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.

Catholic children and parents at the centre of the north Belfast school walk protests today held a prayer service and a minute’s silence for the thousands of victims of the terrorist outrage in the United States.

Two United Airlines jetliners crashed this morning, one in western Pennsylvania and the second at a location the airline did not immediately disclose.

She’s done it so many times, it takes Chiara Cassurino only a few minutes to get ready.

Bobby Petta last night revealed what inspired him to turn on the magic which left Ajax’s Champions League dream in tatters.

The unsuspecting stranger clearly had not recognised Ireland’s most famous rugby player when he anxiously sought the use of a mobile phone in the middle of busy down-town Dublin.

Darren Morris tonight underlined the Lions’ determination to erase memories of a disastrous week by declaring: ‘‘This is a squad of winners - not losers.’’

Andy Robinson today defended the Lions from stinging criticism fired by Wallabies coach Rod Macqueen and New South Wales boss Bob Dwyer.

The outcome of the first of the Leinster football semi-finals in Croke Park yesterday had as much to do with Dublin achieving their victory as Offaly allowed a chance of advancing to slip through their fingers.

About 200 loyalists gathered on the disputed Ardoyne Road to hold a short service in memory of 16-year-old Thomas McDonald, who died in an incident in another flashpoint area of the city on Tuesday.

Northern Secretary John Reid says the north Belfast school crisis can trigger a political settlement in Northern Ireland.

Dozens of Catholic families have made their way safely down the Ardoyne road to the Holy Cross Primary School this morning.

The protest by loyalists at the Holy Cross School in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast has passed off without incident.

There was little trouble in Munich last night following the English victory over Germany at Olympic Stadium.