Andorra 0 Republic of Ireland 2

Northern Ireland 1 Estonia 2

Greek civil servants went on strike again today, paralysing the government and public transport in protest at ever-deeper austerity measures and seemingly ineffectual financial policies.

Ben Brosnan says his Wexford team-mate Anthony Masterson should not have been forced to apologise by the GAA after his comments about referee Derek Fahy in the wake of Wexford's All-Ireland SFC qualifier loss to Limerick.

Chelsea were today charged over the behaviour of their players during their west London derby defeat at QPR.

The whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks today announced it was suspending its publishing operations and will “aggressively” launch a new fundraising drive.

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw hailed his team’s courage and desire after they ended 24 years of hurt by winning the closest final in World Cup history.

South Africa’s Craig Joubert will take charge of Saturday’s first northern hemisphere showdown, between Wales and RBS 6 Nations rivals Ireland in Wellington, tournament organisers have announced.

Tottenham 2 Arsenal 1

Ireland flanker Sean O’Brien declared the job was only half done after his team reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 36-6 victory over Italy.

Cardiff Blues 13 Glasgow 34

Wolves 1 Newcastle 2

France 14 Tonga 19

Donncha O’Callaghan admits the fear of returning home at this stage of the World Cup fuels his desire to ensure Ireland enter unchartered territory.

Leinster 24 Munster 19

International Rules Series: Ireland 50 Australia 29

Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 Stoke 2

Rubin Kazan 1 Tottenham 0

Villareal 0 Man City 3

Blackburn fans calling for the removal of manager Steve Kean have been banned from displaying protest banners before and during Saturday’s home match with Chelsea.