2009 May | The Global Herald

Lampard Seals Chelsea FA Cup Final Victory Over Everton

Chelsea beat Everton in FA Cup Final 2009, despite the Liverpool club opening the scoring on 25 seconds with fastest ever goal.

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:26:44 | Posted in FA Cup,Football | Read More »

Chelsea & Everton Prepare for FA Cup Final 2009 at Sweltering Wembley

As the mercury climbs towards 30 degrees centregrade and the British public are basking in late May sunshine, 22 men will be considerably less enamored with the blistering temperatures, come three o’clock, as the players starting FA Cup Final 2009 for Chelsea and Everton Football Clubs prepare to begin the biggest football match of their [...]

Sat, 30 May 2009 13:49:20 | Posted in FA Cup,Football,Sport | Read More »

O’Connell to Captain British & Irish Lions in Opening Game

The manager of the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa, Gerald Davies, has this morning announced the Lions team for the first Tour match of 2009.

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:58:37 | Posted in British & Irish Lions,Lions Tour 2009,Picture Gallery,Rugby Union,Sport | Read More »

Barcelona Lift 2009 UEFA Champions League, Beating Manchester United 2-0

Barcelona have won the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final by two goals to nil after beating the favourites, Manchester United, in tonight’s final at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome. United, who had not been defeated in the Champions League for over two years, started the game the brighter of the two sides, with chances falling to [...]

Wed, 27 May 2009 21:55:34 | Posted in Football,Sport,UEFA Champions League | Read More »

UEFA Champions League Final 2009 – Barcelona v Manchester United in Rome

All eyes will point towards Rome this evening as, at 19:45BST the UEFA Champions League Final 2009 between FC Barcelona and Manchester United kicks off in Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. A great many United and Barca fans have made the journey to the ancient city – with and without tickets for the match – and millions [...]

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:00:18 | Posted in Football,Sport,UEFA Champions League | Read More »

Western World Worries Over North Korean Missile Testing

The day after performing nuclear testing which, as variously and ubiquuitously reported, “sparked anger around the world” (Sydney Morning Herald) and “provoked international outrage” (BBC), North Korea has tested two missiles, to a background cacophony of Western hypocrisy. It would appear that having nuclear weapons alone is not worthy of condemnation from the UN Security [...]

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:59:31 | Posted in News,Politics | Read More »

Minister Opens World Justice Festival

This afternoon, the Minister for International Development, Douglas Alexander MP, opened the Edinburgh World Justice Festival, with a speech at City Chambers. The EWJF aims to tackle the issues surrounding development, global finance and government spending on healthcare with a series of events running until 31st May 2009. Mr Alexander spoke of his work as [...]

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:58:29 | Posted in News,Politics | Read More »

Whitelee: Largest UK Onshore Windfarm Comes Online Amid Turbulent Times

The Whitelee development on Eaglesham Moor, East Renfrewshire, just South of Glasgow, in Scotland, is the UK’s largest onshore windfarm which from Tuesday this week is now actively contributing enough power to the UK National Grid to power over 180,000 homes. The windfarm, however, has launched at a time when UK wind energy sits in [...]

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:09:31 | Posted in Environment,News | Read More »

Jerry Flannery Ruled out of British & Irish Lions Tour 2009

British and Irish Lions management have confirmed tonight that Jerry Flannery, the Ireland and Muster hooker, is officially ruled out of the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, which begins this month, following an elbow ligament injury. The news comes the same day as his Munster and Ireland teammate, Alan Quinlan, received [...]

Wed, 20 May 2009 23:11:12 | Posted in British & Irish Lions,Lions Tour 2009,Picture Gallery,Rugby Union,Sport | Read More »

Book Review: Kate Atkinson – When Will There Be Good News?

The first chapers of this book bear an eery resemblance to the case of Josie Russell, who survived an attack in which her sister and mother died. The details are different, however, and the book takes an intriguing journey into the post-trauma life of a survivor. Several stories are layered together with masterful precision. The [...]

Sun, 17 May 2009 12:28:55 | Posted in Books,Entertainment | Read More »