Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole has dismissed speculation that he threw a pizza at Alex Ferguson after last week’s stormy encounter with Manchester United.

Arsenal 2 Southampton 2

Portsmouth 2 Man Utd 0

Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson returned to St Andrews to sink his former team-mates and plunge Birmingham City deeper into relegation trouble.

Cardiff 15 Stade Francais 38

Angry Arsenal stormed out of Old Trafford fuming with referee Mike Riley after Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney combined to shatter their 49-game unbeaten record.

The owner of the Principles and Warehouse fashion chains is the latest company on the shopping list of Icelandic retail group Baugur, it was reported today.

Crystal Palace 3 West Brom 0

Greece may be the European Nations champions but their club sides struggled as the group stage of the UEFA Cup got underway with all three representatives beaten.

Geoff Wragg’s pair Asian Heights and The Whistling Teal are among a field of eight declared for the Stan James St Simon Stakes at today’s 48-hour final stage.

Drogheda United manager Paul Doolin has further boosted his squad for next season with the capture of Waterford United goalkeeper Dan Connor.

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has described the performance put in by his nine remaining players at Ibrox as "absolutely fantastic".

Ireland 55 USA 6

Rangers 2 Celtic 0

All eyes will be on the Tolka Park dugouts tonight when Roddy Collins takes charge of Shamrock Rovers against Dublin City, the club he walked out on two weeks ago (7.45pm).

A Chicago man who threatened to go public with videotapes he claimed featured the troubled soul star R Kelly having sex with a professional athlete's wife has been charged with extortion.

Crystal Palace 1 Arsenal 1

Celtic 2 Kilmarnock 1

Chelsea 1 Everton 0

A Islamic fundamentalist with alleged terrorist ties was being held in a prison hospital today for the murder of a Dutch filmmaker who criticised the treatment of women under Islam.