Celtic officials will wake this morning wondering if the Parkhead club will be brought to book by UEFA again after incidents involving Hoops fans before last night’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Udinese at the Stadio Friuli.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola confirmed David Villa would be sidelined for a “long time” after the Spain striker broke his shinbone in today’s 4-0 Club World Cup semi-final victory over Al-Sadd.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini suggested Chelsea defender Ashley Cole was at the centre of a tunnel bust-up following the Londoners’ 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Olympiacos 3 Arsenal 1

Chelsea 3 Valencia 0

Newport Gwent Dragons 14 Glasgow Warriors 14

Richard Dunne could hardly be less interested in the cash windfall qualification for Euro 2012 would bring himself and his Republic of Ireland team-mates.

Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Portugal 0

Paul Flynn believes there is more to come from Moon Dice when the Galway Hurdle winner lines up at Cheltenham on Sunday.

FIFA have rejected an appeal by leading Caribbean official Lisle Austin against a one-year ban.

The AIB Connacht Club SFC final will be a Galway-Roscommon affair after Corofin and St. Brigid’s came through today’s semi-final encounters.

Republic of Ireland 1 Estonia 1 (Ireland win 5-1 on aggregate)

Shamrock Rovers captain Dan Murray will lead his side out against Tottenham tonight - the team he has always supported.

Valencia 1 Chelsea 1

Ireland 62 Russia 12

Scarlets 10 Leinster 15

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hailed the men asked to plug the gap left by Andy Carroll after seeing Demba Ba plunder a hat-trick against Blackburn.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish felt his side deserved their 2-1 victory over Wolves at Anfield despite making heavy weather of it .

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted he would love to sign Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent basis after the on-loan striker inspired Spurs to a 2-1 win at Wigan.

Newcastle 3 Blackburn 1