FIFA have rejected an appeal by leading Caribbean official Lisle Austin against a one-year ban.

The AIB Connacht Club SFC final will be a Galway-Roscommon affair after Corofin and St. Brigid’s came through today’s semi-final encounters.

PAOK 2 Shamrock Rovers 1

Rennes 1 Celtic 1

Stoke 2 Fulham 0

FT: Wales 8 France 9

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni could head into next month’s Euro 2012 play-offs without first-choice striker pairing Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle.

Spain 3 Scotland 1

Republic of Ireland 2 Armenia 1

Cavan 1-8 Westmeath 1-9

Ireland played a horrible game of rugby last Saturday in Dublin and deservedly lost against Wales in a match whose quality fizzled out well before the relief of the final whistle.

Justice Minister Brian Lenihan is reportedly set to announce the establishment of a new whistle-blower system today to root out corruption within the Gardaí.

Derby manager Paul Jewell fears Chelsea counterpart Avram Grant could be out of a job this summer – even if he brings silverware to Stamford Bridge.

Celtic’s ability to grab late goals in games is simply part of the club’s “history and tradition”, according to fans’ chief Peter Rafferty.

Sunderland 0 Everton 1

Newcastle 0 Blackburn 1

Arsenal captain William Gallas has revealed his “anger” at the events of last weekend against Birmingham, where the Gunners lost striker Eduardo to a broken leg, dropped two points and their skipper finished the game in tears.

Hibernian 0 Celtic 2

Chelsea cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League by defeating Olympiacos last night but the evening was soured by news of an ankle injury to Petr Cech.

Barcelona 1 Celtic 0 (4-2 on aggregate)