Ryan Moore set a new best last season when becoming the first rider since the war to record nine winners during Royal Ascot and has high hopes of another successful week.

Wayne Rooney’s hopes of facing former club Everton in Manchester United’s FA Cup semi-final on Saturday could depend on a strong showing against Crystal Palace tonight.

The Cork Film Festival is celebrating filmmakers from the Rebel County as part of its 60th anniversary year.

Footage showing the Queen of England performing a Nazi salute as a child could have been accidentally leaked by Buckingham Palace, it has been reported.

Make Believe, winner of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, is set to take on dual Guineas victor Gleneagles at Royal Ascot after he was supplemented for Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

The homes of gladiators and country music are among the landmarks joining the global celebrations for St Patrick’s Day this year.

Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao were on target as Manchester United despatched Leicester 3-1 in their Barclays Premier League clash at Old Trafford.

Alan Pardew enjoyed a fairytale return to Selhurst Park, overseeing a spirited comeback against Tottenham as Crystal Palace secured a first Premier League win since November.

Mauricio Pochettino wants his Tottenham players to take belief from their recent win over Chelsea and knows they need to treat Crystal Palace with the same respect.

A police investigation has been launched in Britain after a death threat aimed at controversial MP George Galloway was sent to the Houses of Parliament.

Australia is one of seven runners as he goes for his fourth successive Group One win of the season in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Kya deLongchamps takes a look at the very collectible and very beautiful Meissen porcelain.

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After being laid-up in bed earlier this week with back spasms, Mark Murphy is now boldly targeting success in this week’s Hassan II Trophy in Agadir.

Robert Rock exorcised any lasting Baltray demons to deny US Open winners Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Tiger Woods and capture the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

MARCUS Tregoning made a welcome stroll to the winner’s enclosure to collect the totesport Mile.

Winning the Derby continues to elude Her Majesty so will her trip to the National Stud ensure a winner, asks Margaret Carragher

People evacuated from their homes told today how they picked their way through twisted shards of metal and glass after a car bomb attack at a British Army base in the North.

Grand National-winning jockey Liam Treadwell returned to the big time with his most high-profile success since Aintree as The Last Derby caused a 33-1 upset in Ascot's United House Gold Cup.

WHAT a difference six months makes.

John Gosden is looking for Raven’s Pass to turn the tables on Henrythenavigator when the two meet for the third time this season in the BGC Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Tuesday.

Embattled Italian prime minister Romano Prodi has tonight arrived at the presidential Palace to hand in his resignation, after losing a confidence vote.

The lavish wedding of racing tycoon JP McManus' only daughter Sue Ann is taking place today.

The Professional Darts Corporation have announced the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will be held at the Alexandra Palace in north London rather than the Circus Tavern.

Andy Reid cannot wait to get stuck into life at Charlton.

Pilgrims began arriving in Rome today to mark the first anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death, praying by his tomb and preparing for an evening vigil tomorrow night in St Peter’s Square to commemorate the exact time of his passing.

Neil Shipperley has completed his move to Sheffield United from Crystal Palace after signing a two-year deal.

A woman was being questioned tonight about the murder of an American backpacker outside a Belfast hostel.

Pope John Paul will leave hospital today, the Vatican announced.

Raiders escaped with a substantial sum of money during a robbery at a house in Co Wexford in the early hours of this morning.

A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Father Christmas scaled the central gate at Buckingham Palace today and chained himself to a pillar.

US marines shot and killed one of the gunmen who fired at a huge demonstration of protesters celebrating the flight from Haiti of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

A large explosion was heard in central Baghdad today in the vicinity of the headquarters of the US occupation authority.

US troops have arrested at least 20 insurgents in a raid in northern Iraq, but they failed to capture their main target – Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former Saddam deputy and the King of Clubs in the most wanted list.

Britain's Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have said farewell to George and Laura Bush as the US visitors left Buckingham Palace in presidential style.

World leaders and relatives of victims joined together around the globe today to pay tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks with remembrance services including a tree-planting ceremony in Australia and the opening of a memorial garden in London.

US forces were today questioning the man who may lead them to Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction hidden in Iraq.

Two Iraqi protesters were killed today when US troops opened fire during a demonstration outside the presidential compound in Baghdad.

Bryan Smart is going to wait until after the five-day stage to decide which race to run Monsieur Bond in at Royal Ascot next week.

US TROOPS battled Republican Guard units and seized a key Euphrates River crossing yesterday after house-to-house fighting in the city of Hindiyah, some 50 miles south of Baghdad.

THE vast lawns, portico and grand entrance hall were eerily quiet and empty. No one appeared in the windows. No one was there to smell the rows of pale yellow roses.

A fire at Buckingham Palace on the eve of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee weekend celebrations was caused by an electric heater brought in to tackle dry rot, emergency services said today.

A lost tourist walked past police at the gates of Buckingham Palace, knocked on a door and asked for the Queen.