Britain: A London auctioneer says a diamond the size of a tennis ball, that is the largest discovered in more than a century, could sell for more than $70m (€60m).

BIARRITZ forward Benoit August is free to play in the Heineken Cup final after an astonishing blunder by the tournament organisers.

Padraig Harrington shot himself in the foot in Spain today with another rules mistake that might well end up costing him the European Order of Merit title.

A 31-year-old American leapt naked from the crowd as President George W Bush visited Buckingham Palace last week, a court heard today.