Cyprus 2 Georgia 1

Dublin 0-15 Waterford 1-11

Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal will co-operate fully with the Football Association following allegations Cesc Fabregas spat at Hull assistant manager Brian Horton.

Thousands of riot police and Revolutionary Guard members armed with tear gas, batons and firearms were deployed outside Tehran University today to prevent student demonstrations backed by the opposition.

Guy Chambily, a member of the French Football Federation’s federal council, is resigned to Raymond Domenech being in charge at the World Cup but admits the France coach’s departure is still a “dream”.

Wexford 0-10 Laois 2-16, Wexford Park

Galway 1-15 Tipperary 1-17

JD Sports Fashion posted an 11% rise in profits today as it continued to show a clean pair of heels to troubled rivals in the sportswear sector.

Australia 22 France 6

Ospreys 16 Ulster 20

Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones has been fined by the club for his sending-off against West Ham.

Ospreys 11 Leinster 18

Britney Spears will the grace the X Factor stage tonight for her first UK television performance in more than four years.

Schalke 1 Porto 0

Fernando Alonso claims Lewis Hamilton has only himself to blame for the abuse he received at the Circuit de Catalunya earlier this month because he criticised the Spaniard.

Blizzards stranded more than half a million train passengers in a Chinese town today.

Three Linfield football fans appeared in court today charged over trouble which flared at a cross-border cup match.

About 3,000 Latvians marched through the capital Riga today under heavy police protection to honour countrymen who fought in a German combat unit during World War II.

Shannon 22 Dungannon 10, Coonagh

Assistant coach Ray Wilkins intends to remain working alongside new boss Guus Hiddink until he is told otherwise by Chelsea.