O'Loan made dame in honours list
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Former Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan is made a Dame of the British Empire in the New Year Honours.
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John O'Shea's injury time strike gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory at third place Liverpool on Saturday, and the Red Devils stayed nine points ahead in the Premier League. The Irish star drove the ball into the roof of the net after Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina failed to hold onto a powerful free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo.
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England coach Sven-Goran Erikkson has rewarded Tottenham's young striker Jermaine Defoe for his bright start to the season with a place in the England squad for next month''s World Cup qualifiers.
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British winners at this summer&#39;s Athens Olympics were among hundreds of people recognised by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year Honours on Friday, with double track gold medallist Kelly Holmes made a Dame.
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London - Dual Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes said she was amazed and honoured to be made a dame in Queen Elizabeth II&#39;s New Year&#39;s Honours list.
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coat as she stepped out to be godmother at the christening of Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham. Liz and Sir Elton John topped the bill of celebrities at the service for the children of England footballer David Beckham
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MANCHESTER United gave manager Sir Alex Ferguson the perfect gift to mark his 1000th game with the club yesterday, a 2-1 win against Lyon that sends the Red Devils into the second round of the Champions League.
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Portsmouth&#39;s Harry Redknapp has been named as the Barclays manager of the month for October. Redknapp&#39;s side were unbeaten during the month and maintained an impressive climb to ninth in the Premiership.
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Ex-Manchester United striker Denis Law believes Wayne Rooney will shatter his goalscoring records at Old Trafford. Law holds the United scoring record for a season with 46 goals and also has a club-best 18 hat-tricks.
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MANCHESTER UNITED legend Denis Law last night tipped Wayne Rooney to break all his Old Trafford scoring records. Law was the ultimate United marksman and is still widely acclaimed as &#39;The King&#39; for his amazing goalscoring feats.
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Matthew Pinsent is knighted and Tanni-Grey Thompson and Kelly Holmes become Dames in the New Year Honours.
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Australian soprano Dame Joan Sutherland is among six entertainers honoured for their contributions to American culture. Sir Elton John, Warren Beatty, composer and conductor John Williams, and husband-and-wife
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Consecutive nominations a first for Sheffield band  Â· Amy Winehouse is joint favourite on 12-strong list
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Accolades are often tossed around like confetti when any sport mourns the passing of a legend, but there can be no doubt in describing Brian Clough as âthe best manager who ever livedâ is a simple truth.
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Aston Villa manager David OâLeary could be on his way to Newcastle United if the mounting speculation over who will fill the hot seat at St Jamesâ Park is anything to go by, as the former Republic of Ireland international is now red-hot favourite to
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Manchester United moves from fourth to second in Deloitte's list of wealthiest clubs, topped by Real Madrid.
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Southampton boss Harry Redknapp is weighing up a bid for Portsmouth striker Diomansy Kamara next month. The People says the exciting hitman only joined Pompey on loan from Italian club Modena and, after leaving