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Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has made two late changes to his side ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier against Sweden.

Sweden 4 England 2

France drifted into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 despite second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson providing a rousing Group D send-off for already-eliminated Sweden.

Every single member of the Swedish team is adept at switching from their native tongue into English at the drop of the hat, but they certainly don’t seem to be speaking the same language as each other at present.

Two high-quality second-half goals from Andriy Shevchenko gave hosts Ukraine a triumphant start to Euro 2012 in Kiev last night.

MANCHESTER United shrugged off the loss of star man Nani to claim a very impressive Champions League win over Bursaspor.

Bursaspor v Manchester United

In what has been another week of bad news for the domestic game, St Patrick’s Athletic last night displayed the merits of full-time professional football to progress to the first round proper of the UEFA Cup with a sensational, heart-stopping and, it must be said, thoroughly deserved victory over Elfsborg at a packed and ecstatic Richmond Park.

ANDREI ARSHAVIN returned from suspension to earn Russia a place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 with victory over Sweden in Innsbruck.

World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor was back on top of the podium yesterday after receiving the Irish Times/VHI Healthcare Sportswoman of the Year Award at the Western Hotel in Dublin.

SWEDEN sealed their place at Euro 2008 with victory over Latvia in Solna which rendered Northern Ireland’s bid to win in Spain irrelevant.

NIGEL WORTHINGTON believes Northern Ireland can upset the odds and qualify for Euro 2008.

LATE summer is a lean time for the birdwatcher.

Rangers manager Walter Smith named an unchanged side for the final Old Firm derby of the season at Ibrox.

Rangers will recall Allan McGregor for the Old Firm derby after his UEFA Cup suspension.

Brahim Hemdani admits Rangers need Barry Ferguson to guide them through to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

Rangers 2 Falkirk 1

RANGERS have suffered a massive blow ahead of their UEFA Cup tie against Hapoel Tel Aviv with the news Kevin Thomson and Ugo Ehiogu are almost certain to miss out.

Dunfermline 0 Rangers 1

New Rangers manager Walter Smith has no fresh injuries ahead of their Bank of Scotland Premier League game against Dundee United.

IAN DURRANT watched Rangers crash out of the Tennent’s Scottish Cup to Dunfermline, then told furious fans: “I’m sorry”.

KRIS BOYD’S penalty secured all three points for Rangers at Motherwell in a Bank of Scotland Premier League game marred by a brawl and two red cards.

A WONDERFUL injury-time winner from midfielder John Rankin handed Inverness their second sensational win over Rangers this season and left the Ibrox club in third place in the SPL.

RANGERS go into the draw for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup today as winners of Group A after a 1-0 win over Partizan Belgrade at Ibrox.

RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen was left fearing for the fitness of Kris Boyd after he limped away from a stunning defeat at the Falkirk Stadium on crutches.

Rangers 3 Kilmarnock 0

ANGRY Hearts fans have been told majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov will answer their questions the next time he is in the country.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan will go with a strike partnership of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Kenny Miller for today's SPL clash with Rangers.

RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen is confident the team will progress to the group stages of the UEFA Cup after leaving Molde with a goalless draw.

A STEVEN NAISMITH penalty allowed Kilmarnock to snatch a late point against Rangers yesterday.

Dunfermline 1 Rangers 1. RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen has demanded an improvement from his players ahead of their Ibrox showdown with Hearts at the weekend.

RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen refused to criticise Thomas Buffel after the Belgian’s profligacy in front of goal almost cost the team victory in their Bank of Scotland Premier League opener against Motherwell at Fir Park.

Rangers’ new defender Karl Svensson revealed how his transfer talks with manager Paul Le Guen lasted only half an hour before he agreed to sign for the Ibrox club.

SWEDEN midfielder Anders Svensson believes there is still much room for improvement in the squad as the clock ticks down towards their opening World Cup encounter against Trinidad & Tobago next week.

Alexander Ostlund was the surprise omission from Sweden’s provisional squad for the 2006 World Cup.

As part of the new regime Steve Staunton had already taken the rare step for a Republic of Ireland manager of naming his team more than 24 hours before kick-off.

Norwich have confirmed striker Mathias Svensson is in talks with Elfsborg after they received an approach from the Swedish club.

Fulham 6 Norwich 0

Norwich named an unchanged side for their make-or-break showdown with Birmingham at Carrow Road.

Norwich winger Darren Huckerby is rated as only 50-50 for tomorrow’s crunch Barclays Premiership relegation showdown at Southampton.

Chelsea are on the brink of the Barclays Premiership title after today’s win against Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

Norwich City 2 Newcastle United 1

Robbie Keane gets a rare start for Tottenham today as they bid to halt Liverpool's Champions League push. See all today's teams below.