A painting by Jack Butler Yeats fetched more than stg£1.1m at an auction in London today.

Loyalists today began another week of protests outside the Holy Cross school in north Belfast amid warnings that pupils could be damaged permanently.

Catholic children enduring daily protests at their Belfast school could be permanently damaged, a priest at the centre of the dispute has warned.

Leeds are two goals to the good against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.

Paul Lambert reckons former team-mate Harald Brattbakk has proved the critics wrong but is hoping he can still become a Celtic hero in Porto next week.

The secretary of the Tipperary GAA board Michael O'Brien has welcomed the initiation of the anti-doping measures, which were introduced on All-Ireland Final hurling day for the first time.

As the half-time whistle blows, Ireland lead by five points.

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Rangers striker Michael Mols has been fit and raring to go for two months but has had to wait for his return to action in the first team.

Lee Bowyer was the Leeds hero as he polished off a slick 88th-minute move to condemn Southampton to a 1-0 reverse at St Mary's Stadium.

Henrik Larsson’s last-minute goal allowed 10-man Celtic to snatch all three points at Parkhead.

Robbie Fowler scored his first hat-trick, missed a penalty and single-handedly wrapped up all three points for Leeds against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium today.

Robbie Fowler has scored his hat-trick five minutes after he missed the first chance from the penalty spot.

Robbie Fowler has missed a penalty to give him his first hat-trick as a Leeds player.

Robbie Fowler gave Leeds take a two-goal half-time cushion in their Premiership clash with Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.

Leicestershire Police have confirmed they are investigating an incident during the Leicester’s match with West Ham on Saturday.

Ulster fly-half David Humphreys shattered the Heineken Cup points scoring record at Ravenhill tonight to leave Wasps on the brink of an early Heineken Cup exit.

Manchester United's big guns got an afternoon off to allow their understudies to rip Sunderland apart in impressive style.

Laois will meet Mayo in the All Ireland Senior Women’s Final after they defeated the Ulster champions Tyrone at Pearse Park in Longford today.

The loyalist protest against Catholic schoolchildren and their parents in north Belfast is to be called off for one day as a mark of respect of those killed in the terror attacks in the US.