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Coppers hunt jail chopper droppers A DIGITAL memory card could catch the gang that tried to use an unmanned mini-helicopter to drop drugs into a high-security prison. The package was attached by a rope to the four-bladed drone as it hovered over the exercise yard, waiting for inmates to detach it, but the craft crash-landed after becoming caught in wires designed to prevent prisoners escaping by helicopter. A memory card on board the €2,000 quadcopter recorded the exact route it took before it crashed into the yard in Wheatfield Prison in west Dublin on Tuesday at about 11am. Prison staff were alerted when the device crashed and up to 20 inmates huddled around one man – the suspected ringleader, who is serving an eightyear sentence for robbery – as he hid the drugs package inside himself.

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by Brian huTTon The inmate has been put in solitary confinement under 24-hour watch until the contraband is retrieved. The drone has been handed over to gardaí who are carrying out their own investigation. It is believed the smugglers had carried out a trial run before the failed attempt. ‘They definitely had done their homework on this,’ said a prison source. ‘This isn’t a toy. It was a high-spec drone with a high-spec camera through which the operators could monitor the route it was taking.’ The Irish Prison Service confirmed an incident had occurred. ‘It shows you the lengths people will go to get contraband into prisons but this has backfired on them,’ a source said.

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Brownie points Brendan O’Carroll meets a fan named Agnes Brown at the world premiere of Mrs Brown’ss Boys Boy D’Movie at the Savoyy in Dublin. Agnes, from fr Coolock, even produced ID to prove she shares the name of the heroine of the comedy, which is out tomorrow Picture: Brian Mcevoy

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Guilty plea: Fake profiles A YOUNG man posed as a teenage girl on Facebook in order to sexually exploit boys. The man, who was 19 at the time, convinced three boys aged between 13 and 14, to send him sexually explicit pictures of themselves and to perform sex acts via web cam. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard two profiles were set up by the man as those of a 14-year-old girl and a 14-yearold bisexual boy. The man set up the false accounts in March 2012 and sent friend requests to males aged around 13 and 14. Around 350 boys accepted. Posing as a bisexual teenage boy, the man began exchanging sexually explicit messages with a 14-year-old boy. When the victim suggested he would be willing to sexually engage with a 20-year-old, the man contacted him using his real identity and said he was aged 17. They met twice and engaged in sexual acts. The Dublin man pleaded guilty to three charges of exploitation of a child and two counts of defilement of a child between April and October 2012. Judge Mary Ellen Ring remanded the man in custody and he will be sentenced later.

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Saved for posterior-ity... Famous Athena tennis dress is up for, er, grabs by AiDAn RADnEDgE IT once hung in nearly every student bedroom in the country next to che Guevara and Bob Marley. now the dress from one of the world’s most famous posters is up for auction – appropriately on Wimbledon ladies’ finals day. The little white number in the Athena tennis picture has been tucked away for decades in a cupboard by its designer. carol Knotts, now a barrister, said: ‘I used to get a monthly allowance from my parents and made clothes to make it stretch. ‘I bought a Simplicity pattern and made the dress, complete with lace trim. It’s a little piece of tennis history and I hope someone might find it an interesting novelty item to buy.’ The cheeky shot by photographer Martin elliot was taken on a court in Birmingham in 1976 and went on to sell 2million copies. The identity of its teenage star remained a secret until 2011 when she was named as Fiona Walker. She is now 55 and living in Worcestershire. Her racy pose has been imitated over the years by the likes of Kylie Minogue, Frank Skinner, Ricky Gervais and Amanda Holden. The dress will be auctioned on July 5.

Poster girl: Fiona Walker poses with an original copy of the photo which became a global sensation Picture: PA

Straight set: The white dress, poster and racquet are being auctioned

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Minister in favour of boardwalk bike lane TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has said he favours a ‘boardwalk-type option’ for cyclists on Dublin’s north quays, rather than a controversial proposal to turn one traffic lane into a dedicated cycle lane. Speaking on The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk, Mr Varadkar said cycling facilities need to be improved, but removing a traffic lane would not be practical for those commuting long distances. He said: ‘We need to remember it’s the capital city – it doesn’t just belong to people in Dublin, it belongs to people commuting from Kells or Navan or other places too.’

Now the news, with ‘Professor Dobbo’ RTÉ NEWS anchor Bryan Dobson has been appointed adjunct professor of public service broadcast journalism at the University of Limerick. The broadcaster, 53, will take up his three-year role this September, while remaining as Six One News anchor. Dobson, who will conduct lectures in public service policy, master classes in broadcast journalism and mentor students, joins former Irish Times editor Geraldine Kennedy and Sunday Times columnist Justine McCarthy, also adjunct professors of journalism at the college.

Father who punched HIV clinic worker spared prison

A MAN who punched a hospital employee at an infectious diseases clinic because he wasn’t being seen quickly enough has avoided going to prison. Father-of-one Martin Casey, 22, admitted assaulting Arun Vijayakumar causing him harm at the Mater Hospital on October 15, 2012. Casey, of Cnoc An Dubh, Cloonfad, Roscommon was given a one-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Mary Ellen Ring also ordered he pay €500 to Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin within 12 months. The court heard Casey arrived at the Infectious Diseases Unit in a ‘hysterical state’ to get blood tests. He had been at a party the previous night and helped someone with a glass injury, but was told later that the person suffered from HIV. Casey attended the Mater Hospital clinic

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but ‘lost the plot’ with a staff member after he felt he was waiting too long to be seen. After waiting about 15 minutes from arrival, Casey approached Mr Vijayakumar in an anxious state asking how long it would be until he was seen. He became aggressive and abusive and accused Mr Vijayakumar of not doing his job properly and ‘just sitting on his ass’. Mr Vijayakumar tried to get Casey to calm down and asked him to have a seat, but Casey yelled at him, then punched him twice in the face. Anne-Marie Lawlor BL, defending, said Casey made full admissions on arrest and was ‘remorseful and utterly ashamed’. On seeing CCTV footage of the incident, Casey, upset at his ‘stupid and pointless’ action, said ‘Yer man didn’t deserve it’.

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Lack of city housing drives prices up at ‘boom rates’ by bRiAn HuTTOn

House prices are rising at the quickest rate since the peak of the property boom seven years ago, official figures show. Breaching the double-digit barrier, a more than ten per cent jump in residential property prices in the last year has sparked calls for more homes to be built – particularly in Dublin. Lack of suitable housing in the capital, where prices have soared more than a fifth (22.4 per cent) over the last year and 4.4 per cent in the last month alone, has been blamed for driving up national prices. The latest Central statistics office (Cso) report reveals the average cost of buying a home nationwide rose 10.6 per cent since May last year. It is the first time since the crash that house prices have been rising at double-digit levels. observers have noted cash-buying investors still make up around half of all property purchases, rather than people seeking a home who have been able to get a mortgage. Concerns have also been raised about first-time buyers over-stretching themselves financially to get on the property ladder, with the possibility of interestrate rises in the future.

HIGH THERE: The Lords of Strut say hello to Bridie Clynes on Moore Street et yyesterdayy at the launch of the programme of events for Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular. This year’s expanded schedule sees a three-week citywide programme, including a food festival, street art walking lking tours, exhibitions and concerts, from July 11-27, as well as free street performance perf festivals on Merrion Square from July 11-13 and in Cork from July 19-20. See cityspectacular. com for full details

Services resume as air traffic strike ‘off’ AIR services across Europe are getting back to normal today after the two-day French air traffic controllers’ strike, due to continue until the weekend, was called off at midnight. Hundreds of Irish passengers were left stranded, while others experienced delays of up to six hours in recent days due to the planned industrial action over cuts. Ryanair had to cancel hundreds of flights and Aer Lingus operated with significant delays. This comes as Belgium’s air traffic controllers joined the industrial action yesterday in a two-hour stoppage.

