Ireland's Pat Shannon has come in 27th at the half-way stage in the men’s skeleton competition in Whistler last night.

Padraig Harrington has reached his highest-ever position in the world rankings after winning the Open Championship at Carnoustie yesterday.

Adam Scott's victory in the Houston Open has moved the Australian back to third in the official world rankings.

Vijay Singh's win at the Wachovia Championship has put him within touching distance of Tiger Woods at the top of the World Rankings. Meanwhile, Padraig Harrington has slipped a further place to ninth.

Irish golfers Pádraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell have made the cut, but remain well off the pace after the second round of the Honda Classic in Florida.

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.

Ireland's Alastair Cragg had a disappointing race in the men's 5000metres final, finishing 12th in a time of 13:43.06.

Twenty-four-year-old Alistair Cragg ran one of the races of his life as he came through his 5000m heat as a fastest loser, qualifying him for Saturday's 5000m final in just his first major track championship.

Paul Brizzel became the fourth Irish track and field athlete to fail to make it out of the first round of their discipline at the Olympic stadium, but still managed a season's best of 21.00 seconds in his 200m heat.

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.

Irishman Paul McGinley's joint-sixth place in the USPGA Championship in Whistling Straits has put him in the 10th spot for a Ryder Cup place.

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

Padraig Harrington is seventh in the world rankings after his play-off disappointment at the Buick Classic in America last night.

Padraig Harrington is seventh in the world rankings after his play-off disappointment at the Buick Classic in America last night.

Citywest Irish Masters

Ireland's top two have dropped back another place on the World Rankings.

Swim Ireland's only realistic hope of progress for a semi-final berth this weekend at the World Championships in Barcelona faded as Portstewart's Emma Robinson bowed out at the preliminary stages of the 50m Breaststroke this morning.

Helen's Bay's Andrew Bree failed to finish in the top sixteen 200m breaststrokers this morning in the prelims at the World Championships in Barcelona.

Two disqualifications marred the beginning of day three of the European U23 Athletics Championships in humid Bydgoszcz, Poland this morning.

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New York Marathon positions

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British Open Leaderboard - third round scores

Lee Westwood has fallen outside the world’s top 100 ahead of the British Open championship at Muirfield.

Tiger Woods has stretched his lead at the top of the official world rankings.

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

Collated results at the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Wednesday February 20

Collated results

USPGA Leaderboard

American Chris DiMarco and peoples' favourite Tiger Woods tee off their second rounds of the US Masters later this afternoon.