A tennis player double faulting. Women's tennis flop Hajar Abdelkader brought the debate to light on Wednesday in her 6-0, 6-0 loss against world 1,026 Lorena Schaedel. Hajar Abdelkader's woeful performance in tennis got us thinking: which athletes could the average person do better than? Moussambani only just stayed afloat in his heat to record a time of 1:52.72, the worst effort in Olympic history. 'It was my fault and I was the player who was substituted for probably the worst ever player in the Premier League.'

When I started as a film critic, I had a reputation for being the angry guy who does the angry rants. I still get irritable, but I don’t really do anger any more, and I’m very glad not to. Everyone says that middle children are difficult, awkward, anxious, and they don’t know where they fit in, and I’m absolutely the classic middle child. I don’t think it gets much better than that, does it? Seriously, if I’m in a bad mood, just play me a clip from The Minions, and I’ll stop being cross.

Now, for the first time in their history, the Glen crest will be on the Croke Park scoreboard with Kerry’s An Ghaeltacht lying in wait. For Gerard O’Kane senior, a man at the hub of Glenullin’s story for decades having first joined the club committee 52 years ago, these are truly intoxicating times. We’ve won Ulster, we’ve beaten teams from four other counties.”That everyone includes a group that has almost become the face of the side’s journey to Croke Park – the ‘GlenUltras’. The song was released in 1973, the same year Glenullin bought the very pitch the ultras were helping to clear. Over 50 years later, and in the club’s 100th year, they’ve trained on it with Croke Park no longer a dream, but a reality.

‌The January transfer window changes the outlook for Blackburn, the player and those teams chasing a move because he is nearing the end of his scholarship. Tyjon has turned down the chance to sign professional terms at Ewood Park in recent months, with the club now resigned to losing him. For United, there is unlikely to be much business this window, with the attention shifting toward the summer instead. As for Arsenal, it's clear that sporting director Andrea Berta is turning towards strengthening the academy. Adding Tyjon could bring another layer to that, with Arsenal lacking in striker options in the youth ranks - especially with Andre Harriman-Annous featuring in the senior side.

Photograph: Tony Cenicola/The New York TimesGreenland’s foreign minister has proposed direct talks between her government and Washington to resolve tensions over the future of the Arctic island. However Greenlandic officials are not allowed speak to foreign leaders without Danish officials present. As fears grow that this strategy is now in play, Ms Motzfeldt and Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will meet their US counterpart Marco Rubio next week. Ms Motzfeldt has been foreign minister for three years and is chairwoman of the Siumut party, with a social democratic background. According to Danish media, a recent joint video meeting of the Greenlandic and Danish foreign affairs committees ended in angry disagreement.

One of the questions at the start of the year is whether the incipient alliance of left-wing parties can continue to grow and deepen its co-operation over the course of 2026. The potential left alliance finished the year on a high; the centre/centre-right Government ended it on the back foot. There is, remember, deep residual suspicion of Sinn Féin in Labour. That being so, a break is inevitable – and better to have it sooner rather than later and before the left-wing alliance has been dragged too far to the left, the argument goes. That would deprive the left alliance of some of its most effective media performers, though.

For me, reading of the supernatural and weird was a way of living obliquely and at a peaceful distance from difficult things. A long illness as a teenager contributed to a search for things that echoed the upended world I now inhabited. To me, “gothic” represents what we have largely dispensed with in a hyper-rational world that directs the raging shadow side of the human personality through more tempered, acceptable psychologies. Without knowing it, my antecedents passed me a gift that remains relevant to how we deconstruct the world before reconstructing it again. It absolutely isn’t Hollywood fantasy, so much as an invaluable method of mapping the imagination.

Just over two years ago, Trevor O’Sullivan of Lisney SIR sold a 0.75a site right above Myrtleville Beach for €350,000. Computer generated image of the proposed homes at 0.75a Mannions Field site in Myrtleville. Against this backdrop, the arrival to market of a 0.69a site above Myrtleville’s Coast Road, with a €475,000 price tag, might entice a buyer with their own grand design plans. It enjoys “spectacular panoramic sea views, overlooking Myrtleville, Fennell’s Bay, Cork’s outer harbour, and Roches Point”, the agent says. Lane's Cottage, Myrtleville, is on the opposite side of the Coast Road to BunnyconnellanThe site is directly above the former Bunnyconnellan bar and restaurant and has vehicular access to the rear and pedestrian access from the Coast Road.

