Some of the stranger stories from around the world

C.I.T today begain displaying the international touring exhibition “UNDERGROUND IMAGES: School of Visual Arts Subway Posters“ for the first time in Ireland.

Paul McShane has often been the subject of senseless ridicule but the whole-hearted defender looks to have found the perfect place to showcase his talents in Reading.

Jermain Defoe’s hat-trick spared Sunderland’s blushes as they defeated Exeter 6-3 in a thrilling Capital One Cup clash last night.

Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took a break from the campaign trail yesterday as he reported for jury duty in New York.

From sharing Big Macs with David Beckham to preparing young footballers for the pitfalls of life as a pro, Pat McGibbon has taken an interesting career path

Never mind these bandwagon-jumping Johnny-come-latelys at Red Bull and New York City, true Big Apple sawker fans get behind the revived New York Cosmos and Pele’s old club have made this week’s box-office signing.

He’s the Irishman whose goals have ensured that what should be a procession resembles a contest.

USA: A judge has dismissed charges against a woman who threw uncooked bacon and sausage inside a police station while saying she was there to “feed the piggies”.

Substitute Stephen Ireland scored twice as Stoke pulled off a late comeback to beat Wrexham 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium and avoid being the victims of an FA Cup giant-killing.

Manchester City's deal to keep Frank Lampard until the end of the season has been condemned by supporters of New York City FC, their sister club in Major League Soccer who must now wait until mid-season to see their marquee signing.

The New York outpatient clinic where the late Joan Rivers suffered cardiac arrest did not follow all the standard protocols during the throat procedures it conducted on the comedian, according to a government agency report.

Ryan Moore is set to be reunited with The Grey Gatsby in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Capital One Cup Second Round

Manchester United suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in their long and proud history as MK Dons piled yet more misery on Louis van Gaal.

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A judge in New York has approved a deal that will allow HSBC to pay a record $1.9bn (€1.46bn) penalty to settle claims that the British bank helped Mexican drug traffickers, Iran, Libya and others under US suspicion or sanction, move their money around the world.

Northampton defender and Professional Footballers’ Association chairman Clarke Carlisle has called time on his playing career.

Economic optimism is now official.

Men of Ireland, bin that kebab and put down that pint: there might be jobs going in Abercrombie and Fitch.

What price a quiet life? Standard Chartered says $340m (€270m).

Bill Clinton will attempt today to drum up business for Ireland at a special investment conference in New York being attended by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Enterprise Minister.

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through New York's financial district today and promised a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities.

IRELAND’S rugby league international with France at Thomond Park this afternoon (5pm) hasn’t been setting the sporting world alight in terms of hype and publicity.

Ireland will make history tomorrow when they host France in the first rugby league match to be held at the rugby union stronghold of Thomond Park in Limerick.

New York's minor footballers will face Roscommon in the ESB Connacht Minor Football Championship at Croke Park on Saturday (throw-in 3pm), in the curtain raiser to the Allianz Football Leagues Division 3 and 4 finals.

LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed to fight on to his “last drop of blood” and roared at his supporters to take to the streets against protesters demanding his ouster, shouting and pounding his fist in a furious speech yesterday after two nights of a bloody crackdown in the capital trying to crush the uprising that has fragmented his regime.

A US hedge fund that holds $200 million (€148.2m) of bonds in Anglo Irish Bank issued to investors in 2005 has filed papers with a New York court challenging the rights of the bank and of the Government to proceed with the sale of Anglo’s assets and to merge the remainder of the business with Irish Nationwide.

EDIN DZEKO may have little in the way of in-depth knowledge of the traditions of the FA Cup, but no doubt he will soon discover just how much Roberto Mancini has to thank him for preventing the Manchester City manager from suffering the embarrassment of one of the biggest FA Cup upsets in the modern era at Meadow Lane.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle has indicated he will freshen things up for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Wigan at the Reebok Stadium.

WILL you turn off those damned alarm bells? Some of our lads are trying to sleep.

Bolton are again short on numbers for their Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke tomorrow.

Bolton 2 York 0

Bolton boss Owen Coyle could recall midfielder Tamir Cohen for tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round clash with York at the Reebok Stadium.

While Ireland remains a popular study option for US students, equally a world of educational opportunity awaits the Irish stateside with a range of financial supports on offer, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray

MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool will meet in the third round of this season’s FA Cup after the bitter rivals was pitted against each other in last night’s draw.

Manchester United and Liverpool will meet in the third round of this season’s FA Cup.

In the press room at Tramore last Thursday week a group of us were watching a two-year-old maiden being run at Leopardstown.

THE New York trustee appointed to recover money jailed financier Bernard Madoff stole from investors sued three entities where he said more than $30 million (€23m) in Madoff family money was tucked away.

GOOGLE, owner of the world’s most popular search engine, has reported profits that missed some analysts’ estimates as the company ramped up spending.

Budget hotel chain Travelodge stepped up its expansion today with the addition of 52 hotels from pubs and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers.

AH the magic of the FA Cup, eh? The disappointing sight of so many thousands of empty seats up and down the country, on what was once guaranteed to be one of football’s most exciting weekends of the season, suggests that the guardians of the oldest knockout competition on the planet aren’t particularly competent.

Stoke 3 Fulham 2