Dundalk might not begin the defence of their league title until they play Derry City next week, but midfielder Jordan Flores insists he doesn’t regard tomorrow’s President’s Cup game against Shamrock Rovers at Oriel Park as a preliminary event.

Daniel Storey casts his over the Premier League's weekend action.

Peru have reached their first Copa America final since 1975 after beating two-time defending champions Chile 3-0.

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Georgie Kelly was UCD’s leading scorer last season with 14 goals to greatly help their promotion push last year before his summer move to Oriel Park.

Martin O’Neill is staying on as Republic of Ireland manager after turning down the chance to manage Stoke City.

All the signs are that Martin O’Neill is staying on as manager of Ireland.

Martin O’Neill would receive a warm welcome from Stoke City fans if he was appointed at the bet365 Stadium, according to the editor of the club’s longest-running fanzine, despite latest reports that he may be only a back-up option to former Watford coach Quique Sanchez Flores.

Martin O’Neill’s immediate future, both as manager of Ireland and prospective manager of Stoke City, hangs in the balance as the Premier League club closes in on naming a successor to Mark Hughes.

"It’s going to be a really interesting few days no matter what the outcome is."

Quique Sanchez Flores is Stoke’s first choice to succeed Mark Hughes.

Three people died and two were injured when a small plane carrying them home from a cheerleading competition nosedived into two houses in southern California and sparked a major fire, authorities and witnesses have said.

By his own admission Christian Flores is not the most consistent skateboarder - in fact he falls A LOT.

Jurgen Klopp has set Jordan Henderson and striker Divock Origi a deadline of May 15 - the date of Liverpool’s last Premier League match at West Brom - to prove their fitness in order to be considered for the Europa League final against Sevilla the following Wednesday.

Arsenal  1 Watford 2

Watford 1 Leeds United 0: Defeated Leeds manager Steve Evans has hailed cup counterpart Quique Sanchez Flores as a “fantastic addition” to the Barclays Premier League.

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores does not understand why English football is so expensive and wants fans to be able to watch the game for free.

Liverpool and Chelsea target Alex Teixeira has reportedly told Shakhtar Donetsk that he wants to join Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

Watford 1 Manchester City 2: Manuel Pellegrini expects Sergio Aguero to launch another goalscoring run as Manchester City step up their hunt for the quadruple.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is happy with his side’s positioning halfway through the title race. City are third in the Premier League after 19 games, three points behind leaders Arsenal.

While questions remain over the shooting death of Michael Dwyer in Bolivia, it now appears he was wrongly portrayed as some kind of soldier of fortune, writes Michael Clifford

Man City 2 Watford 0: For Manchester City, the club records are being countered with caution; they may look unstoppable in both the Premier League and the transfer market as August closes, but no one at the Etihad Stadium expects this to be a trouble-free season. Friday’s Champions League draw gave notice of the difficulties that lie ahead.

Watford 0 Southampton 0: Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was keen to take the positives out of a scrappy stalemate that left both sides still searching for their first Barclays Premier League wins of the season.

Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores has backed Troy Deeney to open his Premier League goal account soon.

It’s often a good idea for startup founders to have a close familiarity with their product. For one scientist, contracting the tropical disease for which he’s attempting to provide a revolutionary diagnosis was not part of the plan.

EVERTON 2 WATFORD 2:

A man who was attacked by a great white shark off a southern California beach has described how quickly a routine swim turned into a nightmare.

Ireland's Rory McIlroy came into the clubhouse with 69 after three bogeys and six birdies in his opening round at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte.

Swansea City 0 Chelsea 1

Demba Ba struck another priceless goal following his Champions League heroics to keep Chelsea firmly in the Premier League title race.

Everton 3 Swansea 2

Stoke City 1 Swansea 1

West Ham have notified the Football Association that they wish to appeal against the sending-off of striker Andy Carroll in Saturday’s win over Swansea.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce accused Swansea defender Chico Flores of “over-exaggerating” the impact of an aerial clash that led to Hammers striker Andy Carroll’s dismissal at Upton Park today.