Celtic dramatically crashed out of the Champions League for the second time this season with a 1-0 play-off defeat by Maribor at Parkhead taking the visitors through 2-1 on aggregate.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits the European champions still have plenty of room for improvement after seeing them open their Primera Division campaign with an uninspiring 2-0 win over minnows Cordoba.

Antrim 1-10 Clare 4-28

The acting Garda Commissioner, Noirin O'Sullivan, says senior managers within the force are fully supportive of the whistleblower Maurice McCabe.

Jonathan Walters’ fifth international goal could not prevent the Republic of Ireland from slipping to a 2-1 friendly defeat by Turkey.

QPR co-owner Tony Fernandes has vowed to fight the prospect of a Financial Fair Play fine and plough much of his side’s promotion windfall back into the club.

Gareth Bale finally helped Real Madrid fulfil the dream of ’La Decima’, securing a memorable 10th Champions League triumph with an extra-time win against neighbours Atletico Madrid.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists his team can still win the Barclays Premier League but captain Steven Gerrard’s costly slip and Chelsea’s “two buses” tactics dealt their prospects a major setback.

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Sunderland 4 Cardiff 0

Manchester United 4 Norwich 0

West Brom took a major step towards Barclays Premier League survival as Saido Berahino’s first-half goal steered them to a 1-0 victory over West Ham at The Hawthorns – their first home win under boss Pepe Mel.

Chelsea could be without three of their stalwards in Petr Cech, John Terry and Frank Lampard when they face Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Hull began their Wembley celebrations a week early with a 1-0 win against Swansea this afternoon.

West Brom put a troubled week behind them with a 1-0 win at struggling Norwich to boost their Premier League survival hopes.

Manchester United will travel to Germany with their Champions League hopes intact after holding the much-vaunted Bayern Munich 1-1 at Old Trafford in the first leg of the quarter-final tonight.

Everton 2 Manchester United 0

Raheem Sterling fired Liverpool five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League table after a thriller at Norwich.

Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet is confident Vito Mannone has the mental strength to bounce back from his costly midweek howler at Chelsea.