Chelsea and West Ham have been charged by the Football Association following alleged incidents of missile-throwing by fans during their Carling Cup tie at Stamford Bridge.

The Scottish Football Association has backed Old Firm referee Stuart Dougal for showing Alan Thompson a red card during Saturday’s match at Ibrox.

Borders 15 Ulster 19

Burnley supporters could see something of a novelty at Turf Moor this afternoon if neither side can improve following a lacklustre first half.

Nottingham Forest 2 West Ham 1

Garryowen 15 Co Carlow 14

Antrim 1-15 Down 1-15

Meath 2-12 Galway 1-12

Portumna (Galway) 2-10 Dunloy (Antrim) 2-13

Leeds have agreed to co-operate fully with the Football Association’s formal investigation into the fracas which erupted at the end of Saturday’s game with Middlesbrough at the Riverside.

Henrik Larsson struck his 40th goal of the season 12 minutes from time to put Celtic into the final of the UEFA Cup with a dramatic victory over Boavista in the Bessa Stadium tonight.

Rangers’ hopes of hitting the Scottish Premier League title race running were boosted by a first-half opener at Kilmarnock.

Brian Kidd was the toast of Leeds as the bitterness of just a few days ago gave way to celebratory relief as United finally won their first match since New Year’s Day.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is hoping to give goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw and central defender Ronny Johnsen a taste of the action against Derby so they qualify for championship medals.

Hundreds of Marks & Spencer staff have been demonstrating outside the company's flagship Paris store to protest at the closure of 18 shops in France.

Players from both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have spoken out against the fans who attacked the Arsenal team bus before and after Saturday’s FA Barclaycard Premiership clash at White Hart Lane.

The loyalist protest against Catholic schoolchildren and their parents in north Belfast is to be called off for one day as a mark of respect of those killed in the terror attacks in the US.

Children involved in the long-running dispute at Holy Cross Primary School in Northern Ireland will get hurt unless the loyalist protests end, it was claimed today.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has cancelled a trip to a Catholic shrine in Scotland after fears were raised about sectarian tensions.

Arsene Wenger attempted to cool the situation after Thierry Henry had been involved in a slanging match with Panathinaikos players after Arsenal lost 1-0 in Athens.