Fulham 2 Manchester City 1

Alex Ferguson has pleaded with disgruntled Manchester United fans not to crush the confidence of his young players.

Waterford United 2 Cork City 2

Middlesbrough 3 Dnipro 0

Celtic 2 Rangers 0

India’s former President KR Narayanan, the first “untouchable” from the caste system to occupy the country’s highest office in a validation of its democratic roots, died today. He was 85.

Chelsea and West Ham could face punishment over the behaviour of their supporters following disturbances during the Carling Cup clash between the teams in October 2004.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary has denied a charge of using ‘abusive and/or insulting words’ towards referee Graham Poll following the derby victory over Birmingham.

Scotland 1 USA 1

A penalty from Kevin Niblock decided the destiny of yesterday's All-Ireland Football Sevens title at Dublin's Kilmacud Crokes club.

There is another homecoming in Cork tonight as the Rebels camogie team returns to Leeside with the O'Duffy Cup after their four-point win over Tipperary at Croke Park yesterday.

Coca-Cola Championship leaders Sheffield United showed their title credentials by recovering from two goals down to beat promotion rivals Watford 3-2 at Vicarage Road.

Vinnie Roe will bid to firmly entrench himself in the history books at the Curragh tomorrow when trying to land the Irish Field St Leger for the fifth consecutive year.

Middlesbrough 2 Xanthi 0

Wayne Rooney insists England can lift the World Cup next summer.

Bryan Robson has urged West Brom to produce a high octane performance for 90 minutes and grab the initiative from the first whistle as they look to halt their dismal Premiership run at Blackburn on Saturday.

After nearly three months behind bars, New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released after she agreed to testify about the Bush administration’s disclosure of a covert CIA officer’s identity.

Everton 1 Dinamo Bucharest 0 (Bucharest win 5-2 on aggregate)

Jose Mourinho laughed at the suggestion that Alex Ferguson is under any pressure, but it needed a defeat of Benfica to let some steam escape from the Old Trafford cooking pot.

It was an encouraging night for Brian Kerr in the Coca-Cola Championship tonight, with two Republic of Ireland strikers on target.