A member of the Dublin management team could be in hot water after it was alleged that he head-butted Monaghan forward Thomas Freeman in the aftermath of the sides' NFL Division 2 draw at Parnell Park on Sunday.

Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One.

Arsenal 1 Everton 0

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told an audience in the United States that it would be an "act of lunacy" for Ireland to reject the Lisbon Treaty.

Celtic 2 Rangers 1

Three Linfield football fans appeared in court today charged over trouble which flared at a cross-border cup match.

Motherwell 1 Celtic 4

Manchester United 1 Barcelona 0 (Agg: 1-0)

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard heaped the pressure on Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Old Trafford.

Portsmouth 0 Blackburn 1

West Ham 2 Newcastle 2

Ospreys 16 Dragons 3

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan congratulated Mike Ashley on his decision to buy the club after handing him a derby victory.

Antrim 0-08 Waterford 1-08

Newcastle 2 Sunderland 0

West Ham 2 Derby 1

The Scottish Football Association have handed one-match bans to Celtic’s Gary Caldwell and Rangers’ David Weir following their part in the melee at the end of last night’s fiery Old Firm derby.

Blackrock College 9 Shannon 12

Derby 0 Aston Villa 6

Queen of the South 4 Aberdeen 3