CO. DOWN -born Conor Swail walked away with the Grand Prix trophy at the five-star show in Gijon, Spain tonight after two fault-free rounds on the nine year-old Dutch-bred ‘Rivaal’.

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.

Michael Schumacher gave his world championship ambitions a shot in the arm by taking pole position for the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis today.

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

French Open, Roland Garros, Paris, France

Overnight European Tour Qualifying School finals leader Wakefield maintained his place at the top with a second successive 69.

Former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst is in the hunt for his first European tour victory for nine years after adding a 65 to his opening 67 in the Madrid Open today.

Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima was tonight involved in the first high-profile security breach of the Olympic Games as a spectator watching the men’s marathon accosted the long-time race leader.

Eleven-time national champion Robin Seymour placed 30th of 43 finishers in this morning's 26.9-mile Mountain Biking Cross Country Olympic race at Metochi's Parnitha complex.

American Dwight Phillips has won gold in the Olympic long jump final with a jump of 8.59 metres.

Derval O'Rourke's first appearance at an Olympics Games went doubly quick for the Cork athlete tonight, as she bowed out of the 100m hurdles in her first round heat.

These are the results from today's tennis events at the Athens Olympics:

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

PAUL McGINLEY will be the first Irish player into action in the Open Championship at Royal Troon at 7.03am on Thursday.

Lee Westwood has chosen to be “reclusive” in the build-up to this week’s British Open championship at Royal Troon. But that is bound to change once the event starts.

Ian Woosnam restored some of his battered pride after going back on his promise to return to a short putter in the first round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open today.

French Open, Roland Garros, Paris

Mark Roe’s anger turned to relief in the second round of the weather-disrupted Italian Open in Milan today.

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

US Open results, Flushing Meadows, New York

British Open Scores

Phil Mickelson was today hoping he had done enough to keep his Open preparations on track in the Scottish Open.

England’s Philip Golding, the 40-year-old who has made a record 16 visits to the European tour qualifying school, has a chance to be remembered for something more than that tomorrow.

Thomas Bjorn today spoke of his determination not only to get back among golf’s elite, but also to get back to beating them.

England’s Greg Owen won the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters at the Forest of Arden today – after no fewer than 21 top-10 finishes on the European tour without a victory.

Darren Clarke birdied both closing holes in the second round to regain the pole position he held after his opening 66.

It is not difficult to spot which Ryder Cup star has been enjoying himself most back at The Belfry so far this week.

New York Marathon positions

Latest scores and totals in COMPLETED second round of Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the BMW International Open in Munich.

Liverpool will not be among the top seeds in tomorrow’s Champions League draw despite having qualified automatically for Europe’s top club competition.

North West Ireland Open Scores

North West of Ireland Open Latest Leaderboard

British Open Leaderboard - third round scores

Ernie Els fell just one shot short of a major championship record which has stood for 19 years at the Open today.

All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon - Order of Play for Monday, June 1

The seedings for the 2002 Wimbledon Championships have been announced by the All-England Club in London.

Harrington is staying in touch with a brave second round performance at the US Open.

Barry Lane broke the course record at the new-look Belfry today to give himself the chance of his first win since New Year’s Eve seven years ago.

Joakim Haeggman has been forced to give up another of his hobbies in pursuit of reclaiming his place among European golf’s elite.

Collated results from the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, United States, for Friday February 22.

Men’s Giant Slalom final standings.

Collated results

Collated results