It is 20 years ago this week since Irish boxer Michael Carruth won his gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics and he says he is happy to share the feeling with Katie Taylor, who made history by winning gold in London yesterday.

London's ExCel arena became a part of Ireland this afternoon as legions of supporters decked in green, white and gold packed into South Arena 2 before 4:45pm to watch the person who would ultimately become Ireland's latest Olympic Gold medallist - Bray heroine Katie Taylor.

Katie Taylor has won gold at the Olympic Games.

Katie Taylor is living the dream after she beat Mazvuna Chorieva 17-9 in their semi-final bout at the ExCel Arena in London.

Rail services to one of the key Olympic stations were delayed today, while there were also hold-ups at another major London terminus.

South Korean fencer Shin A Lam left the ExCeL arena without a medal last night, but with the sympathies of everyone in the crowd after one of the biggest controversies fencing has ever seen.

Adam Nolan maintained the momentum at the ExCel last night when he outpointed Carlos Sanchez (Ecuador) 14-8 to get his Olympic experience off to a perfect start.

Ireland pair John Joe Nevin and Darren O'Neill hailed team-mate Paddy Barnes' opening ceremony stunt after safely negotiating their respective first round bouts in the Olympic boxing competition at ExCel today.

Beijing bronze medallist Paddy Barnes and fellow Belfast man Michael Conlan are just two wins away from a medal at the Olympic Games following yesterday’s draw which threw up some interesting pairings.

One of Ireland’s prime Olympic medal hopes, boxer Paddy Barnes, has been left stunned by the latest world rankings which have resulted in him falling off the list just weeks before the Games begin in London.

Just one boxer stands between Katie Taylor and a fourth successive world title after another thrilling day for the Irish at the women’s world boxing championships in Qinhuangdao yesterday.

FIVE people suspected of planning to join protests against the G20 summit in London on Thursday have been arrested after weapons were found during a raid on a house in southwest Britain, police said yesterday.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sounded a confident note over the chances of securing a global deal at this week’s G20 summit today as he began a final round of diplomatic arm-twisting.