Iraq’s prime minister today disputed Blackwater USA’s version of a weekend shooting that left at least 11 people dead and declared he would not tolerate “the killing of our citizens in cold blood.”

Chelsea 1 Rosenborg 1

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Celtic 0

FA chief executive Brian Barwick is to launch a major grass-roots pilot scheme aimed at getting players to show more respect to referees.

Portsmouth 7 Reading 4

Chelsea 0 Fulham 0

Wigan 0 Liverpool 1

Australia 37 Canada 6

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan has urged his players to muster all reserves of self-belief and claim their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Mike Newell insists his decision to blow the whistle on irregular payments cost him his job as Luton manager but believes the disciplinary charges announced by the Football Association vindicates his decision to go public.

Celtic will face a nervous few days before they find out if they have a case to answer following the controversial ending to their Champions League win over AC Milan at Parkhead on Wednesday night.

Celtic “will carry out a full investigation” after AC Milan keeper Dida was substituted following an altercation with a fan seconds after Scott McDonald fired in a last-minute winner at Parkhead.

Benfica 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 1

Edinburgh 35 Glasgow 31

Wigan 1 Newcastle 0

Reading manager Steve Coppell was proud of his side’s resilience after they held West Ham to a 1-1 draw despite being reduced to 10 men for over an hour.

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan will celebrate his 50th birthday tomorrow – an age he, along with many fans, never thought he would reach.

Tottenham reaching the UEFA Cup knockout stages was marred by an incident at the end of their draw against Anderlecht when Didier Zokora appeared to be struck by an object thrown from the crowd.

Wales star Gavin Henson has been ruled out of action for up to six weeks after breaking a bone in his hand.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce breathed a huge sigh of relief after seeing his side emerge from their slump to hold Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal to a 1-1 draw.