• McIlroy highlights include eagle on par-five 14th
• Ireland’s Shane Lowry secures second on his own

Rory McIlroy claimed the 27th PGA Tour title of his career with an impressive victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy made an eagle and five birdies in a superb final round of 66 to finish 21 under par, a shot outside the tournament record set by Brandt Snedeker in 2015.

Playing partner Shane Lowry birdied the 18th to secure outright second on 19 under, with Justin Rose making an eagle on the same hole to share third place with American Lucas Glover. “Some people would argue the golf courses I have won on are not up to a Pebble Beach or an Augusta, but to win at one of the cathedrals of golf is really, really cool,” McIlroy told CBS.

• Rodgers’ side stay 10 points clear after win at Motherwell
• Hagi strikes twice to round off positive week for Rangers

The Celtic manager, Brendan Rodgers, backed Jota to be an even bigger success second time round after the Portuguese winger marked his “emotional” return with a goal in a 3-1 win at Motherwell.

The 65th-minute substitute appeared to be in tears shortly after converting a pass from Daizen Maeda to round off the Scottish Premiership victory in the closing seconds and celebrating in front of the visiting fans.

• Lens defender Danso was reportedly wanted by Wolves
• Midfielder Chukwuemeka is out of Maresca’s plans

Tottenham are set to win the race to sign Lens centre-back Kevin Danso. The 26-year-old has attracted plenty of interest in the January transfer window and was reportedly close to joining Wolves.

However, with defender Radu Dragusin the latest Tottenham player to suffer an injury, it is understood the north London club have moved quickly to recruit Danso in a deal set to be worth €25m (£21m).