"He looked like he was going to cry.”

Alan Pardew criticised Christian Benteke in the belief the striker dived to earn the penalty that secured Liverpool's 10 men a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

No one likes a show-off. You either love them or hate them.

Winning ugly is no bad thing though – especially when such occurrences have been so rare for Pool.

The longest-standing proponent of the one v one penalty in hurling insists it should only be awarded if a referee adjudges a foul has denied a certain goal.

It what looks like a clear example of the boy who cried wolf, Cristiano Ronaldo was booked for diving last night, even though replays seem to show he should have been awarded a penalty.

GAA Congress delegates have this morning decided not to implement a Black Card for Hurling, but the one-on-one penalty has been adopted.

An injury-time Conor Moynagh penalty propelled DCU into tomorrow’s Sigerson Cup final.