Every sport has its own strongholds, places where the game is bred in the bone.

There will be no exporting of greyhounds from Ireland to China, in the near future at least.

CHAMPION jockey Ryan Moore grabbed a first classic success in fairytale circumstances as he swept from last to first aboard supplementary entry Snow Fairy in the Oaks at Epsom.

ANOTHER day for the diehards in Clonmel yesterday, another Arctic morning of hard frost and heavy snow; spring, yes, but this was a reminder of what this sport can be like in darkest winter, an occasion on which finery is only for the birds and the uninitiated – this was a day for all the heaviest underwear and outerwear you could muster.

DAMSON goes in search of back-to-back successes at the Royal meeting when she attempts to justify ante-post favouritism in the Coronation Stakes at York today.

SLIEVENAMON looked a little pale, the air was somewhat chilly but the body that is Irish coursing is as fit and healthy as it has ever been.

THE first house to come up for sale in the Oaks, Hollystown offers a good opportunity for trader-uppers who want a rural ambience but with lots of amenities on the doorstep - literally.

The 20-month-old toddler missing since yesterday has been found safe and well, gardai have said.

Gardai in Co Kildare are searching for a 20-month-old toddler missing since yesterday.