Bernhard Langer gave a huge hint today that he will pick Colin Montgomerie for the Ryder Cup if the Scot needs a wild card.

Fred Couples, unable to play the Open last month because of a recurrence of back trouble, has now pulled out of this week’s USPGA Championship as well.

Tiger Woods today predicted David Duval will become a force again.

The longest course in major history – 7,514 yards, no less – has been prepared for this week’s USPGA Championship. It is called Whistling Straits and it should have John Daly licking his lips.

Kilkenny 3-12 Waterford 0-18

Colin Montgomerie travels to next week’s USPGA championship convinced he can end his major championship drought at Whistling Straits.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn has pulled out of next week’s USPGA Championship with a recurrence of a shoulder injury.

Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison identified Lynndie England as one of the soldiers who abused them, an army investigator testified today.

The US Army reservist who tipped off investigators to abuse of Iraqi prisoners by his fellow soldiers is in protective military custody because of death threats, family members said.

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.

Fiji’s Vijay Singh took another step towards being hailed as one of the all-time golfing greats by winning his third major title tonight.

Justin Leonard, Chris DiMarco and Vijay Singh are tied at the end of the final round of the 86th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, and will take part in a playoff to claim the coveted title.

Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2

Stoke boosted their hopes of a top-10 finish and increased the pressure on Alan Pardew with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle at the Britannia Stadium this afternoon.

Atletico Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 (Atletico Madrid win 2-1 on aggregate)

Bayern Munich 3 Manchester United 1 (Bayern Munich win 4-2 on aggregate)

RTÉ release lovely clip of Billo's final day. Not a dry eye in the house…

Celtic dramatically crashed out of the Champions League for the second time this season with a 1-0 play-off defeat by Maribor at Parkhead taking the visitors through 2-1 on aggregate.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits the European champions still have plenty of room for improvement after seeing them open their Primera Division campaign with an uninspiring 2-0 win over minnows Cordoba.

Antrim 1-10 Clare 4-28