The emerging force in global bloodstock, Qatar Racing have bought a 100 acre farm in County Limerick to nurture young horses.

WITH it’s bumper menu of training sessions, weekly fixtures and shrinking downtime, the All-Ireland qualifiers don’t normally offer much scope for reflection.

John Hartson hopes he has finally put his injury worries behind him after grabbing a double against Inverness.

Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr has slammed the decision to make Georgia play a match behind closed doors following the knife-throwing incident when the two teams met in Tbilisi last month.