Manchester United go into tomorrow's derby with Manchester City on a run of six defeats in eight games.

The parallels are striking. For Liechtenstein in Vaduz almost 23 years ago read Gibraltar in the Victoria Stadium on Saturday.

Potential Ireland recruit Patrick Bamford continued his recent rich vein of form on Saturday, netting an early winner as promoting-chasing Leeds won 1-0 at Bristol City.

It is somewhat disappointing that, despite all the fine, sophisticated minds operating at the top top levels of football, nobody has yet landed on any kind of labour-saving system.

Holders Chelsea are safely through to the fourth round of the FA Cup but Premier League Cardiff were victims of a giant-killing act by Gillingham.

The Leinster final proved another mismatch in a football championship season that is yet to heat up, says Dr Ed Coughlan.

Our man inside the game goes in search of the FA Cup’s lost magic...

The delirious scenes in Cardiff on Monday night whetted Alan Bennett’s appetite for a repeat tomorrow evening in Dalymount Park.

Newcastle United owner and Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley is suing a business associate over a golf course deal.

Catch up on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Rafael Nadal crashed out of Wimbledon after a dramatic, marathon five-set defeat to Gilles Muller.

Venus Williams violated the Wimbledon dress code on the opening day of the championships when her bright pink bra straps became exposed.

If he’s showing a cool exterior, Alan Bennett reckons it might be because he’s coming straight from an ice bath.

Liam Daish tells a story about the day Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy at Wembley in 2008 in front of a crowd of 40,000.

Non-league leaders Lincoln stunned Sky Bet Championship side Ipswich with a stoppage-time goal from Nathan Arnold to secure a 1-0 win at Sincil Bank in their FA Cup third-round replay — and leave Mick McCarthy’s future at Portman Road bleak.

Millwall produced the shock of the day.

Eight unnamed managers with Premier League experience are alleged to have taken bribes for the transfers of players during secretly filmed interviews with several agents, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Serena Williams has brushed off suggestions female players do not deserve equal prize money to men after her 48-minute thrashing of Elena Vesnina.

A couple of weeks ago the new Red Mills Unraced Stake at Curraheen Park was unveiled. This is a great addition to the calendar at this track as it has long lacked a similar stake, the type which goes particularly well at other venues.

It was a contrasting weekend for the two Irish managers dreaming of pitting their wits against the Premier League elite next season. 

After a remarkable run in defeat a week earlier, Razldazl Duke earned himself a change of name with a scintillating display in victory in Sunday night’s second round of the Red Mills and Track Supporters’ Club Open Unraced Stake at Clonmel.

West Brom 2 Everton 3

The opening weekend of the Championship season was a pretty uneventful one for the Irish.

Serena Williams has flexed her Wimbledon authority by firing an early mind-games salvo ahead of her grudge semi-final with Maria Sharapova.

Firefighters extinguished a small blaze within Centre Court at Wimbledon shortly after play ended on the third day of the championships.

The owner of a hawk tasked with keeping away pesky pigeons at Wimbledon has laughed off suggestions he could be replaced by a drone.

Enniscrone’s Sarah Helly gave herself an unforgettable 23rd birthday present when she shocked hot favourite Olivia Mehaffey by six and five to claim the Irish Women’s Amateur Close Championship over the Old Tom Morris Links at stunning Rosapenna.

Bet you didn’t know how easy it is to get premium tickets to Wimbledon? Conall Ó Fatharta joined thousands of other tennis fans who camp in the grounds of the All-England club to secure top-notch seats

Former Ireland striker David Connolly has retired.

He’s the Irishman whose goals have ensured that what should be a procession resembles a contest.

It was a case of no pain, no gain for Daryl Murphy this weekend as the Republic of Ireland striker broke his nose scoring Ipswich’s opening goal in their 2-1 Championship win at Fulham.

How the Irish fared: It’s a football tradition. Club opts to dispose of player. The player finds new club. The old and the new meet and the player returns to haunt former employers.

Daryl Murphy’s importance to the Ipswich cause was brought into sharp focus at the weekend.

For many years, England worried about squeezing Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard into the same midfield. Now America frets about getting them into the same league, writes Larry Ryan.

FA Cup Third Round:

Wimbledon’s bosses insist they have no plans for any of the famous championships’ matches to be screened on pay TV channels.