Down forward Benny Coulter had no hesitation in admitting he committed an infringement for his 13th-minute goal which provided to be a vital score as the Mourne County side booked their place in next month's All-Ireland SFC final.

Man Utd 3 West Ham 0

Newcastle manager Chris Hughton left Eastlands seething this afternoon after a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City that was made even worse by the broken leg suffered by Hatem Ben Arfa.

Liverpool 1 Blackpool 2

Edwin van der Sar left Sunderland bemoaning more dropped points having spared Manchester United further pain.

Ulster 19 Glasgow Warriors 17

A poll of golf writers at this week’s Ryder Cup overwhelmingly points to Europe winning back the trophy on Sunday.

Ian Poulter, beaten by Tiger Woods in his first-ever Ryder Cup match, finally has the chance for revenge at Celtic Manor tomorrow.

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway fears he could be in disciplinary trouble for railing at referee Mike Dean after his side’s last-gasp loss to Blackburn.

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce tempered his criticism of referee Stuart Attwell after he awarded a “crazy” goal to Liverpool in the 2-2 draw at Anfield.

Liverpool 2 Sunderland 2

West Brom 2 Manchester City 1

Stoke 2 Fulham 0

Wales Captain Ryan Jones has urged his World Cup hopefuls to lay down a marker when they face the might of Australia, South Africa and New Zealand during their autumn Test campaign.

Having ended his county's 20-year wait for an All-Ireland SFC title at Croke Park yesterday, Cork manager Conor Counihan proclaimed that it was "a great day to be a Rebel".

Inverness 1 Hearts 3

Australia’s most capped Test prop Al Baxter believes referee Allain Rolland deserves most of the blame for the Wallabies’ scrum woes against New Zealand in Hong Kong.

Mexico looked beyond its drug war and looming Atlantic storms today to throw a 200th birthday bash celebrating a proud history, whimsical culture and resilience embodied in the traditional independence cry: “Viva Mexico!”

US Open champion Graeme McDowell admits he is rusty after a month-long break but hopes to tune up for next month’s Ryder Cup with a good performance this week.

Alex Ferguson has admitted he made a mistake by not putting Dimitar Berbatov on the bench for Manchester United’s disappointing Champions League draw with Rangers at Old Trafford last night.