Carnoustie is more than just a golf course, writes Kevin Markham.

They’ll have to play it in Croke Park, but this time they won’t mind.

Enda McEvoy look at the key takeaways from the weekend's action...

Within minutes of the final whistle yesterday, Limerick manager John Kiely was already looking ahead to the All-Ireland semi-final against Cork.

France have won the World Cup after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow.

Cavan 1-14 Down 0-15

Ireland signed off from their Grand Slam season with one last high as they edged a tense decider 20-16 in Sydney to claim a first series win in Australia since 1979.

Evelyn Grant is a flute-player and presenter of Week End Drive on RTÉ Lyric fm. She is also musical director and conductor of the Cork Pops

A Cork man who denied murdering his mother thinking he was setting her free from the cruelty of life was found guilty of murder today.

Cork City midfielder Gearoid Morrissey has predicted further twists and turns in the title race after Dundalk’s midweek slip-up breathed new life into the battle for SSE Airtricity Premier Division honours.

A season-ending injury was one thing, but missing out on an All-Ireland final is completely another for a recovering addict like Cathal McCarron. As the Tyrone defender explains, though, he’s learned how to cope.

Winning comes naturally. Winning in sport is achieved through talented players supported by sporting ingredients such as fitness, strength, speed, physiology, diet etc. These days, the ingredients are professionally applied by coaches and the end product is capable of a competitive success rate around 85% over a period of time.

LITERARY journal Southword, published by an imprint of the Munster Literature Centre, has come full circle. It started life as a physical publication but the last time it appeared in print was in 2009 after which it was only available online.

Not many managers can claim to have sent a referee into early retirement but Mourinho was accused of precisely that in one of his first European adventures with Chelsea.

A 94th-minute Dylan Watts penalty gave his side’s European ambitions a huge boost as Shamrock Rovers blew the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title race wide open by ending Dundalk’s 13-match winning run at Oriel Park last night.

Just when you thought this hurling summer could spoil us no more, the youngsters from Tipperary and Cork go and produce a most incredible finish to the last ever All-Ireland U21 final.

It wasn’t an hour after the final whistle and Tipperary U21 manager Liam Cahill was being asked about the senior job in the county.

Preston remain right in the thick of a battle for a play-off place in the Championship.

James Haskell insists the history of the British Empire means England must accept their status as the most hated team in the NatWest 6 Nations.

Ephie Fitzgerald’s 2016 team claimed bragging rights in sweltering 37C conditions.