9am, and I am standing outside Vanessa’s flat in Brixton, checking my phone for messages left on the “Siblings” Whatsapp group that my London sister created in order to organise my mother’s 80th birthday party.

Wales 1 Northern Ireland 1

Reading 3 West Brom 1: Chris Brunt insists he could have been blinded after being hit by a coin thrown from West Brom’s own fans.

Alex Ferguson may be long retired, but his influence will still be felt at Euro 2016 in the shape of resurgent Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland head coach Michael O’Neill paid tribute to the team for buying into his philosophy after they sealed their place at next summer’s European Championship last night.

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.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has named a strong side for today's FA Cup semi-final against Reading at Wembley, with Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck leading the attack.

Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 0: A late header by substitute Christophe Berra gave Scotland a narrow but deserved 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in their Vauxhall International Challenge match at Hampden Park.

Bradford 0 Reading 0

Bradford and Reading must wait to make history after the two lowest sides left in this season’s FA Cup clattered out a goalless lunchtime draw at Valley Parade.

Greece 0 Northern Ireland 2

Northern Ireland 2 Faroe Islands 0

Cyprus 0 Northern Ireland 0

Azerbaijan 2 Northern Ireland 0

Luxembourg 3 Northern Ireland 2

Northern Ireland 2 Portugal 4

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.

Portugal 1 Northern Ireland 1

Huddersfield 2 Watford 3

Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland

It was a night for the veterans at the National Television Awards with two seasoned stars carrying off the big prizes.

EVEN if he does leaves the club in four years when he reaches 65, Arsene Wenger’s legacy at Arsenal may continue for decades to come.

Alex Ferguson is facing a major defensive headache ahead of Manchester United’s Champions League encounter with Wolfsburg tonight.

R&B singer Chris Brown will remove graffiti, pick up rubbish and wash cars as part of his sentence for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Jeremiah Ford