All eyes will be on the Tolka Park dugouts tonight when Roddy Collins takes charge of Shamrock Rovers against Dublin City, the club he walked out on two weeks ago (7.45pm).

A Chicago man who threatened to go public with videotapes he claimed featured the troubled soul star R Kelly having sex with a professional athlete's wife has been charged with extortion.

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Celtic 2 Kilmarnock 1

Chelsea 1 Everton 0

A Islamic fundamentalist with alleged terrorist ties was being held in a prison hospital today for the murder of a Dutch filmmaker who criticised the treatment of women under Islam.

Portsmouth’s £2.3m (€3.3m) record signing Diomansy Kamara has been ruled out for six weeks with the severe knee injury he sustained in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Manchester United.

South Africa coach Jake White believes referees are giving his Tri-Nations champions a raw deal – because of the Springboks’ notorious reputation.

Fulham face the toughest test of their recent revival when they face Premiership leaders Chelsea in the west London derby tomorrow – but they are ready for a battle.

Crystal Palace boss Iain Dowie has predicted Louis Saha will ’get a bucketload’ now the Frenchman has broken his six-month goalscoring duck – and that could be bad news for Newcastle and Arsenal.

Nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu was arrested by Israeli police this morning for passing on classified documents to unnamed international parties, Israeli media reported.

British rural affairs minister Alun Michael ran the gauntlet of pro-hunting demonstrators as he arrived for a conference in London today.

The Football Association is to investigate the violent scenes which marred Chelsea’s Carling Cup victory over West Ham at Stamford Bridge last night.

West Ham fans clashed with police after their 1-0 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge tonight.

The Football Association has attempted to clarify the charge being levelled against Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to become the first victim of the ‘Battle of Old Trafford II’ but probably not the last after the Football Association launched an investigation into additional incidents after full time.

Angry Arsenal stormed out of Old Trafford fuming with referee Mike Riley after Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney combined to shatter their 49-game unbeaten record.

The owner of the Principles and Warehouse fashion chains is the latest company on the shopping list of Icelandic retail group Baugur, it was reported today.

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Greece may be the European Nations champions but their club sides struggled as the group stage of the UEFA Cup got underway with all three representatives beaten.