Bank guarantee talks ‘off limits’ for inquiry THE Cabinet meeting which resulted in the bank guarantee has been ruled off limits for the Banking Inquiry Committee. However, members can access to papers used by the previous government to reach its decision. A budget of €5.3million has been proposed for the inquiry, which is due to report at the end of 2015. Committee member Michael McGrath described the excluded cabinet meeting as ‘a setback’. He said a Leveson-style public inquiry, which Fianna Fáil has pushed for, would have avoided this.

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Minister hits back over HSE budget shortfall HEALTH Minister James Reilly has hit out at Fianna Fáil after telling the Dáil yesterday that the Health Service Executive (HSE) had recorded a €158million deficit. The Minister described 2014 as a challenging year and said the HSE was still providing services despite the challenges, citing a €3.3billion cut in the health budget since 2008 and staff reductions. However, Mr Reilly (pictured) retaliated when Fianna Fáil health spokesman Billy Kelleher accused the Government of ‘grasping around, trying to pretend you have the money to run the health services for the year ahead’. The minister responded saying Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin had set up the HSE and if its problems were all about money ‘when you were rolling in it, you would have been able to fix it’.

Korea move: In The Interview, Seth Rogen, ogen, left, and James Franco are hired by the CIA to assassinate North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un PICTURE: ED ARAQUEL

Hollywood’s ‘act of terror’ over Jong-un murder plot A MOVIE plot which sees two rookie secret agents attempt to assassinate a world leader is pretty standard stuff. But when it emerges the leader is none other than North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, film-makers should have realised they were playing with fire. The dictator’s reaction to his fictitious termination has been explosive and the People’s Republic has threatened to take ‘merciless counter measures’ on the US unless the comedy is canned.

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Upcoming flick The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, was denounced as ‘an act of terrorism’ by the government in Pyongyang. An official told state media: ‘Making and releasing a movie on a plot to hurt our top-level leadership is the most blatant act of war and will not be tolerated.’ North Korean television has denounced it as ‘reckless US provoca-

tive insanity’ by a ‘gangster filmmaker’ which has whipped up a ‘gust of hatred and rage’ across the country. North Korean movie fans face disappointment if they want to see The Interview. But, thankfully, they can settle down for a state-approved blockbuster instead. Welcome To Pyongyang Animal Park is a firm favourite along with The Respected Comrade Supreme Commander Is Our Destiny, a 2001 classic. All aspects of life in North Korea

are state controlled, which may be why the regime blames the US government for Hollywood’s output and not the producers of the film. But the Dear Leader is by no means averse to US culture. He has been spotted enjoying a Disney dance show – as well music from Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky films. The Interview was originally about Kim Jong-il, but the script was revised when he died in 2011 and his son took over.

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KEN ROGAN hopes the spontaneous crowd singing, streaking and flag face painting of random World Cup people won’t get lost in time...

love people. Just random, World Cup people. On the box. The great and the grisly, the gorgeous and gaptoothed, the hairless and hirsute – they come in all shapes and sizes. And thank God they do, they’re a welcome cure for the mannequins of telly-land. They’re just as beautiful too – and even better, they’re real. Real people on TV – what a rarity. Though they do get as giddy as X Factor wannabes when the crowd-camera puts them on the big screen. Even the most dejected fan will light up and jostle his buddies and point off shot, until they do the same frantic wave at the precise moment the camera cuts away. That camera should be behind the big screen, or tight to it. Then people could look into the lens (and into our living rooms), but more importantly, they’d see themselves. This is the eternal problem for big screens, CCTV, and even Skype. We want to look ourselves in the eye, thank you very much, this is age of the ‘selfie’. And yet, for all the narcissism of social media, it’s touching that our reflex to being on TV is still the innocent, gushing ‘Hi Mum!’

wave. Go people! Meanwhile, the camera’s roving eye moves on about its voyeuristic business, seeking out and lingering on beautiful women, or Wags. And here we’re getting away from real people and into quasi-real people. Wimbledon is on now too, and that’s full of quasi-real people. Andy Murray’s girlfriend (Kim

future historians look back and Sears, below) might, over the know, or consider it worthy of course of a two-hour tennis match, comment, that thousands of people get more exposure than a movie could collectively have such a star does in their own film. cracking sense of humour? If not, Andy Murray is defending his title too, last year he brought tennis then we’re recording all the wrong things because this says more about home. Football is not coming us than rates of GDP or home. Football never lived there. unemployment. Mind you, soccer fans are way The kids of tomorrow need to more fun than tennis fans – and know that – that we were both could learn a fun too – before they thing or two get crammed full of from the depressing facts darts crowd, The kids of tomorrow and league tables that measure where a need to know we how much recent were fun too before death you craze caused. sees one they get crammed full Will they know half of the of depressing facts we painted our audience faces? Dabbed little sing, to the flags on our cheeks, or tune of the went with the full facial early 1990s floorflag – or even the full body filler No Limits: Ko-lo, smurfing, an all-over paint job in KO-LO-ko-lo, KO-LO-kolo, KO-lo-KO-LO-TOURE! blue? These things get lost in time you Then the other half go: Yaknow. We used to have streaking, ya, YA-YA-ya-ya, YA-YAbut that’s gone, which is a shame, ya-ya, YA-ya-YA-YAbecause it’s fun to watch those TOURE! most heterosexual-presenting of This is just genius. males, the security gorillas, chasing Meaningless, infantile, a naked man up and down a field. comic genius. But is it But you do need security? being documented? Will

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Sometimes crowds are nasty (see: banana-throwing) and they are always, always fickle and ready to forget anything, once entertained. This World Cup, and its GMT-friendly kick-off times, has been a stunning success so far, which helps us ignore the whole Qatar debacle, and the projected 4,000 labourer lives the stadiums will cost. How many people died in the Colosseum? The internet says… 500,000!?! Holy...Jesus, that’s a lot! Then again it was open for 450 years, which is about 1,100 a year, so Qatar isn’t too far off the pace. The question is do they have enough oil money to bribe Fifa into letting them host the next 112 World Cups? Either way, that cruel Colosseum spirit is still with us and ironically you see it most at goal time. All that rapture and ecstasy – it’s a bit frenzied and bloodthirsty. Rabid, even. And it gets to people. It got to Luis Suarez – and that got the whole world talking. So in order to boost ratings, the organisers of Wimbledon have arranged for Princess Anne to bite the head off a pigeon. The end.

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DAVID CAMERON was attacked by a senior judge, a hacking victim and his own MPs yesterday – as pressure over the Andy Coulson scandal grew. The British prime minister is facing scrutiny over whether he dodged government vetting rules to employ the disgraced ex-editor as his spin doctor. Meanwhile, the hacking trial judge condemned him for nearly collapsing the case altogether, after eight months. Then Gemma Dowler, sister of murdered schoolgirl Milly, recorded an emotional appeal for Mr Cameron (pictured) – urging him not to desert press reform. When Mr Cameron apologised for hir-

ing Coulson two days ago, the jury was still deliberating two outstanding charges against the shamed journalist. But Mr Cameron’s intervention caused lawyers to demand that both of the allegations were thrown out. Mr Justice Saunders stressed there was a danger to cases ‘when politicians regard it as open season’. Downing Street said legal advice had been taken from the attorney-general before the apology. Jurors were unable to agree whether Coulson should also be found guilty of bribing royal police officers.

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‘Mercy killing’ doctor Princess facing trial freed as row rages on over spouse’s ‘fraud’ FRANCE: A doctor accused of giving seven terminally ill patients lethal injections has been acquitted. Nicolas Bonnemaison allegedly performed mercy killings in Bayonne in 2010. His trial has led to calls to legalise euthanasia. The verdict came hours after France’s top court granted Vincent Lambert, who is in a vegetative state, the right to die – a decision later overruled by the European Court of Human Rights.

