Ireland to host 2011 Solheim Cup on course yet to be built
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The 2011 Solheim Cup between the women golfers of Europe and the United States will take place in Ireland, even though Killeen Castle, County Meath, course will not open until 2008, officials said on Thursday.
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Ireland&#39;s fine start to the World Cup qualification endures. Four points from two matches provide strong foundations, though the performance here might have yielded less.
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Tom Lehman will be disappointed. The   captain of the American Ryder Cup team joked last month he   would not turn up to the event's opening ceremony in Ireland   next week if Irish rockers U2 were not there.
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The American Ryder Cup team has spent most of the last three days at the K Club in Ireland practicing and allegedly bonding for the three-day match play event Sept. 22-24 in what has become an exercise in futility for a U.S. team that has lost the last two competitions, and seven out of the last...
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Jordan are close to agreeing an engine deal with Toyota that would secure their Formula 1 future. The Irish team have been striving to finalise a deal to meet the deadline of 15 November for entries for the 2005 championship.
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After nearly 80 years of watching the Ryder Cup crisscross the Atlantic Ocean but never hitting Ireland, some 25,000 fans passed through the gates on Tuesday just for the opening warm-up session.
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Irish pair Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley shared the lead with Austria after the opening World Cup fourballs. Ireland&#39;s Ryder Cup stars had a 12-under-par 60 in Seville to match Markus Brier and Martin Wiegele&#39;s total.
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The IRA has not contacted disarmament inspectors despite the looming deadline for reaching a Northern Ireland peace deal, Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley claimed.
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Rain delayed the scheduled 10:15 BST (09:15 GMT) toss of the one-day international between Ireland and South Africa at Stormont here Sunday.
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Plans to bring Formula One to South Africa in 2007 are still on track, a bidding consortium&#39;s spokesman reported. David Gant, representing the &#39;Omega Consortium&#39;, said the body will apply to Formula One Management to stage a race in Cape Town.
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For those who like to plan ahead, and we're not talking about putting snow tires on the car in August, the 2020 Ryder Cup will be played at Whistling Straits in the new golfing mecca of Wisconsin.
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Sport: Italian to become Republic of Ireland coach when current contract with Red Bull Salzburg expires in May
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The Scottish FA has reacted cautiously to reports Uefa could re-open bidding to host Euro 2008. Switzerland, who won the right to co-host the tournament with Austria, are having problems providing a sufficient amount of suitable stadia.
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The Sydney Cricket Ground will continue to host international matches until 2010, ending months of negotiations that could have seen the matches move to the former Olympic stadium in western suburban Homebush.
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FOXBOROUGH &#151; From 1991 to 2000, the Republic of Ireland was a can&#146;t-miss draw at Foxboro Stadium, averaging crowds of 33,789 for five matches. But a lack of star players on the current team contributed to a low turnout for a 1-1 tie with Bolivia at Gillette Stadium yesterday.
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LPGA/LADIES EUROPEAN Event: Solheim Cup Site: Halmstad (Sweden) Golf Club (6,615 yards, par 72). Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday. TV: TGC (tomorrow, 2 a.m.-noon, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 a.m.-noon, 8:30-11 p.m.; Sunday, 3-11 a.m., 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.).
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HALMSTAD, Sweden  - A late rally earned Europe a share of the fourballs at the Solheim Cup but the hosts still trailed United States by 4 1/2 points to 3 1/2 at the end of Friday's opening day.