FA Cup

5 talking points from the weekend’s FA Cup fifth round ties TheJournal.ie via Yahoo UK & Ireland News     Two more Premier League sides fell to lower league opposition as Arsenal and Liverpool secured their passage through. FA Cup - Olivier Giroud double puts Arsenal into quarter-finals Eurosport via Yahoo UK & Ireland Sport    Arsenal sauntered into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup courtesy of an Olivier Giroud brace in a 2-0 win...

Football - Double injury blow rocks Owls

Sheffield Wednesday have been dealt a double blow after it was confirmed skipper Glenn Loovens has fractured his ankle and striker Will Keane has damaged knee ligaments. Central defender Loovens will be sidelined for between six and eight weeks, while Keane, on loan from Manchester United, is awaiting scan results after sustaining the injury in Saturday's goalless home draw against Brighton. Owls boss Stuart Gray told the club's official website: "It's a blow, of course it is. Glenn has had a scan and it's a fractured bone on the...

FA Cup - Olivier Giroud double puts Arsenal into quarter-finals

Arsenal sauntered into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup courtesy of an Olivier Giroud brace in a 2-0 win overMiddlesbrough at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners controlled proceedings from start to finish, with the Championship side unable to replicate their heroics of the last round against Manchester City. Giroud tapped in the opener after 27 minutes after great work from captain for the day Santi Cazorlaand Kieran Gibbs to settle any early nerves. And just two minutes later, the French hitman doubled...

'Fear' in US hostage's letter home

Abdul-Rahman Kassig, held by IS militants and threatened with murder, says "the stress and fear are incredible" in a letter to his parents in Indiana.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1z5bp...

Synod signals Catholic shift on gays

A report by a top-level Vatican panel on the family calls for a more positive view of homosexuals, in a move hailed by gay groups as a major shift.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1xLw4...

Thousands flee IS in Anbar, says UN

As many as 180,000 people have fled after Islamic State militants overran the Iraqi city of Hit in western Anbar province, the UN says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1v40K...

Government seeks buyer for Eurostar

The UK government is seeking buyers for its 40% stake in the cross-Channel passenger train operator Eurostar to help boost the public finances.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qh2d...

Ebola 'could lead to failed states'

The Ebola epidemic threatens the "very survival" of societies and could lead to failed states, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qjYK...

Finnigan apologises for rape comments

TV star Judy Finnigan apologises after comments she made about convicted rapist Ched Evans on ITV's Loose Women show prompted a Twitter backlash.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sxWB...

VIDEO: Typhoon Vongfong hits Japan islands

Typhoon Vongfong, the strongest storm to hit Japan this year. makes landfall on the country's main islands.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1xKLo...