Ireland show jumping manager Robert Splaine underwent surgery for a broken wrist this week, but Taylor Vard, his stand in for tomorrow’s Furusiyya Series nations cup in Ocala, Florida, is upbeat about sending him a nice get-well present.

The New York Times newspaper (June 16, 2015) took a few sensational stories of Irish J1 visa users to distort the experience we gained from summer jobs in the US.

Cian O’Connor has been anonymous by his own standards for the past few months, but he gave a powerful reminder of his intent last weekend, when winning the World Cup qualifier at Live Oak International in Ocala, Florida, writes John Tynan.

Another weekend, another $1m show jumping prizepot in the US and Kevin Babington is not without confidence.

Equestrian: US-based riders get the chance to show off their horsepower to Ireland manager Robert Splaine in today’s $200,000 Furusiyya Nations Cup opener in Ocala, Florida, though Kevin Babington got in early last night when winning the 1.50m grand prix qualifier on Mark Q.

The death toll from an air race crash in Reno, Nevada, rose to nine as investigators said the 1940s plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming into a crowded tarmac.

A vintage Second World War-era fighter plane has plunged into the grandstands during a popular annual US air show, killing at least three people and injuring more than 50 spectators.

John Travolta's son Jett will be laid to rest at a memorial service on Thursday.

Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son today.

John Travolta and his wife are preparing to return to the US from the Bahamas with their teenage son’s ashes today, following an elaborate airport decoy involving a hearse.

John Travolta is "heartbroken" after he tried in vain to save the life of his son Jett by administering emergency mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before paramedics arrived.

John Travolta’s 16-year-old son was “spectacularly supervised” before he was found collapsed at the family’s holiday home on Grand Bahama, a lawyer for the actor said today.

Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns, the maximum penalty.

A US federal judge has sentenced action star Wesley Snipes to the maximum three-year sentence on tax charges.

Actor Wesley Snipes has filed a motion with a federal appeals court in a bid to have his tax evasion trial moved out of Ocala, Florida.

ONE of Britain’s most promising three-day event riders has died after falling off her horse during a competition in the US.

John Travolta has joined the ranks of the punctual movie stars after signing up to promote Breitling watches.

John Travolta stars in the new movie, The Punisher, based on the Marvel comic hero, as a villain, the head of an organised crime family.