When Republic of Ireland and Hull defender Paul McShane trudged off the KC Stadium pitch at full-time yesterday he thought the next time he would return to it would be for an npower Championship play-off clash eight days later.

Fermanagh and Warwickshire opened their Lory Meagher Cup campaigns with wins over Leitrim and Longford respectively this afternoon.

Tottenham 1 Southampton 0

Soft drinks giant PepsiCo said it is cutting ties with Lil Wayne after the rapper made a crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song.

Leinster 37 Ospreys 19

Sunderland striker Stephane Sessegnon will discover today whether or not his season is over.

Sunderland have appealed Stephane Sessegnon’s red card against Aston Villa and his case will be heard by an independent regulatory commission tomorrow, the Football Association has announced.

Galway 1-17 Roscommon 2-11

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Barcelona 1 Paris St Germain 1 (3-3 on aggregate, Barca win on away goals)

Borussia Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (Borussia Dortmund win 3-2 on aggregate)

Wayne Rooney is acutely aware Manchester United can afford to take nothing for granted ahead of tonight’s derby clash with City at Old Trafford.

Wigan forward Shaun Maloney struck a free-kick four minutes into injury time to nudge QPR closer to relegation from the Premier League today.

Donegal 1-10 Dublin 0-13

Tyrone 2-12 Kerry 1-16

Tottenham 2 Everton 2

Goals from Mikael Lustig, Georgios Samaras and James Forrest gave Celtic a comfortable win over Cliftonville tonight.

On-loan striker Romelu Lukaku can be so much more than just a super-sub for Everton, according to his manager Roberto Martinez.

Clare's All-Ireland winning manager Davy Fitzgerald has spoken about the brains behind the game-plan which ultimately led to the Banner men lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup yesterday.

Stoke 0 Norwich 1