JP McManus's Janidou is the 7-1 favourite with Paddy Power for the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Fulham 3 Birmingham 1

Southampton 4 Tottenham 0

West Ham 3 Nottingham Forest 2

Steve Stone grabbed an FA Cup lifeline for Portsmouth at Old Trafford this afternoon.

Hearts teenager Graham Weir insists he is not Tynecastle’s new hero after snatching a dramatic derby draw.

Second-half goals from Shefki Kuqi and Adam Proudlock gave Sheffield Wednesday a 2-0 win at Rotherham.

Comic Ali G had a brush with death after a bullet whistled through his hotel suite as two men shot themselves in a double suicide pact in the next room.

Dressed in his pink garb, Dubliner Jim Rock might get a few wolf whistles in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena tomorrow night but he is as hard as they come.

Glenn Roeder let out a huge sigh of relief as West Ham cracked their home hoodoo last night – and immediately challenged his players to turn the victory against Blackburn into the pivotal moment of their season.

Glenn Roeder last night admitted it was “back to the drawing board” for his defence after their 4-2 capitulation against Charlton at The Valley tonight.

Andy Cole has branded recent criticism of former team-mate Ryan Giggs ‘embarrassing’.

Newcastle United 2 Manchester City 0

Inter Milan 2 Newcastle United 2

Tough-tackling Ireland remain on course for a Grand Slam showdown with England after grinding out a 15-12 win over reigning champions France in a tense match at Lansdowne Road.

Celtic 1 Dunfermline 0

Newcastle United 2 Tottenham 1

Nicolas Anelka made amends for an incredible miss by bagging a late winner for Manchester City in today’s thrilling match at Loftus Road.

An uncharacteristic error by Russell Hoult extended Charlton’s impressive Premiership run at The Valley.

David Beckham capped his return to Barclaycard Premiership combat with a majestic chip to finish off Birmingham at Old Trafford.