SPAIN: Princess Cristina, sister of newly proclaimed King Felipe VI, was yesterday charged with tax evasion and money laundering. The 49-year-old could now end up in the dock with her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, over their links to a €6million fraud case. It is alleged their charitable foundation overcharged regional governments for organising sporting events and stashed the money in tax havens.

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PHILIPPINES: Sex slaves forced to work in brothels by Japan’s military during World War II held a protest yesterday, demanding an apology and compensation. Six women in their 80s and two dozen supporters marched on the Japanese embassy in Manila. They had been angered by their president Benigno Aquino III’s failure to raise the issue of their mistreatment on a visit to Japan.

INDIA: Prime minister Narendra Modi may soon be more influential than the White House on Twitter. He has 4.95million followers, just 200,000 short of the US administration. Barack Obama remains the most popular world leader with 43.7million following his account. Next is Pope Francis I with 14million followers, the Twiplomacy study by PR firm Burson-Marsteller finds.

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CHINA: Free food gets folk rushing to the table. So when a lorry crashed in Fuyang, Anhui province, spilling shrimp on a road it was no different. Fang Ying Tang, who joined scavengers, said: ‘It was like winning the lottery.’

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Real character: Eli Wallach alongside Clint Eastwood on the set of The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Picture: Moviestore collection

ELI WALLACH, star of western classics The Magnificent Seven and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, has died at 98. Best known for his role as Tuco, aka The Ugly, in Sergio Leone’s 1966 spaghetti western, Wallach’s career spanned six decades. Born to Polish-Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn, Wallach, who received an honorary Oscar in 2012, once said: ‘Actually I lead a dual life. In

‘Ugly’ Eli: One of Hollywood’s finest baddies the theatre, I’m the little man, or the irritated man, the misunderstood man [but in films] I do seem to keep getting cast as the bad guys.’

Maliki shuns ‘unity’ plan to rule Iraq by NIcOLE LE MARIE IRAQ’S prime minister Nouri al-Maliki yesterday rejected calls for a unity government to deal with the threat of Islamic insurgents. Mr Maliki said the idea to combat Isis would go against the results of parliamentary elections in April and instead issued a vague call for ‘all political forces to reconcile’. The US said it was likely Syria had launched airstrikes into western Iraq on Tuesday to slow the militants who are also fighting Syrian president Bashar alAssad’s regime. The White House warned that the intervention of the Assad regime would add to the crisis. Speaking to Nato diplomats, US secretary of state John Kerry said: ‘We’ve made it clear to everyone in the region that we don’t need anything to take place that might exacerbate sectarian divisions

that are already at a heightened level of tension. ‘It’s already important that nothing take place that contributes to the extremism or could act as a flashpoint with respect to the Call: Mr Maliki sectarian divide.’ Mr Kerry said Baghdad needed to take steps to ensure that Iraq’s military can defend the country without relying on outside forces. Yesterday, Sunni militants were pushed back from a major oil refinery, Iraqi Col Ali al-Quraishi said. A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded 25 at an outdoor market south of Baghdad. In Jalula, north-east of Baghdad, a woman and two children were killed when a mortar shell hit a house.

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Google unveils smarter living tech

AN ANDROID update, wearable gadgets and so-called ‘smart home’ devices – such as intelligent thermostats – were being unveiled by Google last night. The innovations were anticipated at the start of the two-day Google I/O event in San Francisco. Analyst Evan Wilson said: ‘We think Google will directly counter Apple’s recent announcements of health products and home automation.’

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d Sheeran says performing to adoring capacity audiences in the US topped losing his virginity. The British singer-songwriter was asked what felt better – his first time or seeing his new York shows packed to the rafters. ‘Probably selling out Madison Square Garden three times,’ the 23-year-old star told america’s elle magazine. however, ed was quick to point out losing his virginity was pretty memorable too. ‘It’s a benchmark in my life

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by SEAMUS DUFF but it wasn’t the best thing I’ve ever done,’ he added. Meanwhile, Sheeran – who is poised to dominate both the album and singles charts this weekend – believes he has the personality to stay humble even as superstardom beckons. after witnessing a diva strop, he told a radio station: ‘a certain artist here today cancelled their radio promo ten minutes before they started and some people had travelled up to do it. I was like “aaaagh!” ‘I went to bed at five o’clock

this morning and got up at eight and that wasn’tt from partying, that was from working. ‘I was in the studio and seeing that I was like “Oh, well maybe I could cancel a radio promo”, but you can’t do what other artists do because that isn’t the norm.’ Sheeran does, however, say he has changed since he first erupted on the music scene in neces2011. ‘definitely – not neces sarily in a negative way but you do have to adapt to your surroundings. now and then I yone, blow off steam, like anyone, but it’s not a regular thing.’

Gavin Rossdale says he and Gwen Stefani will always stay together – for the sake of their children if nothing else. The Bush singer vowed: ‘We have so many kids now, no matter what, it’s rock solid.’ The 48-year-old – who has sons Kingston, eight, Zuma, five, and baby Apollo with No Doubt singer Stefani – added it’s easy for the couple to get along because they’re so busy working. Asked how he and his 44-year-old wife find time for each other, he told Us Weekly: ‘We don’t. That’s why we’ve been together so long.’

Satisfied: Ed Sheeran in Manchester Picture: exPosure

The Scottish lover of Lana Del Rey has rubbished claims that the pair have split – despite her insisting she’d given him the boot. Kassidy musician Barrie-James O’Neill said the pair were still very much a couple. ‘It’s not over. It’s not over,’ the 28-yearold said. ‘Don’t believe what you read it’s not over. Just stories. Bedtime stories.’ He also offered a reason why Del Rey said the relationship was over. ‘She’s got an album to sell. It’s a good album. Ultraviolence is ultra good,’ he said at LA airport.

Madonna draws veil over 13th album title

Madonna has a new approach to combating the ravages of time – she’s covering her face with a burka. ‘Its that kind of day! #unapologeticb****,’ the 55-year-old Material girl wrote on Instagram as she uploaded an image of herself wearing the veil. However, it is more likely the queen of pop is

making a statement about freedom rather than covering up for cosmetic reasons. The Nothing Really Matters singer has been uploading images for weeks with the hashtag #unapologeticb**** with many speculating it could be the name of her upcoming 13th studio album.

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Justin Bieber was involved in a car crash while being chased by paparazzi, it has emerged. The 20year-old’s black Cadillac Escalade was struck on the passenger door by a BMW 4x4, which, according to gossip site TMZ, ‘misjudged the speed’ of the pop star’s vehicle. Bieber (pictured) escaped unharmed from the smash outside Mastro’s Steak House in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. A source told MailOnline: ‘He was not hurt. He is doing just fine.’

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Paolo gives teenagers Nutini but bad advice on drugs

was reading Paolo Nutini’s comments in Guilty Pleasures recently, where he defended the use of marijuana. He also acknowledged that if you ‘give it to the wrong person, marijuana can spawn all kinds of things’. Most teenagers won’t know they may carry the gene by which marijuana could trigger psychotic illnesses, such as bipolar disease. These are lifelong illnesses and, if triggered by marijuana, there is no way back. approximately 2.5 per cent of the world’s population suffers from bipolar disease and it affects every aspect of the sufferer’s life, and that of their families. Please educate your children about the danger of experimenting with marijuana. Concerned Dublin Parent

■ Oh suarez, oh suarez, your teeth are so shiny, I don’t understand why opponents are whiney. You jink and you nutmeg, you feint and you dribble, it’s not like you bit him, ’twas only a nibble. Your skills are amazing, you couldn’t be bolder, evading attacks by

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each forearm and shoulder. and then there’s your boss, poor Oscar Tavarez, his teeth are like yours, but don’t stick out as far as. so carry on Luis, don’t mind them, they’re meanies, and don’t mind that fella, the guy called Chiellini. You’re not like those sissies ’coz you are a guy an’, you are amazing coz U-R-a-GUaY-aN. Mad Mal ■ Ellen, what is not bonkers about a bunch of old, celibate men discussing issues that have never affected them? Their idea of good family is forcefully taking children away from unwed mothers and putting them up for adoption. They oppose child welfare schemes set up to protect children. They oppose a child being raised by two loving people of the same sex. They would rather a couple live in marital misery, even violence, than divorce. They dump dead children in septic tanks without death certificates or burial records. They actively cover up allegations of paedophilia. I could go on. where in this scheme does any concern for family welfare come in? Godless

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What’s in your summer make-up bag? Choosing products to take on holidays is equally as daunting as packing your entire wardrobe. If you are passing through the duty free or fancy a treat to take away with you, there are some amazing products you need to know about. I’m currently in love with Lancôme Grandiôse mascara which has a curved stem to give you intense colour on your lashes, as well as that much loved ‘flick’ (pictured, €30, at Lancôme counters from July 30). To match your fabulous lashes, try Yves Saint Laurent Couture Palette (No.2 is my favourite) to create a natural smoky eye and top that off with a spray of Georgio Armani Sì eau de parfum which just smells of summertime (€85 for 50ml / €110 for 100ml from late August).

