Scotland 2 Liechtenstein 1

Switzerland 1 England 3

Portumna, Inniskeen Grattans, Shannon Rovers and Tourin claimed the four All-Ireland Hurling Sevens titles that were on offer in mixed weather conditions in Dublin yesterday.

FT: Armenia 0 Republic of Ireland 1

Spain and Portugal boast “ideal” venues for the World Cup and have a strong chance of being elected as tournament host, according to the head of FIFA’s inspection team.

Inter Milan 0 Atletico Madrid 2

Frans Steyn insists the past is irrelevant as he looks to put a forgettable few weeks behind him when he runs out for South Africa against Australia on Saturday.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez criticised the transfer window after watching his side finally get their season up and running with Carling Cup victory at Hartlepool.

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas urged his team-mates to focus on the “great targets” still ahead of them after the bitter disappointment of Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Birmingham in the Carling Cup final at Wembley.

Manchester City 1 Fulham 1

Motherwell 2 Celtic 0

Dublin 3-10 Kerry 1-15, Croke Park

Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2

West Brom 3 West Ham 3

Liverpool 2 Bolton 1

A hot air balloon on a high-altitude flight lost control and plummeted to the ground in England today, killing both occupants, emergency services said.

FT: Celtic 1 Motherwell 0

Manchester City 4 Aston Villa 0

Arsenal 3 Chelsea 1

Simon Cowell celebrated Christmas Day by judging a karaoke contest.