Newcastle 0 Sheffield United 1

Newcastle 1 Chelsea 0

A suicide car bomber killed 21 people in northern Iraq yesterday after insurgents lured police to the scene by shooting an officer, officials said.

Middlesbrough 0 Portsmouth 4

Arsene Wenger struggled to hide his concern after Arsenal’s stuttering start to the campaign continued with a 1-1 draw against 10-man Middlesbrough at the Emirates Stadium.

Kildare 0-15 Offaly 3-9

Israel 1 Republic of Ireland 1

Bitter rivals Manchester United and Arsenal will return to the Millennium Stadium on May 21 to put their seasons on the line in a mouthwatering FA Cup final.

Celtic 3 Dunfermline 0

Darren Clarke let his golf do the talking at the USPGA championship this afternoon with his best-ever start to a major.

Marseille 2 Newcastle 0 (Marseille win 2-0 on aggregate)

Sunderland 0 Millwall 1

Newcastle 1 Juventus 0

Burnley 1, West Ham 2: Andre Ayew headed a second-half winner as West Ham gatecrashed Burnley's party by snatching a 2-1 victory at Turf Moor.

Leigh Griffiths and Stuart Armstrong were on target in a 2-0 victory against Hearts as Celtic completed the Ladbrokes Premiership season as unbeaten champions.

The Kilkenny juggernaut got its bid for a fourth consecutive national title off to the perfect start.

The new President of the University of Limerick Dr Des Fitzgerald has said he was "appalled" by the revelations on last night's RTÉ Investigates programme about governance and management issues at the university.

Cork City have won the Airtricity League Premier League after a 0-0 draw at home to Derry City.

"We don't feel bad when we see Wembley, it's a good place and a wonderful stadium."

Opponents of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe are preparing to demonstrate for the ousting of the 93-year-old leader who is virtually powerless and deserted by most of his allies.