Keegan Bradley faces scrutiny over player power and his own inflexibility after the captain produced curious pairings for the Saturday morning foursomes

The shadow boxing is over now but every serious competition needs jeopardy and home teams cannot prevail time and again

Europe lead 5½-2½ after the first day of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, with the visitors winning both the foursomes and fourballs sessions

Keegan Bradley faces scrutiny over player power and his own inflexibility after the captain produced curious pairings for the Saturday morning foursomes

Keegan Bradley refused to condemn American Ryder Cup fans after the grim scenes that unfolded as his team slipped to an 11 ½-4 ½ deficit

US skipper Keegan Bradley demands the Ryder Cup's 'envelope rule' is changed before the next contest as Europe captain Luke Donald defends its inclusion.