An Irish club side made up of players from teams in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Premier League were made to pay for their mistakes by Czech heavyweights CEZ Nymburk in the FIBA Europe Cup. Hibernia Basketball lost 106-45 in central Bohemia in their third trip to the continent in as many weeks.

Paul McGinley became not just the toast of Dublin, not just the toast of Ireland, but the toast of all Europe tonight – after holing the putt which won back the Ryder Cup.