Ireland’s silver medallist pairing of Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern are still coming to terms with their display the ISAF World Cup in Hyeres, France on Saturday.

Irish Olympic sailors Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern from Providence Team IRL are in contention for a medal at the final day of the French ISAF World Cup regatta tomorrow, 26 April.

A man opened fire on a policeman bringing an eviction order, killing him and another man before he was shot dead by officers.

Several people have been shot near the Texas A&M University campus, including law enforcement officers, police said tonight.

In breezes which were lighter than forecast, Annalise Murphy may have had her bubble of supremacy pricked but the Irish sailor still leads the Laser Radial class at the 2012 Olympic regatta off Weymouth and Portland in Dorset.

Annalise Murphy has today won her third race in the women's Laser Radial class.

Those who said it could never last were right. Having nothing at all in common, particularly when it comes to religion, does not a fruitful partnership make and the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes liaison was doomed from the off.

IRELAND’S 49er skiff duo Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern finished 10th overall in their category yesterday to end an excellent Irish campaign at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Western Australia.

FOUR years ago Matt McGovern was left disappointed to miss out on Olympic qualification by one point.

GATE GOURMET, the caterer at the centre of a two-day strike that grounded 700 British Airways flights, said it offered sacked and current employees compensation as part of a plan to reduce its workforce.

BRITISH AIRWAYS, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, may revive a plan to merge with AMR Corp’s American Airlines if regulators allow Air France to take over KLM Royal Dutch Airlines .