GOLF: Ulster teenager Rory McIlroy made history as the youngest ever player in the top 50 of the world rankings when he lost a playoff for the UBS Hong Kong Open to Lin Wen-tang of Chinese Taipei on Sunday. McIlroy will earn an invite to the Masters if he remains in the top 50 at the end of December . . .

BOXING: Wicklow's Katie Taylor is through to the quarterfinals of the AIBA Women's World Championships after a 4-3 victory over Czech Republic lightweight Danusa Dilofova in Ningbo City, China . . .

MOTOR RACING: Adam Carroll won the feature race in Malaysia on Sunday as Team Ireland took the lead in the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport . . .

GOLF: Double major winner Padraig Harrington will fight it out with Tiger Woods for the 2008 PGA Tour Player of the Year award.