Novak Djokovic survived a second-set wobble as he reached the fourth round of Wimbledon with a thrilling victory over spirited challenger Marcos Baghdatis on Centre Court.

A Cypriot monk has been caught at a Greek airport with the skeletal remains of a woman in his baggage.

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt fought back from a set down to reach the second round of the Miami Masters today with victory over Israel’s Dudi Sela.

'Dragons’ Den' star Theo Paphitis has hit out at rival BBC show 'The Apprentice'.

THE European Union is set to complete authorisation of a big supervisory mission in Kosovo this week, just before the territory is expected to declare independence from Serbia, diplomats and EU officials said.

Two men claiming to be carrying a bomb hijacked a Turkish passenger plane heading from northern Cyprus to Istanbul today.

Greek and Turkish Cypriots alike have voiced their support for the bulldozing of one of Europe’s most enduring symbols of division.

IT has been a year of good-byes in so many ways. From the murder of former heavyweight boxer Trevor Berbick to the deaths of Tiger Woods’ father Earl and even the great grey chaser Desert Orchid; sport has lost some of its greatest shapers, influences and heroes.

Marcos Baghdatis had never won a match on grass until one month ago and had responded to a first round defeat to Romanian wild card Andrei Pavel in Halle by insisting: “Grass is for playing football”.

Turkey was set to conclude the first round of membership negotiations with the European Union today, after EU foreign ministers resolved a stand-off with Cyprus over Ankara’s relationship with the divided island.

World number one Roger Federer claimed his seventh grand slam title with a four-set victory in the Australian Open final against unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.

European Union ambassadors have failed to find a breakthrough on a joint negotiating position for Turkey’s membership talks and could not agree on a common response to Ankara’s refusal to recognise EU member Cyprus.

ANDRE AGASSI overcame a record 51 aces by Joachim Johansson yesterday and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against defending champion Roger Federer.

SILVERSCREEN heroes will be non-smokers from now on if the new European Commissioner for Health has his way.

THE programme may have been curtailed for a variety of circumstances, but last night’s preliminary session of the multi nations boxing tournament at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork set up a mouth watering semi-final between the talented young American, Antonio Johnson, and Ireland’s Roy Sheahan.

There is no hope of any progress in United Nations-led efforts to reunify war-divided Cyprus until elections are held in the Turkish-occupied northern part of the island, the Cypriot president says.