MOST of us think of red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache) when we think of Spain, but this week I want to highlight one of my favourite white wines.

Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in new thriller 'Tokarev'.

JUST a few days before Christmas and I hope you have your wines chosen. If not don’t fret, most wine shops and supermarkets have frozen their prices until Christmas before the €1 excise duty is added.

Rob Heffernan’s eyes open wide — cartoon wide — when it is put to him that he might have missed out on the chance of representing Nemo Rangers over the years because of his all-consuming devotion to race-walking.

Ireland’s Olympic team manager yesterday rejected any association or coaching arrangement between Irish Olympic race walker, Robert Heffernan, and former Olympic silver medallist, Francisco ‘Paco’ Fernandez, who is serving a ban for his involvement in a drugs scandal in Spain.

Robert Heffernan last night blasted reports that Olympic silver medallist and former world race walking champion, Paco Fernandez, was looking after the Irish race walkers at a training camp in Guadix ahead of the Olympic Games.

SUBSTITUTE Paco Alcacer scored twice in the second half of extra-time as Spain twice came from behind to overcome the Czech Republic and claim a fifth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title in an engrossing final in Bucharest last night.

THE perpetually hungry panda Po (voiced by Jack Black) returns in Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG), now a martial arts master and celebrated defender of the downtrodden and oppressed, along with the other members of the Furious Five, which includes Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan) and Mantis (Seth Rogen).

Paco Boy will renew rivalries with Goldikova in the Breeders’ Cup Mile next month.

Freddie Head’s wonder mare Goldikova raced into the record books by securing her 11th Group One triumph in the Qatar Prix de la Foret at Longchamp.

Criquette Head-Maarek’s Fuisse prevailed in a blanket finish for the Prix du Moulin in which Paco Boy could finish only fourth.

RICHARD Hannon will leave it late before making a final decision on where his classy performer Paco Boy will line up this weekend.

Paco Boy showed a fantastic change of gear to bag the totesport.com Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in style.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN was stunned after failing to make the top 10 in the men’s 20k walk at the world championships on Saturday.

NOT too many witnessed Robert Heffernan clocking the fastest time in the world this year at 38 mins 48 secs in the 10,000m walk at the Munster Track and Field championships at the CIT track in Bishopstown.

Richard Hannon has ruled out supplementing his impressive Prix de la Foret winner Paco Boy for the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

RACE walking legend Robert Korzeniowski arrives in Beijing today to help Robert Heffernan put the finishing touches to his preparations for tomorrow morning’s (2am Irish time) 20km walk.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN flew into Cork Airport yesterday on the last leg of his return flight from South Africa and the Corkman was flying so high after the last 10 days of his 22-day training camp at altitude that he could have done it without a plane.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN will train at altitude in South Africa for his next big assignment which is IAAF Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia, on May 10, following what he described as “a good, strong performance” in Mexico at the weekend.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN faces his first big test of Olympic year when he lines up for the first leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Chihuahua, northern Mexico, on Saturday.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN launched his Olympic year with a sensational new national record for the 5k walk at the Woodies DIY Indoor Championships of Ireland at the Odyssey Arena at the weekend.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez hailed his side and the quality of their performance after hammering hapless Derby 6-0.

LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez has been rocked by the imminent departure of his right-hand man Paco Ayesteran from Anfield.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been rocked by the imminent departure of his right-hand man Paco Ayesteran from Anfield.

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has moved to try to ease concerns over Mohamed Sissoko after a Portuguese medic suggested his vision could be severely compromised.

SPANIARDS lit candles, laid flowers and observed a long silence yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the country's worst terror attack, when 10 bombs ripped through commuter trains, killing 191 and wounding more than 1,500.