Person: Sam Walker

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columnists

Captain class driving Dublin and Mayo to greatness

Stephen Cluxton is the hidden force in full view behind one of the country’s greatest-ever teams, writes Kieran Shannon.

golf

Irish trio make solid start at the Wyndham Championship

golf

Clever planning keeps golf in full swing

golf

Horrendous weather scatters field at Wolseley for second round of Volopa Irish Challenge

golf

Home crew finding European Challenge Tour in Carlow tough

soccer

Wolves stroll to victory against Northampton

Obama 'just like any other president'

Barack Obama's firebrand minister said the US leader was "like any other president", in an appraisal of his former parishioner's short time in the White House.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2009

Fog delays start at the Belfry

The start of the second round of the Quinn Insurance British Masters has been delayed because of fog.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2008

Positive start for Ryder teammates

Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell did a lot better on Thursday on their return from playing in the Ryder Cup than Darren Clarke and Colin Montgomerie did on their return from watching it on television.

Thu, 25 Sep, 2008

Home win for Hanson

Peter Hanson defied cold, wet and windy conditions to give Sweden their first home winner of the SAS Masters for 10 years in Stockholm today.

Sun, 17 Aug, 2008

Midlanders lead Haig chase

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.

Thu, 24 Jan, 2008

Fisher takes control in Portugal

The Portugal Masters looks as if it might develop into an England v South Africa battle on the weekend the country’s two rugby teams fight it out.

Sat, 20 Oct, 2007

McIlroy bounces back

Rory McIlroy, one of Europe’s brightest golfing prospects, today hit back from the disappointment of a second round 78 in the Quinn Direct British Masters at The Belfry.

Sat, 22 Sep, 2007

Fog delays Belfry start

The start of the third round in the Quinn Direct British Masters at The Belfry was delayed for 28 minutes by fog today.

Sat, 22 Sep, 2007

Birdie blitz saves Broadhurst

England’s Paul Broadhurst, who birdied three of the last four holes yesterday just to make the cut, carried on where he left off with a superb 64 in the Scandinavian Masters today.

Sat, 18 Aug, 2007

Dougherty endures nightmare start

Nick Dougherty’s hopes of turning his consistent form into an overdue second European Tour title suffered an early blow in the second round of the Scandinavian Masters today.

Fri, 17 Aug, 2007

Daly seeking divine intervention

Former Open champion John Daly was on Friday looking for more help from the “golfing gods” to get back into contention for the Scandinavian Masters.

Fri, 17 Aug, 2007

Strange by name, strange by nature

It was a case of Strange by name, strange by nature in the first round of the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Thu, 16 Aug, 2007

Strange sets target

Australian Scott Strange today made the most of his last-minute call up to the Scandinavian Masters by setting the clubhouse target in the first round.

Thu, 16 Aug, 2007

Clarke 'struggling' to qualify for US Open

Darren Clarke left himself a mountain to climb after three-putting the last three greens for a disappointing 75 in the first round of the US Open 36-hole qualifier at Walton Heath in Surrey today.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2007

Els takes control

World number eight Ernie Els was heading for his first victory of the year as he took control of the final round of the SAA Open at Humewood Golf Club in Port Elizabeth.

Sun, 17 Dec, 2006

Els makes his move

World number eight Ernie Els made his intentions clear as he leapfrogged compatriot Trevor Immelman to take the early lead in the final round of the SAA Open at Humewood Golf Club in Port Elizabeth.

Sun, 17 Dec, 2006

Five players share Dunhill lead

England’s Oliver Wilson and Phillip Archer were in a five-man leading group on four under par after day one at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2006

Skold and Romero set the pace in Canaries

MARK ROE and Santiago Luna reached 500 European tour events but it was Swede Johan Skold and Argentina’s Andres Romero who set the first day pace at the Abama Canaries Open in Tenerife yesterday.

Fri, 07 Oct, 2005

Swede leads Canaries Open

Shaven-headed Swede Johan Skold set the pace at the start of the Abama Canaries Open in Tenerife.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2005

Higgins in the hunt

Waterville's David Higgins leads the Irish charge at the European Challenge Tour's BA-CA Golf Open presented by Telekom Austria, carding an opening round of three under par 68.

Fri, 03 Sep, 2004

King and Little hold Russia Open lead

A sudden heavy downpour may have done just enough to safeguard Matthew King and Euan Little’s clubhouse joint lead at five under at the BMW Russian Open in Moscow.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004