A 25-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge after police said he threw his five-year-old daughter off a bridge in Florida.

A five-year-old girl has died after being thrown from a bridge in Florida.

Jessie J will be giving vouchers to her friends and family for Christmas.

A police officer shot dead in Florida was killed by a fugitive trying to evade a warrant.

Pádraig Harrington and Darren Clarke last night were heading across Florida needing a turnaround in fortunes at this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational in suburban Orlando.

If Pádraig Harrington needed any inspiration to end a more than five-year winless drought he could again find it at the ‘Snake Pit’ in this week’s Valspar Championship at Tampa Bay.

One hundred years of commercial airline flight will be marked tomorrow with a re-enactment of the very first fare-paying journey.

On Saturday I found myself having to explain to an American the fascination back home with Anton Ferdinand’s decision not to shake hands with John Terry and Ashley Cole before the QPR-Chelsea game.

Republican National Committee officials are releasing a three-day schedule for the party’s national convention, shortened because of Tropical Storm Isaac.

Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle today as it neared the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain.

A potential hurricane is posing a threat to next week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for presidential candidate.

Declan Burke has a look at this week's releases

The gloves are off – the shirts, trousers and thongs too – in Steven Soderbergh’s cautionary tale of ambition and greed set in a Tampa Bay male nude revue bar.

Pádraig Harrington burst back into form with his lowest-ever career round with a 10-under par 61 on the opening day of the Transitions Championship in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Mother Casey Anthony has been found not guilty of killing her two-year-old daughter in a case that captivated the US as it played out on national television from the moment the toddler was reported missing three years ago.

WITH a fortnight to the Masters, several stellar names bid to sharpen their game for Augusta in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Bay Hill Classic in Orlando this week.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON and Tiger Woods departed Miami in reasonably good spirits having shared 10th place in the WGC Cadillac World Championship over the Blue Monster course at Doral.

A Florida woman who was hit by a stray golfball whacked by movie star Bill Murray has asked the actor for a signed copy of his 'Caddyshack' DVD as payback for her injuries.

Rockers Stone Temple Pilots left fans in Florida fuming on Friday night after reportedly failing to show up for a concert.

Florida escaped a hurricane today after a tropical storm that had been forecast to increase in strength swept across it causing only minor flooding.

Residents were defying warnings and taking a wait-and-see attitude as a strengthening Tropical Storm Fay swept over the Florida Keys at the tip of the state and bore down on the Gulf Coast.

SEASON-ENDING victories by the Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans advanced both teams into the NFL playoffs, with reserve quarterbacks named Collins leading each triumph.

TOM Brady and Randy Moss set records and the New England Patriots put themselves among the greatest sport legends in American history on Saturday by completing an undefeated season.

WHILE New England try to complete the first undefeated NFL regular season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins, Washington and Tennessee will attempt to simply reach the playoffs.

IT’S becoming increasingly difficult to leave the word “choke” out of the sporting lexicon these days.

Mark Calcavecchia tied the course record as he charged into the clubhouse lead with a brilliant third round at the Pods Championship on Saturday.

Jesper Parnevik has made a quiet start to the PGA Tour season, but he has a pretty good excuse for his mediocre form.

Windows were boarded up and the streets on Cedar Key in the Gulf of Mexico were desolate as the first tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season started moving over Florida early today, but forecasters said they did not expect Alberto to strengthen into a hurricane.

THREE touchdowns off six turnovers sparked Washington past Philadelphia 31-20 on Sunday, launching the Redskins into the NFL play-offs for the first time in six seasons.

Passengers stopped a bus from plunging nearly 200 feet off a Florida bridge after the driver collapsed, apparently from a heart attack.

Sebastian Sainsbury today insisted the consortium bidding to buy Leeds would prove they had the necessary funds to complete the deal.

Manchester United fans have been urged to snap up shares in the club to scupper a projected takeover bid by American billionaire Malcolm Glazer.

Hurricane Charley struck west-central Florida with a mix of wind and water, ravaging oceanfront homes and trailer parks, tearing apart small planes and inundating the coast before moving inland to assault Orlando and Daytona Beach.

More than two million people were told to flee from the path of 110 mph Hurricane Charley as it roared toward Florida’s west coast tonight.

Hurricane Charley gathered strength and advanced toward Florida today where officials in Tampa urged almost two million people to evacuate and avoid the path of a storm that could submerge parts of the city.

Around a million residents and tourists have been warned to leave parts of Florida over fears that Tampa and other parts of the west coast could be submerged by the massive storm surge when Hurricane Charley strikes the state’s central gulf coast today.

TROPICAL storm Bonnie began to make landfall in Florida’s Panhandle yesterday, while residents in the Florida Keys and southwest Florida prepared to meet the stronger Hurricane Charley.

Super Bowl tycoon Malcolm Glazer has emerged as a major competitor to the Magnier/McManus axis, BRIAN O’MAHONY reports.

A WET and slow-moving tropical storm Henri pushed heavy rain into Florida’s Gulf Coast yesterday, threatening to flood rivers and streams already full after one of the wettest summers in recent years.

WATERFORD UNITED manager Jimmy McGeough made no attempt to hide his enthusiasm for tonight’s game against old foes Cork City: “There is such history attached to this game that it should be terrific. The competition between the two clubs has always been fierce and I’m really looking forward to it.”

TAMPA BAY and Tennessee venture into inhospitable territory tomorrow as the battle for Super Bowl berths comes down to the wire in the NFL’s conference championship games.

TENNESSEE’S Joe Nedney made the most of his third chance Saturday, kicking the game-winner on his second overtime try as the Titans defeated Pittsburgh 34-31 and left the Steelers crying foul in the National Football League play-offs.

DONOVAN MCNABB, the National Football League’s highest-paid player, returns to quarterback for Philadelphia today when they take on another team with an explosive quarterback talent - Atlanta - in the playoff second round.