FIFA have announced 16 officials from Caribbean associations have been charged with breaching rules on ethics in the wake of the bribery scandal that saw Mohamed Bin Hammam banned for life.

Jack Warner, the man at the centre of the FIFA bribery scandal, has resigned from all his positions in international football.

One of the delegates invited to the meeting at the centre of FIFA bribery investigations has confirmed that he was given a brown envelope containing a “gift” of $40,000 (€28,000) in cash.

A British woman died when a heavy garden ornament cause her to drown in a shallow pond.

ELITE activities that do not encourage public participation receive two-thirds of all sports funding despite government policies aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles.

Mary McAleese will today become the first Irish President to address the unionist-controlled council of Lisburn.

The chairman of Northern Ireland’s Alliance Party has resigned following a row over so-called gay marriages, it emerged today.

Favourite Pax galloped to an emotional success in the Sarah Lunn Memorial Handicap at York today.

AUSTRALIAN Karen Lunn continued her quest to win for the first time in six years