Windsurfer Lorenzo Cubeddu may have been on the water along the west coast for up to eight hours before he managed to come ashore in Co Clare.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG.

A word to the wise: The final say on sport in 2014

A Swiss hostage has escaped from Abu Sayyaf extremists after more than two years of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials have said.

And don't worry its not another 'Bunny'

Carles Puyol is pictured bench-pressing his girlfriend.

Champions League 2nd round qualifier 2nd leg

Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round, 1st Leg

Still no word of Ray Houghton. Not even a stir out of his new Twitter account (@ray81988) since Brazil-Colombia on Friday evening.

One major selection dilemma haunts Alejandro Sabella ahead of the clash with Belgium; will he stick with calamity centre-half, Lorenzo?

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi is pregnant.

Snooki has defended her 50 lbs weight loss.

Katie Price says keeping her pregnancy private has been a game.

Katie Price has hinted she could be having twins - who she plans to call Tinkerbell and Lorenzo.

The editor has given me the inch.

Raging forest fires have led to the evacuation of 2,000 people from a town in the centre of Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife.

Snooki has confirmed she has named her unborn baby Lorenzo.

Michael Bay will direct 'Transformers 4'.

Former world champion Jorge Lorenzo wants the top speed of the sport’s new bikes to be cut by MotoGP organisers to protect riders’ safety.

Republic of Ireland v Andorra

JORGE LORENZO’S imperious run of form looks like continuing after he was again fastest in practice for tomorrow’s MotoGP round in Catalunya.

To fair Verona we go for a light and fluffy romance built around the world’s most famous love story, 'Romeo and Juliet', and the thousands of letters written by the lovelorn and left in the wall at the fictional Juliet’s home, with the fictional balcony.

Valentino Rossi gave himself the best possible chance of wrapping up the MotoGP title at Sepang tomorrow as he claimed a comfortable pole position.

Britney Spears sang her latest hit on the X Factor stage during her first British television performance in four years.

Latest 'X Factor' reject Ruth Lorenzo has revealed that her flirting with Simon Cowell on the show made her more confident.

'X Factor' rejects Girlband have defended their mentor Louis Walsh, despite claims from fellow judge Cheryl Cole that he had “lost his girlband mojo”.

Girlband were the second contestants to be voted off the 'X Factor'.

THE prestigious breeders’ championship at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show was won by west Cork exhibitors John and Cathal Dineen, Kilshinihan, Timoleague, with their seven-year-old chestnut, Kilshinihan Lass.

Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero’s welcome today after six years as a captive in the Colombian jungle.

In her first hours of freedom, Ingrid Betancourt held her children tight, visited her father’s grave and sent her husband out to find oranges for breakfast.

The children of rescued hostage Ingrid Betancourt have embraced their mother for the first time in six years.

Ireland's Jessica Kurten took her first win of the weekend at Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon with a decisive victory in the big 1m50 jump-off competition, with Castle Forbes Vivaldo.

Rapper Ja Rule has laughed off reports of a rift between the star and his The Inc. label co-founder Irv Gotti, insisting they are "brothers".

BILLY TWOMEY yesterday capped a great weekend for Irish show jumpers, winning the grand prix at St Tropez.

IRISH Ropes are lining up two more stern tests for John Duddy after the Derryman came through the successful defence of his WBC Continental Americas title in New York at the weekend.

An eye-witness today gave a terrifying account of how Middlesbrough fans were attacked ahead of tonight’s crunch Uefa Cup match in Rome.

AFTER having to suspend the introduction of a new €150 million health service payroll system, the Health Service Executive (HSE) admitted last night that it has no plans to send representatives to India to ensure that a €56m hospital software package works in Ireland.

SPANISH sensation Rafael Nadal progressed to the third round of the US Open yesterday without any undue alarm, beating American wild card Scoville Jenkins in straight sets.

The Howard Hughes epic The Aviator led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations today, best picture among them, plus acting honours for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese.

THE grounds of the Royal Dublin Society in Ballsbridge were drenched in colour yesterday as fashion took over for the celebrated Ladies Day.

Blackburn manager Graeme Souness may look to Italian defender Lorenzo Amoruso to inspire his team-mates for an important Barclaycard Premiership clash with fellow strugglers Leeds.

Blackburn manager Graeme Souness tonight revealed Steven Reid has completed his move to Ewood Park.