West Ham 3 Fulham 1

Israeli forces pounded dozens of Hamas targets early today as the army kept up pressure on the Islamic militant group ahead of a crucial vote on whether to end Israel’s punishing three-week-long campaign against Gaza’s rulers.

US President-elect Barack Obama kicks off his three-state 'Whistle Stop Tour' today mirroring Abraham Lincoln’s historic 1861 journey by train from Philadelphia to Washington.

Man City 0 Nottingham Forest 3

Celtic 2 Dundee United 2

Tottenham 3 Wigan 1

Leinster 26 Connacht 18

Glasgow 25 Edinburgh 20

DUBS STARS SENIOR HURLING CHALLENGE MATCH: DUBLIN 1-18 DUBS STARS 3-11

Manchester United duo Anderson and Jonny Evans have been ruled out for three weeks with ankle injuries, manager Alex Ferguson has confirmed.

Manchester United 4 Derby 2 (4-3 on aggregate)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown today hailed the British military’s involvement in Iraq a “success story”.

More than 50 people were rescued from about 30 gondolas after a tower supporting the lift cables partially collapsed at Canada’s Whistler ski resort.

A US financial watchdog chief said his agency repeatedly failed for at least a decade to pursue allegations of wrongdoing by Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff, the alleged perpetrator of a $50bn (€35.63bn) pyramid scheme.

Newcastle 2 Tottenham 1

West Ham 0 Aston Villa 1

Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that referee Andy D'Urso made a mistake over Leicester's missed penalty.

Hundreds of fans waited through the night to greet Ireland’s World Cup heroes as they landed just before dawn at Dublin Airport following a seven-hour fight from their play-off triumph in Tehran.

Arsene Wenger attempted to cool the situation after Thierry Henry had been involved in a slanging match with Panathinaikos players after Arsenal lost 1-0 in Athens.

The Lions cruised to a comfortable win against New South Wales Country today without remotely hitting top gear.