• St Leger winner Encke tests positive for steroids

    18:22, 20 May 2013

    St Leger winner Encke tests positive for steroids

    Last year's Ladbrokes St Leger hero Encke was the highest-profile name among seven further Mahmood Al Zarooni-trained horses to test positive for anabolic steroids.

  • Pistorius 'not mentally ready' to race again

    16:12, 20 May 2013

    Pistorius 'not mentally ready' to race again

    Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder, despite receiving a number of meeting invitations, his agent has confirmed.

  • McDowell hails 'special' win at Match Play

    17:11, 19 May 2013

    McDowell hails 'special' win at Match Play

    Graeme McDowell today expressed his delight at becoming the first Irish winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship as he joined an illustrious list of champions with a hard-fought victory over Thongchai Jaidee in Bulgaria.

  • 16:44, 19 May 2013

    Rafa routs rueful Roger; Williams crushes Azarenka

    Rafael Nadal continued his stunning run of form by crushing Roger Federer in little more than an hour to win the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome.

  • 10:27, 19 May 2013

    Roscommon meeting gets go-ahead

    Monday's meeting at Roscommon goes ahead as planned after the track passed an inspection this morning.

  • 10:20, 19 May 2013

    McDowell on course for Match Play final

    Graeme McDowell today remained on course for his second consecutive Volvo World Match Play Championship final, with Thongchai Jaidee looking his likely opponent.

  • 11:14, 18 May 2013

    Form may be factor in McIlroy move

    Graeme McDowell believes Rory McIlroy's poor form this season is behind the world number two's decision to leave Horizon Sports Management to create his own management group.

  • 18:49, 17 May 2013

    Angry Poulter says performance was "disgusting, disgraceful and unacceptable"

    Ian Poulter today labelled his performance as "disgusting, disgraceful and unacceptable" as he crashed out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria.

  • 18:33, 17 May 2013

    Wiggins pulls out as Cavendish records consecutive stage wins

    Bradley Wiggins admitted his disappointment after being forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia, a race the Olympic champion had made his number one priority this season.

  • 18:00, 17 May 2013

    No Everton farewell for injured Neville

    Everton boss David Moyes has confirmed captain Phil Neville has already played his final game for the club, with the defender being ruled out of Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.