Here's a full recap on how Team Ireland got on yesterday in Rio.

Barely had the tears dried and the emotions been choked back from Wednesday’s farewell to St Andrews by Arnold Palmer when it felt like you needed to start them all over again in Thursday’s opening round of the 144th Open Championship.

Mark English has vowed not to allow his disappointing 800m performance at last night’s Cork City Sports meet affect his European U23 championships gold medal bid.

A youngster could once recite all of England’s football grounds without listing a mix of international and obscure commercial brands.

Hard to believe, but it’s 25 years since David Elleray, the Harrow headmaster who spent his Saturdays admonishing a very different class of brat, was wired for sound for ITV’s World In Action programme on a First Division game between Millwall and Arsenal at the old Den.

It was like a final insult in what was Rory McIlroy’s final event as the defending European No. 1 — being asked to tape a TV piece congratulating Henrik Stenson on succeeding him in winning the Race to Dubai.

'Dragons' Den' is back for a sixth series on Irish TV, it was confirmed today.

Millwall chairman John Berylson admits he was reluctant to accept Kenny Jackett’s resignation after the pair developed a friendship throughout their five-and-a-half years of working together.

The Football Association has contacted Leeds to ask for El-Hadji Diouf’s version of events as part of an investigation into footage which showed the striker being racially abused during a match at Millwall in November.

The chief superintendent of the Metropolitan Police’s Public Order branch, Mick Johnson, says his force is working closely with football clubs at tackling racism in the light of further allegations which surfaced last night.

The Football Association today charged Leeds manager Neil Warnock with improper conduct for his comments about referee Mark Halsey following his side’s 1-0 defeat at Millwall on Sunday.

For the first time ever, each of the five investors in the Irish production of Dragons’ Den have backed a planned new product.

SCUNTHORPE face into tomorrow’s clash with Reading with new belief they can stave off relegation following Saturday’s stunning 4-1 thrashing of npower Championship leaders Queens Park Rangers.

QPR’s seemingly unstoppable march towards promotion from the npower Championship continued as they posted a workmanlike 1-0 win over Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Millwall 1 Birmingham 4

TRIPLE major winner Pádraig Harrington ignored reporters and hastily headed to the practice range last night despite taking a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Sun City Challenge.

SOCCER legend Roy Keane says the All-Ireland SFC final beats anything his own game can offer after seeing his native Cork collect the Sam Maguire Cup at Croke Park on Sunday.

Premier League side Tottenham have been given a kind draw in the play-offs for the Champions League.

London: Dragons Den judge Duncan Bannatyne has sparked a new debate on tax for non-domiciled people, saying they have an “unfair” advantage in business.

'Dragon's Den' star Theo Paphitis has announced "I'm in" as the presenter of new BBC show 'The Buying Game'.

Paul Casey’s injury withdrawal from his last two events has cost him top spot on the European Tour’s ’Race To Dubai’ money list.

Millwall 1 Leeds 0

Jessica Kurten was in the prize money at Kiel, Germany last night with a noteworthy third place in the Grand Prix Qualifier.

Captain Shane Carey won yesterday's speed class with Cashla Bay at the four-star show in Poznan, Poland yesterday afternoon, while team-mate Cian O'Connor slotted Markopoulo into second, almost three seconds behind Carey.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern was given the worst possible welcome to the Midlands yesterday with a reminder that the economy is not as secure as he believes it is.

Cork's Claire Coughlan added a level par 72 to her opening 71 to lie four shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the LET Final Qualifying School at La Cala Resort in Spain.

Irish golfer Graeme McDowell qualified today for next week’s US Open at Winged Foot.

Munster’s Heineken Cup victory over Biarritz cost Darren Clarke a share of the lead going into the final round of the Nissan Irish Open.

The teams taking part in the group stages of the UEFA Cup have been grouped as follows:

Darren Clarke has been paired with Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood with Vijay Singh for the first two rounds of the Masters on Thursday and Friday.

Vijay Singh has returned to the top of the World Rankings after tying for second place with Ireland's Graeme McDowell in the Honda Classic.

Millwall today urged Paul Ince to tell them what he heard after the former England midfielder accused Lions fans of racially abusing his Wolves team-mate Seol Ki-Hyeon.

Ernie Els easily saw off the challenge of one European Ryder Cup hero today - but now faces an attack from three of them in the final round of the American Express world championship.

PADRAIG Harrington is the only realistic hope of an Irish victory in the American Express World Championship after the conclusion of yesterday’s second round in wretched conditions at Mount Juliet.

And so there were two. Padraig Harrington and David Howell are the only Ryder Cup men left in The Heritage at Woburn.

WATFORD manager Ray Lewington hailed the performance of Brynjar Gunnarsson after his side recorded their second away victory in five days by defeating 10-man Millwall 2-0 at The Den.

Ireland's Ciaran Power came 13th in the men's raod race in Athens today.

Andy Marshall reckons Millwall will reach the Premiership next season if they can recreate the atmosphere of their FA Cup final against Manchester United at the New Den.

THEO PAPHITIS insists tomorrow’s FA Cup final is a chance for Millwall to reinvent themselves in a new image and leave the days of football violence well and truly behind.

Mark O’Meara, the 47-year-old former Masters and Open champion, today achieved his first big victory since 1998.

Paul McGinley, seeking his first win since he holed the winning putt in the Ryder Cup two years ago, chipped in at the last to regain a share of the lead with a round to go in the Dubai Desert Classic.