A picture of Renee Good, who was shot and killed in Minneapolis, is displayed during a vigil. Multiple Ice officers were hurt, she insisted, when videos of the shooting showed no evidence of this. A US immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The evidence: Video of the incident shows that Good had reversed her car and allowed at least one Ice vehicle to pass before other agents confronted her. There is no evidence that any Ice officer was injured.

Munster came away with a memorable 29-18 win over Toulon in January 2024. [ Champions Cup: TV details, kick-off times and team news with Leinster and Munster in action ]“They can play through you. They can play a kicking game and they can play a loose game if they want to. “There’s obviously a huge amount of excitement around European games,” McMillan said. Toulon: M Domon; G Drean, N Brex, J Sinzelle, M Ferte; T Albornoz, B White; J Gros, T Baubigny, K Sinckler, C Ollivon (c), D Ribbans, L Ludlam, E Abadie, Z Mercer.

Gary Neville names outstanding candidate to be next Man Utd boss with talks plannedFormer Manchester United captain Gary Neville has named the football icon he believes should take over at Old Trafford after Ruben Amorim was sacked earlier this weekView 2 Images Gary Neville wants Carlo Ancelotti at Man United (Image: Emilee Chinn - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)Gary Neville has declared Carlo Ancelotti the outstanding candidate to take over at Manchester United and would be happy to wait until after the World Cup for the Brazil boss. Darren Fletcher took charge of the club against Burnley and is set to be in the dugout against Brighton this weekend. "With the last 12 years being a period of massive underperformance for Manchester United managers, there are certain boxes the next candidate now needs to tick," wrote Neville in the Overlap newsletter. 5 questions Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to answer in Man Utd job interview READ MORE :Man Utd facing double blow ahead of Manchester derby as major outcome looms READ MORE :"1. You have to understand the Manchester United way, which means you have to be a glass-half-full kind of manager.

An estimated 20,000 protesters gathered in Athlone on Friday to oppose the Mercosur agreement, the landmark trade deal between the EU and South America. Earlier on Friday, the EU ambassador approved a trade deal with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, although it still requires approval from the European Parliament. People attend a rally protesting against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, at the Technological University of the Shannon, in Athlone, Co Westmeath. Many marchers carried banners from farming groups including the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA), Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA), the Irish Grain Growers Association, the Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) and the Irish Rural Association. A convoy of tractors in Athlone, Co Westmeath, protesting against the EU-Mercosur trade deal.

It is suggested that his relationship with director of football Wilcox had soured, with one comment in particular irritating Amorim. It is unclear whether Wilcox told the former United boss directly or he was simply made aware. ‌But either way, the comment left Amorim furious and he sought to clarify his role in his bizarre outburst following the draw with Leeds. He said: “I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United. View 2 Images Ruben Amorim was sacked by Man United after a fallout with Jason Wilcox (Image: Getty Images)Who should be Man United's next manager?

The winning team progressing from last night's Irish Times debate in UCC featured Tara Kennedy and Joyce O'Sullivan from UCC. The winning individual progressing from this evening's debate in UCC is Eoin Ryan from King's Inns. The convenor of the debate was Ciara McLoughlin while the adjudicators were Irish Times GAA correspondent Seán Moran, who was the individual winner of The Irish Times debate in 1981. The prize for the winning team is the Demosthenes Trophy, by renowned sculptor Oisin Kelly. The Irish Times competition, which began in 1960, is an all-island debating championship for third-level students.

The student had planned for the placement to be the first stop on a gap year but the weeks spent with the street children stopped her in her tracks. Remarkably, Letty was registered as the legal guardian of nine of the children when she was just 22 years old. Since then, Letty set up her UK-registered charity, Street Children Iringa, in 2017. As the children raised in the family home are now adults, Letty's focus for 2026 is underway with plans in motion to expand Street Children Iringa's reach. To donate to Street Children Iringa, visit, totalgiving.co.uk/charity/street-children-iringa or for more information, visit streetchildreniringa.org.