Germany will be without captain Philipp Lahm and Real Madrid pair Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira for their friendly against Australia on Tuesday.

Germany coach Joachim Low said the fans were wrong to boo his side and individual players during last night’s 4-0 win over Kazakhstan.

Ireland 2 Macedonia 1

Germany extended their lead at the top of Euro 2012 qualifying Group A to move closer to the finals in Poland and Ukraine next year with a comfortable 4-0 win over Kazakhstan tonight.

Organisers of a huge protest against the UK government’s public spending cuts tonight hailed the demonstration a “fantastic success” after hundreds of thousands of people joined the biggest event of its kind for over 20 years.

Hungary 0 Holland 4

Alan Kelly is perfectly placed to warn the current crop of Republic of Ireland internationals how dangerous Macedonia can be.

Armagh 0-14 Down 1-10

Carlow 0-14 Louth 0-13

ENGLAND U-20 33 IRELAND U-20 25

Rory McIlroy and Colin Montgomerie will remember the US Open at Congressional as long as they live – but for reasons that could not be more contrasting.

Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says it is only right that there is a high level of competition for the Presidency of Ireland.

Newcastle 2 Wigan 2

Edinburgh 27 Northampton 31

Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0

Wasps 38 Glasgow 26

Dundee Utd 1 Celtic 2

Tens of thousands of workers took to the streets of European cities today to protest at job cuts, public spending reductions and tax rises.

An emotional Bubba Watson will dedicate his Ryder Cup debut at Celtic Manor to his dying father.

Picketers hurled eggs at buses and blocked trucks from delivering produce to wholesale markets as Spanish workers went on a general strike today.