Iceland 1, Ireland 0: Hordur Magnusson's first-half free-kick was enough to hand Iceland a friendly victory over the Republic of Ireland as Martin O'Neill's under-studies learned just how far they have to go.

Anderlecht 1, Manchester United 1: Henrikh Mkhitaryan struck on Manchester United's Europa League travels yet again, but Leander Dendoncker's late header leaves the quarter-final clash with Anderlecht intriguingly-poised.

Leinster 37 Cardiff Blues 23

QPR co-owner Tony Fernandes has vowed to fight the prospect of a Financial Fair Play fine and plough much of his side’s promotion windfall back into the club.

TOULON 29 LEINSTER 14

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is adamant his players have the composure to cope with the pressure of the title race while still playing the football which has put them top of the table.

Both Tipperary manager Eamonn O'Shea and his Kilkenny counterpart Brian Cody were happy to have another day out, after yesterday's epic drawn All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final between the counties at Croke Park.

Australia 24 South Africa 23

Radamel Falcao scored his first goal in English football and then spelled out his desire to remain at Manchester United beyond the end of the season.

Newcastle defender Mike Williamson insists the squad remain "100%" behind under-fire boss Alan Pardew despite lurching to another Premier League defeat on Monday night.

Emotions ran high in the aftermath of Ireland's 25-18 loss to Women's World Cup hosts France, especially with Fiona Coghlan and Philip Doyle heading up the list of departing players and coaches.

A visibly emotional Seamus Hickey nearly broke down in tears during a post-match interview in which he was named man-of-the-match following Limerick’s narrow defeat to Kilkenny in the All-

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has stressed the importance of keeping a cool head as his side bid to close out title success on Sunday.

Belgium 1 Russia 0

Arjen Robben courted further World Cup controversy by insisting he was fouled for the penalty that led to Holland’s last-gasp 2-1 win over Mexico, but apologised for diving earlier in the match.

Cork 2-22 Wexford 0-20

Raheem Sterling scored a dramatic winner as Manchester City maintained their winning run with a last-gasp 2-1 defeat of Southampton.

Celtic avenged their only domestic defeat under boss Brendan Rodgers with a convincing 3-1 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Hearts at Parkhead.

Arsenal's timid surrender to Manchester City in yesterday's Carabao Cup final came with an "air of inevitability", according to a leading fans' group.

James Lowe and Max Deegan scored two tries each as Leinster kept their Guinness Pro14 home semi-final hopes on track with a 41-6 bonus-point win over Zebre.