Newcastle United 1 Sunderland 1

Arsenal 0 West Ham 0

Bolton 3 Tottenham 2

Shannon 22 Dungannon 10, Coonagh

Chelsea 2 Middlesbrough 0

Blackburn 2 Bolton 2

Sunderland 1 Fulham 0

Leinster 12 Edinburgh 3

Hartlepool 0 West Ham 2

Aston Villa 3 Doncaster 1

Bulgaria 0 Italy 0

China’s carefully-controlled state broadcaster finally showed the sensitive footage of a protester in Britain shouting “dictator” and throwing a shoe at leader Wen Jiabao.

Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked as Chelsea manager, the club announced this afternoon.

A 37-year-old Dublin man has been crowned Mr Gay World 2009.

Tottenham 0 Arsenal 0

Assistant coach Ray Wilkins intends to remain working alongside new boss Guus Hiddink until he is told otherwise by Chelsea.

Bacary Sagna has implored France’s fickle fans to take a leaf out of Arsenal supporters’ book and get behind the team in their hour of need.

Thierry Henry has hit out at a France's supporters for failing to get behind the national side during last night's 2-0 defeat to Argentina in Marseille.

Chelsea are hoping to appoint their new manager before the weekend with Avram Grant emerging as a leading contender to return on a caretaker basis until the end of the season.

Barack Obama will make history today when he is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States – the first black American to hold the post.