Slovenia 1 Russia 0

Rangers 1 Unirea Urziceni 4

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce backed Darren Bent’s claims on a place in England’s World Cup squad after seeing him fire Arsenal to their first defeat in 14 games.

Kildare, Carlow, Kerry and Down were victorious in the opening round of the 2009 GAA Christy Ring Cup as the competition got underway this afternoon.

Biarritz 41 Glasgow 20

West Ham 0 West Brom 0

Celebrations burst out across the country tonight after the country spectacularly clinched its first rugby Grand Slam in 61 years.

Kevin Doyle admits he may never recover from his World Cup misery against France – but at least Wolves’ survival bid is taking his mind off Thierry Henry’s handball.

Harlequins 19 Sale 29

Tottenham 4 Peterborough 0

Iranian authorities have slowed internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests tomorrow to deny the opposition a vital means of communication.

Stoke 3 Blackburn 0

Togo’s involvement in the African Nations Cup is over following their failure to appear for their opening match against Ghana tonight.

The Confederation of African Football have all but disqualified Togo from the African Nations Cup by confirming the team will not be allowed to re-enter the competition if they do not take part in tonight’s scheduled game against Ghana.

Republic of Ireland 1-3 Poland

Burnley 3 Sunderland 1

Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty is facing a race to be fit for the key World Cup qualifier against Slovakia and will have a scan on his knee tomorrow.

Republic of Ireland 0 Montenegro 0

The Formula One Teams’ Association is ready to go public and lift the lid on their grievances against the FIA as the battle of wills and words between the two organisations intensifies.

Shay Given has hit out at the reaction of the Aston Villa fans towards Gareth Barry on his first return to the midlands club.