The public will be able to pay their respects at a viewing in St Peter’s Basilica and a funeral mass will take place before a new pope is elected.

Found A Fifty bounced back from a couple of below-par runs to land the Jack McInerney Memorial Fairyhouse Chase. Gordon Elliott’s eight-year-old has a good career strike-rate, having won five of his ...

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Maxxum gave weight away to each of his rivals as he made all the running to win the Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle at Fairyhouse. Gordon Elliott’s eight-year-old was carrying a penalty for winning ...

Nico de Boinville was taken to hospital for further assessment following a fall at Plumpton on Monday. De Boinville was aboard 3-1 favourite As The Fella Says for Nicky Henderson in the fourth race on ...

A mass was held for the soul of Pope Francis hours after his death on Easter Monday, as the Archbishop of Glasgow said his social values resonated with the people of Scotland. Around 400 mourners ...

Walsall manager Mat Sadler has urged his players to “keep going and keep believing” as their automatic promotion hopes were dented further after being held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Newport.

Brendan Rodgers was critical of his players’ attitudes after they lost 1-0 in Perth to the Premiership’s bottom club earlier this month.