It's the day when the sporting community digs deep into its neglected imaginations, with mixed results.

Dads are great, but among the most important duties they have in life is the opening of really hard jars. And that was put to the test this week in Masterchef.

Dads are great, but among the most important duties they have in life is the opening of really hard jars. And that was put to the test this week in Masterchef.

For one glorious summer, London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park felt like the centre of the world.

According to press reports, two traumatised lions have been moved from Gaza to a new home in Jordan. Let me apologise in advance for dwelling on the plight of animals when more than 1,200 people, including hundreds of innocent children, were killed in the 50-day onslaught on that beleaguered enclave.

South Korea is spending about $100m on female-only car parking spaces - which are wider and longer than standard spaces.

On Friday, we published a story about about the man in London being walked like a dog, which left locals scratching their heads.

The love affair started well over 20 years ago, when Eamonn Langton, owner of Langton’s Hotel in Kilkenny, was on one of his regular trips to the British capital.

FOR a man who had just seen his team become the first to win at Manchester City since December 2010, Alex Ferguson did not seem especially happy.

THE Irish Examiner’s reputation for cutting-edge design and great sports coverage was recognised yesterday when it scooped two of the top prizes at the inaugural National Newspapers of Ireland Journalism Awards in Dublin.

INDEPENDENT News and Media Group chief Gavin O’Reilly has reported a half year operating profit of €23.1 million, down from €46.3m on the same period last year.

A former Daily Mirror journalist has claimed that the practice of phone hacking was used at the newspaper under the editorship of Piers Morgan.

News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is likely to face new calls for her resignation today.

THE shares of Greencore Group, whose focus is the own-brand convenience food sector in Britain, rose 2.99% to €2.99 yesterday, following speculation about its future.

RYANAIR has responded angrily to a sharply worded attack from Britain’s business watchdog, who labelled the airline’s online charging mechanism “puerile” and “almost childish”.

INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) is remaining coy about the likelihood of any sale of high-profile assets in a bid to lower its e1.4 billion debt.

NEWS that Tony O’Reilly is to quit as chief executive of Independent News & Media resulted in a sharp rise in the share price yesterday, which was up over 66%, having been up by as much as 90% in early trading.

INDEPENDENT News & Media’s (IN&M) first-half profits slipped by 13% after the publisher took a €29 million charge to cover the cost of hundreds of job losses.

CHILDREN who are sexually abused are seven times more likely to be attacked again within the next year and are less likely to be able to protect themselves.

IF I were to follow Fergie’s entreaties from Sunday’s match programme, I would now be offering a sympathetic cup of tea, some kind words and maybe a big yet manly hug to my opposite number Mr Kelly in the wake of his side’s embarrassingly miserable display at Old Trafford.

U2 frontman Bono has taken control of the London Independent today as part of his RED campaign to raise money for the fight against Aids.

TONY O’REILLY’S London Independent has achieved its highest sales since the launch of the tabloid format, according to the latest ABC audited sales.

MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is understood to have held talks with internet telecom software company Skype.

THE latest figures show the rate of forest clearance in the Amazon last year was the second highest on record.

INDEPENDENT News and Media’s jobcutting and restructuring programme aimed at making the company a low-cost provider in all its market is expected to boost profits this year and the years ahead.

AS usual, James Lawton, columnist with the London Independent, didn’t mince his words.

SHARES in I-Touch shot up yesterday after the company, part-owned by Independent News & Media, said it was in takeover talks.

THE London Independent, part of Tony O’Reilly’s media group, will be available in tabloid form only from next Monday.

INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA (INM) is set to relocate back-office jobs from Ireland to South Africa as part of the newspaper publisher's plans to cut costs and improve profits.

ARE people with disabilities being manipulated in the embryo research debate?

Independent News & Media is to cut staff numbers by 5% as apart of a €53.5m worldwide restructuring plan detailed today in a trading statement.

INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) have sold their Abbey Street offices for 26 million to Arnotts and the Kelly Group.

BONO and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will address the World Newspaper Congress, which will held here for the first time in June.

AN African tribal tattoo on Mike Tyson's face may have put an end to his boxing career and that of world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Fran Rooney has filed a law suit against Baltimore.