Five countries will discover tomorrow which of them is to stage the 2018 Ryder Cup.

Novak Djokovic believes Rafael Nadal is still the favourite for the upcoming French Open despite claiming his first-ever win on clay over the Spanish superstar in the Madrid Open final tonight.

The venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup – a fight between France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands – will be announced on May 17.

The Association of Tennis Professionals were today considering their response to Andre Agassi’s revelation that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to avoid a drugs ban.

GOLF’s Irish Open could be poised for a return to Killarney Golf Club, it is understood. Negotiations between mobile phone company and Open sponsors 3, the European Tour and four potential venues for next year’s Open are underway with a new date around the August bank holiday weekend on the table.

There is no doubt who is Europe’s man of the moment going into The Open on Thursday – 24-year-old Martin Kaymer.

RAFAEL NADAL was left to reflect on an “almost perfect” performance after crushing Roger Federer to win the French Open for the fourth time in succession today.

Roger Federer and Justine Henin have been named as top seeds in the men’s and women’s draws for 2008’s opening Grand Slam, the Australian Open, which starts in Melbourne on Monday.

Two-time US Open champion Venus Williams remained in contention for a third title after coming from a set down to beat third seed Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) to advance to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.

Rafael Nadal can rarely have shed more buckets of sweat or whiled away more pointless hours.

AN hour after clutching her fourth French Open trophy, Justine Henin cradled other precious cargo in her arms — her six-week-old niece.

England’s Laura Davies has had three second places on the Ladies’ European Tour this year and is hoping to make it fourth time lucky in the Scandinavian TPC at Bro-Balsta Golf Club in Stockholm.

England’s Laura Davies eagled the 18th hole for a joint best of day 67 and looked forward to staging a title charge in tomorrow’s final round of the Evian Masters in France today.

A month ago, Laura Davies’ career had reached an all-time low.

England’s Kirsty Taylor and Rebecca Hudson and Wales’ Becky Brewerton are hovering around the top 10 on the European Tour Order of Merit, and all three will be gunning for a breakthrough victory in the KLM Women’s Open, starting tomorrow in the Netherlands.

MOST of the European Tour’s better name players are absent from the Cadillac Russian Open but there is one world champion on show - former tennis champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Roger Federer became only the eighth man ever to win three consecutive Wimbledon titles with a majestic victory over Andy Roddick on Centre Court today.

The team to represent Ireland at the European Seniors and Nations Cup Championship being played at Chantilly Golf Club, France in June has been announced today.

CAN you just imagine the envy of golf promoters and sponsors the world over when they saw the list of players for the J.P. McManus invitational pro-am at Adare Manor on July 4/5.

Justin Rose has decided to play in this week’s Smurfit European Open at the K Club in Co Kildare as he continues to battle for a place in the British Open.

Second seed Kim Clijsters breezed into her sixth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final with another comfortable straight sets victory at the Australian Open today.

Lleyton Hewitt stormed through to the final of the Masters Cup.

Wimbledon top-seed Martina Hingis, the Swiss Miss who has not won a Grand Slam title for more than two years, will meet Virginia Ruano-Pascual of Spain, in the opening round.