Dozens of rural Australian communities were sandbagging their properties today as they nervously watched four river systems rising from heavy rains upstream.

Italy’s Giuliano Razzoli took the lead in the men’s slalom following the first run at Whistler Creekside on Saturday.

WRITERS, musicians and rebellious folk make up the latest list of the top 10 Dubliners of all time.

AN apology from The Dubliner magazine for publishing fake nude pictures of Tiger Woods’s wife did not go far enough, according to the couple’s lawyer.

Rescue workers held little hope today of finding more survivors from a devastating Philippines landslide, saying a farming village was swallowed whole by a wall of mud and boulders that killed up to 1,800 people.

Barry Pinches, the surprise package of the circuit this season, pulled off a last gasp victory over Maltese number one Tony Drago to reach the second round of the Welsh Open at Cardiff today.