Borussia Dortmund moved a step closer to a successful defence of their Bundesliga title thanks to a win over their nearest rivals, Bayern Munich, last night.

The Football Association last night confirmed they will be speaking to both Bradford and Crawley after the brawl which marred their npower League Two clash at Valley Parade on Tuesday night.

FORMER Vodafone employee John Bagge blew the whistle on a major fraud being perpetrated upon his employer.

DENMARK have emerged as the leading second-placed team that will qualify automatically for the final stages of Euro 2012.

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THREE reception rooms, four bedrooms, a lot of garden, and a cul de sac setting facing a green, are all to the favour of 56 Wrenville, a detached family home on the Kinsale road just outside Carrigaline in Cork.

FERMANAGH’S joint management pairing of Rory O’Donnell and Brian Johnston got an ideal start to their league campaign yesterday, scoring a facile 8-23 to 1-8 victory over injury-ravaged Cavan at Ballyconnell.

GEORGIOS SAMARAS believes Old Firm passions pale in to insignificance in comparison to derby games in his native Greece.

ARMAGH secretary Patrick Óg Nugent has warned that a shortage of referees could prevent the Orchard county completing its league programme in 2011.

WHISTLE BLOWER website WikiLeaks has posted a mysterious encrypted “insurance file,” prompting speculation about what it contains.

TOTTENHAM full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto is facing an investigation into his clash with a fan after the defeat by Wolves, police have confirmed.

Corruption and fraud can be reported anonymously through an internet system that keeps the whistleblower’s identity secret.

CHILEAN miners trapped deep below ground marked a grim milestone yesterday – a full month since a cave-in cut off their escape route to the surface.

ASTON VILLA manager David O’Leary has been charged by the Football Association with using abusive and/or insulting words towards match official Graham Poll.

LILLE have decided to end their protest against Ryan Giggs’ winning goal for Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League tie a fortnight ago.

NEWCASTLE interim manager Joe Kinnear insisted Sunderland fans’ treatment of Joey Barton, who was pelted with missiles during Saturday’s derby at the Stadium of Light, was “not acceptable’’.

HULL have condemned the “mindless hooliganism” of Millwall supporters which marred Saturday’s FA Cup tie at the KC Stadium.

AN underage Limerick gaelic football final ended in chaos after an elderly woman invaded the pitch.

CHARLTON boss Iain Dowie said it was “ridiculous” to see managers Alan Pardew and Arsene Wenger hit with an improper conduct charge following their touchline bust-up at Upton Park.

ONE of the last entries in the internet diary of extreme rock climber Michael Reardon simply sums up his feelings for the country: “I may live in California, but my thoughts are always in the place I feel most at home — Ireland.”