It is hard to convey to the uninitiated the enormity of loss experienced by Killarney, Irish basketball and even as loud and wide a city as his adopted home of Las Vegas with the passing of the life-force that was Paudie O’Connor.

Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana has travelled to South Africa to receive specialist treatment in his rehabilitation from a hamstring injury.

He might often not know what the date is, or even the month sometimes, but wherever Seamus Power finds himself on the PGA Tour, if it’s Tuesday, then it must be a practice day.

A decade on from crossing paths with NBA superstar Steph Curry, Templeogue’s Lawrence ‘Puff’ Summers takes the latest step in his own incredible journey this weekend. After 10 eventful years in Ireland, there’s still one trophy he’s desperate to claim.

Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry are among the players needing a good performance in the Wyndham Championship to qualify for the FedEx Cup play-offs.

Non-league Crumlin have booked their place in the second round of the FAI Cup.

He’s won all his majors from the front but Jordan Spieth now faces a test of his mental strength after a grinding, one over par 72 left him playing catch up at Quail Hollow.

Rory McIlroy admits a fifth major title is long overdue as he seeks a third US PGA victory with the added incentive of preventing Jordan Spieth from beating him to a career grand slam.

Rory McIlroy started his final round in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone, Akron, Ohio, with three birdies in six holes to get within a stroke of the lead only to fade disappointingly around the turn and fail to put in a serious challenge over the closing holes.

The timing of the decision rather than the actual ending of the nine-year player-caddie relationship between Rory McIlroy and JP Fitzgerald was the biggest surprise for Paul McGinley.

North Carolina politicians have voted to roll back North Carolina's "bathroom bill" in a bid to end the backlash over transgender rights that has cost the state dearly in business projects, conventions and basketball tournaments.

The Carolina Panthers bounced back to winning ways with a 30-20 NFL victory over the Arizona Cardinals at the Bank of America Stadium.

Dramatic video has been released by Charlotte police that shows officers with guns drawn surrounding a black man with his hands at his side before shots are fired and he buckles and falls.

Demonstrators have staged a peaceful protest in North Carolina hours after the family of a black man shot by US police released video footage showing the events leading up to his death.

Charlotte's police chief has said he plans to show video of an officer shooting a black man to the slain man's family, but the video will not be immediately released to the public.

Police have used tear gas to disperse protesters after officers were injured and a major road was shut down during a demonstration over the latest fatal shooting of a black man by US police.

Seamus Power has rightly been enjoying a whirlwind summer but the Irish professional knows he will soon have to press the reset button as he begins life on the PGA Tour.

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For his senior talent show, Mike Senatore from Charlotte, North Carolina, knew he wanted to do something a bit different.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy faces an uphill task if he is to retain the $7.3 million Wells Fargo Championship on the US PGA Tour after yesterday’s first round at Quail Hollow, Charlotte, North Carolina.

RUSSIA: Russian transport police say a 10-year-old girl flew from Moscow to St Petersburg without identification or a ticket.

North Carolina's governor has ordered anti-discrimination rules be expanded for state employees but stopped short of repealing the law.

The Carolina Panthers withstood a furious second half comeback from the Seattle Seahawks last night to win 31-24 and set up a National Football Conference championship showdown against the Arizona Cardinals.

From demolishing the field at Quail Hollow to wowing crowds during a London store appearance, there has been little in the last 72 hours to suggest Rory McIlroy is anything other than the master of all he surveys.

What occupation could be boring when you are averaging just over $41,000 for a single days work?

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy stormed his way to a second Wells Fargo Championship success, a second victory in three weeks, a third triumph this season and the 18th win of his professional career.

The last person Rory McIlroy expected to bump into after penning a letter saying ‘Sorry’ to Jack Nicklaus was the 18-time Major winner himself.

World No 1 Rory McIlroy continued a frustrating Players Championship trend in finishing just a few shots shy of victory for a third year running on the TPC Sawgrass course.

More than 50 people were injured when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a tractor-trailer that an eyewitness said was stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn.

Irish professional golf might be enduring a mini-crisis, with four European Tour regulars losing their cards at the Q-School, but there’s some good news on the horizon with West Waterford’s Seamus Power blazing a trail to the PGA Tour.

Chicago Bears’ defensive end Lamarr Houston will miss the rest of the season after a freak injury while celebrating a sack.

ENGLAND: Freemen of the City of London have exercised their ancient right to drive sheep over London Bridge

Liverpool will kick off their pre-season programme with a friendly away to Preston on July 19.

Rory McIlroy was rushing to nearby Jacksonville Airport and a London connecting flight delighted despite yet another ‘back door’ top-10 and on this occasion in the Players Championship.

For a second competitive round in succession, Rory McIlroy was looking and sounding despondent in not being able squeeze more out of his golf on the opening day of the Players Championship.

Rory McIlroy managed to squeeze in nine holes of practice ahead of the start of today’s PGA Tour flagship Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Pádraig Harrington was aboard the first stagecoach out of town after missing the halfway cut in the Wells Fargo Championship in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ireland's Rory McIlroy came into the clubhouse with 69 after three bogeys and six birdies in his opening round at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte.

There was plenty of comfort for Rory McIlroy, but not for Darren Clarke, on the opening day of the Wells Fargo Championship in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina.

With the annual New Orleans Jazz Festival in full swing, Pádraig Harrington struggled to find the right key with a flat performance in the Zurich Classic.