Carbury 0-11 Sarsfields 2-11

Striker Gabriel Agbonlahor scored his first goals since January as Aston Villa twice came from behind to knock Manchester City out of the Capital One Cup, winning 4-2 after extra-time.

Outside of Kilkenny’s defeat to Wicklow last weekend, Offaly’s 12-point loss to Longford was the biggest deficit of the 15 Allianz League games.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the conviction of a woman who received a five-year suspended sentence for assisting armed robbers and possessing a gun more than four years ago.

Gerry Cooney was installed as the new Offaly senior football manager at a County Board meeting last night, with Ollie Baker taking over as the county's hurling boss.

FORMER hurler of the year Eoin Larkin has been nominated by James Stephens as the next Kilkenny captain.

TEARS of joy flooded onto the St Conleth’s Park pitch in Newbridge yesterday as Athy ended a 24-year wait for a county title in convincing circumstances.

TO Stephen Darby, Carbury always represented class.

All the comings and goings for every Premier League club.

TWICE previously, five in-a-row proved elusive in the All-Ireland football championship; for Wexford in the 1918 decider and Kerry in the 1933 semi-final.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has indicated he is keen to draft in a right-back before the transfer window closes.

THROUGHOUT Liverpool’s season-long ‘blip’, one of Rafael Benitez’s buzzwords has been ‘character’ and for those that doubted whether his players were with him as insipid display followed poor performance, last night provided the response.

LIVERPOOL defender Glen Johnson’s knee injury presents manager Rafael Benitez with yet another issue to resolve just as it seemed a more settled side was starting to get its season back on track.

Liverpool 1 Fiorentina 2

LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez will warn his players to be on their guard against a fallen giant who used to be one of their biggest rivals.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has expressed concern at the speed in which the Premier League has introduced a quota system for homegrown players.

THE club’s marquee names may be in transit between Oslo and Madrid, but Liverpool reserve team manager John McMahon is still determined to put on a football spectacle in Dunmanway this afternoon.

Liverpool are planning to offer new contracts to two of their most promising home-grown stars.

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is determined his team will still be top of the Premier League when they return to Champions League action in February.

PSV Eindhoven 1 Liverpool 3

IF there is a consensus about Offaly football it is probably one of a plucky little county punching several divisions above its weight.

Bolton 0 Liverpool 2

Bolton, looking for their third successive league win for the first time since December 2006, recalled captain Kevin Nolan following suspension, with Ricardo Gardner dropping to the bench.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has defended his decision not to use academy youngsters in the midweek Carling Cup loss to Tottenham and has lined up local boy Stephen Darby for his Barclays Premier League debut today.

Valerenga 1 Liverpool 4

Pat Roe has called time on his stint as Offaly Senior Football manager, in the wake of the Faithful County's disappointing 18-point defeat to Down in the All-Ireland qualifiers on Saturday.

Tranmere 0 Liverpool 1

Steven Gerrard was one of several members of the first-team squad left behind as Liverpool flew out for their Champions League clash against Galatasaray in Istanbul.

MOOREFIELD manager Seamus ‘Sos’ Dowling was bursting with pride, and he had every reason to be.

Liverpool defenders Djimi Traore and Jan Kromkamp could soon be on their way out of Anfield.

Kilmacud Crokes 1-9 Rhode 2-6