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Garcia can prove he's no longer The Kid
GOLF/British Open : Time after time in the past, whenever destiny called, Sergio Garcia refused to listen. Now, he is older and, maybe, wiser. p

Hurling postponement gets unanimous support
GAELIC GAMES: The GAA's decision to postpone the triple bill of All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals scheduled for Croke Park tomorrow has been backed by all the participating counties. p

Golf

McIlroy claims silver
At precisely 8.31am yesterday, Rory McIlroy - a precocious teenager in a man's world - was announced on the first tee in the dulcet tones of the official starter, Ivor Robson. p
Open just another Weekley instalment
The Tour newcomer from Florida seems entirely unfazed by the occasion, writes Philip Reid. p
Tiger sinned against, not the sinner
George Kimball on the background to the tabloid kerfuffle over the 'controversial' drop in the first round. p
Carnoustie Diary
Unfortunate Welsh amateur Llewellyn Matthews unintentionally contributed to Ryder Cup player Luke Donald's horrendous start yesterday, where the Englishman followed up a double-bogey six on the third with a triple-bogey eight on the sixth on the way to a 76 for 146 that at least still enabled him to make the cut. p
Fraternity of fairway trumps gulf in class
Sideline Cut: Professional golfers are considered the pinnacle of excellence by the amateurs of the breed. It's an attitude representative of an evolutionary pecking order applicable to most sports. p

Gaelic Games

Season could yet stretch for Moyles
Meath v Galway: Ian O'Riordan talks to the Meath captain about his team's make-or-break qualifier clash with Galway this afternoon. p
How Louth are quietly rising to the challenge
Cork v Louth: Gavin Cummiskey on how, after losing five players from the panel and struggling against Wexford, Louth discovered what they were made off. p

Soccer

Mourinho happy to have Grant in place
Jose Mourinho has moved to draw a line under the debate over Avram Grant's appointment as Chelsea's director of football by insisting he is pleased with the management structure now in place at Stamford Bridge and, far from being frustrated by the new arrival, believes the Israeli will make his life "easier". p
Staunton praised by old boss
Mick McCarthy yesterday expressed support for the man who holds his former job as Republic of Ireland manager, predicting Steve Staunton is on course for some good times with the national team. p
Cawley ensures Galway still without home win
Galway Utd 0 Bray Wanderers 1 : Any outfit possessing a player with a wicked set-piece threat always has a fighting chance of garnering a result. Evidence was provided at a damp Terryland Park last night as Alan Cawley rifled in the only goal of an interesting encounter. p
Double delight for Kudozovic
Waterford Utd 1 Sligo Rovers 2 : Two goals from Fahrudin Kudozovic earned Sligo Rovers full points from this keenly contested tussle at the RSC last night. The game was finely balanced throughout but, in the end, the visitors just about deserved their victory. p
Brandywell to get makeover
Derry City have committed themselves to assembling some €18 million for the redevelopment of the Brandywell over the next six months after a deal with Derry City Council allowing the club to buy the 13.5-acre site for £1 sterling received approval. p
Soccer Shorts
Owen's injury jinx strikes : Three weeks before the start of the season Michael Owen is once again injured, the 27-year-old Newcastle United striker having aggravated a slight thigh strain during shooting practice yesterday. p

Rugby

Lomu advocates return to old values
News round-up : The former New Zealand winger Jonah Lomu believes the All Blacks need to get back to basics and start enjoying their rugby again if they are to end their reputation as World Cup chokers. p

Racing

Bolger's Sophie to do double
Tipperary preview: The going will be heavy at Tipperary this weekend, but no problems are anticipated with either this evening's meeting or tomorrow's going ahead. p
Haatef will handle ground
Fairyhouse preview: The ground conditions at Fairyhouse tomorrow might have more in common with an Irish Grand National than normal midsummer flat racing, but they are not expected to be a problem for Haatef's continued progress through the ranks in the featured Belgrave Stakes. p
Weather takes toll in Britain
Racing News : Heavy rain has once again played havoc with the fixture list in Britain, forcing the abandonment of today's feature event at Newbury. p

Other

All at sea, just the way he likes it
SWIMMING: Seán Kenny meets up with Kevin Murphy, veteran of 34 English Channel swims, as he gets ready to tackle Dingle Bay, 15 miles of Atlantic swell and spray never before crossed by a single swimmer p
Patches' reversal of fortune
SAILING: Yesterday's second day of racing at the Breitling Trophy off Palma provided the Irish yacht Patches with the proverbial 'tough day at the office' in the parlance of the professional sailors that comprise the bulk of the 360 crew competing in this circuit. p
Pony show jumpers claim bronze medal
EQUESTRIAN: Ireland's pony show jumpers claimed team bronze at the European championships in Freudenberg, Germany, yesterday afternoon and are well poised for a crack at the individual medals tomorrow. But there was disappointment for the senior squad, which finished last of seven teams in the Swedish Nations Cup in Falsterbo. p
Twenty 20 play-offs attract young and old
CRICKET: Tomorrow sees the climax to the LHW Twenty20 Cup at Railway Union Club. The day starts at 11am with the first of the semi-finals, between Merrion and The Hills, sharply followed at 2pm with Clontarf against Old Belvedere. The final is scheduled to start at 5pm. p
England quickly washed away
CRICKET: This was a remarkable day, not so much in the cricket, although that provided sufficient action to move the game along nicely, but in the fact there was any play at all for the supreme optimists who had hung on through a morning of the foulest weather. p
Trust proving difficult to find
CYCLING: "Trust me," Michael Rasmussen almost pleaded to a press conference not long after taking the yellow jersey in the Alps, and yesterday trust in the maillot jaune was at the heart of the latest doping storm to hit the Tour as the Pyrenean stages drew near. p
A 14th MTB title on cards
CYCLING : Robin Seymour will aim to extend an incredible sequence tomorrow in the national mountainbike cross country championships in Tollymore Forest Park, near Newcastle, Co Down. p
Santry in the rare old times
On Athletics : A recent feature of the National Track and Field Championships has been the introduction to the crowd of winners from 30 years previously. It serves as a tribute to their achievement and a reminder of the many great champions of the past. p
Ferrari are looming in Hamilton's mirror
MOTOR SPORT : Lewis Hamilton goes into tomorrow's European grand prix at the Nurburgring a comfortable 12 points ahead of his McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Fernando Alonso and knowing that if he keeps his head and concentrates on consistency he could well have already broken the back of the world championship with eight races to run. p
FBI inquire into NBA referee
BASKETBALL: The US National Basketball Association said yesterday it was cooperating with an investigation into whether a referee was betting on games at which he officiated. p
Flesch out front in Milwaukee
DIGEST/Golf - US Tour: Steve Flesch took a one-stroke lead halfway through the second round of the Milwaukee Championship yesterday by posting five birdies on the back nine to shoot 64 for a seven-under total of 133. p
Ospreys keep up with Jones
Sports Digest: The Ospreys have announced a new four-year contract for their Wales backrow Ryan Jones - just 24 hours after he was ruled out of World Cup contention. p
Wright in the mood for Hopkins
BOXING: Bernard Hopkins and Ronald "Winky" Wright clash in Las Vegas tonight in a catchweight bout between two of the world's best pound-for-pound fighters. p
Lee ready to return for Aussies
DIGEST/CRICKET: Australia kept faith with their World Cup winners when they named their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in September. p
Fernando blows out Bangladesh
DIGEST/CRICKET: Pace bowler Dilhara Fernando claimed four wickets for 24 to help Sri Lanka to a 70-run victory against Bangladesh in the first one-day international yesterday. p

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