Thirteen points separate Paris Saint-Germain from the rest of Ligue 1, and it might as well be 130, given the chance of any of their rivals making a sustained challenge this season.

A team of stars including Irish comic Dara O’Briain will brave crocodiles, hippos and huge rapids by tackling more than 100km (more than 60 miles) of the Zambezi River.

MADELINE Follin can’t believe the twist her life has taken. Growing up in a hippy enclave of San Diego, a career in the music business was the last thing she wanted.

An Irishman is being held on a bail of $5m (€5.06m) bail after being charged with murder for throwing another man overboard during a San Francisco party cruise because prosecutors fear he is a flight risk.