England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has insisted Paul Scholes is 100% fit for England’s vital Euro 2004 clash with Switzerland in Coimbra on Thursday.

David Beckham warned Switzerland that England are ready to take out the anger and frustration from their defeat by France in tomorrow’s clash to revive their Euro 2004 qualifying hopes.

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Germany midfielder Michael Ballack insists he and his team-mates are under no extra pressure as they attempt to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004.

Hanami will bid for back-to-back victories in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

Greece survived conceding the fastest ever goal in European Championships history to edge into the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 by the skin of their teeth.

Milan Baros staked his claim to be named the player of the tournament with a superb double to send the Czech Republic surging into the semi-finals of Euro 2004.

Limerick 2-12 Tipperary 3-10

Clare 7-19 Laois 2-15

Chorist produced a game front-running performance to claim the Group One Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh today.

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A protest march against the arrival of US President George Bush at Shannon airport passed off peacefully tonight.

A Ruud Van Nistelrooy double helped Holland sweep past Latvia to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, with a helping hand from the Czech Republic.

Germany tumbled out of Euro 2004 in ignominious fashion as the Czech Republic reinforced their credentials as one of the tournament’s potential champions, thanks to a late Milan Baros goal.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was today been charged by UEFA for insulting Swedish referee Anders Frisk after Holland’s defeat in last night’s Euro 2004 semi-final defeat to Portugal.

A Garda accused of assaulting a protester at the 2002 "Reclaim the Streets" march in Dublin has claimed he was justified in striking a protester three times in the "upper body" but denies he ever hit a protester in the head.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was today been charged by UEFA for insulting Swedish referee Anders Frisk after Holland’s defeat in last night’s Euro 2004 semi-final defeat to Portugal.

Marek Jankulovski insists he will not shrink from the battle when he and his Czech team-mates face Greece in tonight’s Euro 2004 semi-final – even though a yellow card would rule him out of Sunday’s decider.

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Arsenal are hoping to avoid yet another Football Association investigation after a tunnel scuffle broke out at half-time in the victory over Aston Villa which took them to the top of the table.