All about the boys

The shoe decision cision

When the weather is warm, our choice of footwear is always a tough one. Our feet hurt in heels, they can swell in the heat of tight flats and blister plasters need to be carried at all times. Thankfully, Clarks are solving some of these dilemmas with their summer shoe offering. My pick are these cream brogues with cut out detail, to let your feet breathe whilst keeping them looking chic. The neutral colour matches everything and I can testify that they are incredibly comfortable too! Available at Clarks. www.clarks.ie

Last week was all about the boys at London Collections, Menswear and now Milan, as Menswear Fashion Week is underway. Brands like Hackett (pictured) have showcased what we can expect for the boys in spring/summer 2015, with relaxed but classic tailoring in a bright palette of offwhite and cream. While at DKNY, the urban vibe takes over against a New York skyline focusing on casual separates and colourful outerwear. Even though we have a year or so to wait, it will be worth it. Now if Hackett would just make those cr cream tailored trousers for the ladies…

The perfect present I have a lot of friends getting married this have asked me for bridesmaid summer and all ha gift suggestions. I think jewellery je is the perfect r a friendship like a present; nothing represents sparkly trinket. One of my favourite spots for L such gifts is Loulerie on Chatham Street, which br stocks beautiful brands like Alexis Bittar and Gorjana. If yyou can’t get to the shop, you can br also browse online at www.loulerie.com. Gorjana Drop Earring, €69

First up is probably my favourite shower gel of all time. lush Flying Fox, €6.95, is packed with several aphrodisiac essential oils to calm the body and mind and create a feeling of sensual relaxation – oo-er! Hungarian honey moisturises the skin and jasmine helps to soothe muscular complaints and other stressrelated conditions. A very close second in my list of all-time favourites is Trilogy’s Botanical Body Wash. Often referred to among beauty editors as a cult classic, this gentle, nondrying gel is ideal for sensitive skin and boasts an addictive scent that promotes a feeling of calm and relaxation. €19.95 for 500ml, from selected pharmacies and health stores. Great for guys who like a multi-purpose product, nuxe men multi-Use shower Gel, €11, can be used on the hair, face and body. Ideal for the gym bag, the soap-free formula cleanses the skin without drying it out. Corn, sunflower and coconut extracts help to keep skin super soft. Available from selected pharmacies. For a great budget-friendly option with a great scent, nivea For men energy

I’m sure you have noticed the high street sales and I can assure you there are plenty of bargains out there. Warehouse is offering up to 50 per cent, as is Karen Millen and Oasis. Coast is offering up to 60 per cent so get that wedding outfit now. If you have a holiday planned, now is the time to bag yourself a bargain. I particularly love this denim shirt and skirt outfit from Karen Millen, which will last you this summer and many more to come. Skirt, was €150 now €70; denim shirt, was €130 now €85 at Karen Millen.

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GROOMING SOS Declan Leavy tackles men’s grooming woes Think all shower gels are the same? Think again! Here are my selection of gels and scrubs to ensure the perfect shower experience.

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shower Gel, €2.02, is a refreshing shower gel that contains mint extract to energise and hydrate the skin. Nivea claims it can be used on the face and hair, too, but I don’t recommend that. Available from supermarkets. To slough off dead skin cells and brighten overall skin tone, I recommend you use a shower scrub two-to-three times a week. clarins exfoliating Body scrub contains microbeads to scrub away impurities and tone and smoothe the skin. €36.50, from Clarins counters. I’m not normally a fan of perfumed shower gels, but clinique happy For men Body & hair Wash is pretty special. This zesty foaming body wash cleanses the skin and leaves behind a subtle citrusy hint of Clinique Happy For Men cologne. €25, from Clinique counters. For a refreshing shower experience, The Body shop’s Arber hair & Body Wash, €10.50, is formulated to help maintain skin’s natural moisture levels. els. The woody, masculine scent is quite something. @declanleavy avy

MAC’s latest collection is called Alluring Aquatic – an appropriate name, given how lovely a hop in the pool sounded in the midst of the recent heatwave. We tried Bronze Crystal Lipglass from the range (a shade dark darker than nude with a RRP of €20.50). While our foundation ran and eye shadow founda creased in the heat, this stayed crea in pl place, retaining its soft, kissable shine ev even through drinks and dinner without the dr need for much re-application.

NAILING IT

Sally Hansen Salon Manicure in Bleach Babe (pictured, €8.95) is a nifty colour – a true white with a little shimmer, it’s a hit for those who love white-out nails. It spreads easily, with a wide brush, whit and tw two coats are more than enough. It has excellent lasting power too – we had ours on for ex three days before noticing any chipping.

LINER CRUISE

We’re big fans of liquid liner, so we were only too happy to trial two of NYX’s contributions to the arena. The Felt-tip Liner is better for flicks than a full dramatic cat-eye – we found the tip a little hard, and the liquid didn’t flow well on first use, leading to a second ond application, and a little smudging. The tip softened ned with use however, and the flow improved – and it’s ’s a decent price at €10.99. The Curve Liner (pictured, ed, €15.99) promises ergonomics and effortless tless instant lines, and boy does it deliver. Containing a thick,, gel-like ink, the curved bottle design fits neatly into the hand and allows for steady, even lines, that dry quickly and seem relatively smudge-proof. It also claims to be water-resistant, though wee never did get to jump in that pool. @OrnaCunningham unningham

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hanks to their starry partnerships, h&M and Topshop are probably the first names that spring to mind when you think of designer collaborations. But, as fans of J Crew will attest, the Us retailer has been working with cool, interesting labels for years. ‘so many people splash about the people they’ve worked with but we’ve tried to go in the opposite direction and quietly team up with brands we really believe in,’ says J Crew’s ever-stylish president and creative director, Jenna Lyons. Rather than offering high-end pieces at high-street prices, J Crew’s collaborations, which fall under its In Good Company branch, are an edited selection of fullpriced pieces from brands you should know that offer something J Crew doesn’t. From exclusive jewellery by Lulu Frost to bags from The Cambridge satchel Company, sunglasses from Cutler and Gross and stationery from sugar Paper, J Crew

“i ended up wearing them all night without cursing her acts as your very own lifestyle curator. Even new Balance brought back its out-of-print 1400 range to create a one-off collection for the brand. ‘We try to fill the gaps that our customers are asking for without moving too far from our business,’ says Lyons. One such gap is heels, so J Crew has called on top accessories designer sophia Webster to create

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a 13-piece capsule collection. It features many of Webster’s signature shapes but with prints and colours from J Crew’s women’s collection. Once the right-hand woman for footwear designer nicholas kirkwood, Webster has been a name on the lips of many fashion watchers since she branched out on her own – thanks to the kaleidoscopic colours, bright patterns and catchy slogans that have become her trademark. It’s only relatively recently she’s become known outside fashion circles thanks, in part, to a celebrity following by the likes of Rihanna and solange knowles. For many, the partnership with J Crew will be their first encounter with Webster, so it was important it was a true reflection of her style. ‘Jenna approached me pretty early on in my career,’ says Webster. ‘I was flattered but I wanted to make sure the collection had my signature. That turned out to be easy because our brands have so many

