A gruelling new multi-sport adventure race in and around Cork Harbour which includes a kayak to Spike Island will be staged next month.

The largest event of its kind in the world, Killarney Adventure Race, welcomed record numbers of 2,500 participants this year.

Killarney Adventure Race 2015 will take place in the picturesque tourist town of Killarney on October 3rd.

The Irish Open is a subject and tournament close to my heart, not just because I’ve been fortunate to play in it but because it has, at best, only limped along, with its sponsor status never fully guaranteed from year to year.

President Barack Obama said he has heard the message from voters who put Republicans in power in the US Senate and extended their majority in the House of Representatives in a mid-term election that was a clear repudiation of his leadership.

Windsor Park, winner of bumpers at Leopardstown and Galway, justified odds-on favouritism in last night’s finale, the Gowran Park Santa Train Maiden to complete a first and last double for Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen.

"You wouldn’t have given him a better ride than that yourself," quipped course commentator Dessie Scahill to Charlie Swan in the winner’s enclosure, after Jonathan Burke had partnered the trainer’s The Game Change to land the featured Download The Free Racing Post Mobile App Handicap Hurdle at Killarney last night.

Madam Mo, who has been knocking on the door since early in the season, can finally push it open in the Kilcawley Construction Maiden at Sligo tonight.

Conor O'Dwyer hopes Uncle Tom Cobley has one more good day in him as he prepares for what is likely to be his final start for the Co Kildare trainer in Sunday's Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase at Galway.

After the euphoria of the Ryder Cup, Rory McIlroy had the victory rug unceremoniously dragged from under him on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines World Golf final in Belek.

Aidan O’Brien insists he is taking nothing for granted as red-hot favourite Camelot bids to give the trainer his third success in Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

Aidan O’Brien insists he is taking nothing for granted as red-hot favourite Camelot bids to give the trainer his third success in Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

Aidan O’Brien insists he is taking nothing for granted as red-hot favourite Camelot bids to give the trainer his third success in tomorrow's Investec Derby at Epsom.

THE victory of even-money favourite Pozyc in the featured Edmond Whelan Memorial Handicap Hurdle proved the highlight of a double for champion trainer Willie Mullins at yesterday’s rescheduled meeting in Listowel.

David Norris has declared his intention to re-enter the race for the Presidency.

THE Brendan Duke-trained Roicead scorched up the five furlongs at Cork last night in 56.68 seconds to easily land the corkracecourse.ie Handicap.

Seamus Roche plans to switch the attentions of Jim Will Fix It back to hurdling after his Grade Two success at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting.

PREPARATIONS are under way for the arrival in Kinsale and Cork city next month of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race for its first stopover in Europe since it departed Britain last September.

GETTING quickly back into the groove didn’t prove to be a problem for Darren Clarke last year when he shot the lights out and finished second to Retief Goosen in the Africa Open.

GER Lyons can continue his terrific record at Dundalk by saddling once-raced Shirley Blake to land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at the track tonight.

DASHING GEORGE gave a brilliant exhibition of jumping to land the Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase at Tralee yesterday.

FORMER US president Bill Clinton has urged those calling for his wife to quit the Democratic presidential race to just “chill out”.

THE week after Cheltenham provides sufficient refuge for the needy and the greedy, with next Saturday seeing the start of the turf Flat season.

"Mind-blowing" is how Bournemouth pawnbroker Kevin Old described winning the John Smith’s People’s Race on Grand National day in front of a massive crowd at Aintree.

BOBS PRIDE, who hasn't scored on the flat since taking the Group Three Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown in April of last year, is napped to win the Ladbrokes.com Race at Navan this afternoon.

RUBY WALSH became the first jockey in history to ride the winner of the Guinness Kerry National three years in-a-row when guiding Bothar Na to a smooth success in the traditional feature of the Listowel Festival yesterday.

The decision by Eamon Ryan to pull out of the Presidential race means that Dana Rosemary Scallon is now the only high profile candidate still intent on challenging President Mary McAleese.

STUDENTS are turning away from drink and using their feet to raise cash for charity in Galway this week.

With four race wins, Hilton Hincks was very much the in-form rider at the "Race of the Year" in Mondello Park.

A journalistic crew member who left the yacht captained by Tony Bullimore at the halfway point of ocean challenge The Race has admitted he was worried about "bickering" on the boat.