MARTIN O’Neill and Shay Given have both insisted that the veteran goalkeeper received no guarantees about playing time for Ireland before he made the decision to come out of international retirement.

Ray D'arcy returns with the series School Around the Corner on RTE One at 6.30pm tonight.

Kieren Fallon will takes the reins on Ascription as he bids for compensation at Ascot today after being ruled out of last week’s Cambridgeshire.

Ralph Beckett is keen to let Talent have the chance of further Classic glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

Ralph Beckett is keen to let Talent have the chance of further Classic glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

Ihtimal will aim to break her maiden in today’s German-Thoroughbred.com Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket.

Kieren Fallon will be back in action for the big meeting at Newmarket on Wednesday, despite suffering food poisoning over the weekend.

Kieren Fallon will not be riding at Kempton this afternoon due to illness.

Paul Hanagan took another step towards being crowned champion jockey for a second successive season with a double at Redcar today.

Paul Hanagan’s chances of being crowned champion jockey for a second successive year were given a boost with the news title rival Kieren Fallon is heading to Australia to ride in the Melbourne Cup on November 1.

NICKY Henderson does not spend too many afternoons at Newmarket but he has been known to grace Rowley Mile winner’s enclosure after the Betfred Cesarewitch and returns today with two live chances.

Kieren Fallon’s desire to regain the jockeys’ title burned as brightly as the autumn sun as the in-form rider rattled off another two winners at Ascot.

ALAN McCabe is confident his star juvenile Caspar Netscher remains at the peak of his powers ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury today.

Alan McCabe is confident his star juvenile Caspar Netscher remains at the peak of his powers ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury tomorrow.

Masked Marvel presented John Gosden and William Buick with back-to-back victories in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster.

Kieren Fallon is to ride Brown Panther in Saturday’s Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster.

George Baker felt Kieren Fallon made all the difference as National Hope scored a second career success in the Best Offers At JustBookies.com Handicap at Folkestone.

Kieren Fallon pledged to concentrate every effort into securing a seventh jockeys’ title after riding his 100th winner of the season at Lingfield today.

Roger Charlton’s unbridled excitement was clear for all to see after Top Offer translated some impressive homework into a winning racecourse debut at Newbury.

SHAY GIVEN believes Giovanni Trapattoni should immediately be given a new Ireland contract, irrespective of performances in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.

GOLF guru Andrew “Chubby” Chandler wants to aim higher with Hoof It after the four-year-old attempts to defy the welter burden of 10st in the Blue Square Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood.

It would be easy to envisage Richard Hannon’s link with the Coolmore empire growing stronger after an emphatic Salisbury victory for Pink Sapphire.

AIDAN O’BRIEN has admitted that the judicial decision to prevent Kieren Fallon from riding Recital in the Epsom Derby was a distraction he could have done without and might well have cost the horse a better finish than his 4½ length sixth to Pour Moi.

Top jockey Kieren Fallon was “disappointed and very sorry” after the Court of Appeal ruled he would not be able to race in today’s Epsom Derby.

Kieren Fallon will not ride Recital in this afternoon’s Investec Derby after the British Court of Appeal overturned an earlier ruling allowing him to take part.

A BRITISH High Court judge is deciding whether Kieren Fallon can ride in tomorrow’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

KIEREN FALLON has been urged to play it cool in the Investec Derby — by the man who knows Recital as well as anyone.

Connections of Carlton House remain “extremely hopeful” the Investec Derby favourite will make Saturday’s race, despite suffering a late setback.

Ed Dunlop is under the impression that Kieren Fallon will be riding Native Khan in the Investec Derby next month.

KIEREN Fallon sees no reason why Recital cannot put up a good performance in the Investec Derby.

Kieren Fallon sees no reason why Recital cannot put up a good performance in the Investec Derby.

THE Aidan O’Brien-trained Recital is a best-priced 7/1 shot for the Investec Derby at Epsom following a less than convincing victory over stable companions Memphis Tennessee and Regent Street in the Group 2 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown yesterday.

Kieren Fallon will miss the Guineas meeting at Newmarket later this month - despite being partially successful in his appeal against a 10-day riding suspension.

GITANO Hernando and Kieren Fallon swooped late to land the Group 3 Diamond Stakes at Dundalk last night and is set for a return to Group 1 action.

Kieren Fallon has given up his rides at Lingfield and Kempton today after coming down with flu.

Wootton Bassett landed a major gamble as the heavily-backed 5-4 favourite powered up the Knavesmire to land the richly-endowed DBS Premier Yearling Stakes.

Native Khan, a late defector from the Washington Singer Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, has options at Sandown and the Curragh this weekend.

Course specialist Illustrious Blue (8-1) secured a popular win in the Artemis Goodwood Cup – but the race was marred when odds-on favourite Age Of Aquarius broke down in front.

Roger Charlton maintained his excellent summer strike-rate by landing the opening race of the 2010 Newmarket July Festival.

Music Show finally gained due reward for a string of consistent efforts with an impressive victory in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket.

OLIVIER Peslier is set to pick up an incredible spare ride aboard Makfi in next week’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, with his usual jockey Christophe Lemaire retained for Siyouni.

Fame And Glory may head to Royal Ascot for further riches after providing Aidan O’Brien with his fourth Investec Coronation Cup.

KIEREN FALLON confirmed he remains king of Epsom when recording a 90-1 double on the Downs with two typically power-packed rides on Oaks day.

Kieren Fallon confirmed he remains king of Epsom when recording a 90-1 double on the Downs with two typically power-packed rides on Investec Oaks day.