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Republic of Ireland international midfielder Andy Reid has set himself a simple target — to retire as a Premier League player with Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest 2 QPR 0

Saracens are in discussion with Barnet Council over the possibility of staging their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster at their new Allianz Park home.

Swindon 2 Aston Villa 3

NIKO KRANJCAR insists he will not leave Tottenham this month and claims he is not worried about losing his place in Croatia’s Euro 2012 squad despite his lack of game time this season.

SCUNTHORPE face into tomorrow’s clash with Reading with new belief they can stave off relegation following Saturday’s stunning 4-1 thrashing of npower Championship leaders Queens Park Rangers.

THE HEINEKEN Cup may be all about furthering wider European ambitions but Andrew Trimble will be partly motivated by local realities when Ulster face Biarritz today in the province's biggest game for a dozen years.

Workforce was among 26 horses left in at the latest acceptance stage for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

The pastor who planned an “International Burn-a-Koran Day” is still hopeful of meeting the imam overseeing plans for a controversial Islamic centre in New York for talks.

RIVAL managers Billy Davies and Simon Grayson unsurprisingly had different views on the incident involving Nottingham Forest’s Chris Gunter and Leeds’ Sanchez Watt in the 1-1 draw at The City Ground yesterday.

Burnley’s brilliant Barclays Premier League start counted for nothing against Barnsley tonight as Hugo Colace’s late winner left Owen Coyle’s men on the wrong end of an upset.

Nottingham Forest have confirmed the appointment of Billy Davies as their new manager.

MANAGERLESS Nottingham Forest should consider placing former boss Paul Hart in caretaker charge at the City Ground, according to Reds goalscoring great Garry Birtles.

Bath 23 Leinster 35

Bath 6 Leinster 21

LEAGUE Managers’ chief John Barnwell has backed Ron Atkinson’s return to the game — providing Swindon boss Iffy Onuora is happy with it too.

Barnsley manager Paul Hart has agreed to leave the club by mutual consent.

Lansdowne 19 Blackrock 17

Nottingham Forest intend to liaise with the family of the late Brian Clough over what form a permanent commemoration of the legendary Reds manger should take.

Wigan remained top of the Coca-Cola Championship today but conceded a late equaliser at Sunderland.

A Texas cowboy has ended an eight month pilgrimage by riding his horse into New York’s Ground Zero to honour the victims of September 11.