Fulham manager Roy Hodgson hopes the injury which Damien Duff picked up during last night’s defeat against Stoke will not rule him out of next week’s Europa League final against Atletico Madrid.

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The Vancouver Winter Olympics, marred by early tragedy but destined ultimately to be remembered as a Games embraced by its hosts like few before them, drew to a close amid an unprecedented, country-wide party last night.

Tottenham 2 Everton 1

Italy’s Giuliano Razzoli took the lead in the men’s slalom following the first run at Whistler Creekside on Saturday.

Portsmouth 1 Birmingham 2

UCC 12 Young Munster 14

Fulham 0 Tottenham 0

Canada’s long wait for a home Olympic gold medal is over after freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau claimed victory in the men’s moguls.

Dublin 1-11 Derry 0-7

Winter Olympic officials considered abandoning the Vancouver luge competition following the death of Georgian competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili in training.

France 33 Ireland 10

Aberdeen 4 Celtic 4

Declan Kidney has urged Ireland to end their long wait for success in Paris by rising to the most daunting challenge in the RBS 6 Nations.

A sombre John Terry boarded a flight to Dubai today for a crunch match with his wife following his alleged affair.

Celtic 2 Hearts 0

Canada’s hockey women delivered the first half of what the host nation hopes will be a gold medal double when they beat the USA 2-0 at Canada Hockey Place on day 14 of the Vancouver Games.

Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg was stunned by her surprise gold in the women’s giant slalom gold medal at a foggy Whistler Creekside.

Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Fulham 1 (Fulham win 3-2 on aggregate)

At the end of a turbulent few days in which Jose Mourinho has suggested he is being rounded upon, the Inter Milan coach last night delivered a scathing attack on the Italian game.