Ad companies are already devising ways to sell their wares on the latest new-fangled, sci-fi consumer must-have — wearable technology. Brian Womack reports.

Noel Meade admits testing conditions would be a major concern ahead of Curley Bill’s tilt at the lucrative Guinness Handicap at Galway today.

In a giant leap from more than 24 miles (38.6km) up, a daredevil skydiver shattered the sound barrier while making the highest jump ever – a tumbling, death-defying plunge from a balloon to a safe landing in the New Mexico desert.

ODETTA, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77.

Moscow Flyer is the new favourite for the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham after completing his hat-trick over fences at Leopardstown.