Conor Niland endured another frustrating day in London today when his quest for Wimbledon qualification was thwarted by heavy rain at Roehampton.

BOOKMAKERS have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday’s Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Bookmakers have unanimously inserted Canford Cliffs as favourite in his defining clash with Makfi in Saturday's Sony-sponsored Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

JAN VERMEER has been the subject of an almighty gamble for Saturday’s Investec Derby.

IRELAND’S Conor Niland yesterday extended his stunning run in the ATP Challenger Israel Open by nailing down a place in the final of the $100,000 outdoor hardcourt event, at Ramat Hasharon.

BALLYDOYLE, who are usually mob-handed in the Classics, will rely solely on Devoted To You in Sunday’s StanJames.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

LOUK SORENSEN collected the biggest pay cheque of his career following his 6-3 7-6 (7/4) 7-5 defeat by giant American John Isner in the second round of the Australian Open yesterday.

LOUK SORENSEN’S unexpected victory in the Australian Open will be “life-changing”, according to the chief executive of Tennis Ireland.

Louk Sorensen became the first Irishman to win a Grand Slam match in 25 years when he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in the first round of the Australian Open this morning.

Ireland will have a player in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time since 1985 after national number one Louk Sorensen qualified for the Australian Open overnight in Melbourne.

Sad to say, it’s a telling sign that when a statue to a Nazi collaborator goes up in Dublin, the least that happens is a splash of emulsion. Can you imagine if a statue to Marshal Pétain were erected in Paris? Or one to Quisling in Oslo? Or even of Mussolini in Italy?

Conservationists have won the battle to save 16 Moore Street.

THE recent media hype about how the country should honour the men and women of Easter week has developed into a political board game. Let us mark the 90th anniversary by saving the Irish Alamo.

THE National Graves Association welcomes the findings of the Shaffrey architectural and historical report regarding 16 Moore Street in Dublin where the leaders of the 1916 rebellion made their last stand.

The family of a former IRA leader who requested Nazi German aid were today said to be devastated after his memorial was broken and defaced by youths claiming to be anti-fascists.

THERE is a total lack of respect and understanding of protocol regarding the use of the tricolor.

SORBIESHARRY made his own bit of unfortunate history when winning the last race at Wolverhampton yesterday.

Sorbiesharry made his own bit of unfortunate history when winning the last race at Wolverhampton today.