Burnley climbed into the Champions League places as Ashley Barnes' late winner earned them a 1-0 victory over troubled Stoke.

A judge has asked that Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster be offered a chance to answer claims her decision to block the release of legacy inquest funds was politically motivated.

A man who as a 12-year-old consistently raped his sister has been jailed for a year because the law at the time states that a child under 14 years old cannot be guilty of rape.

England overcame an alarming start to register a record-equalling 14th successive victory by beating Australia at Twickenham.

Man City have earned more penalties in three games than some teams manage in a season.

The Scarlets won at the third time of asking in the Guinness Pro12 as they grabbed a try bonus point to do the double over Newport Gwent Dragons with a 34-20 victory.

Ireland World Cup cricketer John Mooney hopes that his new invention will help prevent deaths like that of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.

Manchester United's faint Premier League title hopes receded even further as they began 2015 with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Stoke this afternoon.

Cricket stars from around the world joined relatives and friends to celebrate the life of Phillip Hughes amid the grief and sorrow still evident from his death.

Derry 2-14 Longford 2-16

Monaghan's Darren Hughes has said he would have committed the same cynical foul as Sean Cavanagh whose "rugby tackle" denied Conor McManus a goal-scoring chance during Tyrone's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final win at Croke Park.

Mark Hughes was set to take charge of QPR training today after claims he had been sacked were denied last night.

Richard Hughes has every intention of chasing the Jockeys' Championship again next year after being crowned Flat king for the first time at Doncaster on Saturday.

Patricia Routledge is "very, very sad" about the death of Geoffrey Hughes last week.

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to award-winning iconic food business Fallon & Byrne.

A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering James Hughes in Dundalk last weekend.

St. Patrick’s Athletic 1 Shelbourne 3

Dubawi Gold swept through for a cheeky success in the Betfair Celebration Mile at Goodwood today to somewhat replenish Richard Hannon's strength in the division.

Mark Hughes’ agent Kia Joorabchian insists the timing of his client’s resignation as Fulham boss on Thursday was just an “unfortunate circumstance” and not connected with the managerial vacancies at Aston Villa and Chelsea.

Manchester City 1 Fulham 1

Last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists Down get their Allianz NFL Division 1 campaign underway on Saturday trip with a trip to Castlebar to face James Horan's Mayo side.

Title-chasing jockey Richard Hughes will have his appeal against the severity of a six-day ban heard by the British Horseracing Authority on Thursday at 9.30am.

A wedding commitment caused Richard Hughes to miss the opportunity of bolstering his title challenge with two Richard Hannon-trained winners at Leicester today.

Sligo and Down have confirmed their starting line-ups for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier clash at Kingspan Breffni Park (throw-in 7pm).

Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney has paid tribute to his players after the Farney County's 12-point Ulster SFC quarter-final win at Casement Park yesterday.

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak has squashed speculation that Roberto Mancini will be sacked this summer and revealed the Blues boss will be given "all the tools he needs" to make the club a success.

A Longford man who assaulted medics from two fire brigade ambulance crews called to assist him during one night of drunken aggression has had his sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Monaghan 3-12 Cork 3-13, Scotstown

Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has admitted the club agreed a deal with Roberto Mancini the day before Mark Hughes was sacked.

Manchester City confirmed Mark Hughes will not carry out his normal post-match media duties this evening, which appears to set the seal on his time at the club.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has confirmed he will target a centre-back in the January transfer window after losing Joleon Lescott for up to two months before last night’s defeat to Tottenham.

Gary Megson believes Arsene Wenger was wrong to refuse to shake hands with Mark Hughes after Arsenal's defeat at Manchester City in last night's Carling Cup quarter final.

Emmanuel Adebayor maintains he did not intend to act in a violent manner, even though he will be handed a three-match ban this morning for his tackle on Robin van Persie.

Barcelona 0 Manchester City 1

Manchester City 2 Celtic 1

Harry Dunlop is dreaming of the Oaks after the deserved victory of Three Moons at Folkestone today.

Monaghan 2-13 Cork 1-9, Scotstown

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is backing Sam Allardyce to drag his former club Blackburn out of trouble.

Tottenham have denied reports that they have approached Manchester City manager Mark Hughes to take over as manager of the north London club.

MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes has been promised substantial funds for new players after taking over at Eastlands.

A lawyer for the delivery man who said Howard Hughes left him £78m (€97.9m) after he rescued the reclusive billionaire in the desert has told a US court he deserves another chance to claim the cash.

Roque Santa Cruz made a dramatic impact on his introduction to Premier League football only to be outshone by Blackburn’s exciting young prospect Matt Derbyshire.

Tyrone 2-9 Donegal 0-5

Down's All-Ireland bid came to a sorry end at Markievicz Park tonight as Sligo progressed in a poor quality qualifier, winning by 1-07 to 0-04.