Padraig Harrington
First European to win a golf major in eight years and first Irishman in 60 Dublin

GAA
Three Leinster titles in a row for the footballers while the minor and under-21 hurlers both took won through in the province style

Graham Barrett
The seven-times capped Ireland international finally returned to action with Falkirk after nearly two years out with

Venezuela Hosted a successful Copa America, won their first game in the competition in 43 years and reached the quarter-final

BAD MONTH FOR...

Baseball uniforms
New York Yankees pitcher Scott Proctor set all his playing gear on fire after a disastrous game against the Oakland As

Golf wives
According to a survey, four out of 10 US golfers would give up sex for a month to have the perfect swing

Argentina
Their heavily-tipped side lost the final of the Copa America and Andres Romero blew his chances of winning the British Open

Cycling
German TV pull the plug on the Tour De France after one drug scandal too many while a Swiss newspaper published a death notice for the sport instead of the results