Kilcock Canoe Polo Club

Golf:Justin Rose piled on the agony for Darren Clarke with a 6&4 drubbing at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain

Golf:Ireland’s Padraig Harrington shot a two under 68 for a share of 24th place following the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas. The Dubliner was five under at 10 holes but a double bogey on 12 and bogeys on 15 and 18 – he birdied the 16th - arrested his gallop.

Soccer:Charles Green has named two members of the Sevco consortium who are set to take over Rangers. The former Sheffield United chief executive has so far been unwilling to divulge the identities of those planning to invest in the clu

Soccer:Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has turned down the opportunity to hold talks with Liverpool over the managerial vacancy at Anfield. Liverpool sacked Kenny Dalglish on Wednesday after finishing a disappointing eighth in the Barclays Premier League.

Golf:McDowell wins but Kaymer knocked out of the Volvo Matchplay in Spain

Soccer:Sligo Rovers maintained their lead at the top of the Airtricty Premier Division with a 3-0 victory over Shelbourne. A brace of goals from Danny North was complemented by a stunning effort from substitute Pascal Millien, who beat two players before rifling a shot from the axis of the penalty area into the top corner.

Champions League Final:Franck Ribery could be the key to ending Bayern Munich’s 11-year wait for Champions League glory, according to their captain Philipp Lahm.

Rugby:Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris will put his friendship with Leinster counterpart Sean O’Brien on the backburner as they prepare to face off in a mouthwatering back-row confrontation at the Heineken Cup final

Soccer:Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes today insisted Roberto Di Matteo should be given the Chelsea job full-time, regardless of the outcome of tomorrow’s Champions League final.

Rugby:Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has made two changes from the team that beat Edinburgh for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup final against Leinster at Twickenham (5.0).

Boxing:Katie Taylor’s quest for a fourth world title continued seamlessly in Qinhuangdao in China this morning with an emphatic 16-6 victory over Tajikistan’s Mavzuna Chorieva in the Women’s Boxing World Championship semi-final.

Soccer:Marco Tardelli tends to keep his pitchside briefings reasonably low key for the most part. He gently swerves awkward questions, politely directing his interrogator to the boss, and usually avoids saying anything out of the ordinary.

Olympics: Donegal badminton player Chloe Magee has become the latest Irish athlete to qualify for the London Olympics

Olympics: David Beckham said today that he wants to compete at the Olympics on merit and nothing else

Soccer:Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has given Liverpool permission to speak to manager Roberto Martinez after the sacking of Kenny Dalglish on Wednesday.

Soccer:Giovanni Trapattoni took his first official training session of the Euro 2012 finals campaign at Malahide’s Gannon Park today, with some slight concerns over the fitness of a couple of those who reported for duty early.

Cricket:Stuart Broad and the rest of England’s famed pace attack had to earn their successes on an attritional first day of the Test series against West Indies at Lord’s.

Golf:Graeme McDowell brought back memories of his Ryder Cup heroics with a comeback victory over Sweden’s Robert Karlsson at the World Match Play Championships in Spain on an opening day that saw Brandt Snedeker secure a victory over Thomas Bjorn in an unusual fashion.

Canoeing:A third Irish canoeist has secured a spot at the Olympic games. Andrzej Jezierski overcame extremely difficult conditions to take the second qualifying place in the C1 200 at the European Sprint Canoe Qualifier in Poznan, Poland.