PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has said he thought Tiger Woods had “actually died” after hearing reports of the golfer’s demise this week.

When Gleneagles was declared a non-runner Golden Horn was supposed to face a fairly straightforward task in the Juddmonte International at York – but no one banked on Arabian Queen causing a 50-1 upset.

Dublin has been voted one of the friendliest cities on the planet by an influential travel magazine.

Kingman has been given the go-ahead to meet top four-year-old Toronado in tomorrow’s Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Twelve critically endangered iguanas seized from Romanian smugglers at Heathrow Airport have been returned to their native Bahamas.

Thistle Bird struck Group One gold at the age of six as she dispelled any stamina concerns with an emphatic victory in the Newbridge Silverware Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

She was not the lady most expected to be winning the Prince of Wales’s Stakes but The Fugue gave another reminder of how she must never be underestimated after receiving a Royal Ascot coronation in a record-breaking time yesterday.

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John Oxx reports Saddler’s Rock to be in top condition ahead of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday week.

After spending two weeks relaxing on the sun-splashed shores of the Bahamas, Darren Clarke now faces a PGA Championship reality check along the shores of the Kiawah Island.

Ishvana (20-1) gave Aidan O’Brien a great start to day two of Royal Ascot ahead of So You Think’s victory in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes when winning the Jersey Stakes.

Ed Dunlop believes there is plenty to look forward to for the remainder of Snow Fairy’s campaign following her admirable effort in yesterday’s Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

SO YOU THINK will face five rivals in tomorrow’s Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

SEAMIE HEFFERNAN is set to continue his association with So You Think in Saturday’s Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Seamie Heffernan is set to continue his association with So You Think in Saturday’s Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Thousands of holidaymakers on the US east coast have been ordered to head home as Hurricane Irene approaches.

A large and powerful Hurricane Irene roared across the Bahamas archipelago, knocking down trees and destroying homes on a path that officials said posed the greatest threat to the country’s smaller, less-populated islands.

Hurricane Irene has regained Category 2 strength with 100mph winds as it heads toward the east coast of the US.

Snow Fairy bids to make the most of the absence of old rival Midday when going for glory in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday.

BANIMPIRE, beaten a short head by Blue Bunting in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Sunday, could join the star line-up for the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on July 30.

Justin Bieber has agreed to record a public service announcement on cyberbullying to resolve criminal charges filed against his manager and a record executive after a frenzy at a New York mall.

A man in Nassau is suing authorities after a rodent bit his penis while he was in a jail cell.

CHARGES against two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta after the death of his teenage son in the Bahamas were dropped by a judge yesterday.

Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta after the death of his teenage son in the Bahamas were dropped by a judge today.

Michael Bell described Thursday’s Darley Yorkshire Oaks as “one for the purists” as he prepares to saddle his star filly Sariska.

HENRY Cecil’s Midday looks a knocking bet to rack up successive wins in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes on the final day of Glorious Goodwood today.

A US teenager who allegedly stole cars, boats and planes to dodge US law enforcement for two years was finally captured today in the Bahamas, bringing an end to exploits that made the “Barefoot Bandit” a folk hero.

MUSIC SHOW ended a wretched run of luck in Group One company as she put up a dazzling display in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

Music Show finally gained due reward for a string of consistent efforts with an impressive victory in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket.

AIDAN O’Brien’s near four-day wait for a Royal Ascot winner ended in sensational style as Lillie Langtry ran away with the Coronation Stakes yesterday.

Johnny Depp can’t understand why he wins awards.

A lawyer for John Travolta denied trying to to set up a former Bahamas senator on trial for allegedly attempting to extort $25m (€17.1m) from the Hollywood star.

John Travolta claimed in court today that a blackmailing paramedic threatened to sell stories suggesting the actor was at fault over his son’s death.

A paramedic who treated John Travolta's son in the Bahamas threatened to go to the media with private information unless the movie star paid 25m (€17.16m), an employee of the actor told a court.

JOHN Travolta described the moments before his son’s death in the Bahamas as he testified yesterday against two people accused of trying to blackmail him with private information about the rescue effort.

Film star John Travolta today relived the horror of watching his handicapped teenage son die in front of him, giving evidence at the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail him over the boy.

ACTOR John Travolta is among the potential witnesses at a Bahamas trial beginning today for two people accused of trying to extort $25 million (€17m) from the movie star, court officials say.

Midday will bid to put her run in the Darley Irish Oaks behind her in next month’s Blue Square Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.

Robbie Williams is being questioned by police investigating an armed robbery.

FIFA have given the all-clear for exclusively English football teams to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics but are expected to decide this week only under-21 players will be involved.

A mad scramble for bargains turned to tragedy in the US as a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death by shoppers.

A bevy of Bonds could well be living cheek-to-jowl in the sunny West Indies.

Tropical Storm Hanna roared along the edge of the Bahamas today, ahead of a possible hurricane hit on the Carolinas, leaving behind at least 61 dead in Haiti.