Person: Portillo

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golf

Winner takes all as Ireland take on Scotland at Royal Portrush

Home Internationals

rugby

Quinlan keeps his cool to kick Ireland U-20s to victory in final minutes

world

US teenager pleads guilty to killing referee during game

world

US referee dies after assault by teenage player

comment-analysis

On a different track

world

Cameron targets Balls in search of ‘Portillo moment’

Debut novel wins Booker

DEBUT novelist Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction last night beating, among others, hotly tipped Irish author Sebastian Barry.

Wed, 15 Oct, 2008

Debut novel wins Man Booker Prize

Debut novelist Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction tonight for his work which shows “the dark side of India”.

Wed, 15 Oct, 2008

Barry favourite to win Booker

DUBLINER Sebastian Barry has been made favourite to win after he made it on to a shortlist of “page turners” announced for this year’s Man Booker Prize for fiction.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2008

China condemns UK newspaper for Olympics 'insult'

China has said a British newspaper editorial comparing the Beijing Olympics to Hitler’s 1936 Games is an “insult to the Chinese people”.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2008

Hurricane Emily gains strength

HURRICANE Emily was gathering strength in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday as it took aim at north-eastern Mexico and south Texas, a day after ripping roofs off resort hotels and stranding thousands of tourists in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2005

If that’s the worst they can do, is the war on terror being won?

LAST week I had an interesting exchange of emails with two college mates of mine who live in London.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2005

BAE 'planning boardroom shake-up'

BAE Systems is reportedly planning a board shake-up that puts former British Conservative Defence Secretary Michael Portillo (pictured) and Tory peer Lord Hesketh in the line of fire.

Sun, 14 Nov, 2004

Owen gets Real warning

Michael Owen had been warned he should not expect to start every game at Real Madrid by tough-talking coach Jose Antonio Camacho.

Wed, 18 Aug, 2004

Beckham, Queiroz, Perez in firing line

David Beckham is being blamed by some for Real Madrid’s Champions League exit - even though he never played in the 3-1 defeat by Monaco that sealed the fate of the Spanish champions.

Wed, 07 Apr, 2004