If there was any tension remaining in the title race — and let’s be honest there wasn’t a lot — Chelsea’s comfortable victory over Middlesbrough has seen it totally evaporate and opened up an opportunity for Antonio Conte’s side to be crowned champions at West Brom on Friday before rivals Tottenham even kick a ball again.

Middlesbrough 2 Manchester City 2: Middlesbrough interim boss Steve Agnew criticised the controversial penalty decision against Manchester City which left his side’s Premier League survival hopes hanging by a thread.

Marten de Roon fired Middlesbrough to victory in the desperation derby as Sunderland's hopes of another remarkable Premier League escape were dealt a potentially fatal blow.

Dessie Farrell sold a neat dummy as a Dublin footballer and has carried an element of that same chicanery with him into management.

A work of art owned by U2 bassist Adam Clayton is expected to fetch €1.8m at auction.

A couple served with an eviction order from the Strand apartments in Limerick just after the birth of their baby boy are among dozens of “angry and upset” tenants struggling to find a new home.

U2 say the “desperate times”, with the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, have inspired the band to tour their iconic album, The Joshua Tree, again.

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THE reference to ‘Bull’ in the title, the epitome of the male species, is perhaps a clue to the storyline, because, if there is an opposite of ‘chick lit’ — lets call it a ‘male scéal’ (or tale) — then ‘Bull Mountain’ is it.

It was not just a fan protest against divisive owner Massimo Cellino that lit up Elland Road as Leeds and Middlesbrough went on to contest an entertaining goalless draw last night.

Dai Williams’ battling spirit to overcome both a heart attack and a stroke were reflected by the tenacious success of West Of The Edge in the Crystal Services Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Plumpton yesterday.

Ipswich 0 Middlesbrough 2: Daryl Murphy may be the darling of Portman Road but the prolific Irishman’s record at Portman Road is nothing on David Nugent’s.

Middlesbrough 0 Everton 2: Gerard Deulofeu turned in a master-class to send Everton into the Capital One Cup semi-finals and fulfil the prophecy of Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka.

U2's Adam Clayton felt like a "Rolling Stone" when he got his first proper bass guitar.

Adam Clayton’s former personal assistant Carol Hawkins will have to change her identity because she will be forever known for stealing from the U2 musician, the Court of Criminal Appeal heard yesterday.

Adam Clayton's former personal assistant has lost an appeal against her conviction for stealing nearly €3m from the U2 bass guitarist.

A father is believed to have murdered his wife and two teenage daughters before killing himself.

U2 plan to release a new album in just 18 months.

A man who battered a homeless love rival to death in a jealous rage has been jailed for life.

A man has been convicted of murdering his partner and her parents at their home in the US, while their four-year-old daughter was in the house.

A student who was caught with drugs for sale or supply at an apartment when the property manager arrived with gardaí, challenged the case against him yesterday on the basis that it breached his constitutional right to the inviolability of his residence.

U2’s Adam Clayon has settled his legal action against a bank and accountants over alleged negligence and breach of contract arising from the misappropriation by his former personal assistant of substantial funds from his bank accounts.

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MUSIC NEWS: U2 have revealed they hope to finish their new album by the end of next month, with a release date yet to be specified for 2014.

U2 member Adam Clayton has finally bid farewell to his bachelor days — after tying the knot at the grand old age of 53.

U2 star Adam Clayton has reportedly married his Brazilian partner, Mariana Teixeira, in Dublin.

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Touching tributes continued to be paid to Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich today, as the community stood united in condemning the soldier’s brutal death.

U2 star Adam Clayton has opened up about his suicidal thoughts and bouts of depression in a bid to remove the stigma from mental illness.

U2 bass player and reformed wildman Adam Clayton is delighted to be sober and straight 20 years after his addictions reached new heights.

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U2 bassist Adam Clayton’s action to be paid the proceeds of the sale of a New York apartment purchased by his former personal assistant Carol Hawkins with what he claims was his money, is near settlement.

A High Court application by U2 bassist Adam Clayton to be paid the proceeds of sale of an apartment in New York purchased by his former personal assistant Carol Hawkins with what he claims is his money has been adjourned to allow for settlement talks.

A. ADAM, the posh member of U2.

Olympic bronze medallist Cian O'Connor won his second major class of the week at the London International Horse Show today.

For many years, the twin towers of Eldorado on Central Park West provided a luxurious refuge for U2 members Bono and Adam Clayton.

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