'Gone Baby Gone' keeps you guessing

When a little girl vanishes from her bedroom in one of Boston’s poorest neighbourhoods, her distraught mother (Amy Ryan) makes a television appeal for her safe return.

Ireland scrap South Africa plan

Ireland have shelved plans to play South Africa at a neutral “non-traditional” venue in November after running out of time.

Live Earth back with solar aim

INDIA is to host a Live Earth concert later this year, featuring stars from the world of music, film and television, to raise funds for solar energy.

Sack for teacher sent home 'in disgrace' from school trip

A TEACHER at one of Scotland's leading fee-paying schools, sent home in apparent disgrace from a student expedition to East Africa, has now been sacked.

NATAS circles grow

Film News: Donahue, Bergen, Williams honored -- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Pacific Southwest chapter, has inducted six new members into its prestigious gold and silver circles.

TVNZ VOD pacts for ABC shows

Business News: Disney-owned channel pacts with Ondemand -- The Asia Pacific arm of Disney-ABC Intl. Television has inked a deal with Kiwi pubcaster TVNZ to provide its skeins on its fledgling online delivery service TVNZ Ondemand.

Canadian unions seek strike mandate

Business News: Current deal expired on June 30 -- After 17 months of negotiations with reps of the ad business, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is seeking a strike mandate from its membership.

Candian unions seek strike mandate

Business News: Current deal expired on June 30 -- After 17 months of negotiations with reps of the ad business, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is seeking a strike mandate from its membership.

Tiger Wishes Team Well, But Won't Attend Ryder Cup

The closest Tiger Woods will get to the Ryder Cup is in front of his television.

Hansen unhappy with alleged filming incident

New Zealand assistant coach Steve Hansen has accused an Australian television station of supplying footage to the Wallabies ahead of the Tri-Nations decider last Saturday.

Weather disrupts Ryder preparations

A television tower and a number of trees were sent crashing by 60mph gusts at Valhalla yesterday on the eve of the European and American teams’ arrival for the Ryder Cup starting on Friday.

Football fans 'being turned off by costs'

Premier League clubs may be courting Arab trillionaires but it is a different story for their supporters, the majority of whom are being priced out of watching live football on television, according to a new survey.

Casting directors pact with AMPTP

Business News: Tentative labor deal reached for new contract -- Casting directors have reached a tentative deal for a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The AMPTP made the announcement Friday morning, following three days of negotiations with reps for Intl.  Brotherhood of Teamsters.
 

Du Toit Wins 4th Gold At Paralympics

Natalie Du Toit of South Africa won her fourth gold medal in swimming
at the Beijing Paralympics, taking the 400-meter freestyle on Friday in
a world-record time for her disability group.

Belarus great Gurenko goes back to his roots

"It's time to pay back the country which made me as a footballer, " said former Belarus captain Sergei Gurenko, 36, after ending a six-season stay at FC Lokomotiv Moskva by joining FC Dinamo Minsk on a one-year deal.

Midfield talents strengthen Fenerbahçe

Fenerbahçe SK have added reinforcements to their midfield line ahead of second half of the Turkish season by bringing in MKE Ankaragücü pair Gökhan Emreciksin and Abdülkadir Kayalı on four-and-a-half year deals.

Rubin bring in experienced Bystrov

Russian titleholders FC Rubin Kazan have signed twice-capped left-sided FC Moskva midfielder Petr Bystrov on a three-season contract at the start of a year in which they will make their UEFA Champions League debut.

Sir Alex demands more from United

Sir Alex Ferguson said Manchester United FC were "lucky to only lose 1-0" after going down to Derby County FC in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final – hardly ideal preparation for Sunday's visit of Chelsea FC.

Marta to move on from Umeå

Reigning FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Marta is to leave Umeå IK after five years with the Swedish club and could be following Johanna Frisk, who has left the UEFA Women's Cup semi-finalists for Los Angeles Sol.

Stars of tomorrow take first steps

Join the Training Ground in two exclusive fly-on-the-wall documentaries as we look back on Germany's campaign at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and Norway women's run to the semi-finals in Iceland.

Palermo loan Raggi to Samp

UC Sampdoria have signed 24-year-old left-back Andrea Raggi on loan from Serie A rivals US Città di Palermo until the end of the season.

Improving Braga back to their best

SC Braga have a habit of finding their best form at the right moment and as they build up for next month's UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie with R. Standard de Liège they are creeping up the Portuguese Liga table in style.

Zanetti's team of 2008

FC Internazionale Milano midfielder Javier Zanetti describes Lionel Messi as the "best player in the world" in selecting his team of 2008, but would you agree with his XI? To vote for the uefa.com users' Team of 2008 click here.

Trombetta makes way at CFR

Italian Maurizio Trombetta has been dismissed as coach of Romanian champions CFR 1907 Cluj after just four months in charge with the Czech pair of Ales Jindra and Dušan Uhrin Jr brought in to replace him.