O'Brien: Pakistan draw 'feels like a loss'
CRICKET: Kevin O'Brien described Ireland's tie with Pakistan in the first one-day international as "feeling like a loss" after he almost guided his side to an historic success.
CRICKET: Kevin O'Brien described Ireland's tie with Pakistan in the first one-day international as "feeling like a loss" after he almost guided his side to an historic success.
JUSTIN ROSE, twice a runner-up in the BMW PGA Championship, today wasted little time in getting to the top of the leaderboard as the European Tour's flagship event got underway at Wentworth.
Clonliffe's Sergiu Ciobanu was the class of the field at the Terenure 5-Mile, winning by some margin from his Clonliffe team-mate Gary O'Hanlon in a time of 24 minutes 37 seconds. Third was young Kilkenny athlete Thomas Hayes.
Players with good form at Gleneagles and experience of playing in bad weather will rank "very highly" in the list of contenders for one of European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley's three wild cards.
Tonight's meetings.
BENAT INTXAUSTI of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia yesterday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race entered the final week.
Although summer is slow in arriving, the track and field season is already well under way, with the Dublin Graded League attracting record numbers to its first two meets, athletes travelling abroad in search of times and the first National League round taking place on Sunday.
SERGIO GARCIA has apologised for what could be construed as a racist remark about Tiger Woods at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony last night.
FORMULA ONE: Mark Webber is hoping the comfort of Monaco this weekend will help him get his title challenge back on track.
GRAEME McDowell yesterday expressed his delight at becoming the first Irish winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship as he joined an illustrious list of champions with a hard-fought victory over Thongchai Jaidee in Bulgaria.
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They're both blooming mums-to-be. But when it comes to rocking monochrome maternity wear, Kim Kardashian could take a few tips from RTE golden girl Claire Byrne (37).
FOR A franchise that's coming to an end, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms appear to be in remarkably upbeat spirits.
A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio raised €1.2m for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival last night.
IF you're a big fan of ales, lagers and weiss beer then its well worth checking out the This Is Beer festival at 37 Dawson Street next Tuesday.
IRELAND and Leinster rugby star Cian Healy has backed a campaign to have rugby legend Isa Nacewa's rugby achievements officially acknowledged.
BROADCASTER Vincent Browne has been temporarily forced out of his new studio – because it's being rented out to rival RTE.
MORTAL Instrument mania is about to go into overdrive.
THE lady in red is all about love. She urges us to listen to our hearts, too.
WITH his slick hair, superstar style and model girlfriend, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo would be a perfect fit for One Direction.
I'M down in Cork today with the Xpose crew for the Xpose Live Show in Silver Springs.