Four managers have followed Roberto Martinez to the helm since Wigan lifted the cup against Man City in 2013, while captain Emmerson Boyce is the only survivor.

USA: Officials said a 62-year-old man holding a fish he caught on a boat in a San Diego bay was pulled overboard by a sea lion.

The sight of Jonás Gutiérrez returning to play in a Newcastle shirt after recovering from testicular cancer almost made the result of his team’s loss to Manchester United insignificant.

USA: A woman called Ms Crispi accused of starting a fire in her ex-boyfriend’s house with a pound of bacon is to stand trial on arson charges.

Two trials testing a new approach to managing depression in cancer patients, which is often overlooked or ignored, have shown positive results.

USA: A dog that raced a New York commuter train has a new family-

They say the measure of you as a coach or manager is what your players honestly think of you as a man 10 years after they’ve played for you.

British Police have confirmed no further action will be taken against the grandmother of Tia Sharpe, who was arrested on suspicion of murdering the schoolgirl.

There was a suspicion that England were beginning to believe their own press as the Stuart Lancaster regime took hold — but who better to bring them back to earth than Clive Woodward.

Police in Wales searching for missing Irish woman Catherine Gowing are trying to trace the movements of a car used by the man charged with her murder.

A 46-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Offaly woman Catherine Gowing who has been missing from her home in Wales since last Friday.

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Sonny Bill Williams made a triumphant return to ANZ Stadium as New Zealand claimed victory over Australia in the Rugby Championship opener.

Veteran lock Nathan Sharpe has agreed to extend his Australia career until the end of the Rugby Championship after skipper James Horwill was ruled out for the rest of the year.

Gethin Jenkins claims Wales will be a better team for being knocked off “cloud nine” by Australia.

Scotland captain Ross Ford had no hesitation in handing the ball to match-winner Greig Laidlaw before he kicked the last-gasp penalty to secure a memorable 9-6 win over Australia in Newcastle yesterday.

Australia lock Nathan Sharpe has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the end of the upcoming Super Rugby campaign with Western Force which rules out him making farewell appearances against Scotland and Wales.

STRUGGLING?

WALES were left kicking themselves after suffering their third narrow defeat of a World Cup campaign that could easily have seen them contesting tomorrow’s final against New Zealand.

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AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans was happy with the progress made in the win over the United States, but there was also cause for concern as the Wallabies’ injury toll mounted in Wellington.

AT last, the waiting is over. The Rugby World Cup squads have been announced and the players can get down to the business of fine-tuning their games for the challenges ahead.

THEY say that necessity is the mother of all invention.

SAMOA produced one of their most memorable victories in international rugby yesterday, dealing a damaging World Cup blow to Ireland’s key group rivals only two months out from the tournament.

Peter Toole has left intensive care as he continues to recover from his fall at Aintree on Grand National day.

A number of members of the 'Hollyoaks' cast have been permanently written out of the Channel 4 soap.

China today blocked European diplomats from meeting the wife of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner and cut off her phone in anger over the award.

ROBBIE DEANS has faced pressure before, but the vultures are circling after Saturday’s disaster in Melbourne.

Australia’s forgotten man Berrick Barnes has been recalled to the starting line-up for Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup game against New Zealand in Melbourne.

IN-FORM Australia fly-half Quade Cooper has been suspended for two weeks after being cited for a dangerous tackle during Australia’s Tri Nations Test 30-13 win against South Africa.

Australia coach Robbie Deans welcomes back three of his big guns for Saturday night’s Tri Nations encounter with South Africa in Brisbane.

ROBBIE DEANS insists his Wallabies side have the strength in depth to get back to winning ways against Ireland, despite losing another front-liner yesterday.

Australia have suffered yet another injury blow ahead of Saturday's one-off Test against Ireland in Brisbane after veteran lock Nathan Sharpe was ruled out with a back complaint.

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Australia coach Robbie Deans has handed debuts to three players for the Test against Fiji on Saturday and the contentious number 10 jersey has gone to Quade Cooper.

AUSTRALIA’S hopes of climbing back into Tri Nations contention have been dealt a crushing blow with second-rower Nathan Sharpe and classy centre Berrick Barnes ruled out of Saturday night’s Test against South Africa in Perth.

Australia’s hopes of climbing back into Tri Nations contention have been dealt a crushing blow with second-rower Nathan Sharpe and classy centre Berrick Barnes ruled out of Saturday night’s Test against South Africa in Perth.

A leading bookmaker will consider abandoning betting on certain football matches next season if it is alerted to suspicious betting patterns, a spokesman said today.

A shop selling realistic imitation guns ranging from assault rifles to pistols has opened in Co Wicklow despite local concerns about the growing levels of gun crime.

The mystery Englishman who scooped a maximum payout of £1m (€1.3m) after placing an audacious 50p bet with William Hill on Friday has yet to make arrangements for the payment.

Residents of a north Wicklow town are up in arms over plans to open a shop selling realistic looking toy guns for use in a combat warfare game.

ENGLAND today move into World Cup semi-final mode, with head coach Brian Ashton claiming: “We have a team to trouble the French.”

AUSTRALIA lock Nathan Sharpe and winger Mark Gerrard believe the hardships of the five-day army-style boot camp the Wallabies are currently undergoing will galvanise the team ahead of the World Cup.