Texaco announces sports awards winners

Nine top Irish sports stars - two of whom are joint winners of the Horse Racing award - have been chosen to receive the 2009 Texaco Sport Stars of the Year Awards.

Claiming awards for the first time are World Championship medal winner Olive Loughnane, GPA Player of the month for September Tomás Ó Sé, golfer Rory McIlroy, Kilkenny hurler Tommy Walsh and Manchester United’s John O’Shea.