Jason Day snatched the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill to take over from Rory McIlroy as world No 2 and underline his credentials as a major contender for Masters glory.

Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin will renew their battle for World Championship gold this afternoon after the pair cruised into today’s 200 metres final (1.55pm Irish time, live on BBC2).

Former Radio One disc jockey Dave Lee Travis has told his trial he is "astonished" at sex offence allegations against him and told jurors he is a "normal, decent human being".

In new movie Now You See Me, a cheating husband is exposed by a mentalist. It’s an ability suspicious wives would love to have, says Hilary Fennell.

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The so-called Osaka Rule, which banned those guilty of serious doping offences from the following Olympic Games, has been dropped from the latest draft version of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code.

Usain Bolt headlined the shortlist for the 2012 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year announced today..

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Olympic champion Aries Merritt finally broke Dayron Robles’ four-year-old 110m hurdles world record with a run of 12.80 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels last night.

Finn Harp’s extended their unbeaten run to five games as they deservedly beat Salthill Devon Galway at Finn Park, last night.

Waterford United dropped two valuable points in the race for promotion as both sides finished with 10 men.

An injury to Olympic 400m champion LaShawn Merritt was the big talking point of the Diamond League meeting in Monaco last night.

First Division leaders Longford Town staged a remarkable comeback to snatch victory from the penalty spot against nine-man Mervue in the third minute of injury-time at Fahy’s Field last night, having equalised in the final minute.

First Division leaders Longford Town bagged the points at Finn Park last night.

Waterford United cruised to success at the RSC last night as the Blues kept their promotion hopes well and truly alive against an opposition side that battled but never looked capable of holding the home side.

Stephen McLaughlin blasted his second brace in five days as Derry won this north-west derby.

Limerick FC maintained their promotion drive with a nervy win at Jackman Park last night.

Three second-half goals helped Wexford Youths keep pace with the leaders as they defeated nine-man Finn Harps at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt is back on form with new album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, says Ed Power

Derval O’Rourke’s glory shot at the World Indoors in Istanbul ended in the semi-finals of the women’s 60 metres hurdles – not even a season’s best could progress the former world indoor champion to the final.

Ben Reynolds has qualified for tomorrow’s semi-finals of the men’s 60 metres hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

American LaShawn Merritt has been cleared to defend his 400 metres title at the London Olympics after winning his appeal against an International Olympic Committee (IOC) ban.

CORK CITY bounced back to winning ways to move into joint second in the Airtricity League First Division with victory at Finn Park on Saturday evening.

THE Republic of Ireland’s hopes of retaining the U18 Centenary Shield ended last night at the Oval as cross-border rivals Northern Ireland took another step towards the title.

The International Olympic Committee have reaffirmed that 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt will be ineligible to defend his title at the 2012 Olympics in London.

Olympic 400metre champion LaShawn Merritt has been handed a 21-month ban for returning three positive drugs tests.

Heath Slocum fired a third straight 66 to establish a one-shot lead at the McGladrey Classic at Sea Island, Georgia.

COLIN MERRITT (Carraig na bhFear AC) could go one better than last year if plans for Monday’s Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon materialise.

World and Olympic 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt faces an uncertain future after admitting he made a “foolish, immature and egotistical mistake” in taking banned substances which led to three positive drugs tests.

JEREMY WARINER wants to break the stadium record in the 400m at the 33rd Belgacom Van Damme Memorial Golden League meeting in Brussels tonight – and Ireland’s David Gillick will have a part to play in the bid.

AMERICA’S Allyson Felix last night cruised to her third straight 200 metres title in the World Championships in Berlin, but compatriot Jeremy Wariner failed to secure his own hat-trick.

DAVID GILLICK emerged from the old Olympic Stadium in Berlin last night with his head held high, after finishing sixth in the final of the men’s 400m.

JIM KIDD, David Gillick’s former coach at Dundrum/South Dublin, predicts he will break the Irish record in the final of the men’s 400m at the world championships in Berlin this evening (8.20 pm Irish time).

DAVID GILLICK faces the most daunting if most exciting assignment of his career later today in the semi-finals of the men’s 400m at the World Championships in Berlin.

THE race may not have lived up to its billing but Ireland’s David Gillick won’t complain about that after finishing third behind the Olympic champion, LaShawn Merritt (USA) in the 400m at last night’s Super Grand Prix meeting in Monte Carlo.

THE contrast between American and Jamaican sprinting was demonstrated again in the 4x100m relays, where the US team dropped the baton in both the men’s and women’s races.

Souter’s Sister’s consistency was rewarded with a decidedly easy first career victory in the Mercedez-Benz of Brighton Maiden Voyage Maiden Auction Stakes.

Paul Hession narrowly missed out on breaking his own Irish 200 metres record at the Olympic meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece tonight.

Stocks rose, dropped and then recovered today – just as they did over the course of the first quarter, as Wall Street showed nervousness about rising inflation and dollar weakness but took solace in resilient consumer spending and slow but steady economic growth.

Safety failures at all levels of the BP business were to blame for the Texas City refinery explosion which killed 15 people, a new report said today.

Oil giant BP was under fresh pressure today after American safety officials said budget cuts and a lack of leadership contributed to “significant safety problems” at the group’s Texas City plant, where 15 people were killed in an explosion.