Padraig Harrington will tee-off with defending champion Tiger Woods and 2007 champion Angel Cabrera at this week's US Open at Bethpage, New York.

Thirteen-year-old identical twins Lisa and Leona Maguire have been named in the Great Britain and Ireland senior squad for the Vagliano Trophy against the Continent of Europe in Hamburg next July.

Ireland's Shane Lowry took another step towards making his Walker Cup debut next year when he captured the prestigious Sotogrande Cup after a sudden-death play-off.

Tottenham and Bolton will be among the second seeds in today’s draw for the group stage of the UEFA Cup but Everton are in the group of third seeds.

Sweden's Magnus A Carlsson took a giant step towards European Tour promotion thanks to his one-stroke win in the Challenge of Ireland at the Glasson Hotel and Country Club near Athlone.

Swede Magnus A Carlsson opened up a two shot lead as Birr’s Justin Kehoe and Antrim’s Gareth Maybin fell off the pace in the €150,000 Challenge of Ireland at Glasson Golf Hotel and Country Club today.

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

Tiger Woods completed an outstanding year by firing a six-under-par 66 in Sunday’s final round to win the Target World Challenge in California, the tournament that benefits his own foundation.

A US serviceman fatally shot a civilian at the US military air base in Kyrgyzstan today “in response to a threat,” the US military said.

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.

Darren Clarke edged a little closer to an automatic place on the European Ryder Cup team at the weekend despite a disappointing final round in the Scottish Open.

Official World Golf Rankings as of Monday August 1.

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

Latest leading positions in the European Tour Volvo Order of Merit (euro):

Christy O’Connor Jnr's hopes of making an immediate imprint on the €330,000 AIB Irish Seniors Open at Adare Manor this afternoon were dashed as the 55-year-old three-putted on four occasions for a round of 75.

European Order of Merit

Sonia O'Sullivan remains remarkably confident about what the Olympic year will hold despite losing her Great BUPA Ireland Run title in Dublin today.

Padraig Harrington has single-handedly since April kept Europe representation in the top 10, golf’s end-of-year world rankings released today reveal.

Volvo Order of Merit after Omega European Masters - September 7, 2003.

World rankings after the 132nd Open Championship

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April 7, 2003

Citywest Irish Masters results, Dublin

1 Tiger Woods (USA) 15.92pts ave,

BRIAN KERR yesterday admitted he did not know whether former captain Roy Keane has made the decision to return to international duty.

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Padraig Harrington is eighth in the world golf rankings.

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21 October 2002

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

Adam Scott has gone from 13th to eighth in the Volvo Order of Merit after his record-breaking win at the Scottish PGA Championship.

The European Tour Volvo Order of Merit standings as been released after the Scandinavian Masters.

Open Championship winner Ernie Els lies third in the official golf world rankings.

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

The latest leading positions in the European Tour Volvo Order of Merit after the Smurfit European Open have been announced.

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