THE Irish Ladies Golf Union National Training Committee is hosting its inaugural National Training Seminar for elite national players on Saturday January 7th at the Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links.

Newly-crowned League Cup winners Longford Town will find out their next opponents in the FAI Carlsberg Cup tonight when the quarter-final draw is made live on RTE One.

THE extent to which Oliver Doherty has captivated the fans, if not the nation, took the organisers of the golf competition at the Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links by surprise yesterday when, three times, extra marshals had to be called in to control the crowds who thronged the course as the Special Olympics World Games entered its third day.

BOHEMIANS striker Glen Crowe has retained his place in Brian Kerr’s 23-man squad for the Republic of Ireland’s two Euro 2004 qualifiers against Albania and Georgia next month.