Ireland

Watch manufacturer Rolex has agreed to be a sponsor at golf?s next two Ryder Cups within Europe and of the 2003 European team when the matches are played in the United States.

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's pet project to build an 80,000-seater national sports stadium was in fresh trouble on Thursday as coalition partners and opposition politicians lined up to criticise the plan.

The Gaelic Athletic Association has voted not to allow soccer matches to be played at Dublin?s Croke Park venue.

Ireland's three remaining Six Nations rugby union internationals have been postponed until next season because of the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

The Wales v Ireland Six Nations rugby union match appears likely to be played next season, even though a final decision to postpone the game won't be taken until April 1.

The Football Association of Ireland has signed a five-year deal with Sky Sports for the broadcast of all the Republic of Ireland?s home internationals.

Irish sport is preparing for renewed disruption following the first confirmed case of foot-and-mouth disease in the Republic.

Sydney-based clothing manufacturer Classic Sportswear has signed a major kit deal with Great Britain?s Rugby Football League.

English Premiership clubs have condemned plans for the postponed Six Nations match between Ireland and England to be played the weekend of May 5-6 because it will clash with the league's play-offs.

Ireland's Six Nations games with England on March 24 and with Scotland on April 7 have been postponed because of Irish fears over the threat of Britain's foot-and-mouth disease.

Irish soccer fixtures have been wiped out for a second successive weekend because of Britain's foot-and-mouth crisis, football authorities said on Tuesday.

The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will no longer take place in Dublin on 24-25 March, as originally planned ? the latest victim of the UK outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease.

Sporting events across Europe are under threat as fears about the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Britain spread to the continent.

English premier league club Saracens is threatening not to release players for international duty if Six Nations matches are rescheduled for May because of the foot-and-mouth crisis in England.

Brussels is the leading candidate to stage the world cross country championships if the event is switched from Dublin because of the foot-and-mouth crisis in England.

The best rugby players from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa want to form a combined Southern Hemisphere team to play the British Lions during their tour of Australia this year.