A Kerry man is closing in on completing the adventure of a lifetime as he pedals his way across America to help raise funds and awareness for the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation.

Juan Mata left a disabled Manchester United fan "absolutely made up" after greeting him at Old Trafford and arranging a match ticket for him, the boy's father has said.

Survivor of the Orlando Massacre Alejandro A. Francisco has penned an articulate and thought-provoking letter to killer Omar Mateen which has caused waves across the world.

Survivor of the Orlando Massacre Alejandro A. Francisco has penned an articulate and thought-provoking letter to killer Omar Mateen which has caused waves across the world.

Hard to tell in LA if most of the sound guys who I meet out happen to be gay or if gay guys are just sound to me.

Argentina 45 Tonga 16: Argentina captain Agustin Creevy revealed Diego Maradona’s dressing room dance has driven them to push for Rugby World Cup glory.

Louis van Gaal will have to field a makeshift defence against Sunderland on Saturday after confirming Marcos Rojo will not be fit for the match at Old Trafford.

Louis van Gaal hosted a frank Q&A session in San Jose last night. Plenty of the questions Manchester United fans have been asking were tackled.

Juan Cuadrado’s agent insists his client is set to remain at Chelsea next season despite speculation linking the Colombian winger with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer.

It remains one of the great mysteries: why Chelsea, with the financial backing of Roman Abramovich and with one of the greatest judges of players installed as manager, decided selling Juan Mata to Manchester United made both economic and football sense.

Racing Metro 92 11 Saracens 12: Marcelo Bosch basked in the gratitude of his team-mates after kicking Saracens into the semi-finals of the Champions Cup in dramatic scenes in north Paris.

News-light Christmas week can be tough for newspapers, who often have to resort to all sorts of inessential fluff to fill up the columns.

Toulon made it two wins from two with an impressive 23-13 victory at the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday afternoon but defeat left Ulster’s bid to make the last eight looking effectively over.

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has told full-back Jon Flanagan he will be offered a new contract at the club.

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Crystal Palace 0 Manchester United 2

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is getting his sums wrong as the war of words between the two managers continues to escalate.

Ryan Giggs is confident new signing Juan Mata could join him as one of Manchester United’s all-time greats.

Manchester United manager David Moyes believes the signing of Juan Mata for a club record £37.1 million (€45m) proves he will not accept their present slump in fortunes.

New arrival offers hope of Cantona-esqe revival

Chelsea 1 Stoke City 0

David Moyes has promised the club-record capture of Juan Mata will be “the first of many” new arrivals at Manchester United this year.

Chelsea have completed the signing of Mohamed Salah from Basle.

David Moyes has promised that the club-record capture of Juan Mata will be “the first of many” new arrivals at Manchester United this year.

Manchester United have announced the signing of Juan Mata from Chelsea for a fee of £37.1m.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has no fears after sanctioning Juan Mata’s move to Manchester United and has hit back at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for his criticisms of the Blues’ transfer activity.

Hull 0 Chelsea 2

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was in no mood for hanging around on the eve of the must-win Champions League clash with Steaua Bucharest.

Juan Mata has sprung to the defence of Fernando Torres, insisting his Chelsea team-mate is not a dirty player despite his sending off against Tottenham.

Willian is expected to spurn the advances of Tottenham and sign for Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in the next few days.

Jose Mourinho expects Chelsea to sign Willian from under the noses of Tottenham.

THIS morning, in our village, 3km from the sea, on the terraced slopes of the Valle Gran Rey on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, cocks crowded, blackbirds piped, and the fish van passed up the valley leaving skirls of sentimental Canarian music in its wake.

Inter 4 Tottenham 1 (AET: 4-4 on agg, Spurs win on away goals)

Tottenham 3 Inter 0

Frank Lampard believes Chelsea still have every chance of winning the Barclays Premier League this season.

Ashley Cole declared he felt “as fit as ever” after giving Chelsea a timely reminder of his true value by firing them clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

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Screenwriters Nicolas Casariego and Jaime Marques tap into this universal fear in Intruders to produce an efficient horror thriller about two children, worlds apart, who are haunted by the same gnarly-fingered bogeyman that rips off the faces of unsuspecting tykes as they sleep.

CHELSEA may have yet to hit their full stride but the team that Andre Villas-Boas is assembling is moving inexorably towards the top of the Premier League — and Juan Mata is the key to their success.