Pádraig Harrington is often accused of thinking too much, but yesterday he took things a step further by monitoring his brainwaves in practice.

Pádraig Harrington last night admitted he is “happy to play the mistress” to world number one Luke Donald in the use of practice coach Dave Alred.

TIGER WOODS, along with the top four players in the world rankings, will contest this week’s Abu Dhabi Championship.

ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson last night accepted responsibility for the Rugby World Cup ‘ballgate’ scandal which has seen two of his management team suspended.

MARTIN JOHNSON has demanded England treat tomorrow’s showdown with Scotland as a winner-takes-all battle for Rugby World Cup survival.

Two members of England’s management team have been suspended by the Rugby Football Union from Saturday’s World Cup Pool B decider against Scotland.

HE’S worked with Jonny Wilkinson and Luke Donald, and if you want to know why you can’t kick frees in Gaelic football, he can tell you. Michael Moynihan spoke to Dave Alred.

FORMER Irish international Conor O’Shea has been promoted by the RFU in England to the position of national academy director in a backroom re-shuffle yesterday which saw Andy Robinson retain his position as England coach, but a host of his lieutenants get the chop.

GAVIN HENSON yesterday insisted that life with Clive Woodward’s Lions had been “a really good experience.”

Gavin Henson tonight insisted that life with Clive Woodward’s Lions had been “a really good experience”.

WALES fly-half Stephen Jones joined the Lions squad in New Zealand last night determined to make up for lost time and reassert his favouritism for a Test spot.

England’s retired World Cup heroes look unlikely to be considered by their former boss Clive Woodward for the Lions tour of New Zealand next summer.