Joanne Cuddihy made a confident start to her World Championship campaign in Osaka with a season's best in her 400 metres heat, but the Kilkenny woman will have it all to do to progress out of tomorrow's semi-finals.

DAVE REDDIN — the fitness guru who played a key role in England’s 2003 World Cup success — has followed head coach Andy Robinson out of Twickenham.

Malcolm O’Kelly becomes Ireland’s most-capped player against Scotland on Saturday, and a second RBS 6 Nations win is next on the list of the giant lock’s goals.

ALL but one of the Irish competitors were victorious on the first day of the Men's and Women's Open events in the World Handball Championships.

THE final two places in the Munster squad have been finalised with the announcement last night that tight head prop Mike Storey and centre Jason Jones-Hughes have signed contracts with the Celtic League champions. The formalities were completed over the weekend.