BASKETBALL SuperLeague outfit Bord Gáis Neptune are expected to announce their new head coach next week after Pat Price revealed he was returning to the USA after a glittering career in Ireland.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has defended his reign at Anfield by pointing out his side’s performances in the league are better than many of his recent predecessors.

Irish referee George Clancy has been rewarded for his solid refereeing by winning the right to handle the European Challenge Cup final between Northampton Saints and Bourgoin at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday, May 22 (kick-off 7.45 pm).

SOME auctioneers were accused by the Irish Farmers Association yesterday of hyping con-acre prices on the back of one-off higher grain prices.