Michael Hoey’s Open Championship came to a painful end at Hoylake yesterday as he was forced to withdraw during the second round due to a foot injury.

Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey remained on course for victory as he led by five strokes during the final round of the M2M Russian Open in Moscow.

INCOMING GAA President Nickey Brennan believes Singapore could become a training base for inter-county teams.

IRELAND’S men’s hockey coach John Clarke watched France beat Russia on Monday and despite his own side’s 6-4 loss to Spain, he is quietly confident of being able to beat both Pool A rivals, with the Russians being first up on the agenda at Montjuich this afternoon.