Shane Lowry wins the British Open; Kerry and Donegal draw in thriller

Ireland's Shane Lowry is the British Open champion. Shooting a final round 72 for a 72-holes total of 15-under-par 269, six strokes clear of nearest pursuer Tommy Fleetwood – he is the latest recipient of the famed Claret Jug. Read Philip Reid's report from Portrush here, and this excellent profile (Subscriber Only) of Shane Lowry's rise from pitch and putt to champion golfer.

Kerry and Donegal played out a mesmerising match in Sunday's round two Super 8s clash at Croke Park. The Munster and Ulster champions could not be separated and a 1-20 to 1-20 draw leaves Mayo very match in the race for the semi-finals. James Horan's team were flattered by a nine point winning margin against Meath - Malachy Clerkin reports that "on a different day against a better team, there's no guarantee they'd have got out of this one intact." A win for Kerry in round three will guarantee their qualification, Meath are out, and Mayo v Donegal will be a winner takes all clash. On Saturday, Dublin and Tyrone secured their semi-final spots from the other group.

Sarah Healy wrapped up another medal for Irish athletics by winning the 1,500 metres silver at the European Under-20 Championships in Borås, Sweden. There was also a first ever heptathlon medal silver for Kate O'Connor and a rarely won bronze over 5,000m for Darragh McElhinney. Read Ian O'Riordan's report and review here.

Meanwhile at the Tour de France, Dan Martin bounced back from Saturday's disappointment to go in yesterday's big breakaway. He eventually finished 21st, three minutes 38 seconds behind the stage winner Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), who had also been in the break. Nicolas Roche placed 64th. He climbs one place to 15th overall, while Roche is 37th. The Tour has a rest day on Monday, with racing resuming on Tuesday with an undulating stage to Nîmes.