Harrington leads Irish clean sweep Pádraig Harrington's "perfect" five wood to the to the par five 17th en route to his successful defence of the British Open crown at Birkdale has earned the Dubliner the European Tour Shot of the Year award.

Wasteful Liverpool fail to take full advantage Liverpool 0 West Ham 0: Liverpool have missed the chance to move three points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League after being held to a scoreless draw at Anfield by West Ham. The point does move Rafael Benitez's side one clear of Chelsea but the Merseysiders yet again failed to convince or capitalise on their dominance over inferior opposition.
Ireland to meet Wallabies and Italy Ireland will meet Australia and Italy in Pool C of Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand after the draw was made in London this afternoon. Declan Kidney's side will also meet a European and American qualifier and are likely to face either South Africa or Wales if they progress to the quarter-finals.

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Wasteful Liverpool fail to take full advantage Liverpool 0 West Ham 0: Liverpool have missed the chance to move three points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League after being held to a scoreless draw at Anfield by West Ham. The point does move Rafael Benitez's side one clear of Chelsea but the Merseysiders yet again failed to convince or capitalise on their dominance over inferior opposition.

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Harrington leads Irish clean sweep Pádraig Harrington's "perfect" five wood to the to the par five 17th en route to his successful defence of the British Open crown at Birkdale has earned the Dubliner the European Tour Shot of the Year award.

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Ireland to meet Wallabies and Italy Ireland will meet Australia and Italy in Pool C of Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand after the draw was made in London this afternoon. Declan Kidney's side will also meet a European and American qualifier and are likely to face either South Africa or Wales if they progress to the quarter-finals.

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Taylor hoping for a chance to succeed on Olympic stage In Print Edition

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BOXING: FOLLOWING WHAT is probably the least surprising sports result of the year, Katie Taylor's victory in the World Championship lightweight final in China on Saturday has again raised Irish hopes that she will travel to the 2012 games in London as the country's brightest medal prospect.

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