A fresh storm was brewing at Blackburn Rovers last night after controversial comments from their director of football, while the team were pre-season training in Cork, ended with him being forced to make an apology after several first team players threatened to walk out.

An Oregon teenager told police he crashed his car after a bee flew into his mouth while he was singing along with the song Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake on the radio.

AN IRISH yacht is set to compete for one of sailing's most prestigious prizes later this month in America.