I've never been so fired-up about anything in my life

"I've never been so fired-up about anything in my life."Keighley's determination is illustrated by O'Neill's willingness to fly to Australia to convince Rupert Murdoch personally of the justice of his claim. He has also got financial backing for a new 15,000-seat stadium and agreement from an Endsleigh League football club that they can play there until it is built.He is even prepared to forego the £1.1m that other Super League clubs will get. Trailing at half-time because of their inability to field a couple of Huddersfield kicks, Keighley went ahead soon after the interval only to fall behind again and draw level once more.When Ian Gately's pass gave Dean Hanger an interception try it looked as though, on top of all their other uncertainties, Keighley would not be able to celebrate the championship. But then Gately made amends by combining with Andre Stoop to send Irving in and, three minutes later, the pitch filled with victims of Cougarmania, singing, truthfully, but prematurely, "We are the champions".The other and bigger question remained hanging in the air, but Keighley remain confident of winning their case "We can't lose," their chairman, Mick O'Neill, said. That, however, was not the only, or even the main, issue at Cougar Park yesterday.Keighley have drawn on their reserves of Churchillian rhetoric to promise to fight them on the beaches for their place in the Super League. The importance of that reduced the status of this match, on a heavily sanded pitch, to that of a phoney war.It was, for all that, fiercely fought. Keighley 22 Huddersfield 22 An equalising try from Simon Irving three minutes from time means that Keighley are virtually certain to finish as Second Division champions, further strengthening their claim for inclusion in the Super League.A draw with Huddersfield, better points difference than Batley, and a remaining game against the bottom club, Highfield, as good as guarantees them the title.

Bob Tway, of the United States, won at the second extra hole.. But the Scot refused to give up hope, birdied the 15th then had a brilliant eagle three at the 17th to go only one shot behind.Coltart, however, could manage only a bogey five after going over the back of the 18th green in two, while Walton finished with a flourish by hitting a nine iron to 12 inches for a birdie three and the £50,000 first prize.n Nick Faldo had a final-round 68 to finish joint fourth - his fourth top-five finish since winning at Doral six weeks ago - in the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. But my victory was never as easy as the final scores suggested because Andrew pushed me right to the final hole."Because of gale-force winds, only half the third round was completed on Sunday and Walton played 30 holes yesterday in what he agreed was one of the longest golf days of his life.At the end of the third round, he was second on 213, one shot behind Clark and one ahead of Coltart and Phillip Price, of Wales. Price soon fell away but Coltart went out in 34, led with nine holes to play but had a double bogey six at the 11th, allowing Walton to take the lead.The Irishman, whose only previous Tour victory was in the 1990 French Open, birdied the 12th, 13th and 14th holes, and at this point led Clark by three shots and Coltart by four. The Irishman, who fought off strong challenges from Scotland's Andrew Coltart and the Yorkshireman Howard Clark, shot a final round 68 to finish on 281, seven under par with Coltart on 284 and Clark on 285. Later Walton paid tribute to his coach, Bob Torrance, who spent 18 hours with him last week advising him to widen his swing "I owe Bob a lot," Walton said "I've felt a different player this week.

Philip Walton put in a storming finish to win the Catalonia Open in Girona, Spain by three shots yesterday and gain his first European Tour victory for five years. As a new race was declared, Harvey was able to start from sixth place on the grid.James Thompson, in a Vauxhall, and Rydell followed Harvey home, although the latter had a thrilling battle with Burt for the position and only passed his rival with one lap to go.The former championship leader, John Cleland, crashed out of both races in spectacular fashion, the second time following a collision with Rydell as they battled for the lead.. He was stranded in the pit lane having a starter-motor replaced when the grid formed for the second of the day's races. But as the field completed its first lap, with Harvey at the tail, Radisich was involved in a collision that forced the race to be halted.