Premier League

Burnley 2 Watford 0: Ireland international Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane scored their first Premier League goals as Burnley brushed aside a ragged Watford 2-0 at Turf Moor last night.

Chelsea 3 Burnley 0: Eden Hazard’s revival at Chelsea looks set to be as quick, dramatic and unfathomable as his fall from grace last season after a performance at the weekend which hinted he is almost back to his very best.

Iceland 1 Portugal 1: It was meant to be all about Cristiano Ronaldo in St Etienne but a man nicknamed Thor stole his thunder as Iceland held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in Group F.

Burnley were crowned Sky Bet Championship champions with a thumping 3-0 win over already-relegated Charlton at The Valley.

Fulham 3 Charlton 0

Team news for the Second Round of the Capital One Cup.

Wales 3 Iceland 1

Iceland are planning to ratchet up the pressure on Croatia tonight and become the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup finals.

Robin van Persie struck an injury-time penalty as The Netherlands maintained their unbeaten record in World Cup qualifying with a last-gasp draw in Estonia tonight.

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.

UEFA Europa League (First Qualifying Round, second leg)

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.

ASH from an erupting Icelandic volcano could reach northern Scotland by tomorrow and parts of Britain, France and Spain by Thursday or Friday if the eruption continues at the same intensity, airlines were warned yesterday.

ICELAND is determined to join the euro as soon as it meets the bloc’s criteria for the currency switch, foreign minister Ossur Skarphedinsson said.

Activity has increased at an erupting Icelandic volcano, causing an ash plume to rise more than five miles into the air, a geologist said today.

The second richest man in Icelandic history has filed for bankruptcy, his spokesman said today.

West Ham have confirmed the club have been sold to asset management company CB Holding.

West Ham’s owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is under no pressure to sell the club before a March deadline, sources close to the Icelandic financier have insisted.

West Ham’s owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has taken a step towards selling the club after receiving several provisional offers.

West Ham’s owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has taken a step towards selling the club after receiving several provisional offers.

West Ham have assured new manager Gianfranco Zola he will not have to sell players in the January transfer window despite another of the club’s main shareholding companies heading into administration.

Zabeel Investments, the company who have lodged a bid to buy Charlton, have rejected claims they are interested in purchasing West Ham.

West Ham could be facing a £50m claim for damages from Sheffield United over the Carlos Tevez affair.

West Ham have moved to play down concerns the club will be adversely affected by Icelandic bank Landsbanki going into administration.

West Ham’s vice chairman has moved quickly to allay fears that the club will be affected by Icelandic bank Landsbanki going into receivership.

ICELANDIC group Exista has denied it holds an 8% stake in the Irish convenience group Greencore or that it was planning to bid for the company.

WEST HAM owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson yesterday assumed full control of the club in a move that has seen a severing of ties with chairman Eggert Magnusson.

Eggert Magnusson is to step down as West Ham’s executive chairman, it was announced today.

The Icelandic businessman behind the takeover of West Ham has vowed to bring the good times back to the club – and to keep faith with manager Alan Pardew.

A BILLIONAIRE financier has confirmed he will provide the major backing for a bid by an Icelandic consortium to take over West Ham.

A fierce public debate about journalistic ethics has begun in Iceland after a newspaper reported that a former school teacher was being investigated for sexually abusing two boys, and the man committed suicide.