WITH a name like Soane Tonga’uiha, the Tongan loosehead prop was always likely to be labelled with a more manageable nickname but hats off to the wag who decided that ‘Tiny’ was the appropriate moniker.

The funeral of murder victim Marie Greene is underway in her home town of Athlone.

A baby gorilla dubbed Tiny has taken his first steps at his home in London Zoo.

A great dane-newfoundland cross - ironically-named Tiny - has passed away at the grand old age of 10, weighing in at a mammoth 150kg.

Birmingham defender Martin Taylor is poised to return to action for the first time since the challenge which resulted in Arsenal striker Eduardo suffering a broken leg.

Birmingham central defender Martin Taylor has set his sights on staying in the side and remaining with the midlands club on a long-term basis.

CARROWKEAL TINY is one to note in the eighth race at Youghal tonight.

Limerick stage a two day meeting this weekend with the inaugural running of the Listed Martin Molony Stakes, the feature race on an all flat Saturday card.

MASANDAM, who went off a 50-1 chance last time and finished sixth of six, gets the nap to take the Fermoy Median Auction Maiden at Cork tonight.

It took a team of New York firemen and paramedics ten hours to rescue a naked 57 stone man known as Tiny after he fell down in his bedroom.