Did you hear about the cyclists that got married in the middle of a bike race? It sounds like a joke – and that’s how it started. But it sounded such a good idea that Gary Watson and Lisa Russell went ahead and actually did it.

A new study claims hurricanes with female names are deadlier than those with male names as people are less afraid of them.

Female Irish drivers are much more likely to nickname their cars than their male counterparts, new research from the AA shows.

Denise Van Outen has reportedly split from Lee Mead.

More questions than answers — and Lance Armstrong is still the only one who can repair the damage he caused

A Kerry sheep farmer who drove his vintage tractor, Betsy, across America’s famous Route 66 last month has so far raised €25,000 for cancer research.

Gene Hackman had given clothes, money and lifts to a homeless man whom he slapped this week after the man became aggressive towards the Oscar-winning actor and his wife, according to a police report detailing the incident in New Mexico.

An Irish cow has beaten odds of 700,000/1 by giving birth to three bouncing baby bulls.

When Betsy came to Babysit by Elizabeth Dale, illustrated by Zoe Waring.

Actress Denise Van Outen has disclosed she and her former co-host Johnny Vaughan – one of TV’s best-loved duos – are no longer on speaking terms.

Denise Van Outen launched an online rant against EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy today after being stung by jibes about returning to work early as a new mother.

Denise Van Outen wants another baby next year.

A star-studded turnout celebrated the marriage of comedian David Walliams and model Lara Stone.

TV presenter Denise Van Outen and West End star Lee Mead were celebrating today following the birth of their first child.

Walter Cronkite was remembered as a great journalist, sailor, friend and father during services that, despite the grandeur of the setting, felt remarkably comfortable – like the man.

TIPS! Navan: 2.40 ALEXANDER, 3.10 BAHRAIN STORM, 3.40 BRAVE BETSY, 4.10 POMME TIEPY, 4.40 UP THERE; Towcester: 2.50 MATUHI, 3.50 OUR JIM, 4.20 GAELIC GIFT.

JERMAINE EASTER’S late strike embarrassed Chelsea and earned Wycombe a memorable draw in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final at Adams Park.

Charlton 0 Wycombe 1

WYCOMBE produced a major upset to send Fulham tumbling out of the Carling Cup with a famous victory at Craven Cottage.

LANCE ARMSTRONG bristled yesterday at a report that two former teammates admitted using performance-enhancing drugs, calling it “a hatchet job...to link me to doping through somebody else’s admission”.

BARBARA Bel Geddes, the winsome actress who rose to stage and movie stardom but reached her greatest fame as Miss Ellie Ewing in the long-running TV series Dallas, has died. She was 82.

Former Dallas star Barbara Bel Geddes has died of lung cancer. She was 82.

Oldham 0 Bolton 1

League One Oldham pulled off a famous FA Cup shock by knocking out Premiership Manchester City – 50 league places above the Boundary Park club.

AN RTÉ newsreader, at the races and well tore into the bargain, suddenly remembered he was due in studio 20 minutes later to read the 6.30pm news.

A monster hurricane is approaching the southern United States tonight, threatening to destroy the city of New Orleans and forcing two million people to flee.

Scarlett Johansson is to star in Napoleon and Betsy, a drama about the friendship between Napoleon Bonaparte and a young British girl.

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IAIN DUNCAN SMITH was supported by a grim-faced shadow cabinet last night as he gave his farewell speech.

Iain Duncan Smith was today appealing to Tory MPs not to dump him after admitting he had made mistakes during his leadership.

British Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith today underlined his threat to sue over claims that he improperly employed his wife Betsy as an aide.

CBS may have been wrong to raise the possibility of a TV movie while trying to bag an interview with former Iraq prisoner of war Jessica Lynch, the American broadcast giant has said.

Padraig Harrington was not taking anything for granted going into the third round of the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open in Hamburg today.

Teams for Man Utd v Fulham match