AND so it continues. This swaggering victory made it five straight wins at home in the Premier League for Manchester City this season and equalled the total they achieved in the whole of last year’s campaign.

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate could go into Sunday’s crucial Premier League clash at Manchester City with just one fit striker.

Gareth Southgate will allow key strikers Mido and Tuncay Sanli the maximum amount of time to prove their fitness for Middlesbrough’s Premier League trip to Manchester City on Sunday.

LATE goals from Gareth Bale and Tom Huddlestone earned victory for Tottenham in their Carling Cup third round clash against Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane last night.

Dong-Gook Lee is the only available experienced striker in the Middlesbrough squad for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup third round tie at Tottenham.

WHILE they celebrated at Clandeboye Golf Club last night after the inclusion of Jonathan Caldwell in the British & Irish team to play the US in the Walker Cup at Royal Co Down on September 9 and 10, there was disappointment at Banbridge when Richard Kilpatrick was omitted.

Holywood's Rory McIlroy is within two shots off the lead entering the final 36 holes of the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

Teenage dynamo Rory McIlroy is targeting a rare double in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

IT has been common knowledge for several weeks that Colm Moriarty and Noel Fox were virtual certainties for inclusion on the British & Irish Walker Cup side to face the Americans at Ganton on September 6-7.

A plaque to commemorate the memory of Tom Craddock, Malahide, the former International and Walker Cup player will be unveiled in the near future at Claremorris Golf Club.