Charlton 0 Tottenham 2

Ten-man Chelsea fought to the end but their flickering title challenge was finally snuffed out at the Emirates Stadium to spark a Premiership party at Manchester United.

Cork 2-10 Laois 0-15

Newcastle 0 Blackburn 2

Bolton 1 Everton 1

Cork 3-16 Waterford 3-16

Clare 1-16 Limerick 1-23

Rangers 2 Chelsea 0

Fulham 4 South China 1

A convicted drug dealer who agreed to pose as a potential terrorist among a shadowy group accused of plotting to blow up John F Kennedy International Airport secretly fed information to US investigators in exchange for a lighter sentence.

Protesters clashed with riot police today as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the German city of Rostock to protest the upcoming Group of Eight summit.

The chief executive of Torex Retail was today ousted four months after he reportedly blew the whistle on alleged accounting irregularities at the software group.

Dublin 1-12 Offaly 0-10, Croke Park

Limerick 0-22 Tipperary 2-13

This year has produced the best hurling championship in some time, according to GAA President Nickey Brennan.

Actor Danny DeVito is always careful where he places his drinks on basketball courts after bringing a Los Angeles Lakers game to a standstill by kicking his beverage over.

Tyrone won their 11th Ulster SFC title with a battling win over courageous Monaghan at Clones.

Clare 1-11 Cork 1-18

Dunfermline 0 Celtic 1

Winning silverware is expected at Celtic and Lee Naylor insists they will be doing all they can to add the Tennent’s Scottish Cup to their trophy room this season.