EDiTOR’s picks The sophia websTer for J crew collecTion

similarities. There’s a love of colour and print and mixing unexpected things together. The fact we used a lot of my classic shapes kept my signature. They wanted the shoes to be very “me”, so there were no restrictions.’ When J Crew decided to expand into London, Lyons says the plan was always to work with a British designer. ‘We wanted someone young but we also love being able to share the designer’s story with the world and introduce something unique to customers,’ she says. ‘There’s so much ubiquity today – everywhere you go, you find so much visual information, whether through blogs or Instagram. What sophia does is different to anything else out there.’ Lyons discovered Webster by chance. she’d travelled to La for an event and decided she’d made ‘some really poor shoe choices’ when packing so went shopping. Webster’s heels were a fraction of the cost of other luxury footwear designers, Lyons bought a pair and hasn’t looked back. ‘The details were so beautiful,’ she says. ‘I ended up wearing them all night without cursing her name because they were just so comfortable. Those shoes ended up in heavy rotation, so I remembered her.’ not surprisingly, Lyons is inundated with proposals from brands but choosing who to work with isn’t as difficult as it sounds. ‘It’s not that different to how I shop,’ she says. ‘It’s all about that moment when you see something that stands out. I really care about it. I don’t want to just make a bunch of clothes and stick them on a rack – that’s not fun. It’s so nice to be able to share and work with other people.’

Sophia Webster for J Crew is online at www.jcrew.com and www.net-a-porter.com now, with prices ranging from €299 to €670.

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Factual stacey dooley: the truth about domestic violence

a secret buried: the mother and baby scandal TV3, 9PM

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When the story, based on research by historian Catherine Corless into a mass grave in Tuam, Co Galway, containing the bodies of up to 800 babies and children, broke last month, it made headlines around the world. As the shock continues to resonate, this exclusive programme delves into the scale of the scandal. Former residents of other mother and baby homes around the country and their relatives give first-hand accounts of cruelty, abuse and neglect, with tens of thousands of unmarried mothers hidden away from the judgement of Irish society at the time.

Following on from Monday’s excellent drama Murdered By My Boyfriend, reporter Stacey Dooley visits a women’s refuge to hear first-hand accounts of how abusive relationships have isolated the victims, who often feel they have nowhere to turn. The message is clear: not enough is being done to tackle a problem that’s a blight on society.

seoidíní staire TG4, 8pm

This week the travelling pop-up museum is in Cill Charthaigh in Co Donegal, where local people bring in their items of historical interest. Among these are a vintage typewriter, a coin which features the image of a local woman, and the tragic story of two young soldiers, who were washed ashore during the war.

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Spoof in which a team of exorcists live as debauched lifestyles as possible in order to invite demonic possession – and then top themselves. The blackly comedic set-up goes full-on horror-gore when the team has to rid the world of a demon who plans to wipe out New York.

Fun the big bang theory E4, 8pm

It’s Star Wars Day in the Big Bang gang universe but the phantom menace of bad news threatens to spoil the party. Leonard has to break the news to Sheldon (Jim Parsons) that Professor Proton, the man who turned our Texan geek on to science, has died. He’ll need the help of Proton himself (played by comedy star Bob Newhart) in order to cope with the passing of his childhood TV hero.

celebrity mastercheF BBC1, 9pm

the amazing spider-man

Andrew Garfield stars as a whiny version of Peter Parker who, thanks to an accident during a visit to a laboratory, gains the power to do whatever a spider can. Rhys Ifans provides the villainy as The Lizard, Emma Stone (above with Garfield) provides the love interest as Gwen Stacy.

We’re scraping the bottom of the celebrity saucepan with this week’s bunch. Former dancer Wayne Sleep and actress Leslie Ash we can put a name to. But Alex Ferns (in EastEnders a lifetime ago), ‘presenter’ Tania Bryer and Made In Chelsea escapee Millie Mackintosh will need badges on for most viewers.

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Drama the good wiFe More4, 9pm

What a slippery bunch these legal eagles are. A series that’s been riddled with plot and counterplot climaxes, with a riot of backstabbing as rival firms Florrick Agos and Lockhart Gardner compete to be the biggest sharks in the pool. It all hangs on sneakily eavesdropping video conference meetings – what would Shakespeare have done with that plot device? Also serves as a handy reminder always to hit that mute button. By way of light relief, Alicia’s mum (Stockard Channing, above) causes chaos in the kitchen.

Sport 2014 FiFa world cup

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Yesterday’s best bits are followed by live action with USA v Germany. A draw in Recife would send both sides through. However, a defeat for either and it all hinges on whether Portugal and Ghana (online) produces a decisive result. In the later game, Algeria are in pole position to join Belgium in the knockout phase, with a point against Russia – that is unless South Korea go bonkers and batters Belgium (online).

wimbledon

TG4/BBC1/BBC2, 11.30am, 1pm, 1.45pm

Brit Heather Watson takes on ninth seed Angelique Kerber in the second round of the women’s singles. The home crowd will be willing an upset, but Germany’s Kerber is a tough nut to crack and narrowly lost the final at Eastbourne last weekend. Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova also play today.

Daniel Radcliffe tells Melvyn Bragg about his battles with the bottle during the Harry Potter years. His drinking was fuelled by fear that once his boy wizard days were done, he’d be forgotten. But now, with a string of successful stage roles behind him – and four years of being teetotal – he seems happy and sorted.

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meet the mormons C4, 10pm

Film-maker Lynn Alleway gains rare insight into the world of the UK Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Irish congregation claimed 2,915 members in 2011) through the eyes of 20-year-old Josh Field (above), a British lad who has pledged his life to the Mormon faith. For two years, he will be spreading the word in Leeds with a fellow Elder. It’s a tough calling: the rules dictate no contact with family, no newspapers or TV and constant companionship, apart from loo breaks.

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Sky Atlantic, 10.05pm Buddy cop movie with a dark twist as plucky new boy Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) is paired up with Detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) to show him the ropes. It doesn’t take long for Jake to realise his new boss takes an unorthodox approach to dealing with drug crime in Los Angeles. After multiple crises of conscience Jake begins to suspect he may be in over his head. Acclaimed drama for which Washington won the Best Actor Oscar.

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i don’t know how she does it ITV2, 8pm

SJP, or Sarah Jessica Parker to those unfamiliar with Sex And The City, stars as Kate Reddy in this romcom based on former Daily Mail columnist Allison Pearson’s autobiographical novel. Financial adviser Kate seems to have it all: a fulfilling career, a great marriage to architect Richard (Greg Kinnear) and two young children. So why does she feel like a juggler trying to keep all the balls in the air? Also starring Pierce Brosnan and Christina Hendricks.

the last valley RTÉ1, 12.50am

Adaptation of JB Pick’s novel set during the Thirty Years’ War in 17th century Germany, starring Michael Caine, Omar Sharif and Brazilian actress Florinda Bolkan. The peace in an isolated village is broken when an on-the-run schoolteacher (Sharif) arrives, followed by a rag-tag army, led by its captain (Caine). Offering protection from invasion in return for food and shelter, the army stays on in the valley for the winter.

election

Film4, 1.20am

Reese Witherspoon is great as dislikeable and ambitious high school student Tracy Flick in this satirical comedy. She looks set to become school council president until teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) encourages amiable football player Paul Metzler (Chris Klein) to run against her. But Tracy is not to be trifled with...

