Lille are not ruling out launching an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after seeing their attempts to invalidate Manchester United’s winning goal in last week’s Champions League tie rejected by UEFA.

UEFA have rejected Lille’s attempts to invalidate Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs’ winning goal in their Champions League match.

Munster will be content with the announcement that Englishman Chris White will take charge of their Heineken Cup quarter-final away to Llanelli Scarlets at the end of March.

First Division St Johnstone reached their second semi-final of the season with a well-deserved Tennent’s Scottish Cup victory at Fir Park.

Benni McCarthy heaped more knockout woe upon Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal after clambering off the bench to shoot Blackburn into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a dramatic late winner at Ewood Park.

UEFA disciplinary chiefs have thrown out a complaint by Lille about the validity of Manchester United’s winning goal and have charged the French club’s players with improper conduct.

Ronan O’Gara insists Ireland must perform with greater “intensity” if he is to mastermind England’s downfall at Croke Park.

Lille 0 Manchester United 1

Manchester United will find out on Friday if their controversial Champions League last-16 first-leg victory over Lille is to stand.

Alessandro Troncon is making the most of his return to the Italian national team following an absence of almost two years.

Cristiano Ronaldo blasted home an 87th-minute winner as Manchester United dug deep into their reserves of strength to take a massive stride towards the Barclays Premiership title with a 2-1 win.

Wigan manager Paul Jewell has claimed any Football Association charge for foul and abusive language following Sunday’s defeat by Arsenal would “smack of double standards”.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce has claimed Joey Barton is becoming the victim of a 'witch-hunt'.

The Football Association has confirmed it will investigate incidents at the end of Chelsea’s FA Cup quarter-final win at Tottenham when two fans ran onto the pitch, one of whom threw a punch at England midfielder Frank Lampard.

Chelsea’s FA Cup quarter-final victory against Tottenham was overshadowed by ugly scenes after the final whistle at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 2

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists he will be fit for England’s European Championship qualifier with Israel in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 0

Eddie O’Sullivan refused to blame fixture scheduling for Ireland’s heart-breaking failure to win the RBS 6 Nations as France were crowned champions by the narrowest of margins.

Westmeath have beaten Wexford 1-10 to 1-7 in the Leinster U21 Football Championship at Wexford Park today.