Eoin Reddan has warned his Leinster team-mates that the consequences of their final two Guinness Pro12 games could haunt them for all of next season.

Republic of Ireland 0 Italy 0

Munster 14 Treviso 3

Connacht 25 Zebre 16

Sam Watson proved best of the Irish at the European Eventing Championships in Malmo, Sweden, placing 21st, as the team finished seventh of 10 countries.

Giovanni Trapattoni will be counting them all out and trusting he can count them all back in again this weekend.

Uruguay 2 Italy 2, Italy win 3-2 on pens

An English-language sign at the fishermen’s pier in the northern Adriatic town of Umag reads: “This fishing port was rebuilt with the support of the European Union”.

Jose Mourinho’s hints of an imminent return to England after Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final exit to Borussia Dortmund may have been more desperate than they first looked.

YOU often hear rugby pundits say the Six Nations is about momentum.

A centre-left group of parties appears to have the best chance at forming a coalition government in Italy after an inconclusive national election, but the challenge is steep and comes amid public anger over austerity measures.

Arsene Wenger may have got mad, but Arsenal couldn’t even stay even for long.

FOLLOWING the pope’s stunning announcement, the time for the Catholic Church to elect its first non-European leader is approaching — and it could be a Latin American.

An influential factor in Giovanni Trapattoni’s reprieve as Irish manager was that, in the aftermath of the 1-4 win in the Faroes, senior Irish players continued to support the manager, with Keith Andrews saying his loss would represent a huge blow.

Benetton Treviso 12 Ospreys 6

It was Cesare Prandelli who got to heart of the matter after his team had overcome Ireland in Poznan on Monday night.

Spain’s draw with a surprisingly impressive Italy was not a bad result for the defending Euro champions, but their performance threw up more questions than answers ahead of their clash with Ireland on Thursday.

Ireland can secure second place in their European Under-21 Championship qualification group by beating Turkey at home in August after claiming a draw against leaders Italy yesterday at the Showgrounds in Sligo.

Arsenal 3 AC Milan 0 (AC Milan go through 4-3 on aggregate)

Ulster 31 Aironi 10

Munster 18 Aironi 6

Marco Tardelli has said that he would like to take the reins of the Republic of Ireland team after Giovanni Trapattoni.

England manager Martin Johnson has named an unchanged team for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham.

Aironi 6 Bath 22

JUVENTUS lived up to all the usual stereotypes at Tallaght Stadium last night, leaving Dublin with two away goals and the tie all but settled.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right coalition has backed down on a controversial wiretaps bill as its deputies approved a watered-down version in a parliamentary committee vote.

PREMIER Silvio Berlusconi faces a significant test in regional voting to be held across Italy tomorrow and on Monday — and danger is all around him.

Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi was accused of damaging his government’s image today as a magazine released another explicit recording of what appears to be him talking to a prostitute.

STAYING ahead of Bulgaria in the chase for second spot may be first priority in Group 8 of the World Cup qualifiers but Robbie Keane is adamant Ireland can still knock Italy off the summit.

LAST week at Croke Park there was no argument about the man-of-the-match award, just wholesale approval when the name of Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip was announced after a superb performance against France.

ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO scored two goals to give Juventus a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid last night and book the Italians’ place in the last 16.

JUVENTUS produced a stunning rearguard action to hold on for a famous 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League to take control of Group H.

Scotland manager Alex McLeish has told his players they should fear no-one as they prepare to face one of the biggest games of their careers at Hampden today.

Italian commandos, aided by Nato forces and aircraft, rescued two kidnapped Italian intelligence agents in a daring ambush and gunbattle that left at least nine of the captors dead in western Afghanistan today.

ITALY’S stuttering World Cup campaign showed no sign of improvement last night as they struggled to an unconvincing Pool C win over brave Portugal at the Parc des Princes.

Italy 31 Portugal 5

Italy 16 Portugal 5

CONSUMER groups held nationwide protests yesterday to draw attention to the burden placed on families by the rising cost of food — especially Italians’ beloved staple, pasta.

Italian consumer groups organised nationwide protests today to draw attention to the burden placed on families by the rising cost of food – especially on Italians’ beloved staple, pasta.

ITALIAN football’s ambitious plans to reform and rebuild faced an uncertain future after their lost bid to host Euro 2012.

Rafael Benitez believes any of the Champions League semi-finalists could win the trophy and would not be frightened to face Manchester United in the final.

Francesco Totti has led an appeal for calm from Roma ahead of tomorrow night’s Champions League quarter-final return with Manchester United.

Tyrone Mears insists West Ham can return to winning ways against Newcastle and bury the disappointment of their UEFA Cup setback.