There should be a huge crowd in Dundalk this evening where Milldean Panther returns to action in the Boylesports International .

A MOST eventful year on the Irish greyhound front accelerates towards its end and it will finish as it began - with a flurry of top class open action all over the country.

HAVING gone almost overboard with my reaction to his early puppy runs at Shelbourne, I was pleased to see the Pat Buckley trained Slick Seattle finally live up to the rating with a superb 28.16 run in Monday’s unscheduled third session of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park.

England 67 Romania 3

HT England 34 Romania 3

THE race for glory will commence tomorrow evening at Shelbourne Park with 150 greyhounds in pursuit of the €120,000 Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is anticipating bold shows from Wonder Of Wonders and Misty For Me in the Investec Oaks at Epsom today.

A FRIEND of a gay man allegedly attacked in Trafalgar Square told a court yesterday he “fell like a corpse” after being punched.

THERE’S a strong community spirit in the Seven Oaks estate at Frankfield, Cork.

Willie Muir believes Saphira’s Fire deserves a shot at Classic glory in Friday’s Juddmonte Oaks at Epsom.

Rose Martin is highly impressed with this basement house close to city.

BUILT only two years ago, No 6 The Oaks is a big detached house ready, as they say, to walk into... but the real selling point is that you can walk into it all the way from the heart of Cork city, just a mile away.

ALLY HOGG claimed a hat-trick of tries as Scotland warmed up for their clash with World Cup favourites New Zealand by strolling to victory in the Pool C match with Romania at Murrayfield last night.

Bookmakers believe Henry Cecil has a tremendous chance of taking his Vodafone Oaks tally to eight with victory by one of his two fillies.

Ed Dunlop is expecting to be inundated with a deluge of telephone calls from prospective jockeys and their agents as the plum ride on Oaks second favourite Dalvina looks like coming up for grabs.

Speciosa could bid for a Classic double as trainer Pam Sly is leaning towards a crack at next month’s Vodafone Oaks.

Lemons Forever produced a late surge to notch a shock victory in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.

County Tipperary became the Mecca for hare coursing fans from around the world today as the 81st annual Irish meeting got under way.

Punters are putting their faith in Godolphin for the Epsom Classics following the Guineas meeting at Newmarket at the weekend.

Renowned and revered as coursing’s top trainer, Michael Murphy’s success and secrets are the envy of his peers. He gave a rare interview to Diarmuid O’Flynn on the eve of the National Meeting at Clonmel

FEW things annoy a rugby coach, particularly a former hooker like Eddie Jones, as much as having his team’s forward prowess questioned.

ROMANIA look set to go back to basics and batten down the hatches in Gosford's Central Coast Stadium tomorrow.