The walk from the ninth green to the 10th tee at Augusta National takes less than a minute, but the significance of that brief period of time on April 10, 1997, cannot be underestimated.

I said in this column before kick-off on Friday I would have happily taken a draw against Wales. Well, Ireland did get a valuable point on that night, but only at a very heavy price.

WOW!

Stoke manager Mark Hughes is pleased Marko Arnautovic is concentrating on his football, rather than becoming sidetracked by contract talks.

Leicester 3 Stoke 0

Ask a Corkman and he’ll tell you that Cork is Ireland’s real capital. When it comes to food, though, it certainly has a claim to be the ’foodie capital’ at least - these travel vloggers seem to think so.

Lewis Hamilton has made clear there will be no let-up from Mercedes despite a crushing season-opening victory in Australia on Sunday.

Top seed and four-time champion Novak Djokovic lost just five games as he cruised into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Mark Hughes believes Stoke have provided Stephen Ireland with the “stability” in his life to get his career back on track.

Red Bull’s problems are so severe one of the team’s top brass has suggested they may never catch their rivals this season.

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel insists fellow Formula One drivers and race fans are “horrified” at plans to award double points at the final race of next season.

Or perhaps they are working you too hard.

Chelsea have agreed to sign Werder Bremen midfielder Marko Marin.

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Werder Bremen midfielder Marko Marin.

A Bulgarian political party has entered a donkey to run for mayor in the country's elections.

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has dismissed rumours the team are poised to sign Kimi Raikkonen for next season.

Sebastian Vettel would be “stupid” to drive for Ferrari while Fernando Alonso is with the team, according to Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko.

Time on the Ocean: A voyage from Cape Horn to Cape Hope

Slobodan Milosevic was buried at dusk today beneath a favourite tree in the backyard of his family’s estate in his hometown, after farewell ceremonies that drew tens of thousands of nationalist supporters.

A senior official in Serbia’s Socialist Party said today that none of Slobodan Milosevic’s Moscow-based family will attend his funeral tomorrow, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

An autopsy and tests on Slobodan Milosevic’s blood found no evidence of poison or medicines in concentrations that could have killed him, the UN war crimes tribunal said today.

THE coffin holding Slobodan Milosevic’s body went on display yesterday to die-hard supporters.

The body of Slobodan Milosevic has been flown home to Serbia for burial, met on the tarmac by only a handful of party loyalists. The low-key arrival, after days of wrangling over his final resting place, was an unceremonious homecoming for a man once feared – and respected – by millions.

THE body of Slobodan Milosevic returned to his homeland yesterday as his supporters planned a funeral that raised fears nationalists could use the ceremony to try to regain power.

Slobodan Milosevic’s body may be put on public display ahead of a funeral later this week, a top ally of the late Serb leader said today, and a family confidante said he could be buried in his hometown.

Slobodan Milosevic’s remains will be flown home today for a funeral in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, later in the week, a family lawyer said.

A HEARSE took the body of Slobodan Milosevic to Amsterdam airport last night as Serbia cleared the way for the former Yugoslav president’s widow to return for a funeral in Belgrade.

A Belgrade court has suspended an arrest warrant for Slobodan Milosevic’s widow, but also ordered her passport to be seized, leaving in doubt a Belgrade funeral for the former Yugoslav president.

An official with Slobodan Milosevic’s party said today that an arrest warrant for Milosevic’s wife had been suspended, leading to a possible Belgrade funeral for the former Yugoslav president.

Slobodan Milosevic’s son Marko arrived in the Netherlands today to claim the body of the former Yugoslav president.

Slobodan Milosevic’s son Marko arrived in the Netherlands today to claim the remains of the late Serb leader.

Slobodan Milosevic took unprescribed antibiotics that may have worsened his health, a Dutch toxicologist has said, as plans for the former Yugoslav leader’s funeral remained in disarray, conspiracy theories swirled, and his son headed from Russian exile to the Netherlands to retrieve the body of his father.

The Dutch Embassy in Moscow today granted a three-day visa to Slobodan Milosevic’s son, Marko, so he can travel to the The Hague to claim his father’s remains, the Netherlands said.

A Dutch toxicologist today confirmed he found traces of an non-prescribed drug in a blood sample taken from former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic earlier this year.

The widow of Slobodan Milosevic told a Belgrade newspaper she preferred to bring back her late husband’s body to the couple’s hometown of Pozarevac for burial, but that authorities in Belgrade would have to waive a standing arrest warrant for her first.

Slobodan Milosevic’s Socialist party threatened to topple Serbia’s minority government if the former Yugoslav president was not buried with state honors in Belgrade and if his widow was not allowed to attend the funeral.

Slobodan Milosevic’s body was being released to his family today after an eight-hour autopsy revealed that the former Yugoslav president died of a heart attack in his prison cell.

SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC died of a heart attack in his jail cell, according to preliminary post-mortem findings last night.

Slobodan Milosevic died of a heart attack in his jail cell, according to preliminary post mortem findings tonight.

Dutch pathologists conducted a post mortem examination and toxicological tests today to determine what killed Slobodan Milosevic amid claims that the ex-Yugoslav leader feared he was being poisoned.