Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has been given the all-clear from cancer.

PAUL TOWNEND rode his biggest winner to date over jumps when taking the featured Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle at a packed Killarney yesterday.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry was relishing being in contention for a maiden major title after making the cut in the US Open for the first time on Friday.

Rory McIlroy will begin Friday's PGA Championship second round five shots off the pace but satisfied to have come through a testing examination of the left ankle he injured just five weeks ago.

THE Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh tomorrow centres very much on whether John Oxx decides to allow Sea The Stars to take his chance.

SEAMUS Heffernan, who will partner Fame And Glory in today’s Investec Derby, received a timely boost when recording a double on Man Of Iron and Skating at Navan last night, both horses carrying the purple and white colours of Derrick Smith, which Heffernan will don for classic action this afternoon.

WORLD number three Paul Casey will go into this week’s US Open at Bethpage Black aiming to break a 39-year English drought in America’s national championship.

WILLIE Mullins was handed a timely boost with the victory of Ballytrim in the Powers Ulster Grand National EBF Handicap Chase, part of a treble at Downpatrick yesterday.

OWNER Trevor Hemmings loves to have a winner at his local track and Coe can prove the apple of his eye with victory in Haydock’s feature race of the National Hunt season.

GLENFINN CAPTAIN can get us off to the ideal start for the weekend by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

COLDPLAY flopped at the Brits last night, walking away empty handed despite being nominated for four awards.

SEVERE winds spoiled Pádraig Harrington’s early round efforts on day one of the Shell Houston Open in Texas last night.

NIALL MADDEN emerged from yesterday’s Grade 2 MacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd Kinloch Brae Chase with great credit, guiding Cailin Alainn to a clever success.

INTIMATE SECRET is the nap choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Limerick this afternoon.

WELL, the moment of truth has finally arrived and at Down Royal today we will find out if Kauto Star is back to his best.

COLDPLAY and Duffy led the way at the Brit Awards nominations with four nods apiece.

ERIC McNAMARA produced a brilliant training performance to win back-to-back Guinness Kerry Nationals with Ponmeoath at a packed Listowel yesterday.

IN normal circumstances, Sizing Europe would be a particularly confident choice to land the Grade 1 Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown this afternoon.

NOLAND gets the nap to beat War Of Attrition in the re-scheduled John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown this afternoon.

MEATH boss Eamon Barry must now surely hate the sight of a Wexford jersey.