#jim-gavin-withdrawal

#jim-gavin-withdrawal

I had some conversations with higher-ups in the NFL. They all usually start with conversations about our current players and turn into: Would you be interested in making a transition to the NFL? I'm glad I had those conversations. I learned a lot.

I thought it was so difficult to win last year because of trying to win the Masters and the Grand Slam, and then this year I realised it's just really difficult to win the Masters. Just absolutely delighted to be able to get it done.

Robbie Cannon was in a fourball with Shane Lowry at The Grove XXIII, a small corner of paradise tucked away on the outskirts of Hobe Sound in Florida.

Corruption and bribery in youth sports undermine the integrity of the game and can negatively impact young athletes. A recent interclub game revealed blatant examples of this unethical behavior.

Troy Parrott's actions on the pitch included scoring Ireland's opener and successfully converting a penalty in the shoot-out, demonstrating his skill and composure under pressure.

Ireland were cannibalised by their own emotions as the irrepressible energy slowly lapsed with fatigue.

Barcelona took a major step towards the La Liga title with a dominant win over Espanyol, extending their lead over Real Madrid to nine points. Hansi Flick's decision to field a strong lineup indicates his focus on the upcoming Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.

Teams are getting killed on this. It's like a power play in ice hockey. One miscue off the tee and 1-7 flies over and past you in seven or eight minutes.

"I've always had belief and this is where I think there's loads of comparisons [between us]. I think you have to have a certain level of arrogance to be at your best," Rooney told Littler in the latest episode of BBC Sport's The Wayne Rooney Show.

Prague will become a byword for misery now, the scene of a collapse from a position that seemed almost too good to be true.

Union Berlin has made history after appointing Marie-Louise Eta as their new head coach, becoming the first club in Europe's top five leagues to have a female head coach. Eta takes the job on an interim basis until the end of the season, having previously served as the club's assistant and U19 manager.

It's heartbreaking. That's what I want to put across to the lads. All the hard work you put in and it comes down to this. Don't have any regrets. Don't walk away saying, if only.

Ronan O'Gara was pitch-side on Thursday night in Paris, so he got a close-up view of France's mauling of Ireland. When he read Andy Farrell's quotes about his team lacking "fight" and "intent", he could empathise with the Ireland coach because he's been trying to regenerate his La Rochelle team for two seasons.

It is 18 years since his era as Ireland head coach ended. He paved the way for future success but his final years in charge came with a cost and a few regrets

Teams don't always get the immediate 'bounce' anticipated from the arrival of a new manager. Éamonn Fitzmaurice routinely recalls 2013 when Kerry lost the first four Division 1 league games of his stewardship, only scoring an average of a little under eight points per game against Mayo, Dublin, Kildare and Donegal before turning the ship around in the final three games.

Expectation comes with the territory when a team makes vast improvements in a short space of time and Meath football boss Robbie Brennan knows that the shoe is on the other foot this year. The Royals went into last year with little fanfare, but Brennan quickly turned the tide after taking the reins from Colm O'Rourke, and they picked up massive championship wins over Dublin, eventual All-Ireland champions Kerry and Galway in a roller-coaster summer.