TRIBUTES have poured in for legendary rugby union commentator Bill McLaren, who died yesterday morning, aged 86.

Wilson Renwick plans to test out his troublesome knee this week ahead of an imminent return to the saddle.

Scottish trainer Donal Whillans was back in the winner’s enclosure after a lengthy absence with a telling success in the Guiness Handicap Hurdle at Newcastle.

Bruce Gibson announced his retirement from the saddle after riding Crazy Horse to finish runner-up in the Weatherbys Insurance Morebattle Handicap Hurdle at Kelso.

Torrential rain caused flooding chaos throughout Britain today with emergency services stretched to the limit.

Indian Maiden continued her remarkable rise up the ratings with an emphatic victory in the six-furlong Cecil Frail Stakes at Haydock Park yesterday.

Julia Feilden sent Welsh Touch and Najaaba to Redcar today from her Newmarket base and came within a whisker of pulling off a double at massive odds.

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Smart Flat-racer Carte Diamond made a winning debut over jumps at Newcastle today to leave connections dreaming of Cheltenham Festival glory.

Scotland international Nikki Walker is set to discover his rugby World Cup fate next week.

THERE is a vast forest wilderness in the border country between England and Scotland — roughly half way between Hexham and Hawick — known as the Kielder complex and in rallying terms this bleak, barren unforgiving landscape is as central to the mythology of the sport as Monaco is to Grand Prix racing.

Eighteen-year-old Katie Lewis today discovered she faces the boot from BBC1’s Fame Academy for the second week running.

Wannabe celebrities have had their first taste of the strict regime of the Fame Academy with the stern words: "This isn't a holiday camp".

The line-up of contestants for BBC1's new reality TV show Fame Academy has been unveiled.

A footballer has been found hanged after being given a six-month ban from the game.