Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Shane Lowry, more than any other sportsman, seems immune to this tendency of Irish sporting segregation

Lowry the 'Irish Everyman' ascends to higher plane

Shane Lowry joins the ranks of the major winners with a stunning performance at Royal Portrush. There could be more to come.

Golf • 25 May 21

Shane Lowry wins The Open Championship - recap

Re-live the action as Shane Lowry became the fifth Irishman to win The Open Championship on a memorable day in Portrush

Golf • 06 Dec 19

'It's the most incredible day I've had on the golf course'

Lowry hails 'most incredible day' of his career

Ireland's Shane Lowry hailed the best day of his career after taking command of the 148th Open at Royal Portrush.

Golf • 20 Jul 19

Westwood - 'Shane's in the lead, he's in a big lead, but no lead is big enough when the weather gets bad on a links course'

Westwood: Pressure will intensify on Lowry on home soil

Lee Westwood believes leading The Open on home soil will intensify the pressure on Shane Lowry "100 times".

Golf • 21 Jul 19

'Every time I got a putt I wanted to hole it and hear that roar again'

Shane Lowry leads Open by four shots after stunning 63

Shane Lowry will take a four shot lead into the last day of the 148th Open after a sensational performance at Royal Portrush.

Golf • 20 Jul 19

McIlroy and Sugrue miss out, McDowell makes it

Rory McIlroy and amateur James Sugrue both fell agonisingly short of making the halfway cut of one-under-pay at The Open Championship in Royal Portrush.

Golf • 19 Jul 19

Open Championship Day 1 - recap

Day one of The Open had everything, from pouring rain to glorious sunshine, big performances from local favourites to big chokes from international stars. See how it all unfolded here.

Golf • 18 Jul 19

Brooks Koepka has three of the last six major championships

Europeans need to step up to prevent US clean sweep

The rest of the world will be anxious to prevent an American clean sweep of the majors in 2019

Golf • 17 Jul 19

Royal Portrush holds the Open Championship for the first time in 68 years this week

Portrush a fitting venue to mark glorious Irish decade

It's fitting that at the end of Northern Irish golf's greatest decade, the Open Championship should return to Irish shores. But work on this week's tournament began with the 2012 Irish Open, writes Conor Neville.

Golf • 17 Jul 19

'I never thought I'd be able to play a major championship at home'

McIlroy recalls glorious Portrush past as Open looms

He has won four major titles, two World Golf Championship events and been on the winning Ryder Cup team four times, but there is only one round of golf where Rory McIlroy can remember every shot.

Golf • 11 Jul 19

2019 Open Championship