"One man practising sportsmanship is far better than 100 teaching it"— Knute Rokne, legendary Notre Dame coach.

Fossett Brothers Circus, which failed to pay Vat for eight years, was facing an uphill struggle to survive, a judge said yesterday.

Fossett Brothers Circus will learn in little over a fortnight whether it folds its tents for the last time or catapults its way to a new beginning.

Ireland’s national circus has threatened legal action against a rival group after gardaí were called to a tents standoff in Cork.

Land ahoy.

A self-taught contortionist who pursued his dream of joining the circus is wowing audiences across the country.

Roll up, roll up — one of Europe’s oldest circuses has appealed to the people of Ireland to help it celebrate its 125th birthday.

SHANNON Airport played a pivotal role in a successful world record attempt when an Italian aviator had to divert and refuel there last weekend after a volcanic eruption prevented him from making a scheduled stop in Iceland.

US authorities positively identified some of aviator Steve Fossett’s remains: two large bones found a half-mile from where the adventurer’s plane crashed in California’s Sierra Nevada.

Searchers have found what appear to be two large human bones near the crash site of Steve Fossett’s plane in California’s Sierra Nevada, along with the adventurer’s tennis shoes and driving licence.

Investigators have finished their search at the scene of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett’s plane crash in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains ahead of a storm that threatened to bury any remaining evidence under 2ft of snow.

THIRTEEN months after millionaire thrill-seeker Steve Fossett mysteriously disappeared, authorities finally know what happened to his small single-engine airplane: It slammed straight into a mountain on a cloudy day.

Thirteen months after millionaire thrill-seeker Steve Fossett mysteriously disappeared, authorities finally know what happened to his small single-engine plane: It slammed straight into a mountain on a cloudy day.

DNA experts are preparing to test what are believed to be the remains of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, found in the wreckage of his plane.

US government investigators say they have found body parts in the wreckage of missing adventurer Steve Fossett’s plane in the mountains of eastern California.

The wreckage of a small plane found today in California “appears to be the aircraft piloted by adventurer Steve Fossett”, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

Search teams in California looking for the remains of adventurer Steve Fossett said today they had spotted what appeared to be wreckage.

HIKERS in northern California have found clothing and personal items belonging to millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who went missing a year ago, police said yesterday.

A hiker has found items possibly belonging to missing adventurer Steve Fossett, US authorities said today.

A team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers has ended a weeklong hunt for Steve Fossett, finding no sign of the missing adventurer or his plane, but eliminating much rugged terrain from areas that still must be searched.

Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett has been declared dead by a Chicago judge five months after his plane disappeared.

The search for missing American adventurer Steve Fossett has been stepped up after radar and satellite images revealed possible clues to his whereabouts.

Teams searching for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett plan to comb a rugged area near Death Valley after receiving new information.

Leaders of the search for US adventurer Steve Fossett further scaled back the aerial operation yesterday but insisted they were not giving up.

Flight experts combing the Nevada wilderness for adventurer Steve Fossett have spotted several uncharted crash sites that may finally provide answers for families of those who took off into the desert sky decades ago, never to be heard from again.

As the US search for Steve Fossett enters its tenth day, experts say they doubt the millionaire adventurer could have survived more than a week in the rugged desert after his plane vanished.

As the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett enters its sixth full day concern is growing as the unprecedented effort drags on with no clue about his possible location.

Fears were growing today for the safety of adventurer Steve Fossett who was flying across a rugged mountainous area in Nevada notorious for treacherous winds when he disappeared three days ago.

US National Guard C-130s and helicopters with infrared and thermal imaging equipment scoured the soaring peaks and sagebrush desert of north-west Nevada early today for any sign of missing adventurist Steve Fossett.

A search for missing world aviation record holder Steve Fossett resumed today over hundreds of square miles of rugged terrain.

Richard Branson has backed missing adventurer Steve Fossett to return safe and well.

ROLL UP, roll up — the People’s Republic of Cork will get its own official circus today.

IT is interesting to see the circus being recognised as an art form with its own tradition (Irish Examiner, May 21).

AS a veteran politician, Arts Minister John O’Donoghue is well accustomed to walking tightropes, but he didn’t have to go on the high wire when he visited Fossett’s Circus in Killarney at the weekend.

ROLL UP, roll up — to Ireland’s first green circus.

Adventurer Steve Fossett today said he had broken the record for flying farther than anyone departing and landing at the same spot in Kansas, travelling more than 25,000 miles in three days.

Adventurer Steve Fossett approached the western coast of North America in a lightweight experimental aeroplane this afternoon as he entered Day three of his quest to break aviation's distance record.

WORLD-FAMOUS American adventurer Steve Fossett tonight paid tribute to the two men who had inspired his transatlantic flight in a replica World War one bi-plane.

World-famous American adventurer Steve Fossett is hoping to land his vintage aircraft on a golf course in Ireland today in a recreation of an historic transatlantic flight.

STEVE FOSSETT’S latest adventure gives the millionaire yet another aviation record, adding to the many he holds as a balloonist, pilot and sailor.

MILLIONAIRE adventurer Steve Fossett returned to earth yesterday after becoming the first person to fly solo, non-stop around the world.

A triumphant Steve Fossett returned to earth today after becoming the first person to fly solo non-stop around the world.

Steve Fossett today became the first person to fly solo non-stop around the world without refuelling.

With 21,461 miles on the clock, adventurer Steve Fossett is inching ever closer to his target of becoming the first person to fly solo non stop around the world.