Gainsborough Stud make a triple assault on the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow for which a maximum field of 30 has been declared.

Almost 2,800 graduates will be conferred with academic awards at Waterford Institute of Technology over the next three days in colourful ceremonies at the Chapel on the Institute’s College Street campus.

Kimi Raikkonen suffered a shattering blow to his world title bid after sustaining an engine failure for the second successive grand prix weekend.

Michael Schumacher has won the British Grand Prix from Kimi Raikkonen with Rubens Barrichello third.

Britney Spears’ whirlwind marriage looked destined to end as suddenly as it began, with claims tonight that her “joke” wedding vows were being annulled.