The football landscape, like its political counterpart, is changing rapidly in Iraq since the fall of Saddam earlier this year. Erik Kirschbaum reports from Baghdad.

Hibernian 0 Rangers 1

FURIOUS Manchester United will launch a vigorous defence of under-fire duo Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo.

THE State’s stubborn refusal to cover the legal costs of the McBrearty family, the whistle blowers in the Donegal garda scandal, is perplexing.

EVERYWHERE else in Ireland, yesterday was a grey, damp day but not in the vast Garryspillane hinterland, in the villages of Knocklong and Galbally, where many of the Limerick SHC- winning team were born and raised.

A CABINET post of Minister for Public Expenditure should be established to tackle huge overspends in publicly funded projects, chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee Michael Noonan said last night.

Real Madrid 0 Arsenal 1

THE SQUALLS had returned when Leinster convened for their long day of training in Donnybrook on Monday but Eric Miller wasn’t for clouding over.

THE latest AIB overcharging scandal is not “systematic”, according to a reliable source.

IF there’s a golfing God up there, he will see to it that Ernie Els wins the US PGA Championship starting at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, this morning.

STRABANE handler Barry Potts struck the first blow of the week for Tyrone when Dream Castle defied top weight in the Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Cork City 2 Waterford United 3

St Flannans 2-13 St Brendan's, Birr 1-14

ARSENE WENGER has never been one to mix his words, but admits sometimes they get lost in translation.

Greece 1, France 0.

KILKENNY v Tipperary, Cork v Wexford, August 10 and 17.

St. Flannan’s 1-11Tralee CBS 0-13

Sixmilebridge 2-13 Blackrock 1-15

THE positive approach adopted by the younger members of the Nemo Rangers team was a key factor in their All-Ireland success in Croke Park on Monday, according to former star Denis Allen.