The Irish sports and tourism minister said it was a vote of confidence in Ireland’s ability to host major events.

Henry de Bromhead believes an upturn in stable form is just around the corner, as he begins to finalise running plans for next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner feels Ben Chilwell can hit the ground running after looking to kick-start his career with a loan move away from Chelsea. The versatile 28-year-old joined the Eagles ...

Hughie Morrison is going in search of more handicap glory with Secret Squirrel in the valuable William Hill Hurdle at Newbury. The six-year-old took home the £57,000 on offer for winning the Fitzdares ...

Britain’s former ambassador to the US has been appointed special envoy to the Western Balkans as the UK prepares to host a major European summit with leaders from the region. Foreign Secretary David ...

A bar manager has said he was “gobsmacked” after winning a £4 million country house which is like “something out of Saltburn”. Paul Knight, 47, from Reading in Berkshire, is now the owner of a ...

Ange Postecoglou accepted Tottenham must take all criticism on the chin after a 4-0 thrashing away to Liverpool on Thursday night. Spurs collapsed in meek fashion at Anfield to taste defeat in the ...

Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...

Rory Sutherland will make his first Six Nations start in three years after being selected ahead of Pierre Schoeman at loosehead for Scotland in Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with Ireland at ...

Morgan Ortagus has replaced Amos Hochstein, who helped broker the ceasefire that ended the 14-month war between Israel and Hezbollah.

A detective sergeant has been jailed for 18 months for sexual assaults on two colleagues. Richard Mills, 42, an officer for Greater Manchester Police since 2006, was found guilty after a trial of ...

They were both arrested in relation to the SNP’s finances, but were released without charge pending further investigation.