The intricacies of a farmyard lane network proved to be a major factor in the Carbery Navigation Trial in Leap in West Cork where the Ovens/Drinagh duo of Donal Healy/Denis O’Donovan (Toyota Starlet) triumphed to move into the lead of the Munster Navigation Trial Championship.

The New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series with an 8-3 rout on Wednesday. It put them into the World Series for the first time since 2000.

A knife-wielding man killed by terror investigators had planned to behead an unidentified victim, then changed his mind and said he wanted to kill police officers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said.

A bit of travel advice here for the US sports fans among you: Louisville, Kentucky.

A striking new design of electricity pylon which it is hoped will have less impact on landscapes can be seen in the countryside for first time.

A man was killed after a shark tore off his legs while he was surfing off Australia’s east coast, not far from the area where another surfer was mauled by a shark a day earlier.

A man was killed after a shark tore off his legs while he was surfing off Australia’s east coast, not far from the area where another surfer was mauled by a shark a day earlier.

A Liberian Ebola patient was left in an open area of a Dallas hospital for hours, the largest US nurses’ union has said.

About 80 people are now being monitored for symptoms of Ebola in Texas, health officials said, after a man was diagnosed with the disease in Dallas.

America's secretary of state John Kerry has arrived in South Korea, as the region braces itself for a planned missile test by North Korea.

A US intelligence report says North Korea has advanced its nuclear know-how to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead.

The West Limerick Forest Rally, the opening round of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship, ended with a dramatic final stage victory for County Down’s, Philip Morrow and co-driver, Johnny Hart.

The funeral will take place today of David Wright, father of murdered loyalist terrorist Billy Wright.

The father of murdered loyalist leader Billy Wright has died aged 78.

Dublin City Council owns the River Liffey within its local authority boundary by reason of Royal Charters granted by King John in 1200 and 1215, a court has decided.

A JUDGE is to look at laws and charters going back to pre-Magna Carta days in a bid to settle a dispute over Dublin City Council’s legal right to lease out the fishing interests of the River Liffey.

BROTHERS Ger and Kieran Coakley of Clonakilty scored a remarkable double at the All-Ireland Ploughing Championships last week.

Billy Wright’s father insisted today there was “firm and final” proof of state collusion in his son’s killing.

ROY KEANE refused to get carried away after his Ipswich side ended their long winless run with a 1-0 victory against injury-ravaged Derby on Saturday.

An uninspiring Coca-Cola Championship clash between Ipswich and Leicester ended goalless at Portman Road.

The careers of trainer Paul Blockley and jockey Dean McKeown hang on a possible appeal after they were found guilty of alleged corruption charges by the British Horseracing Authority.

TRAINER Paul Blockley and jockey Dean McKeown have been declared disqualified persons having being found in breach of the Rules of Racing by a disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority.

Trainer Paul Blockley and jockey Dean McKeown have been declared disqualified persons having being found in breach of the Rules of Racing by a disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority.

Jockey Dean McKeown and trainer Paul Blockley were both in attendance as a British Horseracing Authority inquiry into alleged corruption began on Monday.

A MAN rescued his wife from the jaws of a crocodile in remote northern Australia by jumping on its back.

FOR the first time at Wolves, a section of the crowd turned on former Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy.

A soldier from Prince Harry’s regiment told jurors today how he burst into tears when he was arrested for raping a drunken teenage girl in a park.

Two soldiers from the same regiment as Prince Harry are due to stand trial tomorrow accused of repeatedly raping a 17-year-old girl.

A public inquiry into the assassination of loyalist terror boss Billy “King Rat” Wright will finally begin oral hearings today.

COMPETITORS from the island of Ireland dominated the results from the festival of ploughing in Lindholme, near Doncaster, in England.

DAVID WRIGHT’S scrambled equaliser gave Ipswich a point and denied Norwich the East Anglian bragging rights at Carrow Road yesterday.

Norwich 1 Ipswich 1

Derby have signed Scotland winger Gary Teale from Wigan for £600,000 (€902,000).

Wigan defender David Wright has joined Championship club Ipswich for an undisclosed fee.

Two people have died and dozens have been injured after a National Express coach overturned near Heathrow Airport.

Cristiano Ronaldo emerged from the bench to spark a second-half triumph as Manchester United surged four points clear at the Premiership summit.

The father of a loyalist paramilitary leader gunned down in prison won a legal challenge against a decision to hold the inquiry into the killing under controversial legislation passed last year.

Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is hoping he never has to relive the horror he endured at Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Wigan 0 Arsenal 1

Kolo Toure will return from suspension in one of four changes to the Arsenal line-up for tonight’s Premiership clash against Wigan at the JJB Stadium.

Tottenham 3 Wigan 1

Wigan captain Arjan de Zeeuw was passed fit for the JJB Stadium visit of Aston Villa despite sitting out training for most of the week with a toe injury.

Wigan manager Paul Jewell took the positives out of seeing his fringe players get a run-out despite the Latics slipping to a Carling Cup defeat against League One Crewe.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce today that he will quit within a year, following one of the most serious political crises of his premiership.