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...

Health bill opponents turn up the volume As a health reform bill endorsed by President Obama marches toward its first Senate floor vote on Saturday, his opponents stepped up efforts to define the...

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...

Emotional Oprah quits talk show to start OWN television channel OPRAH Winfrey will crown her position as one of America’s most powerful media moguls by starting her own television channel after deciding to leave her...

‘Small’ detail unsettles the masses in France EVEN THE pilot on one of the flights bringing home forlorn Irish supporters from Paris yesterday addressed “The Hand of Henry” issue, his demand for a replay...

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...

Crisis grips Japan’s economy as deflation returns Japan’s fledgling recovery is under threat from falling prices, the government said yesterday, as it conceded that deflation had returned to the world’s...

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,...

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...

Noteworthy neighbours Ashley MacIsaac was sold on Windsor the moment he saw flowers sprouting on Valentine’s Day. Johnny “V” Mills, the great Canadian blues guitarist, couldn’t get...

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...

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...

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...