Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson praised his side’s concentration after a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in this afternoon’s derby at Eastlands.

Angry Hearts have demanded an overhaul of the Scottish Football Association’s disciplinary procedures after their bid to overturn Marius Zaliukas’ red card against Aberdeen was rejected.

Blackburn 2 Man City 2

Full-back Bryn Cunningham will make his 100th Magner's League appearance against Leinster at Ravenhill on Saturday evening (Kick-off 7.35pm.).

Phil Brown revealed he kept his Hull side on the pitch at half-time as a message to the fans after their first-half horror show against Manchester City.

Football officials in the North tonight pledged to combat hooliganism after riot police had to restore order when violence broke out at a St Stephen's Day derby.

Manchester City 5 Hull 1

Middlesbrough 0 Everton 1

Newport Gwent Dragons 19 Cardiff 21

Celtic 2 Villarreal 0

Man City 0 Nottingham Forest 3

Celtic 2 Dundee United 2

Tottenham 3 Wigan 1

Leinster 26 Connacht 18

Glasgow 25 Edinburgh 20

DUBS STARS SENIOR HURLING CHALLENGE MATCH: DUBLIN 1-18 DUBS STARS 3-11

Manchester United duo Anderson and Jonny Evans have been ruled out for three weeks with ankle injuries, manager Alex Ferguson has confirmed.

Manchester United 4 Derby 2 (4-3 on aggregate)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown today hailed the British military’s involvement in Iraq a “success story”.

More than 50 people were rescued from about 30 gondolas after a tower supporting the lift cables partially collapsed at Canada’s Whistler ski resort.