McCarthy to be forced into defensive adjustment for Ireland's trip to Tbilisi
Enda Stevens accumulated his third yellow card of the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign last night.
Enda Stevens accumulated his third yellow card of the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign last night.
Tributes have been flooding in for the actor this evening.
The Cork native has become Sheffield United’s most expensive ever signing.
The hearing to decide what sentence the 29-year-old should serve for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp is set to last a week.
The knives were tucked into his socks.
The adjournment comes as the defence were due to begin their case.
A boxer friend of the athlete says he was asked to take the blame after a pistol was accidentally discharged in Johannesburg restaurant.
It’s 12 months since Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead in the athlete’s home.
The athlete’s trial is due to start in March.
The South African ‘Blade Runner’ was back in court for the first time since he was bailed in February. The full trial is not expected to get under way until next year.
Forty-nine mobile phones were confiscated from officers at the Pretoria station where Pistorius was initially held.
A spokeswoman for the Pistorius family, said the athlete had begun a process of ‘interacting with people’.
The Blade Runner is said to be furious when told about a group of fans on Twitter calling themselves the ‘Pistorians’.
There has been speculation Pistorius would attempt to qualify for the World Championships in Moscow after he returned to the training track recently.
A teenager snapped the Blade Runner back on the track for the first time since the killing of Reeva Steenkamp.
The South African Paralympian has already been allowed to travel overseas.
Pistorius, who stands accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is due back in court on 4 June.
According to a close friend, the sprinter’s state of mind had worsened since he was tasked with selling his racehorses to raise money to pay for his spiralling legal fees.
The athlete’s lawyers insist he should be allowed to travel outside of South Africa and drink alcohol.
Pistorius, who was freed from police detention on bail, shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day.
Henke Pistorius caused controversy by saying crime was so rife citizens were forced to keep weapons for protection.
The magazine explores ‘South Africa’s culture of violence’.
Pistorius was freed on bail on Friday ahead of a trial on a murder charge over the Valentine’s Day killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Exactly a week ago, a memorial service was held for Steenkamp in the southern coast city of Port Elizabeth.
Barry Steenkamp said that he might be able to forgive the Olympian one day if he is telling the truth.
Some lawyers say the state has failed to present a strong enough case to keep Pistorius behind bars as the hearing enters a fourth day.
“Nike has no plans for Oscar Pistorius in upcoming campaigns,” a spokesman said last night.
The bulletin on the digital station Radio 6 Music was followed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s version of “Hey Joe”.
Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius is attending a bail hearing in South Africa today.
The South African athlete is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow.
“In the blink of an eye and a single breath, the most beautiful person who ever lived is no longer here.”
The Olympian will apply for bail this week.
Barry Steenkamp said the Blade Runner may have ‘acted on instinct’
The Olympic athlete’s family is strongly refuting the murder charge against him, saying they have “no doubt” there is “no substance to the allegation”.
The ad has already been pulled from the athlete’s website.
The South African athlete is one of the world’s most recognisable sportsmen.
The South African goes up against world record holder Jonnie Peacock and Jerome Singleton in the Paralympics’ showpiece event, which starts tonight.
The South African sprinter lost out to Alan Oliveira in a thrilling 200 metre final last night.
The guys at LiveScience have been taking a closer look at the prosthetics worn by South African ‘blade runner’ Oscar Pistorius and others.
South African “blade runner” Oscar Pistorius is through to the semi-finals of the men’s 400m, but a hamstring injury has ended LaShawn Merrit’s title defence.