Tunisia’s once-feared police have staged a rally of their own, demanding better salaries and insisting they were not to blame for deaths among protesters who forced the North African country’s autocratic leader to flee.

Mario Gomez led the way with a hat-trick as Bayern Munich steamrollered Kaiserslautern 5-1 to go third in the Bundesliga standings.

Labour Party leader, Eamon Gilmore, has accused the Taoiseach Brian Cowen of a cynical attempt to cling on to power through a major Cabinet reshuffle and appointment of new ministers.

Carlo Ancelotti admitted Chelsea face an uphill task to retain their league title despite their £75m spending spree this week.

Manchester United 3 Aston Villa 1

Sunderland 2 Chelsea 4

Waterford 2-23 Galway 2-13

Mohamed Bin Hammam has claimed the cash given to members of the Caribbean Football Union during his campaign for the FIFA presidency was simply payment to cover their expenses as he launched a stinging attack on the governing body for his life ban.

Limerick 1-18 Wexford 1-17

Antrim 0-12 Limerick 3-22

Wexford put some previous lethargic performances behind them with their best display of the season so far, slamming Tipperary by 5-11 to 0-10 in the All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

Galway 2-23 Cork 1-14

Following 'a robust inquiry and full investigation' into some unsavoury incidents at a Tyrone ladies football match, two men have been given lifetime bans.

Carlow 0-10 Wexford 4-12

Laois 2-16 Tipperary 0-11

London 0-15 Fermanagh 0-09

Tipperary 3-22 Cork 0-23

London 2-10 Mayo 0-19, Ruislip (after extra-time)

Republic of Ireland 2 Italy 0

Chuck Blazer, the man who blew the whistle on an alleged bribery scandal, has dismissed claims of a FIFA/USA conspiracy, insisting: “The only things that were American in all this were the $100 bills.”