cheque for $226,000.

Now 33, he truly is an inspiration.

Fair play to America’s best golfers. In 12 official PGA Tour events held on US soil since the Ryder Cup, Americans have won 11 of them,longchamp online.

And who is the only European to have won a title during this sequence? My cap is tipped in your direction if you come up with this name: one Jonas Blixt, from Sweden,ghd sale.

Quote of the week

'I'm very neutral on putter anchoring but the thing that would disturb me is if the PGA Tour took a different stance to the final position of the USGA. We’ve always played by one set of rules and we should stay that way.'

Jack Nicklaus puts forward a characteristically eloquent argument. The European Tour made their support of the proposed ban on anchoring official yesterday, backing the PGA Tour into a corner with their opposition to it.

Time for the rules makers on both sides of the Atlantic — the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club — to stand firm, therefore, and instigate the ban; time for the PGA Tour to follow Jack's advice.

Anyone following his enormously entertaining and wacky Twitter account will get a good idea of how much Englishman David Lynn is enjoying his rookie season on the PGA Tour.

On Saturday,Mulberry outlet, the 39-year-old played with Tiger Woods for the first time and posted a photograph of Tiger in triumphant pose, eating Lynn for breakfast. It didn’t turn out that way as the Stoke man outscored him by two strokes — and added another sub-par round on Sunday to finish tied fourth.

With $321,000 earned already from six events, he's made a wonderful start to ensuring this isn’t a one-season wonder.

Weirwolf leads the pack in race for gold in Glasgow

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PUBLISHED:00:56 GMT, 11 March 2013 UPDATED:00:59 GMT, 11 March 2013

Last summer, we witnessed the Lightning Bolt,christian louboutin uk, the Mobot and the Weirwolf as the London Olympics and Paralympics lit up the world.

What odds all three once again take centre stage come the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year,longchamp selfridges?

Of the talented trio of Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and David Weir, the latter is perhaps the best bet to not only turn up,ghd sale, but also add to his burgeoning gold-medal collection.

Bolt faces the ever-growing threat of compatriot Yohan Blake, while Farah’s scheduled move up to the marathon has placed a question mark over which event, if any,longchamp sale, he would compete in.

Like both the great Jamaican and his English compatriot,ralph lauren uk, Weir has yet to win a Commonwealth title — but has already voiced his intention to make the trip north.

Fellow Paralympic legend Chantal Petitclerc visited Glasgow recently in her role as Chef de Mission of Team Canada, to view the facilities and progress that is being made.

The Canadian,louboutin shoes, who has 14 Paralympic gold medals to her name, was in London last year as an events coach, with Weir one of the athletes assigned to her.

With the 2014 Commonwealth Games including a record number of para-events, which have full medal status, Petitclerc is looking forward to seeing some of the Paralympic movement’s biggest names take a stage they more than deserve.

'Obviously, from a very personal standpoint, I think the Commonwealth Games have always been very proactive and open-minded when it comes to para-sports,' said Petitclerc.

'They were the first — and only — multi-sport event to have official para-events. That was in Manchester back in 2002. And now to have 22 medal events for para-sports is amazing.

'It will be very positive for para-sports in Glasgow. The Paralympic movement wants and is getting stronger. It sends a very strong message,ghd hair straighteners.

'The athletes are very happy about those events in terms of inclusion for it to be full medals.'

Weir’s haul of four gold medals in the T54 class in London was actually one short of Petitclerc’s haul from both the Sydney and Beijing Games, also in the T54.

So who better to step in when his coach wasn’t allowed down to the track last summer?

'David is coached by Jenny Archer but I was responsible for taking him to the start line,mulberry factory shop,' revealed Petitclerc. 'I was an events coach in London for the UK team. I had a group of four athletes, including Dave,Mulberry sale.

'Dave’s coach wasn’t accredited and I was responsible for the logistics, preparing him and mentoring him,cheap christian louboutin.

'He knew exactly what he needed to do — but winning those four gold medals was much like I did four years before, so that was the reason they got me in working with him.'

Weir will compete in only one event in Glasgow — the 1500 metres (T54) — and, while he might be the star attraction, there will also be plenty for the home crowd to get rowdy about as the likes of Libby Clegg (100m T12) and cycling duo Neil Fachie and Aileen McGlynn go for gold.

She's found her new Justin! Britney Spears and Ordinary Dave wear matching waistcoats and hats as they enjoy Vegas trip

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PUBLISHED:06:48 GMT, 25 March 2013 UPDATED:06:48 GMT, 25 March 2013

They do say the couple that dresses together, stays together.

And while has not worked for Britney Spears in the past, it seems the pop star is hoping that if she can get her man dressed the same as her perhaps they will have a love match.

Britney and her new boyfriend David Lucardo started their trip to Las Vegas, Nevada,louboutin, with a very unusual fashion statement on Friday,longchamp uk.

The 31-year-old star and her man both donned waistcoats and fedoras for their flight from Los Angeles, California to Sin City.

The Till The World Ends singer donned a dark blue waistcoat with a lace high-necked shirt and a leather ice skater skirt,longchamp bag.

The star added black suede knee high boots that she unzipped and folded down to make them appear more like ankle boots, as well as a blue tartan fedora,longchamp sale.

Taking his girlfriend's lead Ordinary Dave - as the legal firm field researcher has become known - wore a snugly fitting lighter blue waistcoat over, an also very tight, shirt with a light blue tartan tie.

Dave also donned a very similar dark fedora,longchamp.

The couple's outfits evoked memories of the singer and her former boyfriend Justin Timberlake's matching fashiondisaster of a decade ago,louboutin shoes.

The then couple ended up on almost every worst dressed list around the world after they donned matching all denim outfits to the American Music Awards in 2001.

Justin - who was in boy band 'NSYNC at the time - wore a denim suit jacket with flared denim pants - both of which had contrasting denim patches - with a cowboy hat made of jean material.

Britney wore a ball gown cut from denim and even accessorised it with a denim handbag.

While the image of the pair walking the carpet together in their matching denim has lasted, their romance did not, ending just one year later.

Britney has since been married twice - for one day to friend Jason Alexander and for two years to back up dancer Kevin Federline - and recently split with fiance and former manager Jason Trawick.

Justin - who now has changed his image to ensure he is on the best and not the worst dressed lists - recently married actress Jessica Biel,polo ralph lauren uk.

Despite the failure of matching looks before, Britney seemed very happy couples dressing as she flew out to Vegas.

Britney is in final negotiations with Caesars Entertainment to have a performance residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino so no doubt the trip was not all matching outfit fun.

The singer did manage to enjoy the town while there, however, as on Sunday night she posted a a picture of her and Dave - and her manager - enjoying the Cirque du Soleil’s One Drop show.

Helping to raise funds to for the show's charity that aims to ensure people around the world get access to safe and clean water, the show certainly impressed Britney,christian louboutin sale.

She tweeted: 'The @Cirque @ONEDROP show… SO WOW!! #1night1drop Watch it online & support #worldwaterday” Brit tweeted, along with a link so you too can watch and support World Water Day.'

Beaming the singer happily posed with Dave's arm around her, and the picture marks the first time the singer has publicly acknowledged her new boyfriend - whom she was first spotted with in February,longchamp le pliage.

The couple did not have a lot of time to relax after the show however, flying out that same night.

Britney split with her partner of three years, Jason, in January.

The mother-of-two recently admitted she will 'always love' her former fiance.

Britney added: 'Jason and I have decided to call off our engagement. I'll always adore him and we will remain great friends,ghd hair straighteners.'