It’s probably as naive to hope that the Corinthian ideals expressed through energy, competitiveness, and integrity that once shaped top-level sport might ever again prevail as it is to imagine that the Tour de France, or any other multimillion euro sport, could be corruption-free.

It was reported this week that hedge fund manager and Bank of Ireland bond holder David Tepper earned, if that is not a corruption of the word, €2.5bn last year.

Hedge fund mogul David Tepper had a case of deja vu when he ranked as the best paid hedge fund manager for the second year running by earning $3.5bn (€2.5bn) in 2013 with a savvy bet on airline stocks.

SEVEN of the world’s top hedge fund managers earned 10-figure pay cheques and one set a record for the highest-ever pay-out last year due to a stock market rally that pushed returns to their highest levels in a decade.

PRISONERS excavating a site near the biblical Armageddon uncovered what archaeologists said yesterday may be the Holy Land’s oldest church.