Kate Rowan

Not so long ago one could have imagined Prince Harry picking up the phone to congratulate Team GB athletes on their exploits in the Olympics.

Charley Hull returns to the word “unapologetic” to describe herself on multiple occasions during the hours we spend together. Sitting in the rarefied surrounds of St Andrews' Old Course Hotel, groups of amateur golfers return from rounds of a lifetime with smiles like children after a day at Disneyland, Hull may have the confidence of a top athlete, but she cannot hide her excitement about the AIG Women's Open being played on the Old Course this week.

Ahead of the Women’s Open, 28-year-old explains how ADHD positively influences her golf, not taking Instagram too seriously and Full Swing

Hinako Shibuno (right), nicknamed "Smiling Cinderella", has a huge following - Getty Images/Oisin Keniry

A smartly dressed gentleman in a Burberry trench coat looked stricken as he hurried towards the 18th fairway on the Old Course during the first round of the Women’s Open on Thursday afternoon.

Solheim Cup captain Suzann Pettersen has named Georgia Hall among her four picks for the showdown with the United States in Virginia next month.

It is comforting to watch Jack Grealish play football . There is a familiarity in his expressions of joy and despair, reminding me of boys who grew up in the same northside Dublin suburb as I did. Unsurprising as the Birmingham-born wing has a grandmother from Dublin and grandfathers hailing from County Galway and Cork.

On Saturday, Grealish and Rice will be in Dublin representing country of their birth, England, against the land of their ancestors

Jack Draper may have lost his Davis Cup match against Argentine Francisco Cerundolo but he did not lose any of his candour afterwards, saying: “It's going to be very hard for players of my age to achieve longevity.”

Jack Draper has suddenly become the de facto leader of Great Britain's Davis Cup team - CameraSport via Getty Images/Alex Dodd