Poland came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw against Russia in an international friendly in Moscow tonight.

NEWCASTLE striker Obafemi Martins paid a sizeable chunk off his £10 million (€14.8m) transfer fee to fire his side into the UEFA Cup group stages last night.

Newcastle 2 Levadia Tallinn 1 (Newcastle win 3-1 on aggregate)

Lawrie Sanchez marked his second game in charge of Northern Ireland by steering the team to a rare victory today.

Ian Harte tested Estonia goalkeeper Martin Kaalma with a 25-yard free-kick in the first 30 seconds as the Republic of Ireland started with Damien Duff in place of Robbie Keane alongside Niall Quinn in attack.