Robbie Keane celebrated his 32nd birthday by scoring both goals in the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 2-0 Major League Soccer win over the Chicago Fire yesterday, lifting his team into the final play-off spot in the Western Conference.

Japanese whalers and the activists who have vowed to stop them pledged to continue their activities in Antarctica today.

Two activists who jumped on board a Japanese whaling boat off Antarctica have been returned to their ship by Australian officials.