Kildare stars Daniel Flynn and Sean Hurley are to have trials with AFL clubs.

'Britain’s Got Talent' and 'American Idol' producer RTL reported a 2.9% jump in revenues to €6bn, driven by its German TV operation and production arm Fremantle.

Paula Abdul has confirmed she is leaving US 'X Factor'.

American TV bosses have confirmed there is no chance of a return to the judging panel on the US X Factor for Cheryl Cole.

Jennifer Lopez has reportedly agreed a $12m (€9.3m) deal to be a judge on ‘American Idol’.

GOOD old Barney Curley didn’t half liven up the scene with those well-publicised gambles in England on Monday.

ST KILDA coach Ross Lyon has confirmed All-Ireland winner Tommy Walsh will make his AFL debut in the side’s NAB Cup opener with Collingwood next week.

Fame And Glory features among 17 possible runners in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

DNA tests to identify the remains of hundreds of British and Australian soldiers killed in the First World War will begin this week.

With one day still remaining at Royal Ascot 2009, bookmakers believe Gold Cup-winning rider Johnny Murtagh has the top jockey title wrapped up.

MASTEROFTHEHORSE has become the latest Aidan O’Brien inmate to attract hefty support for the Investec Derby on Saturday week.

John Gosden is likely to let Expresso Star take his chance in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom despite being unsure about the four-year-old’s stamina.

Golden Sword proved the sharper of Aidan O'Brien's two runners in the Virgin Money Chester Vase today as the 25-1 chance denied his stablemate and red-hot favourite Masterofthehorse on Ladies' Day at Chester.

IRISH International Rules manager Sean Boylan is concerned about the ability of his side to adapt to the interchange rule in Friday night’s opening test against Australia, (Perth, RTÉ Two, 11.10am).

Doctor Fremantle has been well supported to break Michael Stoute’s Ladbrokes St Leger hoodoo at Doncaster on Saturday.

Michael Stoute confirmed Patkai to be still in the reckoning for the Ladbrokes St Leger.

Doctor Fremantle is making steady progress following a setback and could still make the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster next month.

Luca Cumani hopes Curtain Call can overcome a high draw in the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp tomorrow.

Zambezi Sun is unlikely to take up his entry in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot later this month.

John Gosden is hoping the decision to bypass the Vodafone Derby with Bronze Cannon can pay off at Royal Ascot on Friday.

RALPH Beckett got on the Group One roll of honour in the best possible fashion with a Classic success courtesy of 33-1 outsider Look Here in the Juddmonte Oaks at Epsom yesterday.

FORMER Vodafone Derby favourite New Approach looks set to take his chance at Epsom on Saturday after all.

A final decision has still to be made regarding Casual Conquest’s participation in the Vodafone Derby, but connections intimated again today he remains likely to be supplemented for the premier Classic.

Aidan O’Brien produced another possible Classic candidate as Alessandro Volta took advantage of Curtain Call’s absence in the totesport.com Derby Trial at Lingfield.

Khalid Abdullah unearthed a possible understudy to Vodafone Derby favourite Twice Over as Doctor Fremantle thrilled a sun-drenched crowd in the Bank Of America Chester Vase.

NORWAY continues to be a big success story with Topflight clients — with big increases in business each year since working in partnership with SAS Airlines and using direct flights to Oslo from Dublin.

THE BBC is to drop Australian soap Neighbours after 21 years.

The BBC is to drop Neighbours, it announced today.

WHILE the travel brochures promised Mediterranean temperatures and sun-drenched beaches, Perth was simply wet and windy yesterday morning as Ireland trained at the Fremantle Oval on the outskirts of the city.

The British rower injured in the Indian Ocean when his boat was battered during severe storms has been given the all-clear by a navy doctor.

IT was one of those days that put sport in its box. Jolted by the sense of perspective gained by the mid-morning news, 44,221 people arrived in Croker and joined together for a moment’s respect for those that died in Bali.

Phil Greening was today waiting to discover if he will play any part in the Lions tour of Australia.

England hooker Phil Greening’s Lions tour prospects were in the balance today after he suffered a knee injury during training.