Widows of two Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Olympics pleaded with the International Olympic Committee to allow a minute’s silence at the London 2012 opening ceremony.

Paddy Wallace has been selected in Declan Kidney’s starting line-up for Saturday’s third and final Test with the All Blacks at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton (kick-off 8.35am Irish time).

Undeserving may be, but Connacht’s late steal at the death against Aironi on Saturday provided the Irish province with their first three-in-a-row of victories since 2002.

Scarlets, who play Munster next weekend, kept their hopes of a place in the RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs alive with a hard-fought victory over bottom side Aironi in Viadana yesterday.

EDINBURGH continued their run of impressive form as they racked up seven tries against RaboDirect Pro12 basement side Aironi at Murrayfield.

Cardiff Blues 38 Aironi 0

CLERMONT AUVERGNE picked up their first win of this season’s Heineken Cup in some style as they put Aironi to the sword in a one-sided clash at Stade Marcel Michelin last night.

THE last time Ginger Romano saw Ted Kennedy, she wasn’t at her best.

A drug addicted robber who held up a chip shop after "MUG" was written across his forehead while he was asleep at a party has today been given a suspended sentence and work to do in the community.

A drug-addicted robber who held up a chipper after "MUG" was written across his forehead while he was asleep at a party has had his sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

AN Italian couple have confessed to killing four neighbours including a toddler after a long feud over noise, a prosecutor said yesterday, resolving a gruesome murder case that has held the country in thrall.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern tonight congratulated Italian political leader Romano Prodi, who was finally confirmed as the winner of the country’s general election.

Ten US troops died in the crash of two transport helicopters off northern Djibouti’s coast during a training mission.

Rescuers today called off operations after accounting for the 10 United States troops who were missing after two US Marine transport helicopters crashed into the sea, an official said in Kenya.

Romano Mussolini, a jazz musician and painter who was a son of Italy’s World War II dictator Benito Mussolini, has died, his daughter said today.

The cause of actor Chris Penn’s death remained a mystery today, despite a post-mortem examination.

Hollywood stars Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone have been slammed for their terrible interviewing skills, by a British TV presenter.

Three collectors of memorabilia connected to the Titanic are pooling their possessions, offering more than 250 items at auction in an unprecedented sale of material connected to the doomed vessel.

IRISH Travel Partner Saints, with two great wins at the weekend, are back in contention for the ESB Men’s SuperLeague title.

Mardyke UCC Demons will be the underdogs going into the Cork basketball derby game on Friday night after a run of victories for Neptune in recent weeks.

Actor Dustin Hoffman once played a journalist who helped bring about the downfall of US leader Richard Nixon. Now he is set to play an ex-president in his next movie.

MOSTLY overlooked for eight seasons, a resurgent Friends walked away with its first comedy series Emmy Award, while voters heaped more Emmy gold on The West Wing.

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The US state of Oklahoma has executed its first person this year.

Henrik Larsson hit two goals as Celtic beat 10-man Dundee 4-0 at Dens Park.