The Championship announces its arrival with the shock of the summer at Croke Park as Meath, stunted and tired after a trying league run, are felled by Offaly in the early rounds of the Leinster football championship. There is a bugle call, of sorts, for a modern legend as the Clare hurlers fall to a renewed Tipperary team in the Munster hurling semi-final. Sinndar, trained by John Oxx, becomes the 10th Irish winner of the Epsom Derby. Darren Clarke takes the English Open at Forest of Arden. Tiger Woods is playing in a galaxy all on his own. He wins the US Open by a staggering 15 shots, emulating Jack Nicklaus' record of three majors by the age of 24. In the Low Countries, a festival of European football kicks off and France post an ominous 3-0 win over Denmark. It sets the tone for what quickly flowers into a riveting tournament. England-watching goes into overdrive, with Kevin Keegan putting on a one-man soap opera. They lose 3-2 against the Portuguese, but find redemption through a swansong goal from Sheer-ah against Germany. However, a comically dark hour against Romania ends their contribution. Sonia sets a time of 8.36.96 and claims third place in the Paris Grand Prix 3,000 metres. David Coulthard takes advantage of Schumacher's technical difficulties at Monaco.