Davy Jones' Monkees bandmates have led tributes to him following his death yesterday.

The Monkees singer Davy Jones has died.

MICKY WARD, the former world champion whose life was portrayed in the Oscar winning movie “The Fighter” has been brought in by Corkman Gary Hyde to train his light welterweight sensation, Levan “The Wolf” Ghvamichava.

Silvestre de Sousa further subdued those who have questioned his championship-winning credentials with a 26-1 treble at Beverley.

The Monkees are “surprised” they influenced The Sex Pistols.

Remarkable boxer ‘Irish’ Micky Ward says he wouldn’t change a thing about Mark Wahlberg’s portrayal of him in the biopic The Fighter. John Riordan met him in Massachusetts

LESS STYLISH than Raging Bull, less euphoric than the Rocky films, The Fighter (US/15A/115 mins) is a boxing movie made in the image of its hero, ‘Irish’ Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), a solid but unspectacular Irish-American scrapper who slugged his way to a shot at the world title in the mid-’90s.

Boxing is one of the few sports – baseball is another – that lend themselves to the screen, and more often than not to major film awards. This excellent film has already collected a string of nominations and wins.

MARK Wahlberg, it seems, was destined to take on the role of junior welterweight ‘Irish’ Micky Ward in his critically lauded new film, The Fighter.

POOR Micheál Martin, you’ve got to feel sorry for him — he got elected leader of Fianna Fáil.

Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer Peter Beaumont broke new ground when Golden Groom gave him his first success on the Flat under rules in the Bishopton Handicap at Ripon.

Andy Johnson insists there is “no way” he is leaving Everton this summer.

Coventry today confirmed they have rejected an approach from Championship rivals West Brom to speak to manager Micky Adams.

Pat McGrath of Waterford (father of current stars Ken and Eoin) and Johnny Crowley of Cork, five-times All-Ireland winner, met many times on the field of play. They were reunited again this week ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Waterford, in the company of Diarmuid O’Flynn.

Speciosa could bid for a Classic double as trainer Pam Sly is leaning towards a crack at next month’s Vodafone Oaks.

Speciosa’s latest gallop ahead of the Stan James 1000 Guineas failed to go smoothly today as she reacted badly to the presence of television cameras.

TYRONE'S Mark Harte was totally oblivious to the significance of his late, late point which reduced Kerry’s winning margin to six points and knocked the champions out of the Allianz National Football League semi-finals.

Leicester City have failed in their attempts to persuade manager Micky Adams to reconsider his decision to quit and “reluctantly” accepted his resignation, the club announced this morning.

Leicester manager Micky Adams has hit out at the lack of support given to the club by the Professional Footballers’ Association and the League Managers’ Association over the La Manga affair.

Dave Bassett has called on professional footballers to be educated in “life skills” so they can cope with the trappings of the film star life-style that many now enjoy.

Leicester City have denied reports that manager Micky Adams is on the verge of quitting the troubled Barclaycard Premiership club.

WHICH Premiership outfit signed the most players for the start of the new season? If you shouted ‘Chelsea’, sit and the back and face the wall, Leicester City boss Micky Adams has even outstripped the Londoner’s sugardaddy Roman Abramovich in the recruitment stakes.

Free-transfer recruit Les Ferdinand is determined to learn the art of management from Leicester boss Micky Adams.

Veteran striker Les Ferdinand has revealed he still gets the same ‘buzz’ before the start of the season as he did at the beginning of his career.

TWELVE months ago, in Clones, it was so different. Tyrone’s historic breakthrough in winning their first ever Allianz National Football League title was celebrated in style on the field after the final whistle had been sounded by the same referee who officiated in Croke Park yesterday.

Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips has urged his team-mates to throw caution to the wind to fire themselves out of relegation trouble.

Former Leicester City legend Gary Lineker has slammed the transfer dealings of the club’s previous manager Peter Taylor.

Dave Bassett has been unveiled as manager of Leicester City, with Micky Adams as his assistant.

Brighton have confirmed Micky Adams is leaving the club to take up the post of assistant manager at Leicester City.