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The Final Whistle: Here's the state of play at The Open

GOLF Dustin Johnson is a shot clear of the rest of the field at the Open Championship, where play...



The Final Whistle: Here's...
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The Final Whistle: Here's the state of play at The Open

GOLF

Dustin Johnson is a shot clear of the rest of the field at the Open Championship, where play has just been suspended because of the fading light at St Andrews.

The American is 3-under par after 13 holes today to get to 10-under at the top of the leaderboard.

England's Danny Willett is closest to Johnson on 9-under par ion the clubhouse, with Jason Day and Paul Lawrie just another shot further back.

Irish amateur Paul Dunne has provided one of the stories of the evening. He carded a second consecutive round of 69 to get to 6-under par.

The Greystones man is the leading amateur and the leading Irish player in the field and holds a share of 10th place heading into the weekend.

Of the other Irish players, Padraig Harrington enjoyed a strong finish to his round today to get to 3-under par heading into the weekend.

Darren Clarke is on 1-under par with 5 holes left to play, while Graeme McDowell will be disappointed with a late double-bogey that saw him finish on level par after a second consecutive round of 72.

However, Shane Lowry looks set to miss the weekend cut as he is tied for 84th on 1-over par.

Golf Weekly, whose presenter Joe Molloy will be at St Andrew's across the weekend for Off The Ball, reviewed Day 2:

SOCCER

There were three games tonight the Airtricity League Premier Division.

St Patrick's Athletic have moved up to third place after a 2-0 win over Drogheda United tonight at United Park.

Second-half goals from Killian Brennan and Jamie McGrath helped the Saints to leapfrog Shamrock Rovers into third.

Meanwhile, it finished scoreless at the Brandywell, where Derry City and Limerick FC cancelled each other out.

Ten-man Bohemians held out for a 1-0 win over Sligo Rovers at Dalymount Park.

Ismahil Akinade's 31st minute goal for Bohs proved to be the difference between the two sides, despite Anto Murphy getting a straight red card just minutes later for a two-footed tackle.

 

In the First Division, Finn Harps have regained the top-spot in the table after a 2-0 win over Cobh Ramblers.

And Shelbourne claimed all three points after a 3-1 win over Athlone Town at Tolka Park.

 

Also in football, Fabian Delph has signed a five-year contract with Manchester City after performing a U-turn on his decision to stay at Aston Villa.

The England midfielder has completed an £8M switch to City just days after reassuring Villa that he did not want to leave the club.

 

CRICKET

Ireland's hopes of automatic qualification for next year's T20 World Cup have been dealt a major blow.

John Bracewell's side have lost by five runs against Hong Kong today in Malahide.

The defeat means that they have slipped off the top of Group A in the qualifying series.

 

ATHLETICS

Britain's Mo Farah has missed out on the Diamond League 1,500 metres title in Monaco.

The Olympic Champion in 5,000 and 10,000 meters could only finish third.

Justin Gatlin continued his fine form by clocking a time of 9.78 seconds to beat fellow American Tyson Gay in the 100-metres.

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