Scotland's Gavin Dear has one-stroke lead entering Sunday's final 36 holes of the Irish Amateur Open at a windy Royal Dublin.

THE outrageously talented 13-year-old Maguire twins from Ballyconnell in Cavan have been named in a Great Britain & Ireland preliminary squad for the 2009 Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe in Germany next July.

Dominic Dale and Ryan Day have qualified for the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

Sweden's Magnus A Carlsson took a giant step towards European Tour promotion thanks to his one-stroke win in the Challenge of Ireland at the Glasson Hotel and Country Club near Athlone.

Swede Magnus A Carlsson opened up a two shot lead as Birr’s Justin Kehoe and Antrim’s Gareth Maybin fell off the pace in the €150,000 Challenge of Ireland at Glasson Golf Hotel and Country Club today.

Clandeboye’s Jonathan Caldwell fired a three under par 69 to grab the first round lead in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

Kilmarnock 0 Celtic 5

LG Cup second round:

Irish players are enjoying mixed fortunes in Round 2 of the UK Championship, which will be completed at York tomorrow.

John Higgins’ winning streak came to an end at the hands of Stephen Lee in the quarter-finals of the £597,200 LG Cup at Preston Guild Hall today.

World Match Play Championship first round results:

US Open Champion Retief Goosen leads the Lancome Trophy with one round left to play.

The fog-delayed third round is nearing completion and US Open winner Retief Goosen has reclaimed the lead.

Padraig Harrington is five under par after 11 holes, having made four birdies but he also dropped shots on the sixth and eighth holes.

Leading positions in the European tour Order of Merit after the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe:

Today’s order of play in the Embassy World Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (prefix denotes seeding):

Today's order of play

Today’s order of play in the Embassy World Championship, Sheffield: