Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy and captain Luke Donald were emotional after a 16.5-11.5 success in Rome.

European captain Luke Donald hailed the win as the biggest achievement of his career.

Europe regained the trophy in Rome on Sunday.

Europe condemned the United States to a seventh straight away loss.

McIlroy was involved in an angry confrontation with Patrick Cantlay’s caddie after Saturday’s fourballs.

Jon Rahm then tied his match.

Luke Donald’s side needed just four points from Sunday’s 12 games to win the trophy.

All the latest action from the final day at Marco Simone.

Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler went up against each other in the first singles match.

Jon Rahm is first out in the singles matches against Scottie Scheffler after emotions ran high on day two.

Pictures emerged of McIlroy shouting and angrily pointing his finger at someone outside the clubhouse before being pulled away by Lowry.

McIlroy was annoyed that Patrick Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava initially refused to move from his eyeline on the 18th green.

McIlroy took exception to caddie Joe LaCava’s celebrations on the 18th green and was later seen in an argument outside the clubhouse.

Late heroics from Patrick Cantlay give the US some hope ahead of Sunday’s singles.

Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa got the US off to a winning start in the afternoon fourballs.

Koepka accused the Spaniard of displaying immature behaviour and pouting at the Ryder Cup.

The American pair crumbled to a 9&7 defeat by Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg.

Scheffler and Brooks Koepka were thrashed 9&7 by Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg on Saturday morning.

The American pair were five over par for the first three holes as they crumbled to a 9&7 defeat.

Europe captain Luke Donald had warned his side to be wary of the US players reacting like “a wounded animal” to Friday’s whitewash.