Liam Broady and Kyle Edmund are both just one match away from qualifying for the Australian Open for the first time after impressive performances in Melbourne on Thursday.

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The High Court has given a water meter installation company permission to serve legal proceedings on a number of people allegedly interfering with workers putting in the meters.

Dermot Weld’s Sierra Sun can prove the bet of the night at Gowran Park in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden.

Harry Styles is collaborating with Kodaline.

The One Direction member wrote the song with the 'All of Me' hitmaker as part of his work unrelated to the boy band and it has been pitched to US 'X Factor' duo Alex and Sierra for their debut album.

Simon Cowell has confirmed Cheryl Cole is in talks to return to 'The X Factor'.

THE seventh Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition for young operatic talent finished triumphantly on Thursday night.

FOUR counties remain hopeful of securing jersey sponsors before the start of next month’s Allianz Leagues.

OLYMPIC silver medallist Nick Willis (New Zealand) earned the coveted American Trophy for the best performance of the meet after winning the 1,500m at Cork City Sports at the CIT Stadium in Bishopstown in Cork on Saturday.

President Raul Castro fired Cuba's transportation minister for professional mistakes and replaced the head of the Sugar Ministry after he admitted incompetence, the latest in a growing series of leadership shake-ups.

SIERRA VISTA can continue on the upgrade for David Barker in the EBF Lansdown Fillies’ Stakes over five furlongs at Bath today.

A man who gained custody of his daughter four years ago has been charged with beating her to death inside their home last month, authorities said.

Bargain buy Sierra Vista once again showed she is a horse for the big occasion with a record-breaking victory in the williamhillpoker.com Be Friendly Handicap at Haydock Park.

Connacht: McHugh, Mostyn, Yapp, Downey, McPhillips, Warwick, Keane, Hogan, Jackman, Knoop, Farley, Short, Swift, Lacey, Muldoon.

MASTERS week has rarely been kind to John Daly.

A DECEASED Irish painter who made Spain his second home is to be honoured by having a street named after him in his adopted town of Málaga.

A newspaper editor and columnist in a major town in Colombia’s coffee-growing region died yesterday, two days after being shot in the head as he walked to his office.

Defending champions Johnny O’Sullivan/Pat Cashman (Escort WRC) are the new leaders of the Yokohama Tyres Kerry Winter Rally.