Rory out of Bridgestone Invitational
World number one Rory McIlroy has been forced to pull out of his defence of the Bridgestone Invitational as he continues his recovery from the serious ankle injury which kept him out of the British Open at St Andrews.
McIlroy’s withdrawal has casted further doubts over whether or not he will be fit for August’s USPGA Championship, while Jordan Spieth could leapfrog the 26-year-old into the world’s top spot at Firestone next week.
In his column Shane Lowry reflects on a disappointing week at St Andrews, where he felt he failed to live up to the expectations of those who thought he had a real chance of winning the tournament.
The latest World Anti Doping Agency (Wada) figures have shown golf has the third highest percentage rate of positive tests at 1.6%, more than athletics, cycling and rugby.
Voice of racing dies
The racing world and beyond have been paying their respects to legendary commentator Peter O'Sullevan, known as the voice of racing, who has died age 97.
There was success in the Galway Plate yesterday for 19-year-old Johnny Burke and Shanahan's Turn, winning comfortably from The Paparrazi Kid and Sadler's Risk. Earlier on Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh won the opening race for the third day on the run, this time with young hurdler Thomas Hobson.
Today's feature is the Galway Hurdle and Gordon Elliott can finally secure the race which has been eluding him with The Game Changer, currently in to 16-1.
Mourinho has some facts for Rafa
Jose Mourinho has responded to claims from Rafael Benitez's wife suggesting her husband always has to clean up the Chelsea manager's mess by saying Benitez had destroyed his European Cup winning Inter Milan side within six months of his departure. Mourinho also suggested she keep an eye on Benitez's diet and waistline.
A late Dedryck Boyata goal saved Celtic's blushes andgave them a slender first leg advantage in their Champions League qualifier against Azerbaijan's Qarabag last night. Boyata's 82nd minute header gave Ronny Deila's men a 1-0 win at Parkhead.
GAA statstics: Possession is key
In his latest GAA statistics column Eamon Donoghue has looked at the importance of possession in this year's Chanpionship, something highlighted by Monaghan and Kildare's surprise wins over Donegal and Cork.
Meanwhile Dublin and Clare Camogie have reluctantly accepted the offer of a play-off to decide which side progresses into the All Ireland quarter-finals, despite this meaning the winners must play two games in three days. This came after the Camogie Associationhad originally made the derisory decision of deciding the last eight place with a coin toss.
The most dangerous woman in the world
Ronda Rousey is the dominant force in women's UFC and one of the best fighters across the sport as a whole, however the 'most dangerous woman in the world' is suffering from a lack of quality opponents, writes Dave Hanningan.
Physical demands not lost on Claffey
Jenny Claffey has recently turned professional as she looks so achieve her goal of breaking into the top 100 in women's tennis and she is fully aware of the ever-increasing physicality and fitness needed to be successful on tour, writes Johnny Watterson.
What to watch out for:
Cricket
England enjoyed a fantastic first day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston yesterday and start day two looking to overtake the Aussies and build a big first innings lead. Sky Sports 2 10am.
Racing
It’s day four of the Galway Festival with the feature race, the Galway Hurdle, at 4.45. RTE 2, 2.50pm-5.40pm.
Glorious Goodwood continues with the Goodwood Cup at 3.10pm. Channel 4 1.35pm-4pm.
GAA
Clare take on Limerick in the Munster U’21 hurling final at Ennis Park. TG4 7pm.
