A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
Northern Ireland reached their first major tournament in 30 years and their neighbours south of the border beat world champions Germany to take a big step towards joining them at Euro 2016 in a memorable night for Irish football on Thursday.
Jeev Milkha finished a creditable tied second in the USD 600,000 SK Telecom Open
The Indian golfer shot a three-under 67 in the second round of the Canadian Open.
The Indian golfer, playing with World No 1 Brooks Koepka (68), had 17 pars and his sole birdie was courtesy a brilliant 30-foot monster putt.
Gurbaaz Mann, who narrowly missed winning his first professional title at the 2004 tournament, won this year's event with a nine-under 207.
Amandeep Johl and Jyoti Randhawa will feature in the Johnnie Walker Classic beginning at the Pine Valley Golf Resort
England's David Howell held off world number Tiger Woods and Nick O'Hern to lead by one stroke after the third round in the US$5 million HSBC Champions tournament.
The ace golfer registered a three-under 67 that gave him a share of the sixth place at the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.
Tiger Woods broke out of his title slump, firing a final round four-under 68 to claim the Buick Invitational tournament.
The Indian ace is looking to break the jinx of previous Asian number ones failing to get beyond the second round since 2000.
Stuck at his parents place in Hyderabad without his golf clubs, India's Anirban Lahiri heaved a sigh of relief after getting the good news that his playing status on the elite PGA Tour has been guaranteed for not only the remainder of the year but also for the 2020-21 season.
The Indian golfer carded a one-under 70 in the final round of the Coca Cola Tokai Classic golf championship.
American Bart Bryant fired a final round four-under-par 68 on Sunday to capture the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio by one stroke from Fred Couples.
The Indian ace shot a two-under 70 for a 36-hole total of three-under and was lying in tied third place in the Sun Chlorella Classic.
India's Shiv Kapur produced a dramatic turnaround in the closing stages to win the Royal Cup and end the year on a high note by claiming his third Asian Tour title of 2017 in Pattaya.
South Africa can have absolutely no complaints with the result against India, says Jacques Kallis. 'They really didn't win much after the toss.'
Rory McIlroy, whose season was interrupted by injury, said he just wants to get back to winning and does not care about the $10 million bonus that could come with victory at the Tour Championship.
Jeev Milkha Singh once played the lead role in Indian golf but has now been relegated to cameos.
The Mhow-based golfer grabbed the half-way lead in the Rs One million Hero Honda Open West 2005.
The Indian golfing ace is placed third after carding a six-under 64 in the first round of the Crowns 120 million yen event in Japan.
The Asian Games gold medallist fired a brilliant five-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead at the mid-way stage of the Tata Open golf tournament.
The Delhi golfer gave himself a four stroke cushion after he fired a third round 69 in the ONGC-Noida Open 2004.
Danny Ellis leads the field after the penultimate round in the six-day Final Qualifying Stage of the US PGA Tour.
Jordan Spieth capped a brilliant season in sensational style as he scored a four-stroke victory at the Tour Championship on Sunday that also won him the FedExCup playoffs title for an $11.48 million pay day.
Qatar will begin sifting through fan feedback from the Club World Cup to see how it can provide supporters with a successful World Cup in 2022, but cultural differences will be a tricky challenge to surmount. Drinking and partying can be a tricky concept in a country with strict restrictions on alcohol consumption and low tolerance for rowdiness.
The Indian ace suffered an off day with his putter on Friday in round two Acom International.
Kapil Dev will join Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Amandeep Johl and Arjun Singh in the highest prize-money tournament on the European PGA Tour.\n\n
The Chandigarh pro made the most of an early morning start and fired a superb 66 to take a two-stroke lead at the end of the half-way stage in the The Hindu Open.
The Indian made his 13th cut of the season at the end of the second round of the Reno Tahoe Open.
The Indian golfer fired a three-under 69 on the second day of the Sega Sammy Cup in Hokkaido.
The Lucknow golfer, who won the Hero Honda Open West in Pune earlier this year, closed the 54-hole tournament with a final round of one-under 69 for a tally of nine-under 201.
The Indian ace has a two-day tally of one-under 139, the very score at which the cut was applied, in the Sony Open in Hawai.
