England 25 South Africa 6

Scotland 32 Japan 11

Britain's Metropolitan Police commissioner John Stevens has been ordered to appear at the High Court in London as a key witness in a case involving Britain’s former top anti-terrorist agents in Northern Ireland, it emerged tonight.

Manchester United are set to appeal against the second-half dismissal of Darren Fletcher which soured their win at the Riverside Stadium.

Railways investigators today began a massive inquiry into Turkey’s worst rail disaster.

Jason McAteer will renew his battle with Millwall’s wind-up merchant Dennis Wise insisting there is no ill-feeling.

Eddie O’Sullivan will lead the jubilant celebration for Ireland’s seventh Triple Crown should his team beat Scotland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday – but he does agree the achievement has been diluted.

Chorist produced a game front-running performance to claim the Group One Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh today.

Arsenal 2 Bolton 1

Mark Philippoussis tonight reached his fourth Wimbledon quarter-final with an epic five-set victory over Andre Agassi.

West Ham 0 Liverpool 3

Japan’s hopes of World Cup glory came to an end as the co-hosts bade a fond sayonara on an ignominiously wet, grey afternoon.

England 45 Ireland 11

Arsenal defender Ashley Cole insisted that the Gunners’ Champions League victory in Rome had proved they can beat any side in Europe on their day.

Sunderland 0 Manchester City 3

Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren has warned his side about the menace posed by Blackburn strike duo Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke ahead of tomorrow’s showdown at the Riverside Stadium.

Bobby Robson returned to the scene of his worst moment in football – and then vowed to forget all about it.

Rangers striker Michael Mols has been fit and raring to go for two months but has had to wait for his return to action in the first team.

Loyalist residents in north Belfast today vowed to defuse tensions in their area by ensuring protests against Catholic schoolchildren and their parents pass off peacefully.