Former teammates of Jim McCarthy, the Grand Slam-winning Irish rugby international, have paid tribute to their colleague’s dedication to the game, after his death this week at the age of 90.

RUGBY legend Jack Kyle believes there is more to come from Brian O’Driscoll’s Ireland and hasn’t ruled out the possibility of the side capturing a rare back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slam title.

The Bush administration is struggling to deal with the unfolding drama in Iraq, says Tom Wright