It wasn’t pretty but St Patrick’s Athletic did just enough last night to make it into the second qualifying round of the Europa League after Stephen O’Flynn’s extra-time goal.

A first-half goal from Christy Fagan was enough to get St Patrick’s Athletic off to a winning start in their Europa League First Qualifying Round First Leg tie against Icelandic side IBV Vestmannaeyjar at Richmond Park last night.

IT’S next stop Kazakhstan for St Pat’s after two first-half goals and a disciplined second-half performance saw Pete Mahon’s men deservedly turn around their Europa League tie against Iceland’s IBV at Richmond Park last night, winning 2-1 on aggregate.

HAVING given away a needless penalty, Gary Rogers can still reflect this morning that his main attributes as a goalkeeper have surely kept St Patrick’s in Europe.

A GERMAN court has convicted an 88-year-old of murdering three Dutch civilians as part of a Nazi hit squad during World War II, capping six decades of efforts to bring the former Waffen SS man to justice.

A FORMER Ryanair pilot was shocked that his decision not to operate a flight on safety grounds triggered an immediate disciplinary hearing, an Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin heard yesterday.

A DANISH pilot felt he had to choose between following regulations set by the Irish Aviation Authority and rules issued by Ryanair in deciding not to operate a return flight that would have required him to work in excess of daily safety limits, an Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin heard yesterday.

Manchester City 2 FC Copenhagen 1 (City win 4-3 on aggregate)

A goal from substitute Martin Vingaard on his debut left Manchester City cursing their luck in the UEFA Cup.

It has cemented its place in history as one of the world’s most popular toys and is now celebrating its half century.

BACK in 1982 I saw — or, rather, endured — the Rolling Stones at Slane Castle and, after a couple of hours of ostentatious tedium, concluded that they were a spent force, a bunch of washed-up forty-somethings cynically content with going through the motions and collecting a fat cheque.

Denmark 0 Republic of Ireland 4

Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton welcomed long-term injury absentees Stephen Carr and Andy Reid back into his starting line-up for tonight’s friendly at the NRGi Park in Aarhus.

CELTIC completed their Champions League Group F fixtures with a disappointing 3-1 defeat by FC Copenhagen at the Parken Stadium.

Celtic completed their Champions League Group F fixtures with a disappointing 3-1 defeat by FC Copenhagen at the Parken Stadium.

Wayne Rooney led Manchester United’s march to within a point of the Champions League knock-out phase even if there is still no end to his goalscoring drought.

LAWRIE SANCHEZ fears that Northern Ireland’s rising mood of optimism in their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign could be curtailed on Wednesday.

Celtic 1 Copenhagen 0

An American Jesuit magazine has apologised after inadvertently publishing an advertisement for a Virgin Mary statue wrapped in a condom that a British artist intended as a protest against the church’s opposition to condom use.

Dunfermline 0 Rangers 1

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill made one change for the Bank of Scotland Premier League visit of Dunfermline as the Hoops aimed to cut the gap on leaders Rangers to just one point.

Dunfermline 0 Celtic 3

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Parents of more than 100 Danish scouts were outraged over a game of tag at a scout camp in which children acted as Jews wearing yellow Stars of David and tried to escape from adults pretending to be Nazis.

Rangers goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen has joined German side Wolfsburg on a year’s loan.

Denmark v France teams

Denmark v France teams

Celtic are without Chris Sutton for their Old Firm clash against Rangers.