The Long Island judge who acquitted Jason Lee of raping an Irish J1 student in the summer of 2013 said the court was "deprived" of hearing from the brother of the young woman at the centre of the three-week trial.

Jason Lee’s lawyer yesterday failed to bring a missing witness charge against the prosecution based on a social media page belonging to the brother of the alleged victim.

Jason Lee's lawyer failed Wednesday to bring a missing witness charge against the prosecution based on a social media page belonging to the alleged victim's brother.

The POWER/RANGERS short has been getting a lot of attention online and now you can see how it was all put together.

There have been rumours about another big screen outing for the Power Rangers for awhile now, it might even actually release in 2016 but until then, we have POWER/RANGERS.

Si Kahn says his music career began as a hobby. He is also a union activist.

Germany owes a lot to Lothar Matuschak.

Former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn says there is a “high probability” the national team will win next year’s World Cup.

An Australian man claimed he was put on hold by Qantas Airways for so long that he managed to read an entire managerial textbook, with the 15-hour phone call being enough time to fly to the US.

Benedict Cumberbatch thinks his rising fame will make it harder to find a girlfriend.

Ospreys captain Alun Wyn Jones reckons Leinster could be left short of firepower without Heineken Cup heroes Sean O’Brien and Cian Healy in tomorrow’s RaboDirect PRO12 final.

There must be incredible coaching talent in Ulster if they’re able to dispense with Brian McLaughlin.

LAMONT PETERSON has lodged “a comprehensive written appeal” against the WBA’s decision to order a rematch against Amir Khan.

FORMER IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest yesterday after prosecutors said the hotel maid who accused him of attempted rape lied to a grand jury and made other false statements.

A FRENCH writer who has alleged Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her nine years ago has not been contacted by US prosecutors who have indicted the former IMF chief on sex charges in New York, her lawyer said yesterday.

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says Dominique Strauss-Kahn should no longer lead the IMF.

THE head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is facing at least one more allegation of sexual assault — this time by a fellow French native who described him as a “rutting chimpanzee”.

ALREADY in custody for the alleged attempted rape of a hotel maid in New York, Dominique Strauss- Kahn is now facing a second allegation of sexual assault this time by a fellow French native.

Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach declared the British boxer will be good enough to beat Floyd Mayweather after he grew “from a boy to a man” during last night’s world title defence.

Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is one of the candidates to become the new general manager at Cologne.

WHEN Genghis Khan defeated his rival and friend Jamuka, to establish supremacy over the Mongol empire, two of Jamuka’s generals captured him and took him to Kahn for a reward.

A man accused of snatching an Apple iPhone from a woman's hand in San Francisco was arrested just nine minutes later - because the device tracked his every move.

A doctor has accepted under cross-examination that a man accused of manslaughter may have been unfit for garda interview shortly after he was arrested and detained for the offence.

ARSENAL captain William Gallas has risked the wrath of his teammates by claiming they are “not brave enough in battle”.

ZENIT St Petersburg secured passage to their first-ever European final in emphatic fashion after inflicting a humiliating defeat on Bayern Munich in their UEFA Cup semi-final second-leg clash at Petrovsky Stadium.

Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns, the maximum penalty.

BAYERN MUNICH defender Lucio headed into his own net to give Zenit St Petersburg a crucial away goal ahead of next week’s return match in Russia after last night’s UEFA Cup semi-final, first leg ended in 1-1 draw.

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann will be given the chance to prove he is fit and fully motivated when Germany face Switzerland tonight, despite his lack of regular first-team football.

RANGERS boss Walter Smith maintained he never felt his team were out of the running in their UEFA Cup tie despite relying on Nacho Novo’s dramatic 81st-minute equaliser to secure an away goals victory over Panathinaikos in Athens last night.

RADEK CERNY is set to make an emotional return to Slavia Prague for Tottenham’s UEFA Cup clash — this time as first choice ahead of Paul Robinson.

The jury in US actor Wesley Snipes’ tax case has passed its first full day of deliberation without a verdict.

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OLIVER KAHN has renewed his rivalry with Jens Lehmann despite being retired from international football.

Oliver Kahn has renewed his rivalry with Jens Lehmann, despite being retired from international football.

Actress Juliette Binoche is taking time out of Hollywood to learn to dance.

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Amir Khan was showered with superlatives by legendary five-time world champion Sugar Ray Leonard after making a successful American television debut at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

SATURDAY night’s 1-1 draw between Roma and Milan in Rome lived up to its billing as a possible dress rehearsal for the Champions League semi-final.

AC MILAN coach Carlo Ancelotti has warned Bayern Munich that his team is coming into form at just the right moment before tonight’s Champions League quarter-final at the San Siro.

BAYERN MUNICH took their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks in part to the quickest goal in the tournament’s history.

Madrid put their recent troubles aside to hold the advantage going into the second leg although Bayern snatched two vital away goals.

JUST as we say about love and marriage, Jens Lehmann and controversy seem to go together like a horse and carriage — not least when the Arsenal goalkeeper swaps his club jersey for that of his country.