Against all the odds, the prospects of Cork City retaining their Premier Division status appeared to improve dramatically last night, when a local consortium made an eleventh hour bid to take control of the embattled club.

IT’S often been said — and never more than in the last month — that Bertie Ahern is a lucky general. By this they mean that when his anorak was being given its Teflon coating, they laid it on thick and fast.

Liverpool FC supporters said they were “sickened” today after Millwall fans taunted them with chants about the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.

A new campaign to crack down on racism in football is to be launched today.

Millwall have announced a loss of £4.7m (€6.7m) for the last financial year.

British police will not be taking legal action against Millwall Football Club following a riot by hooligans six months ago.