Lee Corso didn’t make the journey to Dublin this time but the veteran ESPN analyst could hardly contain himself on TV when he was asked for his memories of the original ‘Emerald Isle Classic’, played in a very different Lansdowne Road, back in 1988.

Lee Corso didn’t make the journey to Dublin this time but the veteran ESPN analyst could hardly contain himself on TV this week when he was asked for his memories of the original ‘Emerald Isle Classic’, played in a very different Lansdowne Road, back in 1988, writes Brendan O’Brien of the Irish Examiner.

USA:  Police say a 29-year-old man in Philadelphia continued to drive a car after being shot twice in the head.

The London Metropolitan Police has refused to confirm whether it attended the activation of an alarm at a Hatton Garden safety deposit vault that was raided over the Easter weekend.

Britain’s government should stop using a discredited measure of inflation for selling index-linked bonds which is costing taxpayers billions a year, an official review said yesterday.

Harry Hill is the celebrity the public would like to see eventually taking over Jonathan Ross’s Friday night show, according to a survey.

THERE was a serious question mark hanging over Kerins O’Rahillys ability to win in Austin Stack Park yesterday until Declan Quill inspired them with a 53rd-minute goal.

Moyle Rovers 3-6 Aherlow 1-11

Police chiefs said they were “sickened and disappointed” after hours of violence following the UEFA Cup final marred what should have been a proud night for British football.

Tipperary manager John Owens has named four championship newcomers in his team to face Cork in the Munster semi-finals this weekend.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have named their Cadet team for an upcoming international tournament and training camp in the Ukraine between May 7-13.

Fermanagh 0-8 Kerry 1-12

Islamic militants using a car today attacked the heavily-guarded U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with explosives and machine guns in a explosion and gunbattle that left seven people dead and several others injured.

A car bomb exploded outside the heavily-guarded US consulate in the Saudi port city of Jeddah today, injuring several people. Hostages were understood to be held inside as a gunbattle raged in the latest strike against Western targets in the kingdom.

ARSENE WENGER last night hit out at the approach Manchester United adopted for Sunday’s controversial Premiership clash at Old Trafford.

ARSENAL players allegedly went “berserk” in clashes with Manchester United stars in the tunnel at Old Trafford.

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY is set to become the first victim of the ‘Battle of Old Trafford II’ but probably not the last after the FA launched an investigation into Sunday’s ‘soupgate scandal’.

A FRENCHMAN was shot dead in the Red Sea city of Jeddah yesterday in what Saudi officials said was a “terrorist attack”, the second shooting of a Westerner in the oil-rich kingdom in 10 days.

AN Irishman was shot dead yesterday at his office in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, the Government confirmed last night.

The head found in Riyadh this week is that of decapitated hostage Paul Johnson, the US Embassy in Riyadh said today.

THE head of the American hostage murdered by militants last month has been found after a raid on the hideout of an al-Qaida leader in Saudi Arabia.

The head of American hostage Paul Johnson, who was kidnapped and beheaded in Saudi Arabia last month, was found today by security forces during a raid on a hideout that left two militants dead.

The al-Qaida group that beheaded an American engineer said sympathisers in the Saudi security forces provided police uniforms and cars used during the victim’s kidnapping, according to an Islamic extremist website.

Arab satellite TV network Al-Jazeera has aired a video said to be from al-Qaida-linked militants showing a South Korean hostage begging for his life and pleading with his government to withdraw troops from Iraq.

Police in armoured vehicles and a helicopter closed off three Riyadh neighbourhoods in a pre-dawn search today for more Islamic extremists and for the body of the American hostage beheaded by al-Qaida.

Saudi Arabia killed four suspected terrorists, including the reputed leader of al-Qaida in the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said today.

Computer hackers commandeered the website of a California mapping and land-surveying company to post videos of American hostage Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia before he was beheaded by his al-Qaida captors.

Al Qaida’s leader in Saudi Arabia was killed in a raid by security forces hours after terrorists under his command beheaded an American hostage.

AN AL-QAIDA group in Saudi Arabia yesterday carried out its threat to behead an American engineer they had taken hostage.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell tonight condemned as "barbarous" the beheading of US hostage Paul Johnson by Islamic militants in Saudi Arabia and vowed to redouble efforts to combat terrorism.

Time was running out tonight for an American hostage facing death in Saudi Arabia.

A letter signed “The Believer” has urged militants to spare American hostage Paul Johnson as the 72-hour deadline set by his captors was due to end today, saying killing him would break Islamic law.

SECURITY forces were desperately hunting yesterday for a US hostage facing death within hours at the hands of terrorists in Saudi Arabia.

Security forces were desperately hunting today for an American hostage facing death within hours at the hands of terrorists in Saudi Arabia.

Mark Sage, New York

Kidnappers in Saudi Arabia paraded a captured American man on a website and threatened to murder him within 72 hours unless al-Qaida prisoners were released.

Suspected militants have shot dead an American as he parked his car in the garage of his home in the Saudi capital.

Trainer Paul Johnson, who is based at Stanley in County Durham, Britain breaks new ground next week when he plans to have two runners at the Galway Festival.

Debbie Mountain had a red-letter day at Redcar yesterday when she sent out her first winner as a trainer after five weeks with a licence.

Wigan have suffered yet another injury blow with the news that Academy international Luke Robinson faces up to six weeks out with a broken hand.

FOLLOWERS of Galapiat Du Mesnil in the feature event at Cheltenham today look virtually assured of a good run for their money.

Ireland reached the last 16 of the world team squash championships in Melbourne today with a 3-0 victory over Hong Kong.