Aidan O’Brien has confirmed Oratorio, Gypsy King, Grand Central and Almighty as his four runners in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Rangers defender Marvin Andrews was more interested in offering his sympathy to Celtic manager Martin O’Neill than celebrating the Ibrox side’s unlikely title triumph today.

Hattan struck another big-race blow for Clive Brittain when producing a gritty display to land the MBNA Europe Bank Chester Vase this afternoon.

AIDAN O’BRIEN and Kieren Fallon suffered a double reverse yesterday when Grand Central and Almighty were both well beaten at Leopardstown.

Grand Central, the subject of strong ante-post Classic support in recent weeks, puts his credentials on the line in the Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial on Sunday.

A Catholic priest broke down yesterday after calling on God to “strike me dead” if he was lying about an allegation that he molested a child.

A Roman Catholic priest broke down today after calling on God to “strike me dead” if he was lying about an allegation that he molested a child.

IN Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey plays television reporter Bruce Nolan.

Pope John Paul II reached out to the embittered people of Bosnia-Herzegovina today, asking God’s forgiveness for “so much suffering and bloodshed” inflicted by Roman Catholics and others.