Joe Cole’s magnificent strike on the stroke of half-time gave West Ham a surprise 1-0 interval lead against Arsenal at Upton Park today.

Aodhan MacSuibhne has been drafted in to replace Dickie Murphy as referee of Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final between Kilkenny and Tipperary.

Dublin 1-14, Donegal 1-07 - match report

Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0

Celtic 5 Dundee United 0

Bobby Robson returned to the scene of his worst moment in football – and then vowed to forget all about it.

Birmingham City 0 Newcastle 2

Celtic 5 Kilmarnock 0

St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Liverpool 1 Newcastle 1

Andre Villas-Boas has promised Tottenham’s disgruntled fans their team will not produce a repeat of yesterday’s horror show against Wigan when they travel to Manchester City next weekend.

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1

Fulham 2 Everton 2

Tottenham 0 Wigan 1

Premier League managers Arsene Wenger and Sam Allardyce have voiced dismay that the law is again involved in football due to the Mark Clattenburg affair.

Irish journalist Paul Kimmage has lodged a criminal complaint against International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid and honorary president Hein Verbruggen in a move which will subject the leadership of the world governing body to further scrutiny.

Munster 6 Scarlets 13

Tottenham 3 West Ham 1

Celtic 0 Inverness 1

Newcastle 1 Maritimo 1