IRELAND'S tempestuous love affair
with European treaty referendums
is set for another date on 31 May.
That leaves eight long weeks of
debate before the public votes on
the fiscal compact treaty. Over the past
two, ambassadors ...
AFEW years ago, God
seemed caught in a devil
of a fight. Atheists were
firing thunderbolts suggesting
that 'religion poisons
everything,' as Christopher
Hitchens put it in the subtitle of
his book, 'God Is Not Great.' Sam
Harris
...
SEVEN-TIME champion Al
Rayyan Club, sans its injured star
Tanguy Ngombo, vowed to work
harder and improve its play
when it comes face-to-face
against holder Al Gharafa Club in
the Emir Cup Basketball
Championship´s semi-finals on
Tuesday.
AMERICAN Bubba Watson
parred the second sudden-death
playoff hole to defeat South
Africa´s Louis Oosthuizen and
capture the 76th Masters on
Sunday for his first major golf
championship.
The 33-year-old US left-hander
became the eighth first-time
major winner in a row and only
the third southpaw to claim the
green jacket symbolic of Masters
supremacy after three-time winner
Phil Mickelson and Canada´s
Mike Weir.
"I never got this far in my
dreams, to talk," Watson said
when asked to put his emotions
into words. "It´s a blessing for
sure."
After donning the green jacket,
Watson was more composed.
"It´s a dream come true,"
Watson said. "It´s amazing.
VETERAN batsman
Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit
his 25th Test century as West
Indies piled-up 449 for nine
declared to take a firm grip on
the first Test against Australia
on Sunday.
At stumps on the second
day at Kensington Oval,
Australia had reached 44
without loss in reply with
openers Ed Cowan on 27 and
David Warner also unbeaten
on 13.
Chanderpaul batted for 386
minutes for his unbeaten 103,
becoming the leading run
scorer in Tests at the
Kensington Oval while skipper
Darren Sammy thrilled
the crowd with a quickfire 41.
"I never expected to be the
person who had the most runs
at Kensington. To have the
most runs is a hell of an
achievement.
STUTTERING Real Madrid
have Barcelona breathing
down its necks after its La Liga
lead was cut to just four points
following a 0-0 draw with
third-placed Valencia on
Sunday.
Real started well with
Cristiano Ronaldo hitting the
post early on, but it was unable
to maintain the impetus and
Valencia also hit the woodwork
in both halves through
Ricardo Costa and Tino Costa.
Karim Benzema was denied
by a double save from keeper
Vicente Guaita as Real pressed
late on but Valencia also had
its chances with Jordi Alba
denied in a one-on-one with
keeper Iker Casillas.
Real has now drawn three of
its last five games in the league
and face a crunch few weeks...
AMERICAN Bubba Watson
parred the second sudden-death
playoff hole to defeat South
Africa´s Louis Oosthuizen and
capture the 76th Masters on
Sunday for his first major golf
championship.
The 33-year-old US left-hander
became the eighth first-time
major winner in a row and only
the third southpaw to claim the
green jacket symbolic of Masters
supremacy after three-time winner
Phil Mickelson and Canada´s
Mike Weir.
"I never got this far in my
dreams, to talk," Watson said
when asked to put his emotions
into words. "It´s a blessing for
sure."
After donning the green jacket,
Watson was more composed.
"It´s a dream come true,"
Watson said. "It´s amazing.
VETERAN batsman
Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit
his 25th Test century as West
Indies piled-up 449 for nine
declared to take a firm grip on
the first Test against Australia
on Sunday.
At stumps on the second
day at Kensington Oval,
Australia had reached 44
without loss in reply with
openers Ed Cowan on 27 and
David Warner also unbeaten
on 13.
Chanderpaul batted for 386
minutes for his unbeaten 103,
becoming the leading run
scorer in Tests at the
Kensington Oval while skipper
Darren Sammy thrilled
the crowd with a quickfire 41.
"I never expected to be the
person who had the most runs
at Kensington. To have the
most runs is a hell of an
achievement. 
STUTTERING Real Madrid
have Barcelona breathing
down its necks after its La Liga
lead was cut to just four points
following a 0-0 draw with
third-placed Valencia on
Sunday.
Real started well with
Cristiano Ronaldo hitting the
post early on, but it was unable
to maintain the impetus and
Valencia also hit the woodwork
in both halves through
Ricardo Costa and Tino Costa.
Karim Benzema was denied
by a double save from keeper
Vicente Guaita as Real pressed
late on but Valencia also had
its chances with Jordi Alba
denied in a one-on-one with
keeper Iker Casillas.
Real has now drawn three of
its last five games in the league
and face a crunch few weeks...
