A Brazilian man has appeared in court on three charges relating to an incident which led to the death of a 28-year-old man in Waterford over the weekend.

Pádraig Harrington, delighted to be playing in Rio after golf’s reintroduction to the Olympics after an absence of 112 years, began his campaign for a medal with an opening one-under round of 70, and later described some of those who skipped the tournament as “sheep”.

Brazil’s Adilson da Silva will hit the first shot in Olympic competition for 112 years tomorrow when golf’s controversial return to the Games finally gets underway.

Valencia 0 Lyon 2: Gary Neville’s first game in charge of Valencia ended in an embarrassing defeat — with his team humbled 2-0 at home by Lyon to crash out of the Champions League.

Captain Wayne Rooney starts in central midfield in an injury-depleted Manchester United side at Premier League leaders Chelsea.

Dynamo Kiev 5 Everton 2:

An unchanged Manchester United travelled to Tottenham looking to finish an ignominious 2014 on a high and continue their bid to regain a Champions League place.

Premier League

Deadline-day signing Radamel Falcao has to settle for a place on the bench as Manchester United look to record their first win of the season at home to QPR this afternoon.

Newcastle 3 Cardiff 0

Sunderland 4 Cardiff 0

Cardiff City 1 Stoke City 1

Southampton 0 Cardiff 1

West Brom 3 Cardiff 3

Striker Fernando Torres returns to start for Premier League leaders Chelsea in today’s clash with relegation-threatened Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Under-pressure Manchester United manager David Moyes welcomes captain Nemanja Vidic back from suspension for today’s must-win match against Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

West Brom 0 Manchester United 3

Cardiff City 1 Fulham 1

Sandro is primed for a first Barclays Premier League appearance under Tim Sherwood after calf trouble, taking a seat on Tottenham’s bench for Cardiff’s White Hart Lane visit.

Cardiff City 0 Hull City 4

Club-record signing Mesut Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad for today’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester United field Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and former Gunners captain Robin van Persie for tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash at Arsenal.

David Moyes has named Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata together in his Manchester United starting line-up for the first time as the Red Devils look to maintain their Barclays Premier League momentum at Stoke.

Recently, we heard about the smoke bomb being flung at a sideline official in a Tottenham v Aston Villa match.

For all the heated showdowns with Roy Keane, altercations with David Beckham and angry confrontations with anyone who threatened his authority; adaptability rather than irascibility should be the key word to remember Alex Ferguson’s time in management, according to a leading sports psychologist who has analysed the Manchester United legend’s career.

EUROPA LEAGUE:

One man has been arrested in northern Brazil after a referee, who fatally stabbed an amateur player over his refusal to leave the field, was stoned to death and had his body quartered by enraged fans.

A Brazilian man and an Irish man have been found guilty of the murder of a 28-year-old Brazilian man who had been living in Gort, Co Galway, and whose body was found floating in a bog in north Kerry in March 2012.

A murder trial witness told of receiving photographs sent from a mobile phone showing the victim with blood on his head and his hands tied.

A woman whose former partner and brother are accused of murdering a 28-year-old Brazilian man told a court yesterday the victim had said she had “a sexy voice and was probably hot’’.

John Terry and Rio Ferdinand have both been named on the bench for Chelsea and Manchester United respectively for the Premier League clash at Old Trafford.

QPR 0 Man United 2

UCC’s Ian O’Rourke smashed the men’s course record at Strandhill Golf Club with a dazzling eight-under-par 62 to coast to victory in the second event in the Intervarsity Series.

Alex Ferguson has included Shinji Kagawa and Danny Welbeck but not Nemanja Vidic in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium tonight.

Striker Loic Remy made his QPR debut in the Barclays Premier League clash at West Ham as one of seven changes for the visitors.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson sprang a surprise by pairing Danny Welbeck with leading scorer Robin van Persie for the visit of Liverpool.

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor will play his final match before departing for the African Nations Cup in today’s Barclays Premier League clash with QPR.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson rested leading scorer Robin van Persie to the bench, but still named a strong XI for this afternoon’s FA Cup third round tie at West Ham.

Chelsea stars Ramires, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard have been rested for tonight’s Premier League west London derby against QPR.

QPR 0 Liverpool 3

Newcastle United 1 QPR 0