Munster are set to complete their coaching set up by appointing Australian Stephen Larkham as their backs coach.

Former Liverpool target Nabil Fekir has left Lyon to sign a four-year contract with Real Betis.

Irish rugby player Alison Miller has announced her retirement from international rugby.

Gracious in defeat or what?

Mexico have been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (€8,672) after their supporters were found guilty of making "discriminatory and insulting chants" during the first half of their 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday.

JAMIE SPENCER and Cape Blanco hold a favourite’s chance of landing their second Grade 1 victory together in the States tonight when they team up in the celebrated Arlington Million.

SUNDAY’S dramatic All-Ireland SFC final between Dublin and Kerry attracted a peak television audience of 1.4m people, according to figures released by RTÉ last night.

FIFA will monitor reports emanating out of Nigeria that the country’s president has banned the national squad from international competition for two years after their disappointing World Cup.

PARIS HILTON was detained in the South African city of Port Elizabeth yesterday for possession of marijuana, police have said.

STRIKER Fernando Torres has denied putting country before club after having a knee operation which ended his Liverpool season.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has come out in support of French international Thierry Henry following the controversial hand-ball assist which helped Les Bleus qualify for the World Cup at the expense of the Republic of Ireland.

AS an external observer of the French and Irish soccer teams’ controversy I was bemused at the comments I read on the news.

SEPP Blatter is set to stand as president of FIFA until 2011 and will make suggestions to change the rules about offside at an International Board meeting next month.

BRAZILIAN club Corinthians have failed in a bid to sign Manchester United midfielder Kleberson, according to the player’s agent.