HE’S a former Olympic boxing gold medal winner, but when it comes to his latest sporting challenge, 51-year-old Michael Carruth says he’s a “raw beginner”.

What a time to score your first goal of the season!

Mr Sargeant is understood to have taken his own life four days after being sacked from his role as communities and children secretary in the Welsh Government.

TV fitness instructor Francis Usanga has been found guilty of attacking his former partner who told a court she was punched in the face when she confronted him about cheating.

Carl Frampton admitted he was considering “going his own way” before opting to join Matthew Macklin’s Mack The Knife Global (MTK) stable.

It would seem an exaggeration to suggest time is ticking on Carl Frampton’s ring career, but mileage is certainly on the mind of trainer Shane McGuigan.

Barry McGuigan claims unheralded Mexican Andres Gutierrez presents the perfect comeback challenge for Carl Frampton as the two-weight world champion looks to bounce back from his first defeat this weekend.

Leo Santa Cruz’s shadow hung over the formal launch for Carl Frampton’s ring return yesterday, but it would be wrong to suggest that the Belfast ‘Jackal’ has a one-track mind in terms of his fighting future.

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A day out from St Patrick’s Day festivities, New York’s 7th Avenue cut a more Irish hue than ever before.

Catrin Pugh, 22, is believed to be the oldest person in the world to survive such severe burns which ravaged every inch of her body apart from her scalp and the soles of her feet.

SINCE her debut, Ralph’s Party, in 1998, Lisa Jewell has been notching up bestsellers left, right and centre, and her latest superb offering, I Found You, is sure to join the ranks.

The best I’ve ever felt. Carl Frampton’s first five words after logging in as a featherweight for the first time in his professional life. Amazing what a difference four pounds can make.

Carl Gilbertson managed to pull of a very memorable surprise for his wife Laura on their 10th wedding anniversary.

The father of Reeva Steenkamp has told a South African court that her fatal shooting by boyfriend Oscar Pistorius has "devastated" his family, and that he thinks about her constantly.

OnePlus’ PR rep in China released a render of the OnePlus 3 this morning, but there are suspicions that it’s nothing more than a decoy.

Serial killer Mark Nash claims the delay in charging him with the murders of two women in Grangegorman had “locked him out” from applying for parole as early as he could have, the Supreme Court has heard.

Barry McGuigan believes Saturday’s world-title unification clash is the most important fight of Carl Frampton’s career as the Belfast native prepares to finally meet long-time rival Scott Quigg. 

The Walking Dead: Michonne's first episode, In Too Deep, will be released this week. Telltale Games today released a launch trailer for the episode.

Joey O’Brien admits his Euros dream may hinge on leaving West Ham during the last week of this transfer window.

With a happier ending.

“The incident occurred after his dismissal in the 85th minute of a game on September 5, 2015.“

Helen O’Callaghan speaks to parenting experts about being less than perfect with their own children and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Retired detective said scene of murders carried out by Mark Nash will stay with him for the rest of his life

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There is little need to shell out any dollars on a historical guide to the city of El Paso. 

While May 2 heralded the end of boxing’s most notorious cold war inside the ring, it was the coming together of two prominent power brokers outside it which ultimately made the fight a reality.

The invite-only approach to sales worked so well for the OnePlus One that it will be rolled out again when the OnePlus 2 goes on sale.

You know the office prankster - that loveable scamp you want to kill, but at the same time, acknowledge he’s great craic?

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The daughter of an Englishman convicted of murdering four people in separate incidents in Dublin and Roscommon in the 1990s has branded her father “a monster”.

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Tributes are being paid to a sportswriter who died after he collapsed playing indoor football on Thursday. Carl O’Malley, 37, had became a father for the third time only last week.

Barry McGuigan is hoping for the perfect birthday present from his protégé tomorrow night, with the Clones Cyclone calling on Carl Frampton to deliver a knockout in his first world-title defence.