Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season nominees announced.

Wexford retained their FAI Women’s Cup thanks to a winner from captain Kylie Murphy in a five-goal thriller against Peamount at Lansdowne Road.

Despite running up a 2-0 lead, defensive frailties were punished as Ukraine drew level before a second half own goal gave Ireland victory.

The result means the Women's National League Champions sit in second spot in Group 10, with their final group game on Tuesday against Maltese side Birkirkara.

Republic of Ireland 4 Northern Ireland 0

Women’s Champions League: Ajax 4 Wexford Youths 1

Wexford Youths striker Rianna Jarrett has put her injury nightmare behind her to earn a recall to the Ireland women’s squad for the first time since she made her senior debut against Italy in the Cyprus Cup in April 2016.

The Irish player of the year had missed the matches against Slovakia and the Netherlands in April with a broken collarbone.

Today is International Jazz Day. To mark the occasion, Jonathan deBurca Butler asked some well-known fans and musicians about their love of the genre.

Andrew McCormack

Michelle Obama, who turns 50 tomorrow, isn’t ruling out using plastic surgery or Botox in the future.

Ireland’s U-19 women crashed out of the European Championships qualification hunt yesterday in Serbia following their second defeat in three days.

Pop star Lady Gaga visited the White House to discuss bullying prevention.

Two men accused of driving around with a dead friend, using his cashpoint card and visiting a strip club are charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation.

HE HAS faced raging storms and mountainous seas as part of the heroic RNLI lifeboat crew which saved the lives of 16 sailors from a capsized yacht off the south west coast on Monday.

A YOUNG fisherman who fell overboard 11 miles south of Baltimore in west Cork yesterday afternoon was rescued by the local lifeboat crew.

Republic of Ireland 1 Japan 2

IRELAND’S women’s Under-17 side had their homework done ahead of their historic 3-0 victory over Ghana which has put them into the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

US president-elect Barack Obama interviewed primary election rivals Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson to be his secretary of state, Democrats said, as he considered folding former foes into his new administration.

Barack Obama heads to the White House for his first post-election meeting with President George Bush this week, as Americans await signals of how their new leader will confront the overwhelming array of challenges facing the United States.

A commercial fisherman who swam for 12 hours to shore to raise the alarm after his trawler sank was hailed a hero in Australia today.

Ashley Young is unlikely to play in tomorrow’s match at Aston Villa - regardless of whether he leaves Watford to join their opponents.

Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd could give a debut to Moses Ashikodi in tomorrow’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Stockport.

Watford survived yesterday's abandoned match against Wigan to travel to Fulham tomorrow with no new injury worries.

Watford will be without defender James Chambers for the trip to Anfield to face Liverpool tomorrow.

Watford welcome back captain Gavin Mahon for their Barclays Premiership trip to Newcastle tomorrow.

Watford will be without captain Gavin Mahon for the home match against Reading.

Watford could have goalkeeper Ben Foster back for the trip to Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea.

Chris Powell is pushing hard for a return to the Watford starting line-up for the match against his former club Charlton.

Fulham have recalled former Watford favourite Heidar Helguson to their starting 11 for the Premiership clash at Vicarage Road tonight.

Watford will be without former England defender Chris Powell as they look for their first win of the season against Aston Villa tomorrow.

All the teams for this afternoon's Premiership action.

Watford will be without goalkeeper Ben Foster for tomorrow’s home game against Barclays Premiership leaders Manchester United.

Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd has reported no fresh injury worries ahead of tomorrow’s home Premiership game with West Ham.

FORMER Preston winger Eddie Lewis struck a superb free-kick to rescue Leeds from defeat and leave the Coca-Cola Championship play-off semi-final delicately poised.

Birmingham City 2 Norwich City 1

Wigan 0 Sunderland 1

ARSENE WENGER admitted Arsenal were fortunate to avoid an FA Cup upset at home to Stoke City as the Championship side had a first-half goal harshly ruled out.

Arsenal v Stoke teams

Wigan 0

Manchester United have named a strong side to take on Chelsea in tonight's Worthington Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.

Wigan 2 Fulham 1

Colin Jackson moved effortlessly towards a fourth-successive European Championships 110 metres hurdles title.