PERHAPS it was fitting that on the day the great Bobby Smith passed away, discussions at White Hart Lane should centre on whether football is for the fearless or fainthearted.

REMEMBER Bill Clinton’s horrible gaffe? No, not the blatant lies he spun about his affair with Monica Lewinsky, but the joke he made about the Irish during an address to the United Nations.

Ruby Walsh escaped with just severe bruising after a crashing fall in the opening race at Sligo yesterday evening.

RUBY WALSH escaped with just severe bruising after a crashing fall in the opening race at Sligo last night.

Big Brother housemate Marco broke down in tears as the announcement that he and fellow allies Nadia and Michelle had been nominated for eviction sank in.