Crawley 2 Swansea 3

Racing Metro 24 Edinburgh 27

Cork Constitution 10 Shannon 14

Richard Dunne could hardly be less interested in the cash windfall qualification for Euro 2012 would bring himself and his Republic of Ireland team-mates.

The AIB Connacht Club SFC final will be a Galway-Roscommon affair after Corofin and St. Brigid’s came through today’s semi-final encounters.

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni could head into next month’s Euro 2012 play-offs without first-choice striker pairing Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle.

Neil Lennon hit back at Walter Smith for suggesting the Parkhead club initiated a controversy-filled season by questioning the authority of match officials.

Roberto Mancini looked ahead to a “great semi-final” against FA Cup opponents Manchester United before admitting it will be next year before his Manchester City side can compete at the same level as their neighbours.

Millwall 1 Swindon 0

Donegal 2-11 Sligo 1-14

Steven Gerrard will undergo a scan later today to discover the seriousness of the injury which threatens to cause a rift between Liverpool and England manager Fabio Capello.

Edwin van der Sar has attacked Manchester City’s negative tactics in last night’s derby-day bore draw.

Governments around the world must not “shoot the messenger” by attacking disclosures by WikiLeaks, Julian Assange said today.

Arsene Wenger will take his battle-weary Arsenal squad to Blackpool on Sunday knowing there can be no more bad days at the office if the Gunners are to salvage their Barclays Premier League title bid.

Ipswich 2 Scunthorpe 0

Armagh 0-14 Down 1-10

Honduras 0 Chile 1

Austria 1 Germany 2

West Ham co-owner David Gold admitted he wished he had done things differently following the club’s relegation from the Barclays Premier League and the sacking of manager Avram Grant yesterday.

German Martin Kaymer coasted to a second successive victory today, following his US PGA triumph four weeks ago with a four-shot triumph in the KLM Open at Hilversum.