Crooked financier Bernard Madoff faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to a $50bn (€38bn)-plus investment fraud today.

Horse Sport Ireland show jumping team Manager Robert Splaine has announced his squad of five riders for round four of the Super League in Rotterdam on Friday.

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Jose Mourinho insists the pressure of Chelsea’s treble bid will not affect him - even as he faces his second Football Association charge of the season for losing his cool in his Carling Cup triumph over Liverpool.