THIS year’s Fitzgibbon Cup final will be a battle between two Limerick institutions after LIT edged out UCC in an enthralling semi-final at the Waterford IT Sports Campus in Carriganore yesterday.

LAST March when Limerick IT and NUI Galway met in the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final in Dangan, they conjured up a spellbinding clash that yielded 49 scores over 80 minutes of pulsating action.

LIMERICK IT were deserving victors in this entertaining Fitzgibbon Cup tie at Belfield yesterday, but UCD will look on it as a mission accomplished too.

Officials at Stratford will hold a second inspection at 11.30am ahead of this afternoon’s meeting.

Sunday’s meeting at Stratford has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

Sunday’s National Hunt meeting at Stratford is already in some doubt after the River Avon burst its banks.

Stratford have called a precautionary inspection for 7am ahead of Sunday’s meeting.

High-profile meetings in England and Ireland are at the mercy of the elements as heavy rain continues to sweep across the shores.

Sunday’s meeting at Stratford hinges on a 7.30am inspection on Friday morning.

A turbulent week for racing took another twist last night as Ruby Walsh was hit with a 14-day ban following a dramatic finish to the Pertemps Handicap Chase at Stratford.

A turbulent week for racing took another twist this evening as Ruby Walsh was hit with a 14-day ban following a dramatic finish to the Pertemps Handicap Chase at Stratford.

BBC1 CONTROLLER Peter Fincham resigned yesterday in the wake of a damning report into misleading footage of Queen Elizabeth II.

BBC1 controller Peter Fincham resigned today in the wake of a damning report into misleading footage of the Queen.

Thursday’s meeting at Stratford has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

Officials at Stratford were forced to abandon Sunday’s scheduled meeting after the nearby River Avon flooded the track.

Cheltenham officials are confident next week’s four-day Festival will beat the weather – despite meetings lost due to waterlogging almost on a daily basis over the entire country.

Stratford have been forced to abandon next Monday’s National Hunt fixture due to flooding at the course.

Wet conditions throughout the country look set to disrupt jump racing for the rest of the week at least.

Monday’s meeting at Stratford has been abandoned due to waterlogging.

Officials at Stratford are keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of their meeting on Monday.

WET weather has washed-out all three of today’s National Hunt meetings leaving just the all-weather Flat fixture at Lingfield to satisfy racing enthusiasts.

The storms sweeping Britain have caused the abandonment of racing at Stratford.