Celtic moved back nine points clear of Rangers at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a 10th successive win over Aberdeen.

Sunderland boss Simon Grayson has no issue with Paddy McNair's inclusion in Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off squad, even though he only returned from an 11-month injury lay-off on Saturday.

Omagh 0-10, Errigal Ciaran 0-8...Omagh’s second Tyrone SFC triumph in four years owes much to a sound defensive system with former Tyrone star Joe McMahon at its heart.

Northern Ireland’s elder statesmen are driven by a desire to feature at a World Cup finals before they call it a day, defender Chris Brunt has said.

“He wasn’t just our captain or leader. He was our warrior on the park. But a gentleman off it. Devastated.” The words of Derry City team-mate Nicky Low summed up the loss and pain being felt across football following the death of Candystripes captain Ryan McBride.

A moment of real class from Tom Rogic earned Celtic a 1-0 victory over Aberdeen and further strengthened the champions' grip on the Ladbrokes Premiership title race.

Substitute Kyle Lafferty scored twice as Northern Ireland recorded a 4-0 victory over minnows San Marino in the first international to be staged at the refurbished Windsor Park.

Niall McGinn will tell you he never had a long-term career mapped out when he chose soccer over Gaelic football, but he is eternally grateful for eschewing more appealing short-term gains when he did.

Celtic 3 Aberdeen 2: Departing boss Ronny Deila insists Celtic’s fifth successive Ladbrokes Premiership title win should be given appropriate respect.

Aberdeen dramatically cut Celtic’s lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to three points.

Kyle Lafferty struck a stoppage-time equaliser as 10-man Northern Ireland salvaged a point against Hungary to keep their Euro 2016 dreams alive.

Northern Ireland inched ever closer to a place in France next summer after victory over the 10-man Faroe Islands.

Kyle Lafferty and Oliver Norwood were denied in a tense finale as Northern Ireland’s crunch Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania ended in stalemate at Windsor Park.

Celtic underlined their status as Scottish Premiership champions with their fourth win of the season over nearest challengers Aberdeen.

Celtic stretched their lead over Scottish Premiership title rivals Aberdeen to six points with a 4-0 trouncing of the Dons at Parkhead.

Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes vowed his team would enjoy being top of the Scottish Premiership but remain focused after a 2-0 win at Fir Park extended their lead to four points.

Virgil van Dijk’s last-minute goal earned 10-man Celtic a 2-1 victory over Aberdeen at Pittodrie in a Scottish Premiership contest that was laced with controversy.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill is not getting carried away by the prospect of making history in Greece, but is quietly confident his side can achieve their Euro 2016 ambition.

Northern Ireland 2 Faroe Islands 0

Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1

Aiden McGeady may have been the toast of Ireland last night after his heroics in Georgia but the early Group D running is being set by Poland, after they condemned Gibraltar to a 7-0 defeat in their first-ever senior competitive game last night-

Northern Ireland showed England they have little to fear from a Uruguay side lacking Luis Suarez as they battled to an honourable 1-0 defeat in Montevideo.

Cyprus 0 Northern Ireland 0

Azerbaijan 2 Northern Ireland 0

Aberdeen 0 Celtic 2

Martin Paterson's first-half header ended Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill's long wait for a victory as his side recorded a well-earned win over Russia at Windsor Park.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has described the absence of his players on the PFA Scotland player of the year shortlist as “abysmal”.

Striker Will Grigg is set to miss Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Israel.

Malta 0 Northern Ireland 0

Celtic’s 1-0 victory over Motherwell saw them go nine points clear in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race after second-placed Inverness’s match at Ross County fell victim to a waterlogged pitch.

Aberdeen 0 Celtic 2

Northern Ireland 1 Azerbaijan 1

Michael O’Neill watched his Northern Ireland side defy the odds to grind out a draw against Portugal, then declared: “I’m proud to be their manager”.

Portugal 1 Northern Ireland 1

Portugal 1 Northern Ireland 1

The Irish Football Association has expressed its disappointment at James McClean’s recent comments about his time in the Northern Ireland set-up.

Northern Ireland’s hopes of reaching Euro 2012 were reduced to tatters in Tallinn as a series of individual mistakes left them on the wrong end of a humbling defeat by Estonia.

Northern Ireland 0 Serbia 1

Northern Ireland 4 Faroe Islands 0

Celtic winger Niall McGinn has signed a season-long loan deal at Brentford.

Wales 2 Northern Ireland 0