Britney Spears will the grace the X Factor stage tonight for her first UK television performance in more than four years.

Scarlets 16 Munster 18

The 2008 GAA Football All-Stars, sponsored by Vodafone, will have 32 players drawn from 11 counties making the trip next Wednesday to San Francisco.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp was left counting the cost of the goalless draw with Manchester United following a calf tear for Jermaine Jenas and a back injury that will see Jonathan Woodgate visit a specialist.

Buccaneers 17 Ballymena 21

Harlequins 19 Stade Francais 17

Sunderland 4 West Brom 0

Middlesbrough 1 Arsenal 1

The Football Association was today awaiting reports on the trouble which flared at the derby clash between Sunderland and Newcastle.

West Brom 0 Hull 3

Sunderland boss Roy Keane insisted his side had moved just a small step closer to their target after finally ending their 28-year wait for a home win over derby rivals Newcastle.

Wisla Krakow 1 Tottenham 1 (Tottenham win 3-2 on aggregate)

Connacht have announced a 22 man squad for their Magners League clash with Leinster at the Sportsground on Sunday (kick off: 6pm).

Villarreal 1 Celtic 0

Valerie Mulcahy kicked a match-winning 3-02 as Cork claimed their fourth All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football title in succession, following a 4-13 to 0-11 victory over Monaghan.

Frustrated Bolton manager Gary Megson believes it is only a matter of time