Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to ruffle a few feathers while taking part in the Charlie Hebdo rally in Paris on Sunday. It was an event his office initially said he would not be attending for security reasons.

Sami Hyypia has resigned as manager of Brighton and Hove Albion just six months into his tenure at the Amex Stadium.

Germany coach Joachim Low has named a preliminary squad of 30 players for the World Cup, with Fiorentina striker Mario Gomez the biggest name to miss the cut.

The anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising brought a violent display of the country’s divisions, as giant crowds danced at government-backed rallies and security forces crushed demonstrations by rival Islamists and some secular activists.

Before you go running for the hills at the mention of a veggie burger, at least taste this one before you make any judgments.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Real Madrid to avenge their defeat against Borussia Dortmund when they meet up again in a fortnight for their Champions League Group C clash at the Bernabeu.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is predicting big things for teenage midfielder Gael Bigirimana after seeing him turn in a mature Europa League display on Madeira.

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THERE are guilty pleasures and then there is the Eurovision Song Contest.

Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Frimpong will not face any action over their post-match tunnel row at the Emirates Stadium.

Ousted 'X Factor' contestant Sami Brookes has suggested that her former mentor Louis Walsh should make way for new celebrity talent on the judging panel.

Boyband The Risk and Janet Devlin are now joint favourites to win 'X Factor' after Sami Brookes became the latest hopeful to be booted out of this year’s competition.

Sami Brookes has become the latest X Factor hopeful to have her dreams of stardom dashed as she was booted out of this year’s competition.

Louis Walsh and Kelly Rowland are no longer speaking.

Syria’s government showed off TV and still images of burned buildings and empty rubble-strewn streets in Hama, the epicentre of anti-regime protests, claiming it was putting an end to the rebellion in the besieged city.

Denise Richards has adopted a baby girl.

LIBYAN rebels pushed further west last night to retake more territory abandoned by Muammar Gaddafi’s retreating forces, which have been weakened by Western air strikes.

WINE wears its history proudly.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon is set to offer Georgios Samaras a new contract.

SLOW FOOD has brought me to many remote places around the globe in search of ancient cultures and indigenous foods. Recently I found myself in Sápmi (Samiland) in northern Sweden – the land of the midnight sun; it was bright almost all night.

Daryl Murphy was relieved to make an early impact at Celtic by opening his goalscoring account for his new club.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has admitted that Spanish club Hercules Almelo have made a move to sign Georgios Samaras.

Ian Brown is writing an album for a Middle Eastern pop star.

WHO was the crowing idiot who wrote “so that’s the easy part out of the way, what’s next?” after we walloped Hull?

GOING well isn’t it? You can always tell the season is in full swing when a certain bookie stops taking bets on Rafa quitting.

A group of Egyptian fishermen who were kidnapped by pirates off the Somali coast four months ago and managed to overpower their captors sailed home to a hero's welcome today, but some details of their dramatic escape remained a mystery.

A FATHER and his two sons who used dozens of Chinese “slaves” to pull off Britain’s biggest DVD piracy scam were jailed for up to six years each.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard led the tributes to defender Sami Hyypia, who will leave the club after tomorrow’s final game of the season at home to Tottenham.

Veteran Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia will join German side Bayer Leverkusen on a two-year deal in the summer.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is set to use Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Villarreal as an opportunity to reintroduce players struggling for form and fitness.

Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia has agreed a deal to stay at Anfield until the summer of 2009.

Sami Hyypia appears set to sign a new contract this weekend which will extend his stay at Anfield beyond a decade.

Rafael Benitez believes that striker Peter Crouch will soon sign a new long-term contract, and that veteran Sami Hyypia will also agree a one-year extension to his current deal.

Three parked cars exploded within 30 minutes in a predominantly Shiite area in Baghdad today, killing at least 12 people, police said, the deadliest in a series of bombings and shooting attacks nationwide.

A TV cameraman jailed at Guantanamo Bay has appealed for the release of a BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza, saying his own detention by the US military “is not a lesson that Muslims should copy.”

Drogheda United have been quick off the mark on the transfer scene with the news that they have signed Finnish goalkeeper Mikko Vilmunen.

Sami Hyypia is set to be passed fit to play in Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Benfica on Wednesday.