LEICESTER director of rugby Richard Cockerill praised the intensity of his side’s performance after they hammered the Scarlets at Welford Road to take control of Heineken Cup Pool 5.

Gardaí have named the first of the four people killed on the roads this weekend as 54-year-old Maura Daffey from Lismugh.

Liverpool fans who travelled to Istanbul for tomorrow’s Champions League final against AC Milan were managing to pick up tickets on the black market today - though at a steep price.

LogicaCMG today announced the appointment of Kevin Duffey as chief executive for the Asian region.