The injury-plagued former Arsenal man could play for Marseilles in Friday's Ligue 1 clash with St Rennes.

Cirrus Des Aigles is unlikely to defend his crown in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom after breaking a shoe at Longchamp on Sunday.

Katie T, winner of the Boylesports Hurdle at Leopardstown back in January, oozed class as she brushed aside six rivals in the Follow Limerickraces On Twitter Handicap on Student Race Day in Limerick yesterday, providing Chris Hayes with the highlight of a superb 966/1 four-timer.

Christophe Soumillon saluted the crowd after partnering Cirrus Des Aigles to a smooth victory in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom.

The UCI has dropped its legal action against the Irish writer Paul Kimmage, the cycling body's new president has confirmed.

The last single woman on Coney Island off Sligo married yesterday.

Trading Leather attempts to come out of his stablemate Dawn Approach’s shadow when he lines-up for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot today.

Orfevre becomes the latest Japanese star to embark on the route towards the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with an outing in one of the trials at Longchamp tomorrow.

Craig Williams will renew his association with Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot this weekend.

The King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot is next on the agenda for Dunaden following his fine run in Saturday’s Hardwicke Stakes.

Leading owner the Aga Khan holds a strong hand in the Prix de Diane – the French Oaks – at Chantilly tomorrow.

Jean-Claude Rouget’s Abtaal remains on course for a tilt at the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday week.

Andy Murray saw off the plucky challenge of Edouard Roger-Vasselin to move into the third round of the Australian Open today.

SARAH LYNX gave Christophe Soumillon his second big win of the weekend as she came home a clear winner of the Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine on Sunday night.

Mike De Kock appears to have forged another successful partnership with a major owner after the victory of Zanzamar in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial at Meydan today.

OLIVIER Peslier is set to pick up an incredible spare ride aboard Makfi in next week’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, with his usual jockey Christophe Lemaire retained for Siyouni.

Michael Bell travelled to France and completed a career milestone as Allied Powers provided him with his 1000th training success in the Grand Prix de Chantilly.

WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy challenged his side to keep their destiny in their own hands after they moved a point nearer to Premier League safety with a goalless draw against Stoke at Molineux yesterday.

BRIAN O’Connell bounced back from the controversial defeat of Dunguib at Cheltenham to register a double on Barney King and Caim Hill at Down Royal yesterday.

David Simcock can now start thinking of next year’s Ascot Gold Cup after the hugely progressive Darley Sun pulled five lengths clear of the field in the totesport.com Cesarewitch at Newmarket.

NOT a single member of the Munster squad or management was prepared to say a derogatory word about French referee Christophe Berdos or criticise the IRFU for keeping their key players in cotton wool almost up to the eve of Saturday’s crucial Heineken Cup tie against Northampton Saints.

Top seed and US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro was dumped out of the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo today as he lost his first-round match 6-4 6-4 against French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

Rosanara lived up to the hype to claim the Total Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp today.

Christophe Lemaire will not ride Stacelita in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after suffering a bad injury on Friday.

WOLVES manager Mick McCarthy praised his side’s hard work and determination after they beat Fulham to record a first home victory of the season.

Christophe Soumillon is facing a spell on the sidelines with an arm injury following a fall at Nancy today.

George Burley insists the confidence he has in Scotland beating Macedonia in tomorrow‘s do-or-die World Cup qualifier boils down to the simple belief that his side are the “better team”.

A return to Group One company could be on the cards for Ialysos after he bounced back to form with a determined success in the Coral Charge at Sandown yesterday.

Luca Cumani nominated a return trip to France as the most likely option for Fantasia after her third-place finish in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp.

The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of match officials for the Lions Tour to South Africa.

The International Rugby Board have named the referees for the Lions’ Test series against South Africa this summer.

AND so things return to normality. For the first two days of the festival the bookies here took a dreadful hammering — losses were being calculated upwards by the million as each race passed – and by the end of trading on Wednesday conservative estimates of the bookies’ losses across the industry were being estimated at about £25m.

Big Buck’s gave Paul Nicholls his first victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Rambling Minster jumped his way into the John Smith’s Grand National picture with a splendid staying performance under trainer Keith Reveley’s son James in the Blue Square Gold Cup Chase at Haydock.

CHRISTOPHE Soumillon expressed sympathy for the jocked-off Olivier Doleuze after partnering Good Ba Ba to an impressive success in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin yesterday.

Future plans for the unbeaten super filly Zarkava have yet to be decided as the dust settles on her stunning Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe success at Longchamp.

Zarkava bids to defend her unbeaten record and add to her Classic haul with victory in Sunday's Prix de Diane at Chantilly.

Leading 1000 Guineas fancy Natagora was put through her paces under big-race rider Christophe Lemaire on Tuesday as her scheduled reappearance draws closer.

Authorized remains the red-hot favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after delighting trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam in his final piece of preparatory work.

A HEARTBROKEN Sylvain Marconnet has set his sights on lifting the World Cup in 2011 after seeing injury rob him of the opportunity to claim rugby’s biggest prize this autumn.

Leicester have signed former France international scrum-half Christophe Laussucq.

Christophe Soumillon has been booked to ride the Aidan O’Brien-trained Eagle Mountain in the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

France's rotation policy continues for this weekend's RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales - and team manager Jo Maso has vowed it will be in full force until the end of the tournament.

LAST YEAR’S winner Hurricane Run will be bidding to join an exclusive roll of honour at Longchamp tomorrow, as just six horses have done the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe double – five of them in successive years – with the last being the Vincent O’Brien-trained Alleged under Lester Piggott in 1978.