USA: Authorities at Newark International Airport in New Jersey tranquilised a wolverine who was en route from Norway to an Alaskan wildlife centre after discovering the wild animal had chewed through his metal carrier.

PAKISTAN: A motorcyclist has been arrested in the city of Lahore after police caught him riding naked along a busy road, days after a video of his exploits went viral on social media.

Andy Serkis brings his Gollum experience to Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, writes Susan Griffin.

The Guardians of the Galaxy are coming but do you know who they are? The team sounds off in our introductory feature!

Pharrell Williams has married Helen Lasichanh.

A parrot can speak three languages.

Customers at Ulster Bank have received at least a €25 compensation payment as a result of the bank’s technical failure.

Ronnie O’Sullivan assured snooker fans “I haven’t gone yet” after winning his fourth World Championship title at the Crucible last night.

Matthew Stevens is clinging on as he resumes his Betfred.com World Championship semi-final against Ronnie O’Sullivan this morning after enduring a devastating six-frame burst.

TONIGHT'S programme at Curraheen Park is another tricky one for punters but a chance should be taken that Carbery Rocket can make the most of a drop in class in the third race.

JUST before she left her seat on flight EY460, the Australian woman who had been sitting beside me for 13 hours from Abu Dhabi welcomed me to her native city.

Australian superstar Black Caviar could be tested by the outstanding Singapore sprinter Rocket Man in November’s Patinack Farm Classic.

JOHNNY MURTAGH wasted no time getting down to business at Tipperary last night, booting home the first three winners.

Masters champion Mark Selby described his thrilling comeback against Ronnie O’Sullivan at Wembley Arena as the best match he has been involved in.

Ronnie O’Sullivan reached the final of the Pokerstars.com Masters today by defeating Mark Williams at Wembley.

John Higgins reached the last four of the Bank of Beijing China Open this afternoon after coming through a scrappy quarter-final encounter with world number one Ronnie O’Sullivan.

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the Welsh Open today as he surrendered a 3-1 lead to lose 5-3 to Marco Fu.

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was forced to dig deep to establish a slender one-frame advantage over Ricky Walden after the first session of today's Roewe Shanghai Masters final.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN sent a shiver down the spine of his opponents after winning his third 888.com World Championship final by insisting: “I can get even better”.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN claimed he had not been at his best as he wrapped up his third 888.com World Championship last night.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN led 11-5 over Ali Carter without ever hitting top gear in the 888.com World Championship final at the Crucible Theatre last night.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has insisted he will not be guilty of complacency as he bids to win a third World Championship crown against either Ali Carter or Joe Perry.

Joe Perry overcame the fatigue factor to chisel out a two frame advantage over Ali Carter after the opening session of their 888.com World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre.

ALI CARTER admitted he was “shaking like a leaf” after creating snooker history by firing a 147 break at the 888.com World Championship — the first time two maximums have been scored in the same tournament.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is following in the footsteps of Seb Coe during his 888.com World Championship campaign in his bid to become an elite runner.

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s reign as the SAGA Insurance Masters champion is over after defeat to Scotland’s Stephen Maguire at the Wembley Conference Centre.

Crowd favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan booked his place in the semi-finals of this year’s Maplin UK Championship with a convincing victory over Stoke’s Jamie Cope.

Blue Rocket will remain in Listed company rather than contest Saturday’s paddypower.com Sprint Trophy at York.

Ronnie O’Sullivan admitted he was “gutted” to have exited the 888.com World Championship after his dreams of a third Crucible crown were ruined by John Higgins.

Ronnie O’Sullivan expressed his gratitude to his supporters after returning to his ruthless best at the SAGA Insurance Masters at Wembley Arena today although he refused to speak to the media following his 6-1 victory over Ali Carter.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN blazed his way into the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix — and then declared he wanted to be like Billy the Kid.

Ronnie O’Sullivan blazed his way into the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix – and then declared he wanted to be like Billy the Kid.

Ronnie O’Sullivan wasted little time in reaching the quarter-finals of the Northern Ireland Trophy this afternoon.

Ronnie O’Sullivan put a lack of self-belief behind him to take command of his 888.com World Championship semi-final with Graeme Dott at the Crucible Theatre.

Ronnie O’Sullivan was warned for swearing and title-holder Shaun Murphy suffered a nightmare in the two showpiece quarter-finals of the 888.com World hampionship at the Crucible Theatre today.

John Higgins had plenty to savour as he was crowned the new SAGA Insurance Masters champion following a memorable last-frame victory over defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan.

Ian McCulloch stunned new tournament favourite Matthew Stevens by opening up a four-frame lead in the opening session of their Embassy World Championship semi-final tonight.

An overnight head-shave had anything but a Samson-like effect on Ronnie O’Sullivan as he powered his way into the Embassy World Championship quarter-finals in Sheffield today.

Ronnie O’Sullivan suffered an early scare when he began the defence of his Embassy world title in Sheffield this morning against Scotland’s Stephen Maguire.

Ronnie O'Sullivan leads Mark Williams 5-3 at the interval in the Irish Masters at the CityWest Hotel in Dublin this evening.

Ronnie O’Sullivan tonight won through to the British Masters quarter-finals – and then revealed he has renewed his world championship-winning partnership with Ray Reardon.

A broken finger has forced troubled Australian snooker star Quinten Hann out of the Malta Cup.

FAT BUDGIE stands out in the Rochestown Park Hotel Stakes final at Curraheen Park tonight.