An endorsement from Stephen Fry and Apple founder Steve Wozniak was music to the ears of Irish company Soundwave, which launched its social music app yesterday.

Amir Khan struggled to live up to his own billing as a pay-per-view superstar as he claimed a six-round points win over unfortunate cut victim, Irishman Paul McCloskey tonight.

Former world number one Justine Henin has received a wild card to the Medibank International Sydney, tournament organisers announced today.

Women competing at this year’s Medibank International tournament in Sydney will be playing for a larger share of prize money than their male counterparts.

ONE European champion and two Commonwealth champions went to the scales in defence of their titles but, amid he chaos at The Hub in DCU, fans jostling for a glimpse left no one in any doubt who the star act was at yesterday’s big fight weigh-in when Darren Sutherland, himself a student and former resident on campus, stepped up.

IRELAND’S Katie Taylor kept her title defence on track and guaranteed a bronze medal when she breezed through her lightweight quarter-final at the 5th AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ningbo City, China, yesterday.

Trevor Immelman reckons the Open at St Andrews the week after next is “probably going to be the highlight of my career”.

Phil Casey

Amir Khan was given the shock of his boxing life before marking his senior ABA Championships debut with a victory at Preston Guild Hall in England tonight.

Nick Faldo protege Nick Dougherty and Jamie Elson, whose father Pip played on the European tour, have both been named today in the Britain and Ireland team which will defend the Walker Cup in Georgia on August 11-12.