River Plate won the Copa Libertadores by coming from behind to beat rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 in extra-time of their controversially rearranged final in Madrid.

An English-language teacher who smashed into a wall while doing a bear-crawl at a gym class settled her action for compensation from the fitness centre yesterday.

A British Royal Navy warship has intercepted several Russian vessels in the English Channel during the bank holiday weekend.

Pictures of each of the pair wearing the same Gucci shirt at different times is being seen on social media as proof positive of the relationship.

Paul and Gary O’Donovan remain the two fastest lightweight scullers in the country. 

Fianna Fáil have condemned the Government for failing to deliver on flood relief promises announced in the wake of Storm Desmond.

With party season pending, our thoughts turn to festive fashion. Opera Lane has been influenced by the lady eclectic – a colourful muse inspired by the maximalism of the 70s and early 80s where baubles and furs flirt shamelessly with masculine cuts and heaps of attitude.

Trainer Stuart Crawford made the long journey from his Co Antrim stable worthwhile when taking the featured Imperial Call Chase with Fine Rightly at an extremely busy Mallow racecourse yesterday afternoon.

Noel Meade has taken Road To Riches for a racecourse gallop at Fairyhouse as he builds up his work ahead of the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on February 6.

Polls have closed in a Greek general election that could change the shape of Europe.

Greeks are voting in an early general election that could alter the course of the country’s struggle with crippling debts, with a radical left party poised to win by promising to rewrite the terms of its international bailout.

It’s an unwritten rule — if you want to see Festival Fashion at its finest, you’ve got to go to the Electric Picnic. Journalist Paula Burns teamed up with photographer Barry Cronin to capture the coolest EP fans last weekend

STRANGE is the hand that fate can deal.

The Argentinian Football Association are to implement a radical change to the country’s domestic competition with the top two divisions combining to make a 38-team tournament from 2012/13.

Fans of historic Argentine soccer club River Plate fought running battles with police after the team was relegated to the second division for the first time in its 110-year existence.

ONE of the most famous names in South American football, 33-time Argentina champions River Plate, suffered their biggest humiliation last night with relegation to the second division for the first time.

WILLIE MULLINS has decided to take the easier option with Sports Line and let him line up in the Guinness Greenmount Park Novice Chase at Limerick on St Stephen’s Day.

Paraguay secured their place at next summer’s World Cup finals with a 1-0 win over Diego Maradona’s hapless Argentina tonight.

Forgotten Voice served notice that he could be one of Jeremy Noseda's major players at Royal Ascot when preserving his unbeaten record under Shane Kelly in the williamhill.com - Choosing Chelsea? Jubilee Handicap at Kempton today.

Brave Inca will try and use his trademark battling qualities to justify favouritism and end a two-year losing stretch in the Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona has not named Juan Roman Riquelme among the three home-based players he has called up to face Scotland in Glasgow next week.

Police in the North were tonight trying to identify the body of a man pulled from the River Lagan.

River Plate striker Radamel Falcao Garcia has moved to end speculation about a possible move to Arsenal by insisting his future lies in Argentina.

THE River Media newspaper group is set to challenge the dominance of the Anglo Celt newspaper in the northeast of the country through the launch of its 10th title, the Cavan Post — the first edition of which went on sale yesterday.

Germany proved unstoppable in this year's Aga Khan Trophy competition at the Dublin Horse Show today finishing on an enviable score of just nine faults, their second consecutive Aga Khan Trophy win.

Voy Por Ustedes, trained by Alan King and ridden by Robert Thornton, won the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, the feature race on the second day of the 2007 Cheltenham Festival.

MONAGHAN is to get its first new newspaper for 160 years with the launch of the Monaghan Post this week.

MONET’S GARDEN will face just six rivals as he bids to get his season back on track in Saturday’s Commercial First Ascot Chase.

IF YOU’RE planning a shopping trip to Dublin or to a show, thought I’d mention a few of my favourite city centre spots.

River Plate have rejected an offer from Crystal Palace for midfielder Jairo Patino, but the player’s agent is confident negotiations will continue in June.

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Elenas River pulverised his rivals in the opening Grosvenor Casinos Novices’ Chase at Ascot today.

An Irish comedian has begun a David Blaine-style stunt on the banks of River Liffey to raise money for charity.

A search is continuing along the River Boyne in Drogheda this morning after gardai received a report that a young man was seen entering the river in the early hours.