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PINEHURST, N.C. -- For only the second time, golfs oldest major championship will be played in Northern Ireland when the British Open returns to Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2019. Media reports from Ireland and the United Kingdom said the Royal & Ancient, golfs governing body outside the United States and Mexico, will make the formal announcement Monday. The R&A denied reports about a return to Portrush last summer, saying the course was championship-calibre but questioning whether the infrastructure could accommodate the events big galleries. There was speculation that R&A officials may have changed their minds after Ted Bishop, president of the PGA of America, said last November that his group was interested in Portrush as a venue for the PGA Championship if the event was to be held outside the United States. The earliest date that might happen would be 2020. Major champions and Northern Irishmen Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell had been lobbying on Portrushs behalf. "Ive been kind of hesitant to comment because I really didnt want to take anything away from the official announcement," said McDowell, who was three shots off the lead Thursday after the opening round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. "So Im very proud of where I grew up. Im very proud of the tradition and history there, and to bring an Open Championship back to Northern Ireland is very special. It speaks volumes about how far the country has come." The only time the Open was only played outside England and Scotland was 1951, when Max Faulkner won at Portrush. The 2012 Irish Open was played at Portrush, with more than 100,000 fans attending the event. NMD Australia Sale . Wrights first stint with Milwaukee was on a 10-day contract from March 14-23. He played in two games, averaging six points and two rebounds in 16. NMD Human Race Australia .C. -- Kevin Harvick won his first career pole at Darlington Raceway on Friday as he looks to chase his first Southern 500. http://www.nmdaustraliasale.com/nmd-r1-shoes-australia.html .Former NBA forward Morris Peterson has been added to TSNs Toronto Raptors broadcast team. Adidas Superstar Gold Australia . Top-seeded Djokovic, who is making only his second appearance this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over 54th-ranked Istomin of Uzbekistan. "It wasnt as easy as the scoreline indicates," said Djokovic, who has won in Dubai on four occasions. NMD CS1 Australia .ca presents its latest weekly power rankings for the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season.Nyon, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) - Manchester City will face a steep test in the Champions League knockout stage as the English champions were drawn with Barcelona on Monday. City earned a 2-0 win over Roma in their final group stage match to book its place in the next round and will a second chance against Barcelona, which knocked City out of the competition at the same stage last season. Barcelona, which last won the competition in 2011, boast the tournaments all-time leading goal scorer in Lionel Messi. We now have plenty of confidence because of the way we got into the next round, beating Bayern Munich and then beating Roma away, said City sporting director Txiki Begiristain. We can arrive in a good moment for these games. We are more solid and stronger than last season. In another rematch from last season, 2012 winners Chelsea will face Paris Saint-Germain for the second consecutive season. The Blues knocked PSG out of the competition at the quarterfinal stage last term and will be looking to turn the trick again. I think both teams have totally different teams to last season, said Chelsea secretary David Barnard. Each match that comes alonng, its a totally different scenario.dddddddddddd Its a one-off situation. Its a knockout competition. I think we have an advantage by being away first because at least we know what to do for the second leg. Arsenal have been handed a fairly kind draw as the north London club will square off against Monaco, which finished atop its group that included Bayer Leverkusen, Zenit and Benfica, despite scoring just four goals over six group stage matches. Weve met some of the biggest teams in Europe over the last five years but were certainly not taking anything for granted because Monaco have earned the right to be here and so have we, said Arsenal secretary David Miles. Im sure (manager) Arsene (Wenger) will be delighted to be going back to one of his former teams. Defending champions and 10-time winners Real Madrid will battle Bundesliga side Schalke, while 2013 winners Bayern Munich will face Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk. Bayer Leverkusen will meet La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, Italian champions Juventus face Borussia Dortmund and Swiss champions Basel, which knocked Liverpool out in the group stages, will play FC Porto. ' ' '