Ipswich manager Roy Keane has dismissed newspaper speculation he is set to lose his job at Portman Road.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson will give a late fitness test to Brede Hangeland before deciding whether to risk the central defender for tomorrow night’s Europa League game with Juventus.

Ben Burgess and Blackpool were celebrating promotion to the top flight after Brett Ormerod scored the winner to earn a 3-2 victory over Cardiff in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final.

Left-back Stephen Warnock is Aston Villa’s main injury concern ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is confident his team will cope without Didier Drogba when the Ivory Coast striker is away on African Nations Cup duty next month.

Fernando Torres will carry the hopes of Liverpool on his shoulders tonight, with boss Rafael Benitez praying his gamble to play the injured striker pays off.

Nine top Irish sports stars - two of whom are joint winners of the Horse Racing award - have been chosen to receive the 2009 Texaco Sport Stars of the Year Awards.

Footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen today gave birth at Liverpool Women's Hospital to a baby boy, a spokesman for the couple said.

Wolves will be without injured midfielder Segundo Castillo for tomorrow’s home Premier League clash with bottom-placed Portsmouth.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam Lawrence should be available for Stoke’s trip to Everton on Sunday after undergoing a course of injections for a persistent back problem.

Emmanuel Adebayor today faces a Football Association hearing to answer a charge of improper conduct, with his Manchester City boss Mark Hughes hoping the striker will escape a ban and be available to face Aston Villa on Monday.

Diego Milito’s agent claims he is in discussions with Premier League clubs over a move to England for the Genoa striker.

Guus Hiddink made himself “unapproachable” at Chelsea for two days because he was so angry at the “injustice” of their Champions League exit to Barcelona.

Chelsea’s interim coach Guus Hiddink has turned his back on TV work at the Champions League final next week and claimed UEFA are “happy” their European showpiece is not another all-English affair.

Louis Saha appeared in his first FA Cup final in five attempts as Everton bid for their first trophy for 14 years in their clash with Chelsea at Wembley.

Arsenal will be without leading scorer Robin van Persie, striker Eduardo and defender Mikael Silvestre (all groin) for tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Portsmouth.

Didier Drogba has retained his place in the Chelsea side for this afternoon’s Premier League clash at fourth-placed Arsenal.

Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend Doug Reinhardt has finally acknowledged he's been dumped - days after the socialite announced their split to the press.

Spanish football giants Real Madrid will arrive in Ireland today for a pre-season training camp.

Sunderland new boy Fraizer Campbell will not jet off with his team-mates when they head for Portugal and Holland this weekend.