USA: A keeper at a North Dakota zoo has become a first-time mother.

SHAMROCK ROVERs eased their way to the Setanta Cup semi-finals by beating Irish League side Distillery in last night’s quarter-final, second leg at Tallaght Stadium.

Shamrock Rovers 4 Lisburn Distillery 2 (Shamrock Rovers won 7-2 on aggregate)

CORK CITY rediscovered their scoring touch and reignited their Setanta Cup challenge with a four-goal salvo against Portadown at Turner’s Cross last evening.

Three cigarette manufacturers who lost a record-setting £1.1bn verdict to sick Florida smokers have agreed to pay them £495m, no matter how their appeals turn out.