The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

Iseq rises 2.2% as the shares of both main banks perform strongly

Markets recover early-week losses

With eight of the world’s top 10-ranked players, can USA translate this to a trophy?

British Open champion goes into opening event at the top of the standings

Waterford man eyeing a strong finish to season following recent breakthrough win

‘That’s the focus for me the next few weeks, to play with as much freedom as possible’

Price fall comes despite second-quarter profit and revenue topping estimates

Women players showing more enthusiasm and desire to embrace across-sport camaraderie

‘That’s why I always say in golf, ‘there is always next week’, and that’s a great thing’

McIlroy hopes to play tidier rounds of golf and avoid the rough at the Renaissance

Irishman sits three off the lead at rain-delayed Rocket Mortgage Classic

McIlroy and Lowry lead 16-strong contingent bidding for a home victory in Irish Open

Power’s slip up . . .word of mouth . . . by the numbers . . . Twitter Twaddle

It’s hard to ‘get #EuroHyped’ when takeaways and TV have lost their novelty value

Youngster believes his strong ball-striking will prove valuable on Kiawah Island

Caddie played vital role with advice to take drop on the 18th following wayward tee shot

Gunman opens fire at FedEx centre near Indianapolis airport in Indiana

Police say shooter died by suicide and there is no active threat to community

Iseq closes lower with Ryanair, Flutter, Cairn Homes, AIB and BoI all losing ground