Milton Haig has spent three years preaching the rugby gospel in Georgia in his role as the national team’s head coach, but the Kiwi will find it hard to top the influence he has had on the Irish game’s improving fortunes.

Whether they loved her or loathed her, virtually all the world leaders she ever met stood in awe of Margaret Thatcher.

Eamonn Cregan recently expressed concern with the growth of “hurling scrums”, claiming that players are determined to get the ball into their hand instead of pulling first-time. Is this true? Is ground hurling gone forever? Or is today’s game much more precise and controlled than the game of old?

Ronald Reagan issued a last-ditch appeal to Margaret Thatcher to abandon her campaign to retake the Falklands and to hand over the islands to international peacekeepers, according to official British documents made public today.

It may have been dubbed ’Car-nasty’ in 1999, but Carnoustie appeared to be holding no fears for Dunhill Links pace-setter Branden Grace today.

Colin Montgomerie might have been disappointed about the shortage of star names at Celtic Manor this week, but he was taking the chance to shine himself.

The Celtic Manor Wales Open has suffered more drop-outs than the British government this week.

HANGOVER defence product LifeLine is embarking on a US expansion following sales of more than €1 million in Ireland last year.

England's David Lynn missed a golden opportunity to lead the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Australia scrum-half Matt Henjak faces the sack after being found guilty of fighting in public with Western Force team-mate Haig Sare.

England's Lee Westwood and South Africa's Anton Haig are the joint clubhouse leaders at the Qatar Masters in Doha this afternoon.

Johnnie Walker Classic champion Anton Haig held a one-stroke lead over Englishmen Sam Walker and Paul Broadhurst as the big-hitting South African set the early pace in the opening round of the Qatar Masters this morning.

Andres Romero produced more of the erratic but exciting golf which almost brought him a shock Open victory in the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship today.

Anton Haig admits he has had little time to come to terms with his new-found fame after claiming the biggest win of his young career at last weekend’s Johnnie Walker Classic.

Oliver Wilson believes he has made good progress from his last play-off defeat after suffering the same heartache at the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket on Sunday.

Anton Haig won a three-way play-off to clinch the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket, edging out fellow South African Richard Sterne and England’s Oliver Wilson in a thrilling climax at the Blue Canyon County Club.

South African duo Richard Sterne and Anton Haig opened up a one-shot lead over England’s Oliver Wilson as the final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic reached the halfway point at the Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket.

England’s Oliver Wilson opened up a two-shot lead over South African Anton Haig at the halfway point of his third round in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket.

England’s Oliver Wilson leapt to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway point of the Johnnie Walker Classic after carding a six-under-par 66 at the Blue Canyon Country Club today.

THE venue promises to be at least as interesting as the golf itself when the AIB Irish Amateur Open Championship gets under way over the brand new Montgomerie course at Carton House near Maynooth, Co Kildare this morning.