Liverpool striker Robbie Keane says his confidence never dipped during his barren spell in front of goal.

South Africa lost 1-0 to Guinea in a friendly in Pretoria on Tuesday, extending their barren run of form to five games.

Hull KR forward Garret Crossman targets a win at Castleford to snap a five-game losing streak.

Nasa's Phoenix lander sets down in the far north of Mars and sends back pictures of a barren landscape.

Michael Rutter hopes to end a two-year barren spell by winning at this year's North West 200.

Nasa's Galex satellite sees baby stars spawning in the otherwise barren outskirts of the M83 galaxy.

Cheltenham striker Paul Connor insists he never doubted his ability despite a barren run this season.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is backing striker Gabriel Agbonlahor to rediscover his goal-scoring touch after a barren run.

Albion boss Tony Mowbray is not worried by leading marksman Kevin Phillips' four-game barren run.

Brighton striker Nicky Forster aims to end a barren run in front of goal going back to December.

Warren Gatland says Wales's Six Nations opener against England should hold "no fears" for his players as they seek to end a 20-year barren run.

A deal is reached with Ethiopia to provide emergency aid to the barren war-torn Ogaden region, the UN says.

The search for Steve Fossett has rekindled hopes that light may now be shed on the fate of some of those who disappeared after flying over one of the most barren corners of America

The increasing popularity of winter sports is placing an ever increasing strain on fragile mountain ecosystems.

Andrew Johnson ends a 12-game barren sequence to put Everton on the way to victory at Reading.

Ivorian striker Salomon Kalou says his confidence will help him to ride out the barren times at Chelsea.

Greg Rusedski wins his first match since May at the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven.

Africa's farmland is rapidly becoming barren and incapable of sustaining the continent's already hungry population, according to a report.

Vast areas of barren windswept Kazakh steppe hardly seem like a recipe for agricultural success. But the village of Prirechnoye appears to have bucked the trend.

Raith Rovers end a barren run thanks to a last-minute penalty save.