Liverpool 1 Debrecen 0

Edinburgh 19 Leinster 21

Fulham 0 Arsenal 1

Everton have called on Blackburn striker El-Hadji Diouf to apologise and retract his claim that he was subjected to racial abuse during Sunday’s Premier League match at Goodison Park.

British sportswear chain JJB Sports said today it had blown the whistle on alleged cartel activity in the UK sports retail market.

Kilkenny manager Brian Cody hailed his side's historic achievement of an All-Ireland SHC four in-a-row as "outstanding" and "terrific", as he came to terms with the magnitude of it all.

Kilkenny 2-22 Tipperary 0-23

Newport Gwent Dragons 23 Ulster 6

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 2

Flavio Briatore is considering taking legal action against Nelson Piquet Snr and Jnr following his court triumph in Paris yesterday.

FT: Hibernian 1 Hearts 1

Manchester United 0 Leeds 1

Roberto Mancini insists Craig Bellamy is his “friend” even though he left the Welsh striker out of his first Manchester City starting line-up this afternoon.

Birmingham 0 Chelsea 0

Chelsea 2 Werder Bremen 0

Mobile media network 3 has signed a retail distribution agreement with Xtra-vision, under the terms of which Xtra-vision will distribute 3’s products and services through 154 stores around the country.

Yeats stands out among the 11 confirmations for Saturday’s Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh.

England full-back Ashley Cole has revealed how Arsenal’s favourable treatment of Thierry Henry was one of the reasons why he wanted to leave the club for Premiership champions Chelsea.

Arsene Wenger struggled to hide his concern after Arsenal’s stuttering start to the campaign continued with a 1-1 draw against 10-man Middlesbrough at the Emirates Stadium.

Aberdeen 0 Celtic 1