GREEN TO GOLD, an impressive winner at Bellewstown on Sunday, should follow-up under a mandatory 5lb penalty in the ‘Kila & Paddy Casey’ Apprentice Handicap at Leopardstown tonight.

JIM BOLGER is looking forward to seeing how Teo’s Sister gets on when she makes her debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown tonight.

There were mixed fortunes for last year’s finalists at the French Open today as Francesca Schiavone moved into the fourth round but Samantha Stosur was knocked out by Gisela Dulko.

A LONG-RUNNING plan by the Government to buy the Great Blasket island has run into difficulties yet again.

Singapore today dropped the Eurofighter Typhoon from its list of jet fighters being considered for its air force, leaving only the US-made F-15 Strike Eagle and the French Dassault Rafale vying for the lucrative contract.

Asia’s new initiative to combat piracy and deter terror strikes in the crucial Malacca Straits and surrounding seas is nearly ready to start, Singapore’s defence minister said today.