Newport Gwent Dragons gave Ulster a bloody nose at home to send the RaboDirect PRO12 runners-up Ulster packing and avenge a hammering from almost 12 months ago.

Kerry manager William O’Sullivan fears that Cork’s spectacular comeback against Dublin could spell trouble for the Kingdom in Saturday’s All-Ireland Ladies senior football semi-final.

The Football Association could yet mete out further punishment to Eden Hazard as the governing body continues to review the Chelsea midfielder’s sending-off for kicking Swansea ball boy Charlie Morgan.

A dubious penalty rescued a point for Crystal Palace as they drew 1-1 with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Andre Villas-Boas insists he is the right man to lead Tottenham up the table despite yesterday’s humiliating defeat to Liverpool.

Stoke 1 Everton 1

Newcastle 1 Crystal Palace 0

Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6

Swansea 0 Southampton 0

Ian Elliott, the Catholic church’s own watchdog on child protection measures in Ireland, has detailed the policies now in place to prevent child abuse in several dioceses.

Adam Johnson struck for the fourth time in a week as Sunderland staged an unlikely fightback to snatch a Premier League point against Southampton.

West Brom 1 Hull 1

Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen pinched a point on his return to Old Trafford and then claimed it was easy to pick David Moyes’ game plan apart.

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt says he would like Brian O'Driscoll to stay close to the squad to play some kind of role in the future.

Drogheda United 2 Sligo Rovers 3

The 25-year-old has not scored for 11 matches, a run stretching back to Boxing Day, and has just seven goals for the whole season.

“Off the pitch and on the field, he’s been inspirational for Limerick hurling.”

Chelsea’s search for successive Barclays Premier League wins this season goes on.

Wayne Rooney scored a superb backheel to ease the pressure on Louis van Gaal and end Manchester United's eight-match winless run with a win against Swansea today.

Celtic took the first step towards successive domestic trebles with a 2-0 Betfred Cup final win over 10-man Motherwell at Hampden Park.