A boxing promoter said he had no idea why Irish boxer Darren Sutherland would have been frightened of him, an inquest has heard.

An Olympic bronze medallist boxer talked about suicide and said he was “scared” of his manager Frank Maloney, his inquest has heard.

SECURITY experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organisations, including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world.

THERE was good news for Ireland ahead of next year’s Olympic Games in London following the appointment of Dr Marie-Elaine Grant to the International Olympic Committee’s Medical Commission (Games Group).

Michael Phelps underlined his determination to dominate the swimming with the destruction of the world record in the 400 metres Individual Medley as he picked up his first gold of the 2008 Beijing Games.

WITH Beijing on the horizon, she could become one of the greatest Olympic swimmers of all time. But French siren Laure Manaudou is spending more time these days splashed over the gossip sheets, thanks to a rocky romance and a fiery temperament.

OLYMPIC chief Jacques Rogge says air pollution could lead to some events at the 2008 Beijing Games being postponed.