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HERE we go again… Gutsy as Wales performances were in the 0-0 draw with Bosnia Herzegovina and the 2-1 win against Cyprus, it is surely too early in the Euro 2016 campaign to start talking about booking tickets for the finals in France? But the eternal optimists have been out in force this week, talking up Wales’ best chance of …

Sport Soccer International Soccer Updated: Friday, 17 Oct 2014 11:57 | Comments <!– Article –> Comments Michel Platini led France to their Euro 1984 title UEFA president Michel Platini has hit out at FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, saying the Swiss has stopped serving the cause of football.              “Sepp is not the president of FIFA anymore. He is FIFA,” Frenchman Platini, …

Harry RedknappHarry Redknapp’s new book ‘A Man Walks Onto A Pitch’ is the type of publication a retired actor or star of stage would write after encountering financial difficulty: ‘Look at who I knew. Look at who I worked with. Look at who I used to be. Let that all help me one last time.’ ‘Arry’s stories are all from …

A lifesize fibreglass cow, which is painted as a classic Guernsey Friesian was found at a bus stop about 100m away from its usual location. The base it was attached to had been carried across the road and thrown over the sea wall. The cow has remained intact but has suffered significant damage. Due to the size of the statue, …

ROME (AP) – The Netherlands fell to another surprising loss and fellow continental powers Italy and Belgium also struggled in European Championship qualifying Monday, while Croatia showed off its goal-scoring credentials. Meanwhile, Wales stayed atop Group B with a 2-1 win over Cyprus and is on course to qualify for its first major championship, with the 2016 tournament in France …

Chris Coleman insisted he had no complaints towards Cyprus over their brutal treatment of Gareth Bale as 10-man Wales stayed top of their European Championship qualifying group with a 2-1 victory in Cardiff on Monday night. Nine players were booked in a bruising encounter at the Cardiff City Stadium and Wales midfielder Andy King was sent off two minutes into …

THE RSPCA has warned it will prosecute anyone suspected of poisoning animals after four cats in one street were put down after drinking anti-freeze. The two distraught pet owners, who had to pay combined vets’ fees of £1,400, say it is too much of a coincidence to have been accidental. Amanda Powell called the vet when she noticed one of …

WALES 2 CYPRUS 1 TEN-MAN Wales survived an almighty scare against Cyprus at the Cardiff City Stadium to keep their Euro 2016 qualification campaign on track. The Dragons raced into a two-goal lead courtesy of sub David Cotterill and Hal Robson Kanu, but spent almost half the contest with their backs firmly against the wall after Andy King’s rash challenge …

13 October 2014 Crimestoppers is supporting a new campaign by homelessness charity Shelter Scotland to raise awareness of the practice of illegal eviction by private landlords. It is estimated that hundreds of illegal evictions are carried out each year in Scotland. Cases involve eviction without following the correct legal processes, changing the locks, or threatening violence or intimidation. Alarmingly, many …

13 October 2014 A reward of up to £3,000 is being offered by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a corrosive liquid attack on a man in Witham. The victim, a man in his 50s, suffered terrible burns to his hands and face when the liquid was thrown …