Ireland
Pettersson, Fernandez-Castano to face giant-killers
Feb 22, 2013 14:01 EST
Sweden's Carl Pettersson and Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano advanced to second-round matchups with giant-killers after triumphing at the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship on Friday.
Duff signs new deal with Fulham
Feb 22, 2013 12:52 EST
Fulham midfielder Damien Duff signed a one-year contract extension with the Premier League club on Friday.
Two EU firms pull more meals as horsemeat found
Feb 22, 2013 12:04 EST
Two major food companies pulled more products from shelves in Britain, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands on Friday after discovering horsemeat in ready-made meals labelled as beef.
French horsemeat scandal firm halts wholesale trade
Feb 22, 2013 11:43 EST
French firm Spanghero, at the heart of the horsemeat scandal rocking Europe, said Friday it was stopping the wholesale trade of frozen meat after the agriculture ministry maintained a ban following a probe.
England prepare Tuilagi for tough French exam
Feb 22, 2013 10:58 EST
England expect Manu Tuilagi to have one of the toughest matches of his international career when the recalled centre faces France in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.
Wales see tight Italy match despite Parisse absence
Feb 22, 2013 10:48 EST
Six Nations champions Wales expect a tight match against Italy here Saturday despite the hosts missing influential captain Sergio Parisse for the rest of the tournament.
France's Dusautoir eyes Twickenham glory
Feb 22, 2013 10:10 EST
France captain Thierry Dusautoir has said Saturday's Six Nations Championship clash against England at Twickenham could be a "career-defining" match for his struggling side.
McIlroy, Woods out in first round at WGC Match Play
Feb 22, 2013 09:28 EST
World number one Rory McIlroy and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods were toppled in the first round Thursday in the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship.
McIlroy, Woods out in first round at WGC Match Play
Feb 21, 2013 21:59 EST
World number one Rory McIlroy and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods fell in the first round of the World Golf Championships Match Play event in Arizona.
Americans frequent victims of 'seafood fraud': report
Feb 21, 2013 16:32 EST
Fish sold in the United States is often deliberately mislabeled, making American consumers the unwitting victims of "widespread seafood fraud," according to a report out Thursday.
Irvine gives Ireland historic gold
Feb 21, 2013 16:20 EST
Martyn Irvine gave Ireland a first ever world track championships gold medal on Thursday when he swooped to victory in the scratch event, just an hour after securing a silver in the pursuit.
Kuchar, Day finish off wins at snow-hit Match Play
Feb 21, 2013 15:58 EST
Matt Kuchar, Jason Day and Bo Van Pelt polished off first-round victories Thursday as the WGC Match Play Championship at last got underway after a lengthy snow delay.
Abandoned Russian ship located 2,400 km from Ireland
Feb 21, 2013 14:27 EST
A Russian cruise ship abandoned and adrift in the North Atlantic has been located about 2,400 kilometers off the west coast of Ireland, according to a US intelligence agency.
England ring changes for Six Nations clash with France
Feb 21, 2013 11:19 EST
Courtney Lawes will make his first England start at blindside flanker as one of three changes to a winning side announced Thursday by head coach Stuart Lancaster for Saturday's Six Nations clash against France at Twickenham.
European Central Bank's profit rose in 2012
Feb 21, 2013 10:52 EST
The European Central Bank said Thursday that its net profit rose strongly last year, not least as a result of interest earned on its portfolio of sovereign bonds from crisis-ridden countries.
Giro d'Italia to start in Belfast next year
Feb 21, 2013 10:07 EST
Another of cycling's biggest races will start in Britain next year after organisers announced on Thursday that the Giro d'Italia will be flagged off in Northern Ireland.
Nike suspends Oscar Pistorius contract
Feb 21, 2013 06:47 EST
Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a spokesman for the US sportswear giant said Thursday as the South African Paralympics star fights charges of murdering his girlfriend.
Nike suspends contract with Oscar Pistorius
Feb 21, 2013 06:08 EST
US sportswear giant Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a company spokesman said Thursday, after the South African Paralympics star was charged with murdering his girlfriend.
Europe horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia
Feb 20, 2013 22:14 EST
The fallout from Europe's horsemeat scandal has spread far outside the continent, with an imported lasagne brand pulled from shelves in Hong Kong and a new row over the treatment of horses farmed in the Americas.
Johnson wary of new-look Ireland
Feb 20, 2013 21:35 EST
Scotland interim head coach Scott Johnson has promised his side will not be taken unawares by a much-changed Ireland team in the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Sunday.
