Neil Manchip almost made it as an elite pro golfer but found his calling as a coach and has inspired Ireland’s rise as a world power in the sport. He is in Augusta this week, as Shane Lowry’s coach. But he doesn’t like to describe their relationship that way...

A funding scheme planned to give rise to €315bn worth of investment in the EU was officially launched yesterday — but amid mixed views on its effectiveness.

The Open Championship deal between the R&A and Sky Sports has been welcomed by the Golfing Union of Ireland. 

FA Cup: Chris Morgan warned Tottenham will not be able take Sheffield United lightly after the Blades pulled off yet another cup upset, this time humiliating Premier League strugglers QPR 3-0 at Loftus Road.

By Simon Lewis, Lytham

THE RETURN of the Irish Open this year to Royal Portrush will act as a dry run for bringing the British Open Championship to the Dunluce links at the famed Antrim links in the future.

AS THE Race to Dubai now nears the victory tape, Pádraig Harrington is already in the starting blocks for next season.

The Football Association have launched an investigation into allegations that Chelsea and England captain John Terry made racist remarks towards QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during Sunday’s west London derby at Loftus Road.

The 2015 Open Championship will be staged at St Andrews, the R&A have announced.

THE chances of the British Open returning to Portrush any time soon appear to be remote following a less than enthusiastic endorsement of the Co. Antrim links by R&A chief executive Peter Dawson yesterday.

FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech has ignored the pleas of Zinedine Zidane and refused to pick his fit-again captain Patrick Vieira for the World Cup qualifying play-off against Ireland on November 14.

Two of the North's companies at the forefront of innovation in the UK and Ireland today announced they had merged to form a dynamic new enterprise.

The wife of R n' B superstar Usher has been released from a hospital in Brazil - just days after suffering a heart attack in a surgical theatre.

Diageo has selected Dublin as its Global Research and Development Centre of Excellence for beer.

Control of the beef trade is firmly back in the hands of the producers again with prices on offer making a full recovery from the recent nose-dive, which angered suppliers and resulted in a big slump in intake at the plants.

COMPANY spending on research and development (R&D) needs to rise by over €1.5 billion by 2010 according to a new report.

Sophie Rhys-Jones is making her first public appearance since standing down as head of her PR firm following the "Sophie tapes" revelations.