Bank bosses involved in a sale of Liverpool Football Club today asked a High Court judge to declare them not guilty of “any dishonesty or corruption”.

Arab League observers in Syria have come under fresh scrutiny after a former monitor called their mission a "farce."

THOSE who would rather eat chocolate than exercise can take heart from research that suggests one is as good as the other.

Renault has confirmed its intention to remain in Formula One, despite the stain on their reputation caused by the Singapore race-fix scandal.

SHORT route wins for the Walsh brothers, a successful re-launch for Neil Sinclair and first visits to the canvas for Paul McCloskey and Stephen Haughian resulted in thrill-a-minute entertainment for boxing fans at Cork City Hall on Saturday night.

NEIL SINCLAIR hopes to relaunch his professional boxing career by beating Arek Malek from Poland at Cork City Hall tomorrow night.

A brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden, wanted in the Philippines for alleged terror financing, has been killed in Madagascar in what appeared to be a burglary, the victim’s brother said today.

North Devon trainer Nick Williams paid his first visit to Newcastle racecourse and the 690-mile round trip was rewarded when Philson Run ran out a very game winner of the totesport Eider Chase.

STAMINA will be at a premium at Warwick today and with Grattan Lodge having more staying power than the mother-in-law over Christmas, he is taken to land the feature totesport Classic Chase.

Timmy Murphy made his first visit to Carlisle a winning one when he partnered Malek to victory at the Cumbrian track on Monday.