Nordsjaelland 0 Chelsea 4

Gareth Bale scored a stunning free-kick and set up Aaron Lennon with a wonderful solo run to bring Liverpool’s eight-match unbeaten run to an end at White Hart Lane.

Two goals in the final nine minutes from Jonathan Walters and Cameron Jerome handed Stoke their third consecutive home victory in the Barclays Premier League and condemned injury-hit Newcastle to a fourth defeat in a row.

Sunderland 0 QPR 0

Wolves 0 Millwall 1

Ireland back rower Peter O’Mahony admitted the team were motivated by the pressure to stay in the top 8 of the IRB World Rankings when they took to the field against the Pumas on Saturday.

Lyon 3 Celtic 2

Alan Curbishley is poised for a New Year plunge into the transfer market after admitting his squad is stretched to breaking point.

Shrewsbury are back in the Football League after a year’s absence.

Manchester City 5 Everton 1

Glasgow 34 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 31

Connacht 3 Celtic Warriors 20

Claudio Ranieri is set to bid farewell to Stamford Bridge tomorrow in what seems likely to be his last game in charge of Chelsea – with a fierce debate still raging over this season’s achievements.

All the action from today's O'Byrne and Dr McKenna Cup matches.

Yeovil 0 Liverpool 2

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today paid tribute to the British forces in Iraq, giving thanks “from the bottom of my heart”.

Birmingham 4 Blackburn 0

Dolphin 27 Lansdowne 15

Watford 2 Chelsea 2

Michael Jackson may face new charges if his claims that he was manhandled by police proved to be false, officers said.