FRANK WARREN has criticised David Haye’s camp for their failure to agree a heavyweight unification bout with Wladimir Klitschko.

Frank Warren has criticised David Haye’s camp for their failure to agree a heavyweight unification bout with Wladimir Klitschko.

Ireland's Ciara Mageean won a silver medal in today's 800 metres final at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Sudtirol, Italy.

Wladimir Klitschko stopped Hasim Rahman in the seventh round to retain his IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles at the SAP-Arena in Mannheim, Germany.

An Australian historian wanted in Germany for alleged Holocaust denial will face an extradition hearing today.

Pop veterans The Police have cancelled two concerts because frontman Sting is suffering "serious voice problems".

THE secretary general of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), Michael Stone, last night said he is going to launch an investigation into how it emerged a horse ridden by Jessica Kürten, Castle Forbes Maike, tested positive for a banned substance.

A CLEAR round for Jessica Kürten on Castle Forbes Libertina yesterday put the Antrim-born rider through to tomorrow’s final for individual honours at the European Jumping Championships in Mannheim, Germany.

Clare-born Marie Burke took a third place in the Grand Prix Qualifier at Mannheim, Germany today (Friday) with her Irish- bred stallion Chippison.

Ireland's show-jumping team today lost its last chance of qualifying for the 2008 Olympics when it failed to stay in the top 10 after the first round of the team championship at Mannheim, Germany.

PAUL O’SHEA is 10 points behind leader Clem McMahon in the Atec Premier Series with only two rounds remaining and is surprised to be there.

THE announcement on Monday of the Irish nations cup quintet for the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show (August 8-12) allows the chance for a more educated guess as to the make-up of the squad for the European Championships, which take place the following week.

CAMERON HANLEY is the last Irishman to win the grand prix at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show and he is not ruling out a repeat in two weeks’ time.

Ireland’s show jumping team manager Robert Splaine is not expecting an easy ride today when his charges line out in the Swedish Nations Cup in Falsterbo.

THE Show Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI) has set the bar high with its new Premier Grand Prix League, but it is confident the strict criteria it has laid down for it “can only ensure excellence”.

SHOW jumper Peter Charles yesterday said he would “rule nothing in, or, nothing out” when asked of speculation he is about to change nationality.

IRISH boxer Andy Lee will have some heavyweight support when he looks for the second win of his professional career in Mannheim, Germany, tomorrow night.

Military prosecutors today dismissed three charges against a suspect in the abuse of prisoners at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison, significantly reducing the amount of jail time she could face if convicted

The US military judge hearing charges of prisoner abuse at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison today rejected a defence request for Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld to submit to an interview, but said he would reconsider if the defence could show a Rumsfeld link to the case.

One of the US Army reservists charged with abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison admitted at a pre-trial hearing today that he initially lied to a military investigator by saying he did not take part in the maltreatment.

A US Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison is to plead guilty to some offences.

Four US soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison face pre-trial hearings before an American military judge in Mannheim, Germany today and tomorrow.

GERMAN business confidence fell to the lowest since the 1993 recession as the ascent of the euro crushed exporters’ expectations, a survey of more than 21,000 companies by the DIHK industry and trade association showed.