Connacht’s search for Eric Elwood’s successor looks to have been reduced by one after former Ospreys coach Sean Holley said he has turned the western province down.

Only 11 years after her death, Elton John sang his ode to Marilyn Monroe: “Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did.”

A jilted lover crashed her ex-boyfriend’s car into the bowling alley where he worked, a court heard.

A 28-year-old surfer suffered injuries on his left foot after a 10-foot shark bit him.

The Ospreys have parted company with head coach Sean Holley by mutual consent, the Welsh region announced this morning.

THE Ospreys have banned players from having spray tans and coloured boots in an attempt to shed the club’s “Galacticos” tag.

A judge has admonished Lindsay Lohan and told her she cannot have parties while under house arrest.

OSPREYS coach Sean Holley hopes Munster’s Alan Quinlan has played his last game for the province.

SHANE WILLIAMS has declared himself fit for Ospreys’ Magners League semi-final against Munster on Saturday.

Lindsay Lohan has been released on bail from a Los Angeles County jail, just hours after she was sentenced to 120 days for violating her probation.

LINDSAY LOHAN rejected a judge’s offer to end a felony grand theft case early and her attorney said it is because the actress has a strong defence and is confident she can win an acquittal.

Lindsay Lohan has rejected a judge's offer to end a felony grand theft case early and her lawyer said it is because the actress has a strong defence and is confident she can win an acquittal.

Actress Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty to felony grand theft of a US$2,500 (€1,827) necklace - the most serious charge yet filed against the troubled starlet who has wrestled with drug and alcohol abuse for years.

LINDSAY Lohan’s attorney said on Saturday that her client did not steal a $2,500 (€1,840) necklace and would fight any charges if they are filed.

Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer has denied claims that the troubled actress stole a €1,830 necklace.

Ospreys coach Sean Holley has billed tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash against struggling London Irish as a season-defining game.

Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer insisted today that the 24-year-old actress did not drink or take drugs during her 90-day stint at the Betty Ford rehabilitation centre.

OSPREYS head coach Sean Holley believes his charges will have to step up a gear when they face a Munster side he believes are the team to beat in this year’s Heineken Cup.

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has named his side that will face the Ospreys in their Magners clash at the Sportsground on Friday night. (kick-off 7pm)

Ospreys may be serial under-achievers in Europe, but they’re still not a team anybody wants in their pool, says Simon Lewis.

Actress Lindsay Lohan was returned to jail in handcuffs today after a judge refused to set bail and ordered her to remain in custody for failing a drug test until another hearing nearly a month away.

OSPREYS coach Sean Holley is becoming increasingly frustrated by referees’ interpretation of the tackle laws.

Jurors convicted a 23-year-old man of killing a mentally impaired adult to steal his Xbox 360 gaming system.

Lindsay Lohan will not be in rehab for more than a month.

The Ospreys coach Sean Holley has targeted Ulster as a possible dark horse for their Magners League title this season.

Lindsay Lohan has grown close to some other inmates after starting her sentence at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, last Tuesday.

Samantha Ronson visited Lindsay Lohan in prison yesterday, it has emerged.

Actress Lindsay Lohan has begun a jail sentence for a probation offence that underlined the starlet’s inability to put a 2007 drug case behind her.

Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan arrived in court today for a probation hearing that could end with her either heading for jail or her next movie role.

OSPREYS coach Sean Holley has tipped young out-half Dan Biggar for stardom on the international stage.

IT was billed as the dream send-off for Leinster coach Michael Cheika but the inspired Ospreys danced all over the script in this inaugural Magners League Grand final at the RDS on Saturday.

SEAN HOLLEY has fired a warning to Leinster fly-half Jonathan Sexton by claiming Dan Biggar is in the form of his life.

A US judge recalled an arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan, hours after it was issued.

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan admits captain Paul O’Connell is in “a race against the clock” to be fit for Sunday’s Heineken Cup semi-final with Biarritz.

SEAN HOLLEY admits he will spill Biarritz’s secrets to Munster coach Tony McGahan this weekend.

AS sports fans, the Irish can be as myopic as the best of them but spare a thought for the Ospreys side which will pitch up at the RDS for their Magners League tie with Leinster tonight.

JUST over a mile off the coast of Haiti lies the world’s largest hospital ship.

PLAYERS of the calibre and reputation of Adam Jones, Ian Gough, Ryan Jones, Shane Williams, Mike Phillips and Lee Byrne are among a long list of notable absentees from the Ospreys team to face Munster in the Magners League at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium this evening.

MIKE PHILLIPS handed Wales an injury scare during Ospreys 25-24 Heineken Cup Pool Three victory over Clermont Auvergne at the Liberty Stadium yesterday.

CONNACHT could not have wished for a tougher Magners League opening than the Ospreys when the two sides meet at the Galway Sportsground this evening (7pm).

Munster 36 Ospreys 10

MUNSTER, who roll out the big guns at Thomond Park tonight, will be led by Paul O’Connell as the champions wrap-up their Magners League programme against the Ospreys (7.45pm).

VANQUISHED Ospreys coach Sean Holley has tipped Munster to retain the Heineken Cup following yesterday’s powerful quarter-final triumph at Thomond Park.