Rory McIlroy’s relentlessmission to become thenumber one golfer in the world continues this week at the Honda Classic at PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Rory McIlroy versus George Coetzee; Graeme McDowell facing YE Yang and Darren Clarke against Nick Watney.

RBS 6 Nations chiefs have lifted the lid on the evidence from the hearing into Stephen Ferris’s controversial yellow card against Wales.

JP McManus had a shot on his 14 handicap playing the famous 18th hole at Pebble Beach on Sunday.

The final whistle had hardly sounded at the Aviva when the usual suspects were at it.

Dubai’s Desert Classic and the superb Emirates course will always hold a special place in Rory McIlroy’s heart.

Felix Jones, the Munster and Ireland full-back out of action since last August, is set to return to competitive rugby later this month.

DECLAN KIDNEY took positives from the Irish Wolfhounds’ loss to the English Saxons in Exeter at the weekend but saw little reason to change his belief he already has a side best equipped to beat Wales in the Six Nations opener.

Whether you agree paying Tiger Woods more in appearance money than the entire prize fund was worth in Abu Dhabi at the weekend or not, he contributed hugely to the success of the tournament.

MUNSTER are already odds-on favourites to beat Ulster in April’s Heineken Cup quarter-final at Thomond Park and it isn’t hard to see why.