Struggling Wigan made six changes as they looked to kick-start their season against Championship side Preston in the Carling Cup tonight.

Today’s transfer deadline day could yet have one more twist with Tottenham striker Robbie Keane locked in talks with Celtic over a loan move to Parkhead.

Leicester 0 Newcastle 0

DRINKS group Britvic said trading conditions are extremely difficult in Ireland with no signs of recovery as sales plunge 16% in the fourth quarter.

DANNY GUTHRIE fired Newcastle to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship last night as the depleted Magpies edged their way past Leicester.

Hull are hoping to complete the signings of Wigan’s Kevin Kilbane and Luis Boa Morte of West Ham before the end of the week.

Hull 0 Wigan 5

Swansea 2 Hull 1 (after extra-time)

Bristol City 0 Hull 1

JAY-JAY Okocha fears expectation levels have been pushed unrealistically high at Hull after feeling it necessary to issue a mild rebuke to the club’s supporters.

A teenager who was shot three times and whose family home was petrol-bombed after gardaí arrested him for possession of firearms has been given a two years sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Bristol Rovers 0 Fulham 0 (AET - Bristol Rovers win 5-3 on penalties)

SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane is still confident of securing automatic promotion to the Premiership despite seeing his side crash to a 3-1 defeat at play-off hopefuls Colchester on Saturday.

Michael Chopra scored twice as Cardiff moved back to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 4-1 win at Ninian Park against Luton.

US government lawyers say they will continue prosecuting BetOnSports, even though the British-based internet gambling company is shutting down its operations that take bets from American customers.

Ipswich attempted to earn a place in the third round of the UEFA Cup for the second season in succession tonight.

Ipswich are level at 0-0 at half-time in their match against Slovan Liberec.

GrimsIpswich Town 0

Ipswich stormed back into the UEFA Cup tonight with an emphatic 8-1 thrashing of Luxembourg part-timers Avenir Beggen at Portman Road.

John Parrott has progressed to the second round of the Regal Scottish Open.

Wayne Brown reckons a return move to Watford depends on Ipswich Town’s battle to beat the Premiership drop.

World champion Mark Williams survived a close shave in the first round of the Regal Welsh Open in Cardiff and admitted: "My head's in a bucket at the moment".

Ipswich will be without central defender Mark Venus, who has an ankle injury, for the FA Cup third round tie away to non-League Morecambe.