The chief executive of Torex Retail was today ousted four months after he reportedly blew the whistle on alleged accounting irregularities at the software group.

England captain David Beckham has pleaded with Real Madrid fans to show patience with Wanderley Luxemburgo after the midfielder’s late substitution against Lyon prompted a chorus of boos and whistles aimed at the coach.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has again risked action by the Football Association by claiming his side were cheated in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

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Jason Day finally bridged the gap to major championship victory on Sunday night as he held Jordan Spieth at bay to complete a three-stroke PGA Championship win at Whistling Straits.

ONE whistle, three blows: Alan Shatter out on his ear, Micheál Martin out on reprieve — and Enda Kenny looking increasingly out on a limb.

The Taoiseach has confirmed Government will not be immediately addressing pensions anomalies which have seen 42,000 people lose as much as €1,500 a year.

Chandler confirmed that Westwood has "decided to go down a different path" after 24 years together.

Robbie Henshaw’s try, a monster tackle from Jonathan Sexton and a clash of heads between Cian Healy and Dan Cole - check out some of the talking points from yesterday’s match.

Football fans are getting a lot of bad press at the moment, but the fans of VfB Stuttgart showed real heart at the weekend despite their side losing once again.

A new 'Harry Potter' area opening at the Universal Orlando Resort theme park this summer will allow fans to ride the Hogwarts Express and experience the British countryside just as characters did in the series.

Soft drinks giant PepsiCo said it is cutting ties with Lil Wayne after the rapper made a crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song.

Hewlett-Packard took an US$8.8bn hit today as it accused former staff at a UK software company it bought last year of accounting irregularities.

No victory is quite as sweet as one gained with a last-minute score…

Rory's too cool to simply tell us if he's playing.

“I told him to shave his beard, it was rustling my chin."

The Football Association has launched an investigation into the crowd incidents at the FA Cup quarter-final tie between Aston Villa and West Brom on Saturday by asking both clubs for their observations.