The 51-year-old backs himself to challenge for the Open's Claret Jug and believes his fellow Irishmen will be in the hunt as well.

22-year-old Alex Maguire found himself sandwiched between Open champions and fellow Irishmen Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy in the Champions' area of the clubhouse locker room. 

The 35-year-old will join the club for their upcoming pre-season games in Edinburgh and San Diego.

Five days before Galway's 2003 All-Ireland semi-final against the rivals from up the road, 15-year-old Fahey landed into her first training session with the senior panel

Your correspondent has been on the ground doing his utmost to keep up, keep awake and keep ahead in the context of struggling to shake off jetlag from three flights spanning 20 hours in the air.

Stephanie Zambra has slowly come to terms with the fact that she is in Australia for the Fifa Women’s World Cup in a media rather than a playing capacity

Casting light on the early female footballers whose popularity in their own lifetimes challenges the idea that interest in women’s soccer is recent

McIlroy travelled to Hoylake on Sunday afternoon after winning the Scottish Open in brilliant fashion.

In a statement from the team posted on social media by captain Millie Bright, they said they would 'pause discussions, with full intentions of revisiting them following the tournament'

The Cork native has now completed two training sessions and is set to take part in full training on Wednesday.

McCabe has penned a piece for The Players Tribune ahead of one of the biggest moments of her life.

"It is better when teams don’t expect anything from me because then I can be a thorn in their side.”

Denise O’Sullivan’s expected return from a challenge against Colombia will see the identity of her midfield companion being a straight shootout between Littlejohn and Lily Agg

Any sports fans looking to see what is coming up on BT Sport will be in for a surprise on Tuesday – a new look, new name and changed line-up of talent as it is rebranded to TNT Sport

But no decision will be made until after Ireland's campaign Down Under

The All-Ireland Hurling Final takes place this Sunday between Limerick and Kilkenny, Women's World Cup kicks off with Ireland taking on host Australia in their opening game and the British Open is taking place at Royal Liverpool Golf Course.

The Cork woman was walking unaided around the team’s Emporium Hotel in Brisbane 

The stadium was practically full, despite the event being delayed by poor weather.

The 27-year-old’s extraordinary journey to this point has been down a road rife with obstacles, from her cancer diagnosis at the age of 19 to a devastating anterior cruciate ligament injury.

“It’s Monday now, it’s a new week, the game is just a few days away. Honestly, we’re all good.