THE La Cala Resort in Mijas, Málaga has been voted the best golf resort in southern Spanish region of Andalucía by a panel of industry experts.

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC midfielder Keith Fahey is hoping the Inchicore club does not price him out of a dream move back to the English Premier League.

Tonight's eircom League First Division clash between Longford Town and Shelbourne at Flancare Park has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Richie Winter has been appointed to referee Saturday’s eircom League of Ireland Cup Final between Wexford Youths and Derry City.

Hertha Berlin 2 St Patrick's Athletic 0

KEVIN DOYLE’S focus right now may be Ireland’s opening World Cup game against Georgia in Mainz tomorrow but the former Cork City player’s thoughts have not been far from Turner’s Cross these past few weeks.

AN army of supporters is aiming to keep Cork City in the premier league next season.

St Patrick’s Athletic will face Hertha Berlin in the UEFA Cup First Round following this afternoon’s draw in Monaco.

Cork City FC is believed to be considering an application to the High Court for examinership in a bid to avoid going into receivership.

Drogheda United have a major challenge on their hands tonight to avoid crashing out of the Champions League.

FIRST the good news: Drogheda United did themselves and the eircom League proud with a battling performance in their 1-2 defeat by Dynamo Kiev at Dalymount Park on Tuesday night.

Eircom have denied that they are about to end their sponsorship of the eircom League.

CHELSEA opened their pre-season tour of Asia and Russia with a comfortable 4-0 win over Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical yesterday.

Drogheda United will face Dynamo Kiev in the second qualifying round of the Champions League after a brave victory over Estonian side Levadia Tallinn.

FK Riga 1 Bohemians 0

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership. Let him know what you think and he’ll argue the toss with you.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership. Let him know what you think and he’ll argue the toss with you.

Shamrock Rovers will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season for tonight's Dublin derby with arch rivals Bohemians at Tolka Park, kick-off 8.00pm.

THE winners of this year’s eircom League of Ireland will earn a record sum of €545,000 even before television revenue is taken into account.

The 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs will receive €2m in direct contributions and subsidies from the FAI this season, it was announced today.

The Football Association of Ireland’s Club Licensing Committee has awarded licences to all 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs for the 2008 season.

FORMER Cork City midfielder Brian Barry-Murphy hopes to be involved in another FA Cup upset at Southampton this afternoon.

RTÉ and the FAI last night signed a new four-year broadcast deal.

RTÉ Sport announced today that they have won a four-year contract extension, 2010-2014, for television, radio and online broadcasting rights with the FAI.

The nominations for the 18th eircom/FAI International Awards have been announced.

IT WAS the Bible rewritten: from revelation to Genesis, rather than the other way around.

The eircom League "talent drain" is likely to continue after Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock revealed his hopes to sign a new striker before Thursday's emergency loan deadline.

The Republic of Ireland's under-23s got their International Challenge Tournament campaign off to a positive start last night.

Mick Cooke has agreed a new contract that will see him remain on as manager of Monaghan United.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership.

THE essential difference between a cup final and a cup semi-final is that, assuming their team has at least given a good account of itself, fans will respond to defeat in the final with disappointment but to defeat in a semi with dismay.

A NEW international challenge for eircom League of Ireland football was unveiled yesterday with the announcement of an U-23 International Challenge Trophy.

Eircom League clubs will feature for the first time in a worldwide computer game this week.

Galway United host St Patrick’s Athletic in this evening's eircom League of Ireland Premier Division clash at Terryland Park, kick-off 7.45pm.

The eircom League Premier Division fixture between Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers has been postponed as a mark of respect for the two firemen who died in tragic circumstances in Bray recently.

It's Euro 2008 International Week and the Irish Examiner's football correspondent Liam Mackey is doing his Man in a Suitcase impersonation around Eastern Europe.

Drogheda United can go eleven points clear at the top of the eircom League of Ireland Premier Division if they beat Galway United at United Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

The FAI will introduce a compensation system for domestic football on December 1 after brokering an agreement between eircom League clubs and the Schoolboys FAI.

BUSINESSMAN Jim Little has resigned as vice-chairman of Cork City and his investment in the club has been taken over by the Arkaga Fund, the private equity firm for which he worked.

Sunderland have finalised the signing of goalkeeper Craig Gordon from Hearts.

TOTTENHAM defender Cian Hughton — son of former Irish and Spurs full-back Chris Hughton — will make his first International appearance of the season tonight when Ireland’s U-19’s host Chile in Athlone (7.30pm).

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is poised to spend again despite sending his summer spree soaring to £27million with the capture of Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon.

Cork City and Sunderland last night agreed an eircom League record transfer fee for the sale of Roy O’Donovan.