Tottenham face an uphill battle to qualify for the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after a makeshift side conceded two late goals in sub-zero temperatures at RSC Olympiyskiy.

Sun Jihai has insisted he does not plan to quit international football despite being handed a five-game suspension by FIFA.

Turkey captain Nihat Kahveci admitted it was an “unbelievable feeling” to see his team recover from a two-goal deficit to earn a last-gasp 3-2 win over the Czech Republic in a Group A thriller in Geneva.

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted he had made a “big mistake” in only making eight changes to his starting line-up after his team lost their final Euro 2008 Group A match 2-0 to Switzerland.

Turkey 3 Czech Republic 2

Cavan 0-13 Armagh 0-17

Kerry 1-14 Clare 0-5

The GAA may reportedly mount an investigation into the incidents that marred Kerry's National Fooball League win over Tyrone in Omagh yesterday.

NHL Division 3 round-up:

KILDARE 0-14 CORK 0-14

Tyrone 0-13 Kerry 2-10

Celtic 0 Rangers 0

Scotland flanker Kelly Brown insists he was wrongly denied a try during his side’s RBS 6 Nations defeat in Paris.

Blackburn 2 Coventry 2

Republic of Ireland 1 Colombia 0

England 2 United States 0

Cork 2-10 Galway 1-08

Caretaker manager Newcastle boss Chris Hughton insisted he had fielded a team capable of beating Hull as the crisis on Tyneside deepened.

Wigan 1 Sunderland 1

A worker at Marks & Spencer in the UK who was suspended after “blowing the whistle” on plans to cut redundancy pay to staff has been sacked, it was announced today.