Seamus Coleman has firmly placed the blame for Ireland’s failings in Serbia on the players rather than boss Martin O’Neill.

A point on the road from a World Cup opener against one of Ireland’s qualification rivals may represent mission accomplished but only the passing of time will determine whether this was a real opportunity missed.

Richard Fitzpatrick spoke to artist Anthony Haughey about his film on the infamous massacre

As the Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane roller-coaster gathered pace again at the start of the week, with players arriving from all corners of the UK after their club fixtures, everyone was hoping we could keep the momentum going after the solid start against Latvia and Poland.

David Forde says Ireland’s 2-1 defeat to Serbia brought the squad “back down to reality” — but that there are still plenty of positives to be taken from the game.

The Republic of Ireland fell to a disappointing 1-2 defeat against Serbia at the Aviva Stadium this evening.

Have you ever wondered which country has the largest amount of gold reserves or how Ireland's youth unemployment rate compares with the rest of the world?

Savo Duvnjak looks around the room, lifts a metal baseball bat and wrecks everything in sight — bed, table, shelves, chair — until there’s nothing left to wreck.

Serbia needed a champions tie-break in the deciding mixed doubles rubber to beat Australia after Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise defeat to Bernard Tomic in the Hopman Cup in Perth.

Michel Platini has written to the UK's minister for sport Hugh Robertson to express his dismay at the “disgraceful” scenes that followed England Under-21’s win in Serbia last week.

A scoreless draw in a pre-season friendly before a small crowd in a largely empty stadium is hardly one for the showreel.

FORMER Bosnian Serb military commander Radtko Mladic must be held to account for using his power to commit atrocities that tore a nation apart, a UN war crimes prosecutor said.

THE lawyer for war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic says he has formally filed an appeal against the former general’s detention — a move that will likely delay his extradition for at least a day.

Arsene Wenger accepts Arsenal are embarking on a "decisive time" as they look to secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with victory against Partizan Belgrade tonight and stay one step ahead in the race for domestic glory.

ITALY received a formal apology from the Serbian ambassador yesterday after ugly scenes in Genoa caused the Euro 2012 qualifying match between the two countries to be abandoned.

The Italian media have condemned the bad behaviour of the travelling Serbia fans which forced the abandonment of last night’s Euro 2012 qualifier in Genoa.

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Alex Song maintains Arsenal are ready for what is set to be a highly-charged Champions League encounter against Partizan Belgrade in Serbia tonight.

ARSENE WENGER has backed reserve keeper Lukasz Fabianski and the rest of his young Arsenal team to rise to the challenge when they take on Partizan Belgrade in what is set to be a highly-charged Champions League encounter in Serbia tonight.

SERBIA coach Radomir Antic is backing his players to make history tonight – but claims they are under no pressure.

Germany coach Joachim Low is confident nerves will not be an issue for his young side as they look to keep alive their World cup dream against Ghana in Johannesburg tomorrow.

VICTORIOUS Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac diplomatically heaped praise on both his side and his fellow Serbians following tonight’s World Cup clash in Pretoria, which saw the African nation claim a late win.

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A RAID on a Mayfair jeweller is believed to be the biggest gems heist in British history, it emerged yesterday.

IT’S IN at the deep end for former Ireland manager Brian Kerr tonight when his first game in charge of the Faroe Islands pits his rank outsiders against Group 7 pacemakers Serbia in a World Cup qualifier in Torshavn.

The Netherlands booked their place in next year's World Cup finals with a 2-1 victory over Iceland in Reykjavik tonight.

IRELAND remains a popular country for people seeking asylum, especially Nigerians, according to EU figures just released.

EXUBERANT scenes in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo greeted the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, but elsewhere in Bosnia the reaction was one of disbelief.

IRELAND has secured a second boat at the Olympics as the Irish men’s lightweight four (LM4-) put in an impressive performance in the final qualifying regatta in Poznan, Poland yesterday to confirm their place in Beijing.

RAFAEL Nadal secured his 25th consecutive win at the French Open yesterday after dispatching Fernando Verdasco in straight sets.

Serb demonstrators sacked the US embassy in Belgrade tonight at the end of a mass protest against Kosovo’s independence.

At least 150,000 Serbs gathered in central Belgrade today in a massive protest against Kosovo’s declaration of independence, raising fears of street violence.

Thousands of angry Serbs marched into Belgrade today protesting against Kosovo’s declaration of independence.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern will attend a meeting of EU Foreign Minister today following Kosovo's declaration of independence.

The European Union was quick to congratulate pro-Western Boris Tadic after he won Serbia’s presidential election, beating an ultranationalist ally of former President Slobodan Milosevic by a narrow margin.

Pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic won Serbia's presidential election today, beating an ultranationalist ally of former President Slobodan Milosevic by a narrow margin.

Serbians were voting today in a run off presidential election that may bring an ally of late hardline President Slobodan Milosevic back to power, before a potentially explosive split by the Serbian province of Kosovo.

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will be investigated by UEFA over his role in the events that marred his side’s European Championship qualifier against Serbia in Lisbon.

Getting to grips with your groundstrokes on a makeshift court in a disused swimming pool, or swapping sponsorship logos for winter warmers, is hardly the stuff of which tennis dreams are made.

Serbia’s rise as a power in world tennis could be confirmed tomorrow when Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic bid to set up a date in the final of the French Open.

FRENCH Open dark horse Lleyton Hewitt demonstrated his renowned fighting qualities to recover from two sets down to defeat former champion Gaston Gaudio in a classic match at Roland Garros yesterday.

Liverpool fans were making the trek back to England today after seeing their dream of a sixth European crown dashed 2-1 by AC Milan in the Champions League final in Athens.

FOUR paramilitaries seen in a video gunning down Bosnian Muslims near Srebrenica in 1995 were convicted of war crimes against civilians yesterday by Serbia’s War Crimes Court.

Police have ejected more than 150 fans after an ugly clash between Serbian and Croatian fans marred the opening day of the Australian Open.