QPR 2 Fulham 1

Newcastle 1 Man City 3

Hull 2 Huddersfield 0

With three-quarters of the Irish Heineken Cup contingent occupying second place in their pools entering the second week of the crucial back-to-back fixtures, Penney, Schmidt and Elwood will be aware that this weekend could make or break their European season.

Serbia’s Under-21s have been ordered to play their next match behind closed doors and the Serbian Football Association fined €80,000 following the “improper conduct of their supporters” during and at the end of the European Championship qualifier against England in October.

UEFA will today be expected to impose swingeing sanctions if their control and disciplinary body find Serbia guilty over a racist chanting charge.

Arbroath 0 Celtic 1

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has revealed he was encouraged by yesterday’s meeting with the Scottish Football Association’s compliance officer, Vincent Lunny.

The Football Association has branded the incident that left Rio Ferdinand bleeding at Manchester City yesterday as “unacceptable”.

Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-8

Willo Flood hailed Dundee United’s cutting edge after yet another 3-0 win over local rivals Dundee.

Nigel Clough’s Derby halted Leeds’ revival and stretched their unbeaten home run in the npower Championship to seven matches thanks to second-half goals from Jake Buxton and Ben Davies, with Irishman Conor Sammon scoring their opener. Paul Green responded for Leeds.

Ul Bohemians 14 Young Munster 16

Thousands of people flooded the streets of Argentina's capital in one of the country's biggest anti-government protests in more than a decade.

Chelsea 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will not face disciplinary action after confronting the referee following his side’s controversial Champions League draw with Ajax.

Manchester City were left seething after two controversial refereeing decisions prevented a stirring comeback against Ajax ending with a dramatic and much-needed Champions League win.

Manchester City 2 Ajax 2

Ryder Cup hero Martin Kaymer’s name has been added to the list of Europeans joining the US Tour next season.

Hewlett-Packard took an US$8.8bn hit today as it accused former staff at a UK software company it bought last year of accounting irregularities.