Fourteen Irish golfers begin the second stage of the European Tour qualifying school at four venues throughout Spain today.

BARCELONA secured their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League and a probable showdown with arch rivals Real Madrid after completing home and away victories over Shakhtar Donetsk last night.

Algerian police thwarted a rally by thousands of pro-democracy supporters today, breaking up the crowd into isolated groups in a bid to keep them from marching.

THERE are four dedicated sports tabloid newspapers in Spain. Two unashamedly row in behind Real Madrid, the other two behind Barcelona.

A leftist television journalist won El Salvador’s presidential elections, bringing a party of former guerrillas to power for the first time since a bloody civil war and ending two decades of conservative rule.

One of England's top clubs are poised to launch a bid for Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero, the player's agent has revealed.

Ante-post favourite Polar Bear has missed the cut for the totesport Victoria Cup by just one at today’s final declaration stage for the big Ascot handicap on Saturday.

DERMOT WELD’S Mutakarrim eventually outclassed his rivals in the Millstreet Hurdle, after finding 1-3 from 4-9, at Cork yesterday.

A rocket-propelled grenade which hit a Bangkok building housing an El Al ticket office was probably directed at a nearby Tesco store, a Thai police chief said today.

A Spanish newspaper executive was shot today in the first killing blamed on the Basque terrorist group Eta since elections 10 days ago dealt a severe blow to its political wing.