Fifa plans for five officials at World Cup Thierry Henry’s handball against the Republic of Ireland could lead to Fifa fast-tracking the introduction of two additional referees in time for the World Cup...

EU names bloc’s top officials BRUSSELS — European Union leaders picked the lowkey prime minister of Belgium and a British trade representative who has never held elective office as the...

UNHOLY HAND French striker Thierry Henry has won just about everything there is to win in football. In 1998 he was a member of the French side that won the World Cup, he...

Cheers from family as husband who killed wife during nightmare is found not guilty of murder A “decent and devoted” husband who strangled his wife while he dreamed she was a intruder was cleared of murder yesterday after the Crown Prosecution Service...

True blue battlers THE biological mother of separated twins Krishna and Trishna wants the girls to grow up in Australia. Mum Lavlee Mollik, 23, spoke yesterday of her dream that...

Tories attack claims they knew of torture The Conservative government and senior military brass were in full damage control Thursday as they sought to discredit accusations from a top diplomat that...

Ferrero and Hershey ponder Cadbury bid IN weighing a potential bid for Cadbury, Ferrero is throwing itself into a high-profile, international corporate battle, switching gears from the insular style...

Chinese firm to take 19pc stake PGG Wrightson’s $180.7 million capital raising will see upstart Chinese firm Agria Corp take over the top cornerstone position with a 19 per cent stake,...

Giants poised for battle The holiday season is coming early for millions of shoppers this year — with massive price cuts on major personal items like Apple’s iPod Touch, Sony’s Blu-Ray...

Contrary Keane pins the blame on Given, the FAI and everyone but Thierry Henry Roy Keane often veers left in situations where the majority of people turn right so it came as no surprise when he challenged the overwhelming consensus by...

Delaney keeps the pressure on France THE FAI’S hopes of winning what would be a rather remarkable a World Cup reprieve appeared to rest with the French Football Federation last night after...

Fifa not overly concerned with justice for all GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI appeared yesterday to have moved a little further on than his FAI employers with regard to coming to terms with the events of Wednesday...

NO SEX, PLEASE — WE’RE VAMPIRES IT WAS F Scott Fitzgerald who said everybody’s youth is a dream, “a form of chemical madness”. When you r e a d S t e phenie Meyer’s Twilight books, you see...

ONEWILLADOR REBERMUDA! HAVING spent eight days on the island of Bermuda, I thought it would be helpful to jot down a few thoughts as you prepare, for the first time in 14 years, to...

New ‘ Twilight’ sillier, sloppier Along with eyeliner, the heroes of New Moon share a dark, ancient secret. Could they be cursed with — gasp! — shirtlessness? Twihards will be OMG, OMG, OMG....

Europe’s leaders strike up the bland EUROPEAN leaders have dashed hopes the continent would speak with a clear and united voice in world affairs, after appointing two lacklustre candidates to the...

IT’S CAPTAIN AMERICA THERE is something disconcerting about hearing an Englishman say: ‘I love playing soccer.’ Not just any old Englishman. In fact, the country’s most-capped...

End in sight for Oprah show ALL good things come to an end – even the Oprah Winfrey Show. After 25 seasons winning hearts and minds around the world with her top-rating daytime talk...