This Open at burnt out Royal Birkdale will give shorter hitters a chance
Golf is now all about driving distances, but this will be a welcome oasis from the dull, data-obsessed world of pro sport
Open Championship: Five players to watch at Royal Birkdale this week
Rory McIlroy is performing in Zen mode but there are dark horses ready to spring a surprise
The Open’s new fan behaviour charter merely addresses symptoms rather than any root cause
Golf is uniquely vulnerable to being influenced by gamblers hurling abuse from the crowd
Hometown hero Tommy Fleetwood chasing his Major dream at Royal Birkdale
The Englishman is arguably the best golfer on the planet yet to win a Major championship
‘I ended up having a manic episode and psychosis’: Corkman David Howard’s long journey to The Open
Golfer with cystic fibrosis has to take 30 tablets daily and will have a physiotherapist on stand-by at next week’s tournament
Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for Fifa
Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrity
Ringmahon Rangers given five-year ban from FAI Cup for walkover against Bohemians
Cork side opted to concede the fixture which was scheduled to clash with the World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finals
FAI delegates vote in favour of fulfilling Nations League fixtures against Israel
Motion at EGM passes 75 votes to 32 with three abstentions
Will Wednesday’s FAI egm determine whether the Ireland-Israel matches go ahead?
Up to 138 delegates are to vote on whether to back the FAI board’s decision to fulfil the Nations League fixtures
‘I learned an awful lot from Eamon Dunphy’: Didi Hamann on the art of punditry
The Liverpool and Germany great talks about making RTÉ home, maintaining your distance from players, picking up tips from Dunphy and dealing with online abuse
Gavin Cooney: This World Cup has shown the Premier League to be football’s Starbucks
Demands and style of the Premier League have left England unsuited to winning the World Cup
FAI members to vote next week on decision to fulfil Israel fixtures
In a letter to members, FAI say a boycott would cost Irish football at least €5.5m and could climb to €10.3m
World Cup 2026: France dazzle before Mexico storm forward on day of warnings
World Cup 2026: Norway victory adds to worrying augurs for World Cup’s challengers
Clones Town football club to vote on renaming John Delaney Park grounds
Delaney exited FAI following damaging media revelations about the association’s governance and finances
Irish MEPs join calls for investigation into Gianni Infantino over Fifa’s Trump peace prize
Fifty representatives sign letter describing US president’s award as ‘the most troubling development’ of 2026 World Cup