Steve Staunton vowed to resist renewed calls for him to quit after the Ireland’s Euro 2008 qualifying campaign petered out in an embarrassing Croke Park draw with Cyprus.

Republic of Ireland 1 Cyprus 1

Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has today insisted that England striker Michael Owen is happy on Tyneside.

There was no dream return to London Irish for England’s Peter Richards as Harlequins, his former club, recorded their second win over the Exiles this season with a narrow EDF Energy Cup victory.

Indian Blessing got the Breeders’ Cup off to a flying start for punters with a pillar-to-post victory in the Juvenile Fillies event.

Birmingham’s prospective owner Carson Yeung saw former Juventus player Olivier Kapo score a late winner for Steve Bruce’s side against Wigan at St Andrews.

Manchester United equalled a 100-year-old scoring record as they stormed to the Premier League summit with a clinical win over Middlesbrough.

Tottenham reaching the UEFA Cup knockout stages was marred by an incident at the end of their draw against Anderlecht when Didier Zokora appeared to be struck by an object thrown from the crowd.

Wales star Gavin Henson has been ruled out of action for up to six weeks after breaking a bone in his hand.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce breathed a huge sigh of relief after seeing his side emerge from their slump to hold Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal to a 1-1 draw.

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 1

AC Milan 1 Celtic 0

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been handed a two-match touchline ban and a £5,000 fine by the Football Association.

Anderlecht were today fined £12,857 for the improper conduct of their supporters during last week’s UEFA Cup Group G game with Tottenham.

Roma 1 Man Utd 1

Munster 1-21 Leinster 1-13

England 3 Estonia 0

Cork Constitution 46 UCD 13

Sunderland 1 Aston Villa 1

A Canadian hunter ate rotten meat and fended off snarling animals to survive for 96 hours while trapped under his truck in remote countryside before he was discovered.