Gay footballers, please stand up

Two decades into the 21st century, the day when a top athlete's sexuality is not news at all still seems so distant. It cannot come fast enough.

Wayne Rooney, from hero to bonfire villian

Every November, when a roaring fire and warm humour provide welcome relief against winter, the folk in Edenbridge burn a villain in effigy.

Fifa ignores the blunder in Bloemfontein

Why is it that the Fifa boss uses modern technology when it suits him but not when it would do some good for global football?

VIPs converge on Copenhagen ahead of IOC vote

Brazil's president and Michelle Obama are converging on the Danish capital for a push to get the IOC to award the 2016 Games to their cities.

Interpol turns to web users in paedophile hunt

In a first, Interpol appealed on Monday for public help to identify a suspected paedophile who was shown in photos posted on the internet sexually abusing young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia. The police organisation said German specialists succeeded in producing identifiable images of the man from the original pictures.

France 'reaping what it sowed' in Africa

An era draws to a close this week when French President Jacques Chirac hosts his last summit of leaders from Africa, a continent where France's traditional influence is being threatened by resource-hungry China. Chirac's office said there would likely be a meeting on Thursday between the heads of Sudan, Central Afrian Republic and Chad about Darfur.
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