Paul Collingwood believes Irish batsman Eoin Morgan is “100 per cent ready” to replace him in England’s Test team. Collingwood called time on his Test carer midway through the innings and 83-run win at the SCG, which completed England’s 3-1 Ashes success. Collingwood’s concession that his 68-Test career was over came following a series in [...]
Ireland have named a 22-man preliminary squad ahead of next February’s World Cup. Coach Phil Simmons must reduce the party by seven by January 19. Eight of those named played for Ireland in the 2007 World Cup, with Warwickshire’s William Porterfield selected as captain. “There are no surprises in the 22,” said Simmons. “We’ve had [...]
Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell agrees with Lee Westwood’s assessment that Rory McIlroy would have been a more worthy recipient than Rickie Fowler of the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award. American Fowler totalled seven top-10s in 2010 while Northern Irishman McIlroy, who has confirmed he will return to the European Tour next season, [...]
The Irish Open will return to Killarney in July, although the European Tour are yet to find a sponsor for the event. Previous backers 3 pulled out of the sponsorship last month. George O’Grady, the European Tour chief executive, made the announcement when in Dublin for this week’s Irish Links Society Dinner, where he was [...]
Graeme McDowell beat Tiger Woods in a playoff at Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California on Sunday. Both were 16-under par at the end of the fourth round. McDowell outputted Woods on the first playoff hole of the Chevron World Challenge, assuring that Woods, the tournament host who blew a [...]
Dual Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Dermot Weld will return this year to try to win the great race for a third time. The master Irish trainer has four horses in contention this year, with Rite Of Passage being tipped to come out in front. He also intends to bring back Profound Beauty, who ran fifth behind [...]
Eoin Morgan is proud of a great achievement after recording his maiden Test hundred at only the third attempt. The 23-year-old Irishman shared a record unbroken double-century stand with Paul Collingwood, reaching stumps on 125 to his partner’s 81 out of 331 for four on day one of the four-match npower series at Trent Bridge. [...]
Rory McIlroy’s dream of becoming the youngest Open champion for 117 years turned into a nightmare with an 80 at windswept St Andrews on Friday. However, fellow Ulstermen Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke are in contention at five and four under respectively. Shane Lowry and Colm Moriarty also made the cut but Padraig Harrington will [...]
Ireland captain William Porterfield was proud to have restored respect to his team after they bowed out of the ICC World Twenty20 following a no-result in their Group D shoot-out with England earlier this week. Ireland had restricted tournament big guns England to just 120 for eight at the Guyana National Stadium before rain in [...]
The Irish women’s bobsleigh team have won their personal dual with Australia in Vancouver, claiming a highly creditable 17th place finish at the Winter Olympic event. Pilot Aoife Hoey and brake woman Claire Bergin finished two places ahead of main rivals Australia whose late entry almost cost the Irish due their place at the Games. [...]
