Former major winners Jose Maria Olazabal and Michael Campbell will be among 288 players trying for just 12 places in The Open at the final qualifying competition next Tuesday.

Heather Mills's former nanny has lost her claim of sexual discrimination and constructive dismissal against her, her solicitor said today.

HEATHER Mills insisted she treated her former nanny “like a daughter”.

REAL Madrid’s star turn was one of a 60-strong squad who last night descended on Carton House in an onslaught of foreigners not seen on the shores of the Rye since the days of the Norman invasion.

From next year final qualifying for the Open will be staged a week earlier and will be 36 holes in one day rather than spread over two.

British government vets were carrying out tests today after suspected foot-and-mouth disease was found in East Sussex, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

Irish interest in the British Amateur championship ended at Royal Lytham and St Annes today.

The Cheeky Girls’ mother laughed off suggestions today that the pair are facing bankruptcy proceedings over a VAT bill.

Hollywood's golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have finally found their dream English home - belonging to their celebrity chef pal Jamie Oliver.

Hollywood golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are adopting a baby, according to the actor's younger brother Doug.

Hollywood golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's house-hunting in England is hotting up - they've fallen for a tiny seaside town.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON and Darren Clarke will tee off in the Buick Classic here today attempting to walk a delicate line just seven days before the US Open.

EVEN in death, comic genius Spike Milligan has raised a laugh among his adoring fans.

Even in death, comic genius Spike Milligan has raised a laugh among his adoring fans.

AUSTRALIAN coach Garry Lyon has hit out at critics of his team’s physical approach to last Friday night’s 10-point win over Ireland in the Foster’s International Rules series opener in Perth.

BRIAN BORU is still set to captain Aidan O’Brien’s Vodafone Derby squad as the Ballydoyle team go all out to capture the blue riband of racing for a history-making third consecutive year.

A FAMILY row over comedian Spike Milligan’s grave has degenerated into the sort of farce that the last of the Goons would have himself found hilarious.