Golf
Rory McIlroy played two stunning fairway woods over the closing three holes to help him claim the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at The K Club on Sunday.
The World No 3 had no sooner took with one hand though, but he’d given back with the other - donating his €666,660 first prize winnings to his own Rory Foundation.
For McIlroy, a winner of four Majors and two WGCs in an honour-laden career, this victory - especially given his association as tournament host - was emotional. He had to fight back the tears walking up the 18th fairway to the green:
“I’d rank this up here for me personally like a WGC, just below the Majors. It’s one of the things that I wanted to sort of tick off on my CV and thankfully I’ve been able to do it.”
Soccer
Barcelona completed their domestic double last night with a 2-0 Copa del Rey final win over Europa League champions Sevilla - although both goals came in extra-time against a team who had won Europe's second tier competition just four day previous. Jordi Alba and Neymar were the two goalscorers - as three players were dismissed with red cards over the 120 minutes.
Also last night, Jamie Vardy scored the winner as England beat Turkey 2-1 as their preparations continue for Euro 2016 - his strike partner Harry Kane was also among the goals, while the Tottenham man also missed a penalty.
GAA
Tipperary begun the 2016 Munster hurling championship with a very comfortable win over Cork in miserable conditions - while first-half goals gave Mickey Harte's Tyrone team an impressive win over 13-man Derry in the Ulster football quarter-final. In Connacht Roscommon eased past the challenge of Leitrim who were down to 12 men by the final whistle, having conceded 1-21.
While Westmeath and Offaly both secured passage to the last eight of the Leinster hurling championship - after respective round-robin victories over Carlow and Kerry.
Racing
Meanwhile Jet Setting defeated the odds-on Minding in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh.
What to watch out for
It's day two of the Paris French Open, with Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka among those in action.
Eurosport, 9.30am-8.30pm
Setanta, 10am-8pm
ITV4, 9.30am-9pm
