Brighton 2 Newcastle 0

Portsmouth boss Michael Appleton remained downbeat about his side’s chances of npower Championship survival after they relegated Doncaster with a 4-3 win at the Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday.

West Ham 6 Brighton 0

UCD's Gary Dicker has left Belfield Park to sign for English league side Stockport for a nominal fee.

Chairman David Gold has insisted Birmingham manager Steve Bruce’s relationship with the board of directors will not be irretrievably damaged by the sale of central defender Matthew Upson to West Ham.

UCD goalkeeper Darren Quigley is set for a trial with Spanish second division side UD Vecindario.

UCD 4 Bray Wanderers 0

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens is confident there will be no hangover from the last dismal European Championship qualifying campaign.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens has slapped a sun block on his players ahead of their European Championship qualifying clash with Greece tomorrow.

Sligo Rovers 0 UCD 1

UCD 0 Drogheda United 0

Three eircom League players have been included in the Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad to take on Azerbaijan in the UEFA Championships qualifiers on May 11 and 18.

Charlton Athletic manager Alan Curbishley will wing into Dublin on Friday to check out Republic of Ireland trio Stephen Ward, Gary Dicker and Darren Quigley.

UCD will be looking to build on last week’s first League win of the season when they face champions Cork City at Belfield Park.

Battling Waterford United take on bottom of the table UCD at the RSC tonight with both sides eager for the victory.

Republic Under-21s 1 Sweden Under-21s 0

Charlton Athletic are interesting in signing UCD midfielder Gary Dicker after the 20-year-old impressed scouts at the Madeira International Tournament.

The Republic of Ireland’s Under-21 side snatched a late winner to beat Finland in the Madeira Invitational Tournament in Funchal.

The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland has announced the nominees for the PFAI awards and the two divisional teams of the year.

REPUBLIC of Ireland U21 manager Don Givens has demanded a much-improved performance from his charges in tonight’s final UEFA U21 Championship qualifier with Switzerland at Tolka Park (Kick off 7.45).

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U-21 manager Don Givens insists Stephen Ireland’s prior fall-out with Brian Kerr will not block his path to again playing for his country.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens insists Stephen Ireland’s prior fall-out with Brian Kerr will not block his path to again playing for his country.

UCD 2 Drogheda United 2

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens has warned his young players to sharpen their minds otherwise their European Championship qualifying hopes will be torn to shreds.

UCD 0 Longford Town 0

UCD 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 0

Drogheda United 1 UCD 2

UCD will be looking to make it three home wins in a row when they face Bohemians at Belfield Park.

UCD will hope to put last week’s 3-2 defeat by St Patrick’s Athletic behind them when they face a Derry City side still smarting over last week’s defeat by Shamrock Rovers.

UCD 1 Waterford United 0

Premier Division champions Shelbourne will be hoping for a perfect start when they kick off the new eircom League season against newly-promoted UCD at Tolka Park on Wednesday night.

IRELAND’s U19 team lost to Denmark by 2-1 in their third and final game in the tournament in La Manga in Spain yesterday.

UCD’s Gary Dicker and Richard Keogh of Stoke City can expect a baptism of fire as they make their youth international debuts for the Republic of Ireland against Italy in Corato this afternoon (KO 1.30pm Irish time).

The eircom League’s form team from each division will clash at Belfield tonight as UCD bid to claim another premier division scalp and reach the FAI Cup semi-finals (7.45pm).