Glasgow faces three months of hype over the first Old Firm derby since Rangers went into liquidation but Celtic striker Anthony Stokes knows they have to play the game and not the occasion when the Scottish League Cup semi-final comes around.

Ke$ha's mother claims her daughter "almost died" after starving herself.

Defender Kieran Gibbs believes Arsenal’s club-record signing of Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil can take the club to another level.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger must decide whether to recall captain Thomas Vermaelen and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny at Swansea tomorrow – or stick with the defence which helped beat Bayern Munich.

Mikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal team-mates to recapture the spirit shown in beating Bayern Munich when they look to force their way back into the Champions League over the closing weeks of the season.

A man charged with robbing a young woman at an ATM in Tralee in early 2012 and later that year with assaulting a garda was yesterday handed down a four-year sentence at Tralee Criminal Court.

A Polish national who admitted killing his friend “in a moment of madness” while he was intoxicated, is to be sentenced later.

Lukasz’s grasp of English was mightily impressive for a guy who has lived in Gdansk all his life.

The Central Criminal Court has heard a 27-year-old Polish man died after three men attacked him in North Dublin for "a buzz".

Celtic have signed goalkeeper Fraser Forster on a season-long loan from Newcastle subject to registration.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon is to bring in Croatia goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa on trial.

ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas maintains the team will stand together and rally round Lukasz Fabianski as the Poland keeper looks to prove his doubters wrong.

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas maintains the team will stand together and rally round Lukasz Fabianski as the Poland keeper looks to prove his doubters wrong.

Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has signed a new long-term contract with the north London club.

FOR all the demands Roman Abramovich placed in Guus Hiddink’s in-tray on his first day at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground, reinvention was not one of them.

Theo Walcott insists Arsenal must quickly put today’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea behind them and focus on finishing the campaign in style.

THEO WALCOTT hopes Emmanuel Adebayor’s brilliant goal at El Madrigal can help inspire Arsenal to secure their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The songwriting duo who accused Avril Lavigne of plagiarism has issued a public apology to the star, insisting she has been "exonerated" from the allegations.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintains the Carling Cup is the perfect platform for his young Gunners to show him just what they are capable of.