Jeremy Corbyn has issued a fresh defence of his record as British Labour Party leader and continued to defy party MPs who want him to stand down.

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK Labour Party, has attacked the wave of his MPs who have quit his top team for “indulging in internal” manoeuvring.

It was one of more bizarre moments of the year, an incident that left an asterisk on one of the biggest Flat races of 2015.

Eagle Top will defend the honour of British older horses when he lines up for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday, as red-hot favourite Treve was eased to odds against with a number of firms yesterday.

Jeremy Corbyn has put himself on a collision course with his own Labour shadow cabinet over defence policy by declaring he would never launch a nuclear strike if he was prime minister.

Top-class middle-distance performer Eagle Top will bid to open his account for the campaign in the Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup at Newbury today.

Godolphin have snapped up Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Pleascach and she will carry their colours when she runs in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot next week.

Dermot Weld’s hugely exciting colt Free Eagle remains on target for the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot later this month.

Eager crowds turned out yesterday in the Lough Derg village of Mountshannon to catch a glimpse of the ‘stars’ of the Golden Eagle Trust re-introduction project, Caimin and Saoirse.

Classic hope Free Eagle is likely to start next season off in the Derrinstown Derby Trial at Leopardstown.

Great White Eagle looked a future star when making a successful debut in the Michael T O Maille 2-Y-0 Race in Naas yesterday.

Well, it isn’t named Eagle’s Rock for nothing...

Desperate Dan’s glory days are over and even Macca marked his move to the web, says John Daly

David Cameron, the British prime minister, must intervene in the row over the West Coast Mainline contract to “get some sense” into the Department for Transport over the controversial deal, Richard Branson urged yesterday.

Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) broke the course record when winning the Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon in 2010 and 2011, and that’s his target again as he bids for an unprecedented three in-a-row today.

Pádraig Harrington carded his best round at the Masters in four years after rediscovering his putting form at Augusta National last night.

Michael Hoey and Graeme McDowell were today continuing Northern Ireland’s remarkable recent golfing success story in the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

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TOP horse exhibitor at last year’s Dublin Horse Show, Seamus Lehane, continued his domination of shows in his native West Cork, at last week’s Carbery Show in Skibbereen.

WE have been watching racing for a while now with one thing in mind-Galway.

ALPINE EAGLE, useful on the flat and over flights, can enjoy a first success over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Ballinrobe tonight.

Shadow Treasury chief secretary Angela Eagle branded British Prime Minister David Cameron’s “calm down, dear” jibe a “revealing slip” today.

IT WASN’T supposed to be like this.

KNIGHT EAGLE looks best in the four-runner Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Race at Ballinrobe tonight.

ISN’T it funny how often, a seemingly innocuous trigger like the distinctive scent of drying paint will, without warning, jerk you back to a certain time and place.

Mike de Kock's Eagle Mountain is working towards a return to the track after putting an injury in the spring behind him.

Mike de Kock will prepare Eagle Mountain for the Hong Kong Cup after his gallant performance in defeat in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

Eagle Mountain looks like being given the chance to swoop for honours in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita next month.

STUBBS ART has been supplemented for the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday as he bids to reverse Newmarket Classic form with Henrythenavigator and New Approach.

GRAHAM HENRY has insisted he won’t make the same mistakes again after being re-appointed New Zealand coach.

Graham Henry has been reappointed as New Zealand head coach on a two-year contract.

IRISH AMATEUR boxing president Dominic O’Rourke believes the future stars of Irish boxing will be on display at the National Intermediate Championships which glove off at the National Stadium tonight.

GRAHAM HENRYS future as All Blacks coach hung by a thread last night as the New Zealand Rugby Union said he would have to reapply for his job following the failed World Cup campaign.

Georgios Samaras was handed the chance to rebuild his shattered reputation after Sven-Goran Eriksson gave the Greek forward his first Manchester City start of the season.

Eagle’s Pass, third behind Farmer Brown in the Galway Hurdle on his last start, reverted to the Flat in great style to land the Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee.

ALPINE EAGLE is the nap choice to win an interesting little four-runner Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Race at Ballinrobe this evening.

Eagle Mountain gave Aidan O’Brien and Kieren Fallon some compensation for the defeat of the highly-rated Henrythenavigator with victory in the United Arab Emirates Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh.

Kieren Fallon believes Eagle Mountain is ready to put in another big performance in the Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday.

Eagle Mountain is likely to spearhead Aidan O’Brien’s team for the Budweiser Irish Derby on Sunday week.

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EAGLE’S PASS is the nap choice to land the Kildare Nationalist Hurdle at Punchestown this evening.