Ricky Walden (Eng) Judd Trump (Eng) 6-4 Dominic Dale (Wal) Mark Allen (NI) 6-3 Adrian Gunnell (Eng) Mark Selby (Eng) ...

Charlton have completed the signing of striker Pawel Abbott from League One rivals Oldham Athletic. The two clubs agreed a nominal fee for the 28-year-old forward, which is believed to be about ...

After Monday's celebrations for United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's 20 years in charge at Old Trafford, the Scot was brought crashing back down to earth. Ferguson made nine changes but still fielded 10 ...

France was particularly badly hit by the weather, with the unusually high number of deaths putting a heavy strain on mortuaries. The latest report - by the National Institute for Health and Medical ...

Veteran BBC broadcaster John Peel has died at the age of 65, while on holiday in Peru. Peel, whose radio career spanned 40 years, was on a working holiday in the city of Cuzco with his wife Sheila ...

The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter. He said the decision to take action in Iraq should have ...

George W Bush has been Google bombed. Web users entering the words "miserable failure" into the popular search engine are directed to the biography of the president on the White House website. The ...

Hibernian have signed Livingston striker Paul Dalglish for a nominal fee, while allowing forward Sam Morrow to go the other ...

Northern Ireland put a dent in England's World Cup hopes as David Healy's goal gave them a stunning win. Leeds striker Healy fired home Steve Davis' pass after 73 minutes to give Lawrie Sanchez's side ...

Cornish Pirates' Samoan international fly-half Doug Sanft has joined Mounts Bay on loan. Sanft, 29, has seen little action ...

Portugal's 2-1 win over Mexico earned Luiz Felipe Scolari a World Cup record of 10 successive victories as a coach. But the ...

A political party with a paedophile agenda has been registered in The Netherlands, prompting outrage among many parts of society. The party plans to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual ...