Golf:Royal Portrush and Carnoustie have been chosen to host the British Amateur Championship in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Portrush is the only course outside Scotland and England to stage the British Open – Max Faulkner prevailed over the Northern Ireland links course in 1951 – and it was recently announced as the venue for this June’s Irish Open.

Carnoustie saw Scot Paul Lawrie win the 1999 British Open after Jean Van de Velde triple-bogeyed the final hole, while Ireland's Padraig Harrington triumphed there in 2007 when he beat Sergio Garcia in a play-off to claim his first Major title. This year’s British Amateur championship will be staged at Royal Troon in Scotland from June 18th-23rd.