A senior Tusla manager has denied there was "any coordination, liaison or collusion" with gardai in creating files containing allegations of sexual abuse against garda whistle blower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Manchester United - 0

West Brom put a troubled week behind them with a 1-0 win at struggling Norwich to boost their Premier League survival hopes.

New captain Wayne Rooney rescued Roy Hodgson from embarrassment as a record-low crowd watched England stumble past Norway in a dull and uninspiring friendly at Wembley.

Arsenal 0 Chelsea 2

Celtic 4 Aberdeen 3

Manchester United 3 Aston Villa 0

QPR 0 Stoke 2

Celtic booked their place in the Champions League play-offs tonight as a goalless draw against Elfsborg in Boras gave Neil Lennon's men a slender aggregate win.

Sunderland 0 Wolves 0

Liverpool 1 Wigan 2

Galway boss Anthony Cunningham was a relieved man after Joe Canning's last-gasp point earned a 0-19 to 2-13 draw for his side in yesterday's All-Ireland SHC final against Kilkenny.

Chuck Blazer, the man who blew the whistle on an alleged bribery scandal, has dismissed claims of a FIFA/USA conspiracy, insisting: “The only things that were American in all this were the $100 bills.”

Dublin City University won the prestigious O’Connor Cup for a third successive year in dramatic fashion at blustery University of Limerick this afternoon.

Bolton 0 Stoke 5

Barcelona 3 Arsenal 1 (Barcelona win 4-3 on aggregate):

Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan has condemned “the inflammatory and irresponsible behaviour” in Celtic’s 1-0 win over Rangers in last night’s Scottish Cup fifth-round replay at Celtic Park, and confirmed an investigation has been launched into all incidents.

Amateur Tom Lewis and joint overnight leader Thomas Bjorn lost their magic today and threw the 140th Open Championship at Sandwich wide open.

Young Boys 3 Tottenham 2

Manchester City 4 Aston Villa 0