France 20 Ireland 22

A new 'Harry Potter' area opening at the Universal Orlando Resort theme park this summer will allow fans to ride the Hogwarts Express and experience the British countryside just as characters did in the series.

Tottenham 1 Benfica 3

There were first-round wins for Leitrim and Galway, while Roscommon and IT Sligo drew in the FBD League this afternoon.

Aston Villa 1 Sheffield United 2

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is facing the likelihood of disciplinary action from UEFA after accusing Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson of lacking “impartiality” during the 2-0 defeat by Barcelona.

University of Limerick finally ended Waterford Institute of Technology’s long reign as Ashbourne Cup champions, having a point to spare after a hard-fought final at Queen’s University.

Clare 1-16 Kilkenny 0-18, Cusack Park

Galway 0-28 Dublin 1-12

Tyrone, Donegal, Monaghan, Derry, Antrim and Cavan were victorious in the Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup in Ulster this afternoon.

Toronto-bound Jermain Defoe started his Tottenham swan song by scoring the winner as Tim Sherwood enjoyed another victory.

Rangers 2 Hearts 1

Jose Mourinho paid tribute to his entire squad and coaching staff as Chelsea celebrated their first title success in 50 years at Stamford Bridge today.

CSKA Moscow and Sporting Lisbon will contest the UEFA Cup final at Sporting’s own Jose Alvalade Stadium.

Liverpool’s man of the match Jamie Carragher stressed that the team could not afford to bask in the glory of beating Chelsea 1-0 to reach the final of the Champions League as they had to go on and win the trophy.

A former MP today gave the Democratic Unionists a clear run in a bid to wrest away a safe Ulster Unionist seat in the general election.

A remarkable collection of world leaders and royalty rubbed shoulders today at John Paul’s funeral, with only an alphabetical seating plan to divide heads of state whose relations could be frosty or even non-existent.

Throngs of pilgrims waved Polish flags, recited the rosary and sang hymns as they packed the cobblestone streets leading up to the Vatican today to bid an emotional farewell to Pope John Paul.

Newcastle 1 Sporting Lisbon 0

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez insists young goalkeeper Scott Carson will not be blamed for allowing Juventus back into their Champions League quarter-final.