Graham Poll has insisted the Chelsea conspiracy theory regarding their controversial Champions League exit “just couldn’t happen”.

Fabio Capello has saluted the spirit among his squad that has taken England to the brink of the World Cup following victory over Andorra last night at Wembley.

Staff at an inner-city high school made pupils settle differences by fighting bare-knuckle brawls inside a steel cage, a shock report revealed.

Wales need to record their biggest victory over Ireland for 26 years when they face mission improbable at the Millennium Stadium next Saturday.

Alex Ferguson leapt to the defence of Spanish referee Luis Medina Cantalejo following last night’s goalless Champions League draw with Inter Milan at the San Siro.

Arsene Wenger has called on his Arsenal players to make the most of the lifeline handed by an unexpected slip from Aston Villa when they take on bottom club West Brom tonight.

GAA president Christy Cooney described as "unsatisfactory" the fact that seven red cards were shown in an O’Byrne Cup game in Portlaoise on Sunday and has backed the Leinster Council to take the appropriate action.

Burnley 2 West Ham 1

Connacht 19 Glasgow 19

Wigan 0 Wolves 1

Barcelona 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0

Bayern Munich 0 Bordeaux 2

Liverpool 1 Debrecen 0

Flavio Briatore is considering taking legal action against Nelson Piquet Snr and Jnr following his court triumph in Paris yesterday.

Roberto Mancini insists Craig Bellamy is his “friend” even though he left the Welsh striker out of his first Manchester City starting line-up this afternoon.

AC Omonia 1 Manchester City 2

Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal’s “momentum” was maintained following a dramatic late equaliser by captain William Gallas which rescued a point from their Champions League opener against Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.

Bristol Rovers 1 Southampton 0

The Football Association are calling for Aston Villa to ban for life the supporter who struck referee’s assistant Phil Sharp with a coin during yesterday’s Premier League clash with Portsmouth.

Africans stayed up at all-night parties or woke before dawn today, gathering around televisions and radios as Barack Obama seized command of the race for the White House in his bid to become the first black US president.