Liverpool forced a goalless draw against Italian giants Juventus to ensure Premier League representation in the Champions League final in Istanbul on May 25.

George Best is not ruling out the possibility of Northern Ireland ruffling England’s feathers when they meet in a World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Martyn Williams is very proud to be voted RBS 6 Nations player of the championship but believes there were plenty of other candidates in Wales’ Grand Slam side.

Middlesbrough 1 Southampton 3

Wales coach Mike Ruddock saluted his Grand Slam heroes after they swept aside Ireland 32-20 at the Millennium Stadium to claim championship glory in emphatic style.

Wales 32 Ireland 20

Blackburn 0 Arsenal 1

Arsenal 4 Norwich 1

Newcastle fans could last night be forgiven for thinking April Fools’ Day had arrived a few hours early after reports leaked out that skipper Alan Shearer had agreed to play on for his home-town club for another season.

Bitter rivals Manchester United and Arsenal will return to the Millennium Stadium on May 21 to put their seasons on the line in a mouthwatering FA Cup final.

Nacho Novo’s 59th-minute goal gave Rangers victory at Hibernian – and a miracle in Motherwell handed them the title.

Around 200,000 Chelsea fans turned out in their thousands to pay tribute to Jose Mourinho and his all-conquering squad today.

A military jury convicted US army reservist Sabrina Harman early today on all but one of the seven charges she faced for her role in abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison.

Harry Redknapp will hold talks with under-fire Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe before deciding whether to retire from football – or try to bring the Saints back up to the Barclays Premiership.

Vanderlin showed plenty of fighting spirit to make a winning reappearance on the final day of Goodwood’s May meeting.

Uzbek officials took foreign diplomats and journalists on a lightning-quick tour of Andijan today, showing them a prison and the local administration building and arranging meetings with local officials, as the top UN human rights official called for an independent investigation.

Lawrence Dallaglio and his Wasps forwards can expect a heavy workload this week in an attempt to shunt the European champions’ Heineken Cup challenge back on track.

Wasps 31 Leicester 37

Northampton 23 Toulouse 21

Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 1