Farmers in many parts of the world are proving adept at using social media to connect with consumers and promote their agri-business, a new book states.

Footballer John Terry has been cleared of hurling a racist obscenity at Anton Ferdinand. Here are some of the highs and lows of his career.

A Brazilian man has attempted to open a bank account by using a fake ID featuring a picture of Jack Nicholson.

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell finally have the chance this week to make up for the disappointment of losing the World Cup by one shot two years ago.

TWO years after a one-shot defeat to Italian brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari, Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy return to Mission Hills in China bidding to capture the World Cup of Golf.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has wasted little time in setting about his task of rebuilding his squad with a third summer signing – Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea – likely to be confirmed in the next 24 hours.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson is set to push his summer spending close to £50 million later this week when he completes the signing of goalkeeper David de Gea.

Stoke winger Matthew Etherington will have a scan on his damaged hamstring today which could force him to miss the FA Cup final next month.

Harry Redknapp has claimed this season’s Champions League is too close to call after watching Tottenham’s epic adventure in the competition come to an end.

WITH Steven Davis’s brave decision to reveal his homosexuality on Monday, can cricket really be regarded as a bastion of stodgy conservatism and old world traditionalism any more?

PAMPLONA is no city for old men — or faint hearts. The favoured local entertainment is when they release the bulls into the streets every morning during the Fiesta of San Fermín.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis saluted FA Cup hero Thomas Sorensen and now wants to sit down to discuss a new contract with the veteran goalkeeper.

EVEN AS the eulogies flow, the memories are rekindled and the tributes aired, Manchester United must today begin the process of replacing goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis hailed his players’ resilience after they survived Birmingham’s comeback last night to secure a 3-2 win and their first points in five Barclays Premier League games.

Kevin Nolan is determined to make big-spending Manchester City pay for Newcastle’s bout of homesickness.

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon yesterday admitted he has resigned himself to Aiden McGeady leaving the club and cannot now see him heading anywhere but Spartak Moscow.

Laurent Blanc is set to become France coach after the French Football Federation reached an agreement with Bordeaux for him to take over after the World Cup finals.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle was always confident Gary Cahill would remain at the Reebok Stadium during the transfer window.

Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon risked infuriating Harry Redknapp by taking himself off during the Barclays Premier League defeat to Stoke after his manager asked him to carry on.

CARLO ANCELOTTI is hoping to be back in the dugout today after rushing home to Italy to be with his seriously ill father.

Five Formula One teams appear poised to embrace FIA president Max Mosley’s idea of a cost-saving standardised engine from 2010.

CHELSEA coach Luiz Felipe Scolari insists he is more concerned with staying on track for the Premier League title than setting a new record for away wins in the top flight.

FIA president Max Mosley has vowed to push through vital cost-cutting measures to safeguard the future of Formula One as Honda prepare to leave the sport.

THE sound of Stoke fans jeering Phil Brown highlighted how the Hull City manager’s profile has risen in two years in the job.

STOKE manager Tony Pulis admitted that Mamady Sidibe’s dramatic injury-time winner against Aston Villa was an important milestone in what has been a difficult year for the striker.

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Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted he had made a “big mistake” in only making eight changes to his starting line-up after his team lost their final Euro 2008 Group A match 2-0 to Switzerland.

Switzerland 2 Portugal 0

Switzerland 0 Portugal 0

Portugal defender Fernando Meira is ready to make his first start of Euro 2008 if called upon when the Group A winners conclude their pool campaign against co-hosts Switzerland tomorrow night.

Czech Republic 1 Portugal 3

Midfielders Ivan Campo, Stelios Giannakopoulos and Andranik Teymourian have all been released by Bolton.

REAL MADRID’S 2-0 defeat at Almeria on Saturday night has to be the result of the season so far in Spain. Unbeaten in three months, the league leaders were expecting a straightforward three points.

STOKE billed this game as a ‘Kids for a Quid’ fixture, but they could now stand accused of cruelty to children after an absolutely abysmal advert for the Championship.

Chelsea coach Avram Grant believes Harry Redknapp’s understanding of the modern footballer makes him an ideal candidate to replace sacked Steve McClaren as England boss.

CHELSEA are still awaiting confirmation that Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho has broken small bones in his back and faces a two-month lay-off.

CHELSEA have been struck with an uncomfortable dose of deja-vu.

LIVERPOOL’S manager and captain are in unison — what happened to the five-times European champions in Porto must never happen again.

Portugal coach Luis Felipe Scolari denied he punched Serbia’s Ivica Dragutinovic as the European Championship qualifier between the two sides in Lisbon ended in controversy.

Bolton defender Ricardo Gardner could be out for up to six weeks after tearing a hamstring in the side’s 1-1 draw with Seongnam Ilhwa at the Peace Cup in Seoul.

BREEDERS from the North served notice at the two-day Cork Summer Show that their dominance of the major horse shows south of the border is set to continue.

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Jose Mourinho is today able to focus all his energy on completing an unprecedented quadruple at Chelsea after learning he will not be sacked by the club in the summer.

A BID to bring back the quintessential Irish sport horse — a draught horse crossed with thoroughbreds — has sparked debate among breeders.