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Bayern Munich warmed up for next week’s Champions League showdown with Barcelona by thumping Hannover 6-1 in the Bundesliga.

Heurelho Gomes’ season is over after he broke his left hand during Friday’s win over Dusseldorf, the German club have confirmed.

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes maintains his side cannot switch off against Arsenal tomorrow night – even though they already have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Not only did the clear favourite, Ballymac Vic, make his exit but Tyrur Sugar Ray went from being a dog of big potential to the one to beat following a breath-taking victory in a scarcely believable 29.29 in the Ladbrokes Irish Derby quarter-finals at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.

It was a sensational session at Shelbourne last night as the second lot of heats in the Ladbrokes Irish Derby were run.

Over half the required 144 entries for the Ladbrokes Irish Derby have been received with another four days to go before Saturday’s closing stage.

TOKYO Japan’s economy contracted during the April-June quarter at an annual rate of 2.1%, worse than the initial estimate, the government said today, underlining the damage from the March earthquake disaster.

England’s Luke Donald proved himself the man for all seasons in Tucson today as he beat new world number one Martin Kaymer to become WGC-Accenture Match Play champion.

DAVID GILLICK’S hopes of successfully defending his European indoor 400m title in Birmingham next month were given a huge boost in Dusseldorf on Tuesday night when he posted the fastest time of the season at 45.99 secs for what was a significant victory.

A German newspaper publisher announced plans today to test market a new national tabloid aimed at the “I-Pod Generation".

A German court today blocked low-fare airline Ryanair from using the word Dusseldorf for an airport near the German-Dutch border because it is 42 miles from the city.

AUSTIN LEAHY continued his recent good run when Bluebell Line charged home to grab front-running Kerry Way in the Knockmealdown Handicap at Clonmel last night.