Allegations of sexual assault against struck-off medic Michael Shine will be examined by a Government-appointed investigator, it was confirmed today.

Argentina 2 Peru 1

Republic of Ireland 2 Italy 2

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Cardiff Blues 20 Harlequins 6

Crystal Palace today branded allegations that one their players racially abused Cardiff’s Michael Chopra as “outrageous”.

Ireland 82 Serbia 0

The Football Association will examine allegations that Cardiff striker Michael Chopra suffered racist abuse following the Coca-Cola Championship match against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Brive 13 Leinster 36

Sportswear retailer JJB reported half-year losses of £42.9m (€47.5m) today as the company battled for survival in the first half of the year.

Everton insist there is no police investigation into allegations by El-Hadji Diouf that bananas were thrown at him at Goodison Park on Sunday.

JD Sports Fashion posted an 11% rise in profits today as it continued to show a clean pair of heels to troubled rivals in the sportswear sector.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to visit Dublin next month

Celtic 2 Hearts 1

Armagh 0-10 Mayo 0-7

West Ham 2 Liverpool 3

Burnley 3 Sunderland 1

A Derry hotel has declined to host a meeting of the local policing partnership after two previous events were disrupted by dissident republicans.

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

Nelson Piquet Junior claims his former team Renault had “threatened” to withdraw his contract unless he agreed to purposefully crash during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.