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your FAThers, Where Are They? And The ProPheTs, do They live Forever? by DaVE EggErs

a novel about a suicidal sister doesn’t sound a barrel of laughs but this excellent book tells a desperate story with a dazzling lightness of touch. There’s not a drop of mawkish sentimentality as yoli does everything to persuade piano prodigy Elf to keep living while doing battle with the mordant comedy of everyday life, from a divorcing husband to the labyrinthian bureaucracy of the Us health system. Very smart, very funny and completely heartbreaking. CA Faber, out now

hmm, long title… Particularly for such

a short book. You could argue there is a similar imbalance between what the title promises and what the book delivers.

What’s the deal? It’s a series of conversations between Thomas, an unhinged 34-year-old loner, and the six people he has tied up in a disused military base. He has questions for all of them, from the former Congressman who he wants to explain why the US has spent $150million on air conditioning units in Iraq instead of on college places for all, to the former highschool teacher he accuses of having interfered with him during a maths sleepover. The film script format reinforces the primacy of Thomas’s voice, the point being that this is the first time in his life this dangerously disturbed young man feels he has a platform and an audience. But it also has the effect of banging home Eggers’s themes with the subtlety of a B2 bomber. it sounds rather exciting… It is, to begin

with. Thomas is initially a slippery protagonist and potentially capable of hairtrigger violence. Yet the set-up soon feels absurd. You start to wonder just how Thomas has managed to chloroform all these people and get them to the base without anyone noticing. Eggers’s main concern is America’s post-imperial decline and the extent to which Thomas is entirely alienated from quintessential American ideals such as personal responsibility and self-reliance. His psychotic response to a world in which he

feels he has no place certainly rings true in light of a growing generation of angry, dispossessed fanatics. But the more apparent it is that Thomas is a deluded fantasist, the more the ambiguity drains from his character, and the less tense the novel becomes.

A shame. i thought eggers was supposed to be quite good. From his fabulously

knowing memoir, A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius, to 2013’s digital satire, The Circle, Eggers – who co-founded hip literary publishers McSweeney’s – has been one of America’s most creatively restless

and socially reactive novelists. But he does have an irksome tendency to let a moral agenda creep into his work. Books such as Zeitoun, about Hurricane Katrina, sometimes feel like the smug literary equivalent of a vitamin shake – to be read because they are good for you.

Final verdict? Your Fathers… thinks it’s an important book with important questions that need to be asked but really it’s just a skinny, glib little thriller. Two out of five stars. Claire Allfree Hamish Hamilton, out now

My liFe As A Foreign CounTry by brian TUrnEr

As iraq implodes, this memoir by an iraq War veteran risks feeling like the wrong story at the wrong time. But as Turner recounts the hallucinations that stalk his sleep ten years after leading a convoy of 3,500 soldiers into the iraqi desert, he uses a collage-type style to evoke a much broader, borderless narrative of war and bloodshed and man’s appalling inhumanity to man. not so untimely after all. CA Jonathan Cape, out now

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

If you have a concern with a service you receive and you can’t make yourself heard, it could leave you seething. Should this leave you feisty, channelling your energy into creative ideas could make for a productive day. For your forecast, call 15609 114 72

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

Your social life perks up as the Sun positively embraces Neptune, although a proactive stance would give it more pizzazz. Yet, this alignment might encourage you to sacrifice aspects of your day to aid an individual. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Time spent with friends may be uplifting, although a flirtatious individual could interpret a conversation between you as more than it is. Perhaps you’ll need to nip that in the bud. Later, someone’s stubborn outlook could put the dampers on a great idea.

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ACROSS 1 Moral sense (10) 7 Precise (5) 8 Seaman (7) 10 Outside (8) 11 Swindle (4) 13 Fame (6) 15 Lower (6) 17 The pair (4) 18 Steady (8) 21 Symbols (7) 22 Well done! (5) 23 Downcast (10)

DOWN 1 Map (5) 2 Hazel-coloured (3-5) 3 Fight (6) 4 Deserve (4) 5 Include (7) 6 Pervious (10) 9 Redress (10) 12 Practicable (8) 14 Conspicuous (7) 16 Venom (6) 19 Divided (5) 20 Aid (4)

Yesterday’s Solutions Across: 6 Journey; 7 Inert; 9 Act; 10 Deceitful; 12 Practically; 15 Senselessly; 17 Hardiness; 19 Hew; 21 Fling; 22 Deficit. Down: 1 Force; 2 Arc; 3 Cede; 4 Initially; 5 Trouble; 8 Remiss; 11 President; 13 Colony; 14 Debacle; 16 Remit; 18 Shed; 20 Pit.

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tennis wimbledon

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AzAREnkA is ‘HARD On HERsELf’ AfTER DEfEAT TO 45TH sEED jOvAnOvski Former world number one Victoria Azarenka delivered a stinging critique of her performance in the 6-3 3-6 7-5 second-round defeat to unfancied Serbian Bojana Jovanovski on Court Three at Wimbledon. The number eight seed, twice a semifinalist at the All england Club, was playing only the third match of her comeback from a foot injury. Belarusian Azarenka – the two-time Australian open winner – recovered after losing the first set to level the match. However, Jovanovski, ranked world 45th eventually grabbed victory after almost an hour of the deciding set. ‘She played well and I don’t want to take

Andy Murray and novak djokovic took wildly different routes as the reigning champion and the top seed reached the third round at Wimbledon. Murray, in the second match of his title defence, dropped just two games in an imperious dismissal of Slovenian Blaz Rola on Court One. The Scot needed just one hour and 24 minutes to send world number 92 Rola packing, a 6-1 6-1 6-0 victim of a ruthless display.

‘You just have to be ready to be tested’ ‘you’re going to get tested during the tournament. Sometimes that happens in the first round, and sometimes it can happen in semifinals,’ Murray said. ‘It can happen at any moment in the tournament. you just have to be ready for it and expect it before every single match. ‘I’m happy to come through

Victory against Murray at Queen’s Club two weeks ago marked down 35-year-old Stepanek as a player in form on grass, and djokovic only squeezed through in the end, a 6-4 6-3 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/5) winner. djokovic said: ‘I was two sets up and had some breakpoint chances in the third and I should have closed it out in the third set tie-breaker, but credit to him for fighting. ‘I was quite focused and tense before the match because I k n e w w h a t was on t h e other side of the net. I k n ew h i s

spORT DigEsT

Breakthrough for aspiring Olympians

sAiLing Yesterday marked a

significant achievement for Ireland’s aspiring Olympic 49er FX sailors Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey from Glenageary. The pair were competing at Kiel Week in Germany – one of the largest European Olympic class sailing regattas. They have been consistently improving their performances including on Saturday when they notched up their first ever race win earning Brewster & Tidey a place in yesterday’s three medal races. They got off to a solid start in the 13 – 17 knot northwesterly finishing 4th in Medal Race 1, followed with a 9th and then a final 5th place which means they finish in 7th – their best during their Olympic campaign.

Positive dope test after Giro stage win

cycLing Italian rider Diego Ulissi

Murray on a Rola and earns third round spot matches as quickly as possible. Obviously the further you go in the draw, the tougher the matches are going to get.’ The 27-year-old Scot will tackle Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round, after the world number 23 saw off Czech Jan Hernych 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-2. djokovic had a firstround stroll on Monday, but his second match proved to be one of the challenging matches that Murray warned are lurking at Wimbledon. The Serbian had to dig deep into his reserves to fend off a determined R a d e k Stepanek on Centre Court.

