Munster head coach Rob Penney has admitted Heineken Cup semi-final opponents Toulon have nothing to fear from his side going into Sunday’s showdown at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome.

What looks destined to be the 19th and final Heineken Cup will be launched at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium this morning.

At the end of the current rugby season, Irish rugby will say goodbye to a long time servant of the game.

The group fixtures for this year's Heineken Cup have been announced.

It is a question that rears its ugly head every four years and no, it has nothing to do with the mystery of why Hungarians are so good at swimming.

The Olympics kick off in Wales today – two days before the official opening ceremony in London.

THE trophies kept coming Leinster’s way last night as back row star Sean O’Brien was named as the ERC European Player of the Year for 2011.

Saracens boss Brendan Venter has pleaded with rugby’s global authorities to seize the new international directives on refereeing and let the game flourish.

European rugby bosses are tightening up on player discipline ahead of this season’s Heineken Cup, which was launched at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium today.

The New Zealand and Welsh Rugby Unions have confirmed an additional Test fixture to be held at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in November.

JAPAN have confirmed they will rival England, South Africa and Italy for the right to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Japan have confirmed they will rival England, South Africa and Italy for the right to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

MUNSTER fans are already winners in advance of next Saturday’s eagerly awaited Heineken Cup semi-final against Leinster at Croke Park as they will be able to see the big match on a giant TV screen in the centre of Limerick.

Wales defender Ashley Williams is refusing to give up all hope of reaching the World Cup finals, despite the shattering home defeat by Finland at the weekend.

WALES captain Craig Bellamy has faced up to the sad reality of constant failure with a small nation on the World Cup stage.

IF you still haven’t found what you’re looking for in the new U2 album, well, you might find it in the next which is already looming large on the horizon.

U2 are expected to confirm details of their No Line on the Horizon tour, with tickets on sale from Saturday week for 50 concerts across Europe and North America.

Take That confirmed today that they are to hit the road again for a huge British stadium tour next summer.

A collection of Madonna’s outfits are going on display in a new exhibition.

Madonna secured her title as 'Queen of Pop' by entering the stage on a throne for the first night of her world tour.

ALL around will be fresh and fair for those who stayed in their native Limerick to watch today’s final outdoors — after all rugby’s home is there.

Pop superstar Madonna has announced she will be kicking off her world tour in the UK.

It is difficult to disagree with outgoing International Rugby Board chairman Dr Syd Millar that France 2007 was “the best ever World Cup”.

Ryan Giggs is to announce his retirement from international football with Wales this afternoon.

Joe Calzaghe taught ’Contender’ star Peter Manfredo a violent lesson in the reality of world championship boxing with an emphatic third-round stoppage victory at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

CHELSEA and Arsenal have both been hit with a £100,000 (€147,000) fine for the melee which marred the end of the Carling Cup final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

REUNITED pop group The Police appear to have snubbed their Irish fans yesterday when they confirmed dates and venues for the European leg of their world tour — and no gig here is planned.

FORMER bare-knuckle brawler Bobby Gunn has vowed to give cruiserweight king Enzo Maccarinelli the fight of his life when the pair clash at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on April 7.

WALES boss John Toshack is convinced Craig Bellamy will not be a letdown after naming the Liverpool star as captain of his country for the first time.

Wembley’s owners are confident the rebuilt stadium will be open for business by the end of the year but believe builders Multiplex will miss their September deadline.

The 2007 Heineken Cup final will be staged at Twickenham, it was announced today.

The fiasco over delayed completion of the new £757m (€1bn) Wembley Stadium moves to the British High Court today.

Tickets for Madonna’s UK leg of her Confessions Tour sold out today in just 10 minutes.

Football Association chiefs will discover in October if their bid for Wembley to host the 2008 Champions League final has been successful.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted his job could be on the line if his side fail to win the Carling Cup today.

Wigan striker Jason Roberts is adamant there will be no feeling of awe tomorrow when the club attempt to win the first major trophy in their history.

Wigan manager Paul Jewell has laughed off speculation linking him with the vacant job at Newcastle.

Australian construction company Multiplex, who are responsible for building the new Wembley Stadium, have reported a loss of more than €73m for the first half of the financial year.

STEVE STAUNTON’S army of globetrotting fans face a bill of over €1,500 each for flights if they want to see their heroes in action in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.

Joe Calzaghe’s world super-middleweight title unification fight with American Jeff Lacy will take place at Manchester’s MEN Arena on Saturday, March 4.

Ipswich goalkeeper Lewis Price is standing by for his Wales debut against Azerbaijan at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

Ricky Hatton’s new number one rival Diego Corrales has promised to come to Britain to claim his IBF light-welterweight title.

New Zealand coaches are refusing to read too much into the British and Irish Lions’ disappointing result against Argentina.

Michael Owen challenged the Lions to “set down a marker” for the 2005 tour of New Zealand with victory and a performance to be proud of in Monday’s Zurich Test against Argentina.