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Golf

'Sweet Caroline' serenade for Rory

World No 1 Rory McIlroy got a chuckle when a crowd at a rugby match sang along to 'Sweet Caroline', a teasing reference to his former fiancee, tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. The world No 1 golfer was being interviewed by the BBC at halftime of the Ulster-Connacht game when Neil Diamond's hit single was played over the public address system. Fans of the Ulster club McIlroy supports so passionately started to join in, while McIlroy's face creased into a broad smile.