Dualing duo: Brewster and Tidy

credit away from her, but I always look at what I did,’ Azarenka said. I felt today it (defeat) was a lot up to me from not converting – I just saw I had 16 break points, that is ridiculous to me. ‘I am just really p****d off right now for not taking those opportunities. I am going to be hard on myself just because I want to be better.’ Azarenka, who started 2012 with a 26match winning streak, plans to regroup ahead of the hard-court season, added: ‘There are a lot of things that still have to be tuned, so basically, it is getting back down to work.’

by pARAic MORgAn

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ability and his quality. It was a difficult one but I’m glad I stayed hanging in there mentally and managed to win.’ Grigor dimitrov had a more comfortable ride. Making his Centre Court debut, the number 11 seed enjoyed a straight-sets triumph over Australian Luke Saville, impressing on his way to a 6-3 6-2 6-4 success. Latvia’s Ernest Gulbis, the 12th seed, lost out to world number 90 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7/5). A year ago, Ukrainian Stakhovsky caused a sensation on the opening Wednesday by beating Roger Federer, and he made sure to mark the anniversary in style. Sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych scraped a 4-6 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/3) 6-1 victory over Australian Bernard Tomic. Spain’s david Ferrer was a quarter-finalist in 2012 and 2013, but the seventh seed’s tournament this year was ended surprisingly early by Russian Andrey Kuznetsov, who claimed the notable scalp by prevailing 6-7 (5/7) 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-2 on Court Two.

tested positive for an ‘abnormal’ amount of salbutamol during the Giro d’Italia in which he won stages five and eight, with the adverse analytical finding coming after the 11th stage won by Michael Rogers. Ulissi finished 58th that day. Ulissi was permitted to use Ventolin, which contains salbutamol, a medication used to treat asthma. A team statement read: ‘We will continue to explore why there is an abnormal and high presence of salbutamol.’

Rugby world rallies behind Williams Rugby The rugby

world has united behind Wales centre Owen Williams (pictured) after he suffered ‘significant injury’ to his neck while playing for Cardiff Blues in the inaugural World Club 10s in Singapore last weekend. His parents and brother are at the 22-yearold’s bedside in a Singapore hospital, where he underwent an operation two days ago. In a statement, the Blues said: ‘Owen has suffered a significant injury to his cervical vertebrae and spinal cord. He underwent an operation to stabilise a fracture and is currently recovering.’

Selby out of Wuxi snOOkER World champion Mark Selby bowed out of the Wuxi Classic after a 2nd-round defeat at the hands of Liang Wenbo. Selby, who overcame Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible just weeks ago, was beaten 5-3 by Liang despite fighting back from 2-0 with breaks of 81 and 119 as the world no.26 dominated the 8th and decisive frame to set up a last-16 clash with Joe Perry.

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Big-match briefing Portugal v Ghana

5pm, bbc

Did you know? Cristiano Ronaldo scored all four goals in the 4-2 aggregate play-off win over Sweden.

Ghana have the youngest squad in World Cup finals with an average age of under 26.

Also known as Seleccao das Quinas, team of the five – referring to the five shields on the team crest.

With more than 27million followers @cristiano has well over double the number of Neymar.

brazil 2014

‘Unearthly’ Lionel is a shooting star yet again Nigeria boss Stephen Keshi claimed Lionel Messi is from another planet after the argentine superstar took his tournament tally to four goals in three games. Messi scored twice, the second a sumptuous free-kick, as argentina secured a third victory and top spot in group D. Marcos rojo was also on target while Nigeria twice levelled through ahmed Musa and will also go through to the second round, on four points, thanks to iran’s failure to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina. ‘Messi is one heck of a player, you can’t take it away from him,’ an admiring Keshi told reporters after Nigeria became the first african team

The Black Stars, a reference to Ghana’s national flag and country’s coat of arms.

Jonathan Mensah, @jomens25, who often retweets the likes of Athletes for God.

GROUP F nigeria ...... 2 argentina 3 by gavin brown to reach the last 16. ‘There are good calibre players in the argentina team but Messi is from Jupiter.’ Messi’s men were roared on by tens of thousands of their fans in Porto alegre, with the skipper admitting the backing helped his side. ‘it’s beautiful to see so many argentine fans, i think we saw a very good argentine team,’ he said.

Iran stumble at final hurdle Bosnia-Herz ...................3 iran .................................. 1 FinALTABLE

Focused: Ronaldo during team training

P argentina 3 nigeria 3 Bosnia-H’ 3 iran 3

W 3 1 1 0

D 0 1 0 1

L 0 1 2 2

F A Pts 6 3 9 3 3 4 44 3 14 1

Three huggers: Messi, Angel Di Maria and Rojo celebrate PICTURE: AP

ELIMINATED Bosnia gained their first World Cup win to keep Group F rivals Iran out of the knockout stages. Edin Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic and Avdija Vrsajevi all scored while Reza Ghoochannejad replied.

WORLD cUP

TRAnSFER TALK pIcture: actIoN IMages

Herrera at last – Ander arrives as first of Lou breed MANCHESTER UNITED are poised to announce Ander Herrera as new boss Louis van Gaal’s first signing. The Spaniard has passed a United medical and his capture in a four-year deal from Athletic Bilbao is expected to be confirmed today. Herrera arrived in the north-west yesterday, stepping off a train at Stockport before being given a tour of United’s Carrington training ground. United have stumped up the £28.7million buy-out clause fee for the 24-year-old – a figure which would have risen to £31m on July 1. Herrera was unsuccessfully pursued u SPAIN internationals Koke and Juanfran have extended their contracts with La Liga champions Atletico Madrid until 2019 and 2018 respectively.

Thats got to Herz: Bosnia celebrate

No satisfaction if you’re one of Mick’s tips BRAziliAn fans are becoming increasingly concerned with the ‘curse’ of Mick Jagger. it seems the crinkly rocker has a bit of a reputation for putting the kibosh on just about every team he tips for World Cup glory – Portugal, italy, England – and now fans of the host nation are praying he doesn’t side with their heroes. local papers have even taken to calling Mick ‘pe frio’ or ‘cold foot’, a term describing bad luck. Mick’s curse dates back to the last World Cup when he turned up for Brazil’s clash with Holland in the iconic yellow jersey only for the South Americans to lose.

u EzEquiEl GARAy will play for zenit St Petersburg next year after the Russians beat Manchester united, Bayern Munich and Monaco to the Argentina defender’s signature. The 27-yearold has signed a five-year deal. by Van Gaal’s predecessor David Moyes on the final day of last summer’s transfer window amid farcical scenes at La Liga headquarters, with three imposters attempting to push through the transfer without the knowledge of either club.

u SunDERlAnD goalkeeper Vito Mannone has denied he has handed in a transfer request following the arrival of Costel Pantilimon.

u DIEGo PoyET, the son of Sunderland boss Gus, has opted to leave Charlton after the 19-year-old midfielder rejected a new deal at The Valley.

ODDBALLS

£12m Fee Atletico Madrid

have reportedly bid for Alvaro negredo, but Man City are not interested in selling the striker

u ARGENTINIAN Diego Suarez has pleaded with people, who have mistaken him for namesake Luis, to stop abusing him on Twitter. Diego, who has the handle @Suarez, posted: ‘I’m not Luis Suarez. And I dislike to bite people..’

