Albertas Run, Madison Du Berlais and Notre Pere head the weights on 11st 10lb for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 10.

The idea that the media is responsible for the loss of consumer confidence that has undermined the economy is nonsense.

The Mahon Tribunal has heard that there was more than IRE £28,000 in a Bertie Ahern election account two weeks after the 1992 general election.

Portstewart's Paul Cutler will face Johann López Lázaro of France in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Amateur Championship in Girona tomorrow.

Seve Ballesteros was refusing to prematurely celebrate defending the Royal Trophy after his European side extended their lead over Asia on the second day of the annual match-play tournament.

Today’s winners from Punchestown.

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan will be looking to better last year’s quarter-final exit by opening up with a 888.com World Championship victory against Stoke’s Dave Harold, his opponent still going strong at a sprightly 40 years of age.

Leopardstown and Galway staged today’s Halloween Bank Holiday meetings.

Star Clipper won a thrilling Munster National at Limerick this afternoon.

THE man who stopped Paul McGinley winning nearly €680,000 in May now blocks his path to the £1 million (€1.48m) first prize at the HSBC World Match Play championship.

Hedgehunter has won the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse, beating Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Pizarro.

Cheltenham Gold Cup hopeful Beef Or Salmon has scored a major success at Down Royal.

2003/4 Volvo Order of Merit rankings after Hong Kong Open.

Ken Doherty will go into action at the 2003 Embassy World Championship later today two frames behind Graeme Dott.

An injury to Vijay Singh has given Swede Carl Pettersson the chance to claim the biggest scalp in golf on Wednesday – Tiger Woods, of course.

Curragh Sunday, 2.10

3.45 Hunston Financial Pretty Polly Stakes - Curragh

Eircom League champions Shelbourne must travel to Malta to play Hibernians following the Champions League first round qualifying draw in Geneva today.

The Food Island Irish Championship Stakes has been won by Fantastic Light, ridden by Frankie Dettori.

Latest finishing scores:

Padraig Harrington turned a storming finish of birdie-eagle to his third round to finish at 10 under par and is just two strokes off the overnight lead going into the last day's play at the European Open at the K-Club.