A tired Mo Farah feels there is a target on his back following his Olympic 10,000m triumph, but vowed to give everything in his bid for an historic long-distance double in London.

Darren O’Neill has bittersweet memories of the medal ceremony at the Beijing Olympics when Kenneth Egan received his silver medal.

Adam Nolan maintained the momentum at the ExCel last night when he outpointed Carlos Sanchez (Ecuador) 14-8 to get his Olympic experience off to a perfect start.

Ireland boxing captain Darren O’Neill says the memory of tragic former middleweight rival Darren Sutherland will inspire the six-strong team to emulate Sutherland’s Olympic heroics at the London Games.

Team Ireland's boxing captain Darren O’Neill says the memory of tragic former middleweight rival Darren Sutherland will inspire the six-strong team to emulate Sutherland’s Olympic heroics at the London Games.

OLYMPIC bronze medallist, Paddy Barnes, sparked off a gold rush when he claimed the light flyweight title at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on a day when Northern Ireland won a record three gold and two silver medals.

Ireland hit the ground running in Moscow today, getting their European Senior Championships campaign off to a flying start with five wins out of five at the Ice Palace.

A young Scottish politician has been crowned the winner of 'Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack', bagging himself a £50,000 (€67,248) prize.

A group of 12 gifted young people experienced their first taste of the Big Brother house tonight, under the direction of celebrity hijacker Matt Lucas.