Pardew given vote of confidence by Newcastle
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has been handed the task of dragging the club back into the top half of the Barclays Premier League after holding talks with owner Mike Ashley.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has been handed the task of dragging the club back into the top half of the Barclays Premier League after holding talks with owner Mike Ashley.
Novak Djokovic poses the most potent threat to Rafael Nadal as he bids for an eighth French Open title.
Longford manager Glen Ryan has introduced three championships newcomers to the side for Sunday's Leinster SFC preliminary round clash with Wicklow in Aughrim.
Rio Ferdinand has set his sights on winning more silverware under David Moyes after signing a one-year contract extension with Manchester United.
Aidan O'Brien has declared a team of four as he goes for a ninth triumph in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.
A seven-race jumps card takes place at Cork on Friday evening featuring the Father's Day Racing June 16th Handicap Hurdle.
Telescope has a sore left shin and "won't be running" in the Investec Derby at Epsom on 1 June, said trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
Carl Froch has apologised for threatening to "kill" Mikkel Kessler in their IBF super-middleweight fight in London on Saturday night
UEFA has announced that the Champions League final in 2015 will take place in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell were back to being friendly rivals as the BMW PGA Championship got under way at Wentworth.
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos believes Gareth Bale would be right at home at the Bernabeu.
Pablo Zabaleta believes Manuel Pellegrini could be a great manager for Manchester City.
Former British and Irish Lions captain Gavin Hastings expects to see Jonny Wilkinson in the fabled red jersey on this summer's tour to Australia.
Robbie Keane will be available for the Republic of Ireland's international friendlies with England in Wembley and Georgia in Dublin, after holding talks with his club LA Galaxy.
Russian Kirill Pozdnyakov, riding for Azerbaijan Synergy Baku, has won stage four of the An Post Rás following a mountainous route from Listowel to Glengarriff.
Group One-winning jockey Eddie Ahern has been disqualified for a total of 10 years following the conclusion of a British Horseracing Authority corruption hearing.
Sergio Garcia has escaped punishment for what could be construed as a racist remark about Tiger Woods after offering an unreserved apology for his "stupid and out of place" comments at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony.
Lions forwards coach Graham Rowntree expects Sam Warburton to be galvanised by the presence of "proven warrior" Paul O'Connell on the tour to Australia.
The Rás reached the halfway stage today, see the best photography from stage four.
Borussia Dortmund have confirmed Mario Gotze will miss the Champions League final against Bayern Munich at Wembley on Saturday.