“We’re all good footballers,” is a line a Dublin player would be reluctant to utter in bygone seasons for fear of being interpreted as big-headed.

Crossmaglen Rangers 3-09 Pearse Og 0-11

Shane Nolan can still hear the words manager James McCarthy whispered in his ear before being introduced as a 47th minute substitute in last Sunday’s Cork SFC final against Duhallow.

Nordsjaelland 0 Chelsea 4

QPR 1 West Ham 2

Liverpool 1 Anzhi Makhachkala 0

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has backed Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers to run the club his own way after a turbulent start to the season.

Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2

Castlemagner 0-14 Rathpeacon 1-7

Last Tuesday was a mixed bag for grapplers.

The last week has seen an unusual amount of soul-searching at Barcelona, as the Catalan club prepares to try and overcome a 2-0 first-leg deficit in Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg at home to AC Milan.

Juventus 2 Celtic 0

Three Munster county officials have questioned the Division 1A structure as all six teams go into this Sunday’s fifth and final round of games still facing the possibility of a relegation play-off or a league semi-final.

Within minutes of Jérôme Garcès’s final whistle on Sunday, Munster fans began furiously scouring the internet searching for low-cost deals to Montpellier for the April 27 Heineken Cup semi-final showdown with Clermont Auvergne.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill faces a late change of plan ahead of tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Russia, with Kyle Lafferty missing out with an Achilles injury.

THOMAS BEWICK, the celebrated engraver, carved in hard woods.

For those who believe that Lar Corbett isn’t committed to his club, Thurles Sars, a read of his superb autobiography All In My Head should shatter any such misconceptions.

On Thursday night, as Ger Loughnane left Cusack Park following Clare’s easy win over Cork in the Munster minor championship, one would presume the result would be a source of satisfaction.

THE first steps have been taken in establishing an unofficial referees’ body, the Gaelic Match Officials Association.

As she languished under house arrest for almost 15 of the last 21 years, Burmese political leader, Aung San Suu Kyi could scarcely have dreamed of days and foreign lands where her cause would be championed.