Les Bleus progress from top spot Walk of shame: Valencia

France secured top spot in Group E and a last 16 showdown with Nigeria as Ecuador’s Manchester United midfielder Antonio

Valencia saw red for a two-footed lunge in the Maracana. Ecuador fought on with 10 men to the end but, condemned to go

out of the tournament by Switzerland’s easy win over Honduras, had only pride as their reward for the 0-0 draw.

group e finALTABLE pw France 3 2 Sw’land 3 2 ecuador 1 1 honduras 3 0

D 1 0 1 0

L 0 1 2 3

f A pts 8 2 7 76 6 3 3 4 18 0

shaqiri hat-trick sees swiss roll into last 16 brazil 2014

gROup f honDuRaS 0 SwitzeRLanD 3

Pull the trigger: Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri celebrates scoring

by Mark Darcy A XherdAn ShAqiri hat-trick fired Switzerland into the knock-out stages with a 3-0 victory over honduras and set up a mouth-watering tie against Argentina in the first round of the last 16. Shaqiri scored twice in a dominant first-half Swiss display and while honduras rallied after the break, the talented Bayern Munich midfielder put the result beyond doubt with 19 minutes left to play. France’s 0-0 draw with ecuador means they go through as group winners and earn a kinder draw against nigeria in the next round. Argentina will be favourites for the last 16 tie but Ottmar hitzfeld’s side will take great confidence from an impressive counter-attacking performance in which Shaqiri and Josip drmic caused problems throughout. Switzerland’s first chance arrived in the fourth minute when drmic played a dangerous ball across the box and it was only an excellent reaction save from noel Valladares that prevented Shaqiri from breaking the deadlock. Two minutes later, Shaqiri again tested Valladares but this time it was the midfielder who came out on top. Shaqiri picked up the ball on the right-hand corner of the penalty area before drifting inside on to his left foot and unleashing a stunning strike into the top corner. The goal was no less than Switzer-

THis wEEk’s

Brazil 2014

winners&losers

Madcap: Herrera

Ride Mexico’s rollercoaster WiTh England out, you’re going to need another team. May we suggest Mexico? Captained by the venerable but menacing Rafael Marquez and, with Oribe Peralta – a man whose tequila you wouldn’t want to spill – up front, El Tri boast ‘characters’ you don’t often find in the modern game. Throw in keeper Guillermo ‘Gordon Banks’ Ochoa and the madcap touchline antics of coach Miguel herrera and it’ll be a fun ride while it lasts.

Let’s go Greek TWo weeks in and still no sign of the entertainment letting up. even Greece have joined in, producing an attacking performance for the first time since aristotle was in short trousers. They got their just desserts against Ivory Coast, a last-gasp win booking Fernando Santos’ men a place in the last 16. now please don’t go back in your shells.

land deserved with honduras struggling to gain a foothold in the contest. The South Americans were presented with a chance to equalise, but Brayan Beckeles sliced wide. honduras were made to rue that miss as Shaqiri doubled his and Switzerland’s advantage shortly after the half-hour mark. drmic played an incisive pass to Shaqiri, who broke through the honduras defence before picking his spot with a composed finish into the bottom corner.

honduras continued to give the ball away too easily and Switzerland could have made it three before the interval. This time Shaqiri turned provider, slipping drmic through on goal but Valladares was quick off his line to shut down the shot. Switzerland made a slow start to the second period and were fortunate not to concede almost immediately when Jerry Bengtson was left free at the back post. honduras had gained no reward for their second-half pressure and

in the 71st minute Shaqiri made his opponents pay. A long ball forward found drmic, who skipped past Victor Bernardez before teeing up Shaqiri for his hat-trick. honduras should have pulled a goal back with ten minutes to play when Bengtson directed a header straight at the goalkeeper. With the result secured and qualification guaranteed, Shaqiri was substituted to a standing ovation with four minutes remaining. The last 16 and Argentina await.

world cup round-up

Low chance of collusion, says klinsmann JURGEn KLinSMAnn will put his friendship with Joachim Low to one side and tell his USA players to go all out to beat Germany today. A draw will put both teams through to the last 16 but Klinsmann (pictured), who had Low as his Germany assistant in 2006, said: ‘We’ll be very aggressive and give Germany a real battle. ‘Joachim Low is a close friend of mine but we will

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TODAy’sfixTuREs World Cup Group G USA v Germany ............................ (5pm) TV BBC One Portugal v Ghana ......................... (5pm) TV BBC Red Button Group H South Korea v Belgium ................(9pm) TV ITV Algeria v Russia............................(9pm) TV ITV4

leave the text messages and phone calls for a couple of days.’ Fifa said: ‘We believe and trust and hope that the teams will play at their best.’

Brahimi stays calm

alGerIa’S Yacine Brahimi believes playing attacking football is the only way to make round two. a win over russia tonight will put them through for the first time and Brahimi said: ‘We need to repeat the good football we’ve played.’ u LATE call-up Divock Origi is set to start for Belgium against South Korea tonight. The Lille forward, his side’s match-winner against Russia, said: ‘i’m sure i’ll continue to grow and improve.’

empty Cup: Del Bosque

Del left looking a right plonker ViCEnTE del Bosque arrived in Brazil as a world and European champion but left at the earliest opportunity with his Spanish empire in tatters and his job prospects uncertain. he also managed to offend his country’s leading scorer after giving David Villa the hook in his final game for his country. ‘i didn’t know. he seemed annoyed,’ revealed Del Bosque. You don’t say.

Such a sad Song CaMeroon arrived late due to a pay dispute and left early thanks to pitiful performances. While there, alex Song found time for a stupid red card and his team-mates had an on-field scrap. They won’t be missed.

SPORT Suarez bites back: it’s just a conspiracy

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Murray on a Rola as Azarenka crashes out at Wimbledon

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Uruguayans claim striker is the victim by gAvin bROwn

URUGUAYAN football chiefs claimed Luis Suarez is the victim of a conspiracy as Fifa began disciplinary proceedings into the Liverpool striker’s alleged bite on Giorgio Chiellini. Suarez’s legal team have submitted their defence after the player was charged for the incident during Tuesday’s stormy Group D clash with Italy in Natal. Footage appeared to show Suarez bite Chiellini on the left shoulder, which the defender later showed to officials. H ow eve r, S u a r e z ’s

Face of shame: Suarez covers his head after the final whistle of the Italy clash

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pictUre: epa

lawyer Alejandro Balbi – who is also a board member of the Uruguay FA – believes there is a campaign against his player. ‘We don’t have any doubts this has happened because it’s Suarez and

‘We have no doubts this happened as it’s Suarez’ secondly because Italy was eliminated,’ Balbi said. ‘There’s a lot of pressure from England and Italy.’ He also claimed host nation Brazil had an agenda as possible future opponents of Uruguay in the tournament. The case is expected ex to be dealt with swiftly with a verdict before Uruguay’s match with Colombia on Saturday. If guilty, Suarez is likely to face a ban which would end his World Cup, but it is not yet clear if Fifa will take into account his track record of biting. Balbi, however, believes Suarez was not the only player to step out of line and added: ‘There is a possibility that they ban him, because there are precedents, but we’re we’ convinced it was an absolutely casual play. If Chiellini can show a scratch on one shoulder, Suarez can show a bruised and an almost closed eye.’ e

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Lionel Messi celebrates in style after scoring a stunning free kick, his second of the match, to help Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2 and ensure qualification to the knockout stages as winners of Group F, at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil maTch reporTs– pages 22-23

‘Suarez needs psychiatric help to deal with his issues’ SPORTS pundit Eamon Dunphy has hit out at media reaction to the incident involving Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez during the side’s win over Italy on Tuesday in the World Cup. Describing the ‘mad headlines’ demanding vengeance to allegations Suarez bit defender Giorgio Chiellini in the second half of the Group D game, as ‘deplorable’, the former footballer said the Liverpool player needs ‘psychiatric help’ to overcome the

issues that have led to a third biting incident in his career. The RTÉ commentator said he believes a one or two-year suspension from international

‘I’d take a shoulder bite over a broken leg’ football is too ‘draconian’, but agreed that Suarez shouldn’t play again in the World Cup. ‘He is a great player, he is 27, to

take a year or two of his career now would probably destroy it and it wouldn’t be right. We have to get a sense of proportion and perspective on this. ‘There are guys breaking legs in football. In other sports like rugby there is gouging and all kinds of wicked assaults. People get away with them. This is unprecedented and he has crossed the line.’ ‘It’s self-destructive in a way. If someone had said to me, do you want your leg broken or badly-

damaged, or a bite on the shoulder, I’d take the bite on the shoulder.’ Dunphy said while the incident is shocking initially, there is a need to be ‘adult about it’ and think about the game and also ‘a very, very gifted player.’ He added: ‘I feel sorry for him and Chiellini. It was shocking to see but I always think you shouldn’t make judgements in the heat of shock. You just need to be calm and work out what the objective is here.’

Dunphy: ‘Ban too draconian’

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