Lucky Spin was well beaten when she visited York for the Royal Ascot meeting last month, but it was a totally different story at the sun-drenched course today.

Darlington owner David Metcalfe’s run of success continued when Mecca’s Mate won the Grampian Country Food Group Handicap at York today in the hands of Fergal Lynch.

Brad Pitt has been hospitalised in Los Angeles with a severe bout of influenza.

British fashion chain Jane Norman was today sold for £117.4m (€170.4m), in the latest deal involving the Icelandic investment group Baugur.

Carlos Queiroz has claimed he is “unaware” of an alleged abusive gesture by Rio Ferdinand towards Manchester United fans after Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Kashima Antlers.

FBK Kaunas 1 Liverpool 3

England fly-half Andy Goode has demanded a significant improvement from his side as they bid to recapture the Churchill Cup on Sunday.

Munster U21 24 Penn State 10

Barcelona 1 Chelsea 1 (agg: 3-2)

Jose Mourinho was greeted with shrieking whistles and jeers as he stepped onto the immaculate Nou Camp turf, 40 minutes before kick-off.

Wigan 1 Manchester United 2

Fulham boss Chris Coleman is confident his players will respond to his stinging appraisal of Saturday’s defeat by Everton when they run out at Anfield tonight.

Internazionale 1 Ajax 0 (Internazionale win 3-2 on aggregate)

Robbie Keane celebrated the end of a perfect week by firing a two-goal salvo as Tottenham edged Blackburn in a pulsating clash at White Hart Lane.

Roman Bednar struck a late winner as Hearts moved 13 points behind Bank of Scotland Premier League leaders Celtic after a dramatic second half at Almondvale.

Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2

Stoke boosted their hopes of a top-10 finish and increased the pressure on Alan Pardew with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle at the Britannia Stadium this afternoon.

Atletico Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 (Atletico Madrid win 2-1 on aggregate)

Bayern Munich 3 Manchester United 1 (Bayern Munich win 4-2 on aggregate)

Poland 0 Scotland 1