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  • Course to separate men from the boys

    The notion of discovering how the other half lives will be given fresh meaning in a golfing context today when an elite field of 156 challenge for the 128th British Open at Carnoustie. p

  • Smyth is in the mood for a classic links test

    It was tough 24 years ago when he made his British Open debut, and Des Smyth - who failed to survive the cut that year - expects an even tougher time on this occasion. "I just hope the wind doesn't blow," he said, "otherwise it is going to make really good players look silly." p

  • Demons Of The Links: Hole-by-hole guide to Carnoustie

    1st - (407 yards, Par 4) - On his way to a course record 64 in the 1995 Scottish Open, Colin Montgomerie hit 2-iron, 8-iron to four feet for birdie. The next year, with a different wind direction, American Scott McCarron hit driver, 3-wood, wedge to reach the green. A new fairway bunker 280 yards from the back tee is a further deterrent. p

  • David Walsh took the first step to re-establish himself as a jockey

    David Walsh took the first step to re-establish himself as a jockey when partnering Pull On, who finished unplaced in the For Him Magazine National Hunt Flat Race at Worcester last evening. It was a low-key return to the saddle for the former conditional champion, who has been in the wilderness for over two years after receiving a month's suspension for failing a random drugs test 27 months ago. Walsh was given a big cheer by fellow jockeys as he entered the weighing room and the 24-year-old rider was clearly glad to be back. And now he believes he has his weight problems in check as the 12 stone seven pounds of a year ago is long gone and he now weighs in at 10 stone three pounds and remains confident he will do 10 stone when needed. p
RUGBY/INVITATIONAL UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP

  • Irish expect hard work to be rewarded

    Looking remarkably fresh, the Ireland squad trooped into the Claridge Hotel in Buenos Aires at 8.0 a.m. local time yesterday having negotiated a 13-hour flight from London. A quick breakfast and it was time to begin preparations for the eight-team invitational under-21 championship. p
GAELIC GAMES/CHAMPIONSHIP '99Back to Top

  • Clancy makes way for fit-again Finnegan

    Niall Finnegan, who came on as a substitute for Paul Clancy in Galway's replay victory over Sligo two weeks ago, comes into the starting XV at left half forward in the Galway team which defends its Connacht and All-Ireland titles in Tuam Stadium on Sunday. p

  • O'Mahony wants players to have say in key decisions

    Galway football manager John O'Mahony has put his weight behind the idea of a forum which would bring players and administrators into closer contact on a regular basis in order to discuss mutual problems. p
SPORT/DIGESTBack to Top

  • Oktober ahead of its time

    Sailing: The coastal race yesterday in Bangor Week caused a shuffle in places in the big boats in class two and among the Sigma 33s, where local knowledge certainly was of no advantage. p
CRICKET/THREE-DAY INTERNATIONALBack to Top

  • Defiant innings by Dunlop

    When play resumes this morning at Castle Avenue on the third and final day of their encounter with the South Africa Development XI, Ireland will be trailing by 182 runs, with the visitors' first-wicket partnership between Quentin Still and Ahmed Amla still intact. p
UNDER-21 HC/MUNSTER SEMI-FINALBack to Top

  • Browne's goals prove sufficient

    Tipperary, with nine senior panellists in their team, just held on for victory over Waterford in a Munster semi-final clash which ended in pulsating fashion before a 6,000 attendance at Walsh Park last night. Tipperary led by 3-4 to 0-8 at the interval and stretched the advantage to four clear goals eight minutes into the second half. It seemed all over at that stage, but Waterford almost turned the match around with a thrilling fight back, highlighted by two Ken McGrath goals from 30 metre frees. p
CRICKET/UNDER-19Back to Top

  • Ireland start World Cup bid

    Ireland's top young players will take the field against Holland at Comber today in the first of five matches in the European Colts Championship which will decide if they qualify for the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka next January. p
GOLF/BRITISH OPENBack to Top

  • Duval rattled but resolute

    David Duval had the look of a student who was convinced he had done all the right homework only to be flattened by a sadistic examiner. Carnoustie, where he is a leading challenger for the British Open, starting this morning, was not what he expected. And it showed. p
TENNIS/DAVIS CUPBack to Top

  • Doran likely to sit out singles

    Whatever about Ireland's chances in the match itself, team captain Peter Wright is poised to make a spot of Davis Cup history at today's draw for tomorrow's opening day's play against Denmark in Skagen. p
MOTOR SPORT/FORMULA ONEBack to TopGOLF MASTERSBack to Top

  • Monty still main man for Maune

    "Somebody seems to come good for me every week," David Maune said to us a while back, and just recently that somebody has been Colin Montgomerie, more often than not. Once again the Scot was responsible for keeping David's Cremorne 1 on top of the overall leaderboard, after his victory in Loch Lomond on Saturday made up both for the absence of three of his team-mates from week 19's tournaments and for the other three winning just £40,250 between them. Since David transferred Montgomerie into the team in week 11 (swapping him for David Duval) he has won a staggering £580,125, over a third of Cremorne 1's earnings since then. Up until week 11 Montgomerie had won just £94,500, while Duval's purple patch in the same period brought £335,600 into the team's coffers. p

  • Open Houses

    Right, it's British Open time, the second last chance of the Golf Masters' season to earn double the regular prize money. And who have you in your line-up? Scott Hoch? Fred Couples? Steve Jones? John Daly? Brad Faxon? Tom Kite? Bill Glasson? Well, there's always next year. p
TOUR DE FRANCE/STAGE 10 TO L'ALPE D'HUEZBack to Top

  • Winner knocked over by spectator

    The Tour de France is one of the few great sporting events where close interaction between the fans and the stars is still possible, but in recent years the spectators have tended to let their enthusiasm get the better of them. p
AMERICA AT LARGEBack to Top

  • Getting tuned in to women's soccer

    The preliminary television figures have begun to trickle in, and they tell an astounding story. Over 40 million American viewers watched last Sunday's Women's World Cup final between the US and China - and if they'd known Brandi Chastain was going to celebrate her match-winning penalty kick by taking her shirt off, the audience would no doubt have been even bigger than that. p
EURO 2000Back to Top

  • Yugoslavs sack coach

    Ireland's European Championship rivals Yugoslavia will arrive in Dublin for their September 1st qualifying tie with a new manager after current coach Milan Zivadinovic was dismissed by the country's football association. p
ENGLAND/FA PREMIERSHIPBack to Top

  • Aldridge backs Keane

    Former Republic of Ireland striker John Aldridge has backed Aston Villa boss John Gregory's bid to land Wolves striker Robbie Keane. p

  • Keane refuses United Offer

    Roy Keane has refused Manchester United's first offer of an extended contract and has repeated his threat to leave unless the club meets his terms. p
SOCCER/CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERBack to Top

  • Dolan's plans take dramatic nosedive

    The impact he has made is everywhere to be seen around Richmond Park these days, but pretty much since the day he arrived there Pat Dolan has made it clear that Irish clubs have to judge themselves by their performances against European opposition. As he reflects on last night's events in Inchicore, the domestic game's most prominent exponent may be looking around for a more charitable yardstick. p
RACING/KILLARNEY PREVIEWBack to Top

  • Sea Leopard best bet

    Killarney's July festival winds up this afternoon with a seven-race card that has the Dawn Milk Handicap as a feature. p
DOWN ROYALBack to Top

  • Gamble is landed by Tiger

    The Celtic Tiger has become a real buzz phrase in recent times, and the six-year-old gelding of the same name landed a nice `touch' in the Hillsborough Beginners Chase at Down Royal last night. p
KILLARNEY/REPORTBack to Top

  • Easy for Quintus

    Saturday's Golden Pages Handicap at Leopardstown is next on the agenda for Quintus who won last night's Great Southern Handicap by a cosy half a length at Killarney. p
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