Thundering along the roads of Etosha National Game Reserve in northern Namibia in our rented camper van, we mow down plains tigers in their dozens, like it or not. 

Although extraordinary performances were seen in Rio, human athletic feats are in the halfpenny place compared to those of wild creatures; an Arctic tern has just completed the longest annual journey known to have been made by any living thing, writes Richard Collins

Bridgehill is a quality house in a special setting, says Tommy Barker.

When the esteemed Dr James Barry died in 1865, an examination of his body revealed that he was a woman, Margaret Bulkley, who had disguised herself to practise medicine, says Robert Hume

Ahoy, mateys.

James Fanshawe is keeping his fingers crossed race specialist Society Rock gets the breaks as he aims to regain his crown in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

NEW YEAR’S Resolution: walk more.

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CURRENT economic woes prompt memories of the cash-strapped 1940s and ’50s.

SOUTH AFRICA’S beautiful Garden Route is much travelled by tourists.

TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to a Limerick man who completed a solo around-the-world voyage when he was in his 70s.

The 16-year-old sailor who spent three days adrift in the Indian Ocean described her ordeal as “crazy” today as she started the long journey home after being rescued.

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THEY say the best place to hide a book is in a library.

The world’s largest shipping company announced its oil tankers would make a major detour to avoid the pirate-plagued waters off the Somali coast, it was reported today.

An Indian warship sank a pirate boat after it refused to stop and be searched in the latest encoutner in the Gulf of Aden where piracy has been described as 'out of control'.

Henrythenavigator found himself stuck in the testing ground as he conceded his unbeaten record to 25-1 outsider Saoirse Abu in the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.

WINTER reveals what was hidden all summer. Three nests in the garden, visible from my workroom window.

Captain Hurricane is set return from a lengthy absence in the Cammidge Trophy at Redcar on Saturday.

President Jacques Chirac ordered a decommissioned aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials to return to France after the country’s top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.

Michael Jarvis has reservations about the ground at Newmarket ahead of Iffraaj’s bid to justify favouritism in tomorrow’s Darley July Cup.

A 71-year-old Japanese yachtsman became the oldest person to successfully finish a solo, non-stop, around-the-world voyage when he arrived at a port in central Japan.

Ellen MacArthur tonight became the fastest person to single-handedly sail around the world non-stop.

RECORD breaking British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur yesterday watched her charge towards the solo non-stop round-the-world record become more of a struggle as she waited for stronger winds.

James Fanshawe and Johnny Murtagh capped a memorable few days when Frizzante flew home in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket today to give them their second Group One success of the week.

Fayr Jag just held on in the shadow of the post to land the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

THEY FINALLY touched land late last Monday afternoon, felt terra firma for the first time in almost two months, but even then they were dizzy and unsure of themselves.

An adventurer today smashed the round-the-world sailing record by six days.

A newlywed couple are setting off on a seven-year journey to walk from one side of the globe to the other.

New Zealand will lodge formal protests with Britain, Japan and France over a shipment of nuclear fuel.