Not making the GB & Ireland Walker Cup team that faced the United States at the weekend was disappointing but it was nothing I wasn’t expecting.

Lahinch Golf Club will not be taking the honour of hosting the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup lightly.

Kevin Markham gives an A-Z to get you in the mood for the excitement of the Ryder Cup.

A new home, the RBS 6 Nations title to defend and changing priorities make for a challenging year for Niamh Briggs and her Ireland women’s team but head coach Tom Tierney is relishing the opportunity to strike the right balance.

Open Championship hero Paul Dunne will attract much of the attention at Royal Portrush in two weeks as Ireland bid to defend their Home Internationals title on home soil.

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Rory McIlroy had three choices regarding his participation at the 2016 Olympics and beyond, but opting out of the chance to take part in the Rio Games in two years was never really an option.

Combined revenue from UTV Media’s radio assets in the Republic grew by 6% on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of this year.

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Brian Nugent scratches his head and tries to tot up the number of days he has spent abroad with Irish cyclists this year — but can only offer a very rough estimate. “A lot,” he eventually settles for.

Great Britain and Ireland’s Simon Khan had to pull out of the Seve Trophy on Sunday with a back injury, with Thomas Bjorn volunteering to step aside for the Continental Europe team at St Nom La Breteche.

Former Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal will attempt to bring some Medinah magic to the Seve Trophy and lead another European side to a team triumph.

Andy Murray is ready to play a full role for Great Britain in the Davis Cup after sealing their spot in the elite World Group with a straight-sets win over Croatia's Ivan Dodig.

Michael Fassbender is dating British Olympian Louise Hazel.

Anti-capitalist militants could align themselves with dissident republicans to disrupt this summer’s G8 conference, one of the North’s top police officers warned today.

The sports pundit who said that the Irish Olympic team should compete for Great Britain has made another Ireland-related gaffe.

He’s still only 36, but basketball’s Women’s Superleague coach of the year James Weldon has already been coaching for half his life. The trick? Continually pushing himself outside his comfort zone in the search for new methods and insights, even if that’s an obscure tournament in eastern Europe. The UL Huskies coach doesn’t do down time.

European Cross Country champion Fionnuala Britton began the defence of her European title with a fourth-place finish in Burgos, Spain.

Jack Wilshere admits there were times during his 14 months on the treatment table he did not want to even think about football, but now hopes Arsenal can “push on” after getting back to winning ways against QPR.

Yesterday was a sad day for Irish golf with the revelation from Rory McIlroy that he is considering representing Team GB in the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Britain’s sporting heroes will be saluted today as a huge precession snakes its way through the streets of London.

Ireland’s hopes of a first Women’s Home International victory since 2004 were dealt a hammer blow on the opening day as the hosts were trounced 9-0 by England at Cork Golf Club.

Waterford Castle’s Kevin Phelan produced sensational short game magic to grab a crucial singles win and help Great Britain and Ireland take a 7-5 lead over the Continent of Europe into the final day of the St Andrews Trophy at Portmarnock.

A decision by Shane Lowry not to let the Alpine course overshadow him paid dividends, with the Esker Hills star producing his equal-best round in four appearances in the Omega European Masters.

Fatboy Slim says performing at the Olympics closing ceremony was a "total mindf**k."

Rider Charlotte Dujardin made Olympic history today by winning her second gold medal of London 2012.

Team GB's Phillips Idowu was at the Olympic Stadium this morning as he warmed up for triple jump qualifying, preparing to answer the critics who had questioned his readiness for the Games.

Pete Taylor is treating the Olympic Games the same as any other tournament that his daughter Katie boxes in.

Jessie J praised Team GB's athletes for their amazing efforts in the Olympics at a concert in London on Saturday night.

Craig Bellamy is grateful to the Olympic experience for helping to cast aside the shadow of negativity that accompanied Great Britain’s participation in the football tournament.

Craig Bellamy believes the notion of a Great Britain Olympic football team will be put back in cold storage once this summer’s competition is over.

Following a club league game on Friday night, I watched the opening ceremony of the London Olympics with my team-mates in the local.

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Great Britain’s Olympic dreams suffered an unexpected setback at Old Trafford last night as Moussa Konate’s late equaliser for Senegal earned them a 1-1 draw.

The Olympics kick off in Wales today – two days before the official opening ceremony in London.

Team GB football captain Ryan Giggs hopes he will not be the last British player to lead a side out at the Olympics.

Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge is undergoing tests for suspected meningitis, it is understood.

Dwain Chambers was today named in the Great Britain athletics team for London 2012, 12 years on from his last appearance at an Olympic Games, but the stunning pick of Lynsey Sharp as the only athlete in the women’s 800 metres provided the headline selection.

Ireland’s narrow Olympic qualification miss was put into further perspective last night as they swatted aside London-bound South Africa 4-2 in the Celtic Cup at Lisnagarvey.

Ireland left the Investec London Cup with some stinging words from Great Britain coach Danny Kerry ringing in their ears, after they finished bottom of the pile thanks to a 3-0 defeat to Great Britain in Chiswick.