THE minor footballers of New York and Galway gave each another more than the shirts of their backs after last night’s Connacht championship clash at Pearse Stadium.

COMPLEX financial crime trials may have to be heard before a panel of judges or expert juries, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said.

WHISTLE blowers in the health service will be legally protected under new measures which came into force yesterday.

AN AFRICAN grey parrot blew the whistle on a cheating girlfriend when his owner Chris Taylor heard him squawking “I love you Gary.”

HENRY SHEFFLIN faces an anxious wait before he finds out the extent of the knee injury sustained in Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

YEATS stands out among the 11 confirmations yesterday for Saturday’s Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh.

Sunday Game anchor Des Cahill introduced a clearly elated Dessie Dolan, who he declared got very excited during this epic game at headquarters yesterday.

The final major of the year begins later today in Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, so we have put together an infographic with all you need to know for the weekend.

The GAA's Higher Education Council have handed Tyrone footballer Sean O'Neill a 12-week suspension for his alleged involvement in incidents at a Sigerson Cup match involving his college St. Mary's University College.

Fernando Torres returned to Liverpool’s Melwood training complex today after a whistle-stop trip to Valencia for a second opinion on his groin injury.

Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack could both face disciplinary charges following the fiery Champions League clash with Barcelona but UEFA will wait for reports from the referee and match delegate before making a decision.

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told the first news conference of her whistle-stop visit to the UK: "This is my first step on what is indeed going to be a bit of a whirlwind around Europe and the Middle East.

Jose Mourinho was greeted with shrieking whistles and jeers as he stepped onto the immaculate Nou Camp turf, 40 minutes before kick-off.

Pierluigi Collina may be the world’s first superstar referee but he is resigned to having to hang up his whistle in the summer of 2005.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was today been charged by UEFA for insulting Swedish referee Anders Frisk after Holland’s defeat in last night’s Euro 2004 semi-final defeat to Portugal.