The Sonia O'Sullivan mystery continues, with a puzzling 5,000 metre run at Crystal Palace that sees her finish ninth. Elsewhere, more Tiger tales. At Valhalla, Woods shoots a finalday 67 to force a USPGA play-off with Bob May. May loses. Darren Clarke's final round of 67 gives him a tour finish of ninth, the first Irish top-10 finish since David Feherty in 1991. Twenty thousand raving Finns turn up at the Hungaroring to watch Mika Hakkinen zoom past Michael Schumacher to take a two-point lead in the drivers' championship. Having received the last rites all summer, Offaly's hurlers see off a seemingly unbeatable Cork side. The All-Ireland champions fall by four points and the midlanders shrug and say they'll see us all in September.
Kilkenny torch Galway in the other semi-final. Football is eclipsing hurling in terms of flair and excitement. Tie of the year is Kerry and Armagh in the All-Ireland football semi-final. A late goal from Andrew McCann, a heroic cameo from Maurice Fitzgerald, extra time in the replay, save of the year from Declan O'Keeffe . . . the occasion has everything. In the other semi-final Michael Donnellan puts in one of the great individual performances as Galway edge past Kildare in the rain.
