TravelTravel Desk: Cultural tours in Cape Town, cherry blossoms in Washington and great value Irish breaksBy Fionn Davenport
BooksFarewell Cowboy, by Olja Savičević: a beautiful, subversively appealing novelBy Eileen Battersby
RugbyMarcelo Bosch lands monster penalty with last kick as Saracens down Racing MetroBy Robert Kitson at Stade Yves du Manoir
SportUCD women’s team progress to fifth place playoff at EuroHockey Club Champions CupBy Stephen Findlater
Gaelic GamesMeath just about deserve victory in scrappy encounter with CavanBy Ian O'Riordan and at Pairc Tailteann
SoccerJermain Defoe’s wonder strike gives Sunderland derby win and boosts survival hopesBy Louise Taylor