Aidan O’Brien is pleased with where he is at with Gleneagles ahead of his attempt to further cement his position as the best miler of his generation in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

Thurles Sarsfields 0-18 Templederry Kenyons 1-11

Éire Óg, Nenagh 0-15 Thurles Sarsfields 0-12

Brave Little Penguin by Tracey Corderoy, (Little Tiger; €13.03HB) is a big book with a delightfully toddler-friendly, story illustrated by Gavin Scott.

With the An Post Sean Kelly cycling team announced yesterday for this Sunday's FBD Insurance Rás, breakingnews.ie has compiled a short history of the cycling team in the lead up to the tournament.

Sometimes you just have to follow your gut instinct about winning racehorses. For the Master of Ballydoyle Aidan O'Brien his perseverance certainly paid off with Henrythenavigator, the latest star from his Tipp stable.

Louth 1-11 Wicklow 0-14

Jacques Kallis survived two chances to score his 61st one-day international half-century and steer South Africa to a seven-wicket win over Ireland in their World Cup Super Eight match at Providence Stadium in Guyana.

Ireland looked like being restricted to a low total in today’s World Cup Super Eight match against South Africa in Guyana.

Ireland blew a great chance for a shock win over South Africa after slumping to a 35-run defeat in their World Cup warm-up match at the Sir Frank Worrell grounds today.

DISEASE specialists in Saint John in Ottawa, Canada, are searching for the source of a case of so-called flesh-eating disease that killed a 37-year-old woman on Friday.

The future of eircom was thrown into fresh doubt today when a new bid was tabled for the company.