Although it ultimately lacks the courage of its twisted convictions, ‘Prisoners’ is a provocative thriller about a father who takes justice into his own hands when his little girl is abducted at Thanksgiving.

The British couple who sold social networking site Bebo for $850m five years ago have bought back the company for just $1m and say they will relaunch it.

The social networking site Bebo has been sold back to the man who founded it.

RABODIRECT PRO12: Ulster 31 Dragons 5

Neil Walsh and Conor Joyce will start in an Ulster shirt for the first time after head coach Mark Anscombe included them in a much changed starting XV for tomorrow night’s RaboDirect PRO12 encounter with Glasgow at Scotstoun (7.35pm).

Munster 24 Ulster 10

Ulster 24 Newcastle Falcons 20

The sun shone brightly on a smattering of young Ulster stars as they held a full-strength Leicester Tigers side in a pre-season slog at Ravenhill on Saturday.

Pompey Supporters’ Trust – Portsmouth’s sole hope for survival – have reacted to the news of Portpin’s withdrawal to buy the financially-stricken club by declaring “this is the moment we have been waiting for”.

Portsmouth could be liquidated today after 114 years as a football club - although administrator Trevor Birch remains "cautiously optimistic" they will survive.

Portsmouth have been told they must start next season in npower League One with a 10-point deduction.

Portsmouth’s fight for survival will go to the wire but a takeover by fans is feasible, the club’s administrator said today.

Ulster flanker Willie Faloon has a two-fold goal ahead of today’s RaboDirect Pro 12 derby clash against Connacht at the Sportsground.

Portsmouth administrator Trevor Birch has today revealed the club may not be able to complete the npower Championship season.

Ulster jumped up to fifth place in the RaboDirect Pro12 League after treating themselves to a bonus-point success over the Dragons at Ravenhill last night.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has handed competitive debuts to five players for the RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Leinster at the RDS on Monday (kick off 5.30).

A 19-STONE rugby player who suffered a stroke ditched his fiancee after claiming he woke up gay.

FELIX JONES, Niall Ronan and Peter O’Mahony all made successful returns to action following injury at Shaws Bridge, Belfast, yesterday as Munster easily disposed of Ulster Ravens in an A Interprovincial.

KIERAN Kennedy, CEO of Shine, autistic spectrum organisation, says (Letters, March 15) “the present situation is only reinforcing exclusion.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced today.

BRICKFIELDS, November 21. A crowd of just over 2,000 has wandered in to Plymouth Albion’s home ground for the British and Irish Cup game against Leinster’s second string.

GORDON Elliott’s 2007 Grand National hero Silver Birch will make his first start of the season in a point-to-point at Lingstown on Sunday.

Blackrock College co-coaches Barry Gibney and Emmett Farrell bring in prop Sean Byrne to tight-head as their only change to the leaders' side to play Clontarf at Castle Avenue.

Former Leicester Tigers hooker Gavin Hickie has returned to St Mary's College ahead of their season opener at home to Dublin rivals Clontarf at Templeville Road.

The Academy Awards will have 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five starting next year.

GORDON ELLIOTT thinks there are worse each-way bets in the John Smith’s Grand National than his former winner Silver Birch after the weights were announced earlier this week.

Derby tonight announced that chief executive Trevor Birch has left the club with immediate effect.

A BURGLAR who plundered the homes of six star footballers has been jailed for two and a half years.

HEDGEHUNTER is a general 4-1 favourite with the English firms, although Irish bookmakers Cashmans and Paddy Power buck the trend with a 5-1 offer, to land back-to-back runnings of the John Smith’s Grand National after heading the list of 84 horses left in the Aintree spectacular at the five-day confirmation stage.

Paul Nicholls remains perplexed by the poor form shown by Silver Birch after his John Smith’s Grand National hope was pulled up for the second time in as many starts.

Silver Birch may run over hurdles at Chepstow on Saturday as he looks to get his John Smith’s Grand National credentials back in focus.

Silver Birch has emerged from his first run for 394 days with all guns blazing and will head to Wincanton next month ahead of the John Smith’s Grand National on April 8.

A US federal appeals court raised a flicker of hope for the parents of brain dead Terri Schiavo, but snuffed it out by firmly declining to intervene in the gruelling legal battle.

New Leeds chairman Ken Bates believes manager Kevin Blackwell has done “a marvellous job” in steering the club to a mid-table position in the Coca-Cola Championship.

Former Leeds chairman and chief executive Trevor Birch believes fans should greet Ken Bates’ takeover as “good news”.

SILVER BIRCH jumped his way to Grand National favouritism after landing a massive gamble in the Coral-sponsored Welsh version at Chepstow yesterday.

Last season’s Grand National hero Amberleigh House couldn’t make it a winning return to action at Aintree yesterday but trainer Ginger McCain was more than happy with his performance.

The Football Association were today holding a second round of interviews with candidates for the vacant chief executive’s role after Trevor Birch withdrew his application for the post.

Trevor Birch has resigned as Everton chief executive just six weeks after taking the helm at Goodison Park.

Everton’s bid to hold on to Wayne Rooney received a boost last night as the England striker’s management company pledged to meet with the club’s board to discuss their new contract offer.

WAYNE ROONEY has been offered the richest deal in Everton’s history to remain at Goodison Park, the club has confirmed.

Everton chief executive Trevor Birch has revealed the club will offer Wayne Rooney a new deal to try to keep him at Goodison Park.

EVERTON chief executive Trevor Birch says he is ready to fly to Portugal and tie up a long-term deal for Wayne Rooney.