This year’s Men’s Open Singles field at the World Handball Championships is so strong that it will be a case of kill or be killed, believes Team Ireland captain Martin Mulkerrins.

Westmeath’s defending champion, Robbie McCarthy, has retained his All-Ireland Softball (60x30) Men’s Open Senior Singles title, defeating second-ranked Eoin Kennedy (St. Brigid’s, Blanchardstown), in two games at Abbeylara in Co. Longford.

Anybody who thinks Jean van de Velde is joking about wanting to play in the Women’s British Open should have been at Valderrama when he spoke yesterday - he meant every word he said.

NOW that women are allowed to enter the British Open championship Jean van de Velde wants to enter the Women’s British Open — and he intends to write off for an application form.