In the wake of Henry Hill’s death, John Daly reflects on the greatest gangster film of all time, now 40 years old

DERMOT WELD is to have his first Grand National runner for 16 years after confirming Majestic Concorde a definite starter in the John Smith’s-sponsored showpiece at Aintree on Saturday.

QUISCOVER FONTAINE, the least experienced horse in the field, can land the nap in the Powerstown Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

Audrey Tautou becomes the "incarnation of French chic" in new movie 'Coco Before Chanel'.

WILLIE MULLINS, fresh from another excellent afternoon at Downpatrick yesterday, can keep the momentum going with Quiscover Fontaine in the featured Grade 2 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles today.

Willie Mullins strengthened his hand in the novice hurdling department with the victory of Quiscover Fontaine at Limerick.

WILLIE MULLINS’ horses are in rude good health right now and Quiscover Fontaine can prove another for him in the Xmas Vouchers Gowran Golf Shop Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon.

Prime minister Stephen Harper made an official government apology to native Canadians for the country’s past practice of taking aboriginal children from their families and forcing them to attend state-funded schools meant to assimilate them.

IF Bristol City begin next season in the Premier League, much of it will be due to manager Gary Johnson’s flashes of inspiration in the early hours.

THE Sheffield half-marathon, a 13-mile test of physical and mental strength which yesterday snaked it way past Bramall Lane, provided the perfect metaphor to sum up the contrasting ways these two sides are ending the season.

Bristol City 1 Middlesbrough 2

FOR most footballers, a guaranteed place in the starting XI — not to mention a healthy pay-packet — is the essence of happiness.

MARK SCHWARZER was Middlesbrough’s FA Cup hero last night as he pulled off two penalty saves to help the Premiership side survive a major scare against Bristol City.

Bristol City staged a tremendous fightback to claim a fourth-round replay at Middlesbrough on February 13.

Fulham defender Liam Fontaine has joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the season.

Kilmarnock 0 Celtic 1

Fulham boss Chris Coleman has unchanged squad to select from for the Barclays Premiership clash with Birmingham after no fresh injuries were sustained against Watford in midweek.

Fulham striker Andy Cole is suspended for the crunch Barclays Premiership clash with West Brom after accumulating five yellow cards.

Fulham were held to an FA Cup third-round replay after failing to convert their superiority over Watford into victory at Vicarage Road.

Southampton v Fulham teams

Love, lust, betrayal and revenge; well, it's a French film and the French do this sort of tosh ever so well.