Top seed and home favourite Roger Federer suffered an early exit from the Credit Agricole Suisse Open as big-hitting Daniel Brands powered his way into the quarter-finals.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray matched Novak Djokovic in delivering impressive first-round wins at the Australian Open.

Andy Murray looked every inch a grand slam champion with a near-flawless display to brush aside the challenge of Robin Haase at the Australian Open today.

Andy Murray played his ’get out of jail free’ card at the US Open last night after fighting back from two sets to love down to defeat Robin Haase and reach the third round.

Former world number one Andy Roddick will take on fellow American John Isner in the semi-final of the Winston-Salem Open after they won their respective quarter-finals against Juan Monaco and Marcos Baghdatis.

TEENAGERS who leave school early are up to 14 times more likely to use certain drugs as their peers who stay on to do their Leaving Cert.

Australians were battling both fires and floods today after days of intense summer heat and storms.

LLEYTON HEWITT breezed into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over American Amer Delic yesterday.

A foiled plot to blow up a jet fuel pipeline under John F Kennedy International Airport drew attention to what counter-terrorism experts have warned could be a key target.

Ireland 0, Germany 4

THIRD-LEVEL students should be funded by a State loan system which would allow anybody attend college regardless of their background, according to a leading economist.