Little-known Jbe’ Kruger held the clubhouse lead late on the third afternoon of the Africa Open in East London after his six under par round of 67 put him joint-top on 15 under par.

An English man who was transporting a traditional Somali drug to the United States of America has been given a four years sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Simon Cowell hits out at the pushy parents of an X Factor contestant on tomorrow night’s show.

Wine warehouse chain Majestic crowned a sparkling set of annual results today by revealing further strong sales in its new financial year.

PAUL HESSION, after a sensational indoor season, opened his outdoor campaign with a national record when winning the 100m in 10.28 seconds at the EAA Permit Meeting in Kalamata, Greece on Saturday.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN was determined to keep his feet firmly on the ground yesterday after knocking 10 seconds off his old Irish record for the 20k walk at the European Cup in Leamington Spa on Sunday.

Several of Ireland’s top athletes were in action over the weekend with some excellent results achieved including a new Irish record.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN could get close to a medal if everything goes well at the European Race-Walking Cup in Leamington Spa tomorrow.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN will be looking for the performance of a lifetime when he faces double European champion, Francisco Fernandez, in the 5,000m walk at the Irish Indoor Championships at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast tomorrow, with Gillian O’Sullivan also looking for something special.

Wine warehouse chain Majestic today said half-year profits increased 17% after the business continued to benefit from a surge in demand for fine wine.

An unknown folk-pop duo shot to top spot in the UK singles chart with a song about a JCB digger.

A deal by Heinz for the maker of HP sauce was referred to the competition authorities today amid fears it could lead to higher sauce prices.

US giant Heinz is expected to confirm today that it has bought the maker of HP sauces for €702m.

British perfume retailer Merchant Retail today posted a 15% hike in half-yearly profits to £3.6m (€5.1m) despite a period of “great uncertainty” in which it decided to pull the plug on its department stores.

IT IS not the most glamorous place from which to shape sport's newest global brand, but Jonny Wilkinson's future was being decided yesterday in a small office in Leamington Spa.

Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has been banned from driving for 12 months today after being caught one-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit.

AN Irishman who campaigned to legalise child sex has been found guilty of smuggling indecent photographs of children in Britain.