A Chinese woman, who claimed she came to Ireland to have “more human rights”, has been jailed for three months for being in the State without satisfactory identity documents.

APPLE lovers are known for their somewhat radical devotion to any new products the company introduces, but selling body parts to afford them is definitely something new — and scary.

A Chinese teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPad 2.

A TEACHER celebrating her 50th birthday was assaulted by a former pupil who was among a crowd of youths who tried to gatecrash the party.

Reigning champion Kim Clijsters insisted her game was still a work in progress despite easing into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Australian Sally Peers.

Elena Dementieva’s defence of her Rogers Cup title was ended in the third round by China’s Zheng Jie.

A Chinese court sentenced a man to death today for an attack on a school that left 29 children and three kindergarten teachers hurt last month.

Celtic defender Glenn Loovens will be given every chance to prove his fitness ahead of the Old Firm clash at Parkhead tomorrow night.

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Glenn Loovens and Thomas Rogne are out of Celtic‘s Scottish Premier League clash with Motherwell at Parkhead.

A court in southern China today upheld the death sentence of a former medical worker who was convicted of stabbing eight children to death last month.

A mentally ill man went on a stabbing rampage as students left an elementary school, killing a second grader and an elderly passer-by and wounding five others, a Chinese government website said today.

A Chinese court sentenced a former medical worker to death for the stabbing murders of eight schoolchildren a little more than two weeks ago.

Celtic will be without defenders Andreas Hinkel (thigh) and Jos Hooiveld (hamstring) for Sunday’s Active Nation Scottish Cup fifth-round tie at Dunfermline.

Justine Henin is one step away from completing a fairytale return from retirement after she won through to the Australian Open final with a straight-sets win over Zheng Jie today.

ROGER FEDERER and Serena Williams needed all their fighting qualities to stay in the Australian Open on Wednesday after Li Na stunned Venus Williams to become the second Chinese to reach a grand slam semi-final.

ROGER FEDERER and Serena Williams needed all their fighting qualities to stay in the Australian Open on Wednesday after Li Na stunned Venus Williams to become the second Chinese to reach a grand slam semi-final.

Justine Henin moved one step closer to another remarkable Belgian return when she advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open today.

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Nadia Petrova claimed her second big-name scalp in as many rounds with an upset win over third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Australian Open today.

Celtic manager Tony Mowbray has a clutch of players unavailable for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Sunday.

Justine Henin today fought back from a set down to keep her Australian Open title quest going just a month after returning from retirement.

Ki Sung-Yeung faces the rest of January on the sidelines after twisting his ankle on his Celtic debut.

Celtic defender Gary Caldwell returns from suspension for Sunday’s Old Firm derby.

Zheng Zhi returns for Celtic’s SPL clash with Aberdeen tomorrow.

Celtic skipper Stephen McManus is suspended for Sunday’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Dundee United at Tannadice.

Celtic will be without Glenn Loovens for tomorrow’s SPL game against Motherwell.

A first-half double by Kenny Miller was enough to give Rangers victory in an enthralling Old Firm derby against Celtic at Ibrox.

ZHENG ZHI will not be able to play in Celtic’s Europa League group games after UEFA yesterday confirmed he was not registered in time.

Zheng Zhi will not be able to play in Celtic’s Europa League group games after UEFA today confirmed he was not registered in time.

Daniela Hantuchova battled from a set down to sink Melanie Oudin in the first round of the WTA LA Women’s Tennis Championships in Los Angeles yesterday.

Elena Dementieva has shrugged off suggestions she is the favourite to win the women’s title at the Australian Open after she extended her winning run to 14 matches with an easy 6-2 6-2 fourth-round win over Dominika Cibulkova.

Second seed Serena Williams eased into the fourth round of the Australian Open today while her sister’s nemesis Carla Suarez Navarro’s dream run continues in her first appearance in the Melbourne grand slam.

A Chinese court condemned two men to death today and handed a life term to a former dairy boss in the first sentences for those involved in the country’s contaminated milk scandal.

ROGER FEDERER booked his place in the third round of the US Open last night after easing to a straight-sets victory over Brazilian qualifier Thiago Alves.

The Williams sisters set up a Wimbledon final clash on Saturday with Venus admitting they rely on each other’s advice to constantly improve their respective games.

SERENA WILLIAMS will face sister Venus for the third time in a Wimbledon final tomorrow after bringing Zheng Jie’s incredible run to an end with a 6-2 7-6 (7-5) win.

Serena Williams reached her fourth Wimbledon final and her third against her sister Venus after wrestling aside the plucky challenge of China’s Zheng Jie 6-2 7-6 (7/5) on Centre Court today.

Serena Williams has refused to concede sister and defending champion Venus is favourite for the Wimbledon title.

IT HAS been a year of unprecedented shocks at Wimbledon, but a women’s final without either of the Williams sisters would arguably top the lot.

VENUS WILLIAMS stayed on course for her fifth Wimbledon title eight years after her first – and declared she is still the same girl who jumped for joy on Centre Court back in 2000.

ANA IVANOVIC crashed out of Wimbledon admitting she must come to terms with her new status as the prized scalp of women’s tennis.

Ana Ivanovic’s troubled passage through Wimbledon was brought to a dramatic halt today when she became the biggest casualty of this year’s Championships so far.

GREG HALFORD will not be the last player to be discarded by Roy Keane, but it might be the young defender, rather than the Sunderland manager, who has the last laugh this season.