Belgium came close to choking under the weight of expectation in their World Cup opener against Algeria but goals from substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens eventually saw them over the line.

Brazil 0 Mexico 0

Iran 0 Nigeria 0

Germany 4 Portugal 0

England put on a good display of attacking football, but they emerged from their trek into the jungle with a 2-1 defeat in their World Cup opener thanks to Mario Balotelli's winner in the draining heat of Manaus.

New Zealand 28 England 27

Mayo 1-19 Cork 2-15

Kerry 1-20 Galway 2-10

An Irish student invaded the pitch after a recent Man United game – and got taken down hard.

A Garda whistleblower was told that Justice Minister Alan Shatter “will go after you” if he pursued his concerns about how penalty points were being written off by members of the force, the Dáil has heard.

One game down and four more to come. I reckon there was a collective sigh of relief around the country when the final whistle went on Ireland's victory over Scotland at the Aviva on Sunday.

Derry 1-15 Tyrone 2-12

Racing Santander players refused to play last night’s Copa del Rey clash with Real Sociedad in protest over unpaid wages.

Andy Murray threatened a miracle comeback against Roger Federer before seeing his Australian Open challenge ended in the quarter-finals.

Property website Zoopla has announced it will not seek to renew its sponsorship of West Brom at the end of the season in light of Nicolas Anelka’s controversial "

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Emmanuel Adebayor grabbed a brace as Tottenham won 3-1 at the Liberty Stadium to compound Swansea's relegation fears.

Crystal Palace 1 Stoke 0

Adam Johnson struck for the fourth time in a week as Sunderland staged an unlikely fightback to snatch a Premier League point against Southampton.

England Women 17 Ireland Women 10

West Ham 3 Southampton 1