Connacht and Munster have battled their way through to the Cup quarter-finals of the Limerick World Club Se7ens.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke is to push for trials of video replay technology as the debate over refereeing standards rages on.

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There are occasions in football, special moments, when history changes before your very eyes; and Arsenal and Liverpool fans may well find themselves drifting back 26 years when the Premier League’s first and third-placed teams meet today, dreaming of recreating just such a turning point.

The helpline set up at Beaumont Hospital to deal with the issue of potential CJD infection from surgical instruments has said that 13 hundred people contacted the service yesterday.

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Devastated at his team’s shock defeat to Crescent in yesterday’s Munster Schools Senior Cup final at Thomond Park, young Rockwell full back Steve McMahon faces a traumatic 24 hours as he sweats on his availability for an Irish overseas tour.

Alex Ferguson believes Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has taken a punt on signing Daniel Sturridge.

The make-up of Congress is unlikely to be changed by the election which is expected to leave Republicans in control of the House of Representatives and Democrats keeping their majority in the Senate.

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Ireland duo Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris have been included in Ulster’s 28 man squad to face Ospreys in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Saturday (Liberty Stadium, 6.30pm).

The joyful scenes that greeted Rockwell’s 25th Munster Senior Schools Cup victory at Thomond Park yesterday had as much to do with relief as the realisation they had secured their first back-to-back trophies in over 50 years.

Holders Rockwell College laid down a marker with an accomplished display to deservedly reach another Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Senior Cup final following their victory over Christian Brothers College at Musgrave Park yesterday.

A matter of inches prevented Glenstal causing a sensational victory over holders Rockwell in an exciting Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup game at Clanwilliam Park, Tipperary.

The Profitable Group have today refused to confirm they are no longer in the running to take over Newcastle.

REAL MADRID general director Jorge Valdano claims the club are already in negotiations with Manchester United over Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Singapore-based Profitable Group have made formal contact with the people charged with the task of selling Newcastle.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was today awaiting developments as the race to take the club off his hands gathered pace.

Chelsea and Manchester United have been warned that the Luzhniki Stadium pitch is dangerous and not fit to host the final of the Champions League.

IRELAND’S new coach Kevin MacDonald was born on New Year’s Day 1960 in Inverness in Scotland and won a Division One medal as part of the Liverpool double-winning side of 1986.

The Irish Patients Association has welcomed a reduction in the numbers awaiting admission to hospitals from Accident and Emergency departments.

CROSSHAVEN and Cobh Pirates are a step closer securing a place in the playoffs for a Heineken Munster Junior League First Division place, while Youghal, who lead the other section, face a late challenge from Nenagh Ormond and Skibbereen.

ALMOST E85 million is to be spent on equipping and staffing new hospital facilities around the country — some of which have been lying idle for months.

Blackpool have unveiled former Scotland international defender Colin Hendry as their new manager.

MILLWALL assistant manager Ray Wilkins insists the side can pull off the greatest shock in FA Cup final history in Saturday’s final against his former club, Manchester United.

Former Scotland defender Colin Hendry has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant manager’s job at Blackpool.

NON-LEAGUE Telford United and Gillingham provided shocks in the third round of the FA Cup, knocking out Crewe Alexandra and Premiership Charlton Athletic respectively.

A row in the stands between former England striker Ian Wright and a Queen’s Park Rangers supporter over-shadowed Manchester City’s Carling Cup win at Loftus Road.

A hat-trick from John Murphy lifted Blackpool into the Nationwide Division Two play-off zone after a 3-1 win over Luton at Kenilworth Road.

England stars of the past were united in praise for Sven-Goran Eriksson’s team after an heroic 1-0 World Cup win over Argentina in Sapporo.

Emile Heskey is set to lead Liverpool’s defence of the FA Cup against Birmingham tomorrow despite a goal drought which is threatening his starting place.