Cardiff Blues 13 Glasgow 34

Florence and the Machine have announced a string of US tour dates.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has accused the Blackburn fans of never giving under-fire manager Steve Kean a chance.

Gloucester coach Bryan Redpath was relieved but not impressed by his side’s narrow 23-19 Heineken Cup victory over Connacht at Kingsholm.

Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri praised his players for overcoming a Champions League “handicap” to reach the knockout stages as Group B winners last night.

David Beckham remained non-committal over his future after helping the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final on Sunday night.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has given his full backing to Luis Suarez as he believes the under-fire striker is being unfairly targeted by opposition players.

Celtic officials will wake this morning wondering if the Parkhead club will be brought to book by UEFA again after incidents involving Hoops fans before last night’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Udinese at the Stadio Friuli.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini suggested Chelsea defender Ashley Cole was at the centre of a tunnel bust-up following the Londoners’ 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Michael Carrick does not believe tonight’s Manchester derby can be billed as a title decider.

Bayern Munich 2 Marseille 0 (Bayern win 4-0 on aggregate)

Barcelona defender Eric Abidal is recovering well after undergoing a liver transplant yesterday, club president Sandro Rosell has said.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean vowed to fight on after his side were relegated amid scenes of vitriol and protest at rain-sodden Ewood Park last night.

Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic is confident the club’s fans will not let them down at Anfield on Sunday.

Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall has called for lifetime bans to be handed out to anyone making offensive gestures or singing insulting chants about deaths in football tragedies.

Roberto Mancini has told his Manchester City players not to throw caution to the wind tonight as they strive to overturn a two-goal deficit in their Europa League clash with Dynamo Kiev.

New Zealand rugby referee Steve Walsh believes the modern professional game is now too “complex” for just one on-field official to handle.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson hopes the injury which Damien Duff picked up during last night’s defeat against Stoke will not rule him out of next week’s Europa League final against Atletico Madrid.

Nigel Twiston-Davies has sent a warning shot to Imperial Commander’s Betfair Chase rivals that he feels his star performer could be better than ever this season.

Brian O’Driscoll has told Ireland to expect some typically ferocious tackling from Samoa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.