Frontrunners at breakfast, dirt-trackers by brunch.

Bolton Wanderers have today confirmed that Manchester City midfielder Vladimir Weiss has joined them on loan until the end of the season.

Ulster coach Matt Williams rates Heineken Cup rivals Stade Francais as the best in the world ahead of their clash at Ravenhill on Saturday.

Connacht have been boosted by confirmation Bundee Aki will be available to face Leinster in their first interprovincial game of the season, as well as their return to Champions Cup rugby the following week.

Paul Casey is just one win away from a £1m (€1.48m) jackpot – but he wants to win the Ryder Cup even more next week.

Ireland flanker Alan Quinlan will miss the Six nations Championship because of surgery on his his injured shoulder.

Brazil woke up to a new footballing catastrophe this morning, 64 years after it experienced the ’Maracanazo’ when the hosts lost in the final of the first World Cup on their soil.

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has agreed a contract extension which will run until the 2014 World Cup.

FIFA are expected today to face questions over two officiating embarrassments which marred yesterday’s last-16 matches.

Wayne Rooney is convinced England will ease through their World Cup group.

Bill Mott managed to win the first ever Dubai World Cup but he still has a little unfinished business with the richest horse race on the planet.

Paul Casey’s rib muscle tear is taking longer to heal than he hoped and he has now withdrawn from this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.

New Zealand lock Keith Robinson has been ruled out of Saturday’s World Cup opener against Italy with a calf strain.

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Not everyone is convinced by the arguments for hosting an event like the 2023 Rugby World Cup but the prospect of the tournament taking place in Ireland would certainly have all manner of unforeseen or under-appreciated consequences.

He’s back in favour with Les Bleus, but the mercurial No 10 of the unpredictable temperament continues to be the poster boy for France’s fragility, says Gavin Mortimer

Ireland’s Dan Martin stepped up his preparations for the upcoming Vuelta A Espana and next month’s World Championships with a solid result in his main build-up race last night.