A man whose brother died from a heart condition while playing sport is aiming to raise tens of thousands of euros sending campaigning text messages.

Stephen Gately had an undetected heart condition which killed him, his family believes.

A FINANCIAL disaster could engulf Spanish professional soccer unless action is taken to prevent profligate clubs slipping deeper into debt, according to the president of top-flight club Osasuna.

IRELAND and Munster rugby star Paul O’Connell is putting his formidable weight behind a campaign to encourage sports clubs tackle the issue of sudden adult death.

THE family of Cormac McAnallen, the Tyrone football captain who died suddenly three years ago, has called on the GAA to provide a mobile unit to screen young players for sudden adult death syndrome (SADS).

CROKE Park has set a new goal to help GAA clubs tackle a syndrome that has devastated families throughout the country.

THERE are two reasons why active sports people develop an enlarged heart — they are either super fit or gravely ill.

AS the funeral took place yesterday of a well-known Limerick hurler, it emerged that a young mother his age also died in Limerick at the weekend from sudden adult death syndrome.

FAMILIES who have lost loved ones through Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) could soon be screened for the condition at the country’s first one-stop heart clinic.

RUGBY ace Shane Horgan yesterday stepped up for a challenge of different kind — raising €1.3 million for research into Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS).

SUDDEN Arrhythmic Disease Syndrome (SADS) has become the focus of much attention and concern among sport organisations.

A LEADING heart doctor has said defibrillators should be available at all sporting venues following the sudden death of a second member of the same family during a soccer game.

The Mater Hospital in Dublin has launched a fundraising drive to raise money for a screening service for the relatives of people who die from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS).

MEDICAL experts on sudden adult death syndrome are to offer advice to sporting clubs on the lethal disease next week.

THE 19 people a day who drop dead from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome could be saved if community-based teams are trained in the use of lifesaving cardiac equipment.

Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in their research into sudden adult death syndrome.