How Reading reject Carl McHugh went from also-ran to Wembley with giantkillers Bradford City. By Liam Mackey

SOUND travels in waves. And the roar that greeted the final whistle in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday afternoon, at the end of a tumultuous Munster SHC semi-final was tidal.

Pádraig Harrington kicked off his 2020 Ryder Cup captaincy by stating his total confidence that Rory McIlroy would be fully committed to the European cause at Whistling Straits.

Thomond Park will start to empty as the final whistle sounds tomorrow afternoon when referee JP Doyle calls time on Munster’s European showdown with Castres.

Narrow winner of the race in Cork last year, the Willie Mullins-trained Felix Yonger gained his second Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase success when the rescheduled Grade 2 event proved the feature of yesterday’s eight-race card in Navan.

The characters in ‘Whistle’ and ‘Conversations’ strike home to my era of emigration and every era since, writes Victoria White.

Whatever happens to Darren Clarke in the rest of the United States PGA Championship one thing seems certain – there will be no repeat of what can only go down as an amazing blunder.

Darren Clarke overcame an almost comical error to stay right in the thick of things at the United States PGA Championship at Whistling Straits – as Tiger Woods summoned up a brilliant finish just to survive the halfway cut.

Darren Clarke overcame an almost comical error to stay right in the thick of things at the United States PGA Championship at Whistling Straits – as Tiger Woods summoned up a brilliant finish just to survive the halfway cut.

The two shared a quiet word and a hug before heading off the field arm in arm.

Tony Adams felt Granada were hard done by as his first match as a manager in LaLiga ended in a 3-0 defeat by Celta Vigo.

Mesut Ozil has apologised for failing to acknowledge fans after Arsenal’s 6-3 hammering at Manchester City.

The trial of a football fan charged with making a racist monkey gesture at a Premier League match was adjourned today.

Hapless parachutist takes match ball on whistle-stop tour of Drumcondra.

"Go shorty, it's your birthday" "Hip hop hippy the hippy, the hippy to the hip hip hop you don't stop" and more.

Defeat would mean Jurgen Klopp had overseen two final losses in his first season in charge.

Newly-crowned Hurler of the Year TJ Reid has been included in the 18-strong panel.

Who better to make him feel at ease on his way to work Wednesday morning but Mariah Carey.

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Finance Minister Michael Noonan has today published a new Bill aimed at giving the Central Bank a range of new powers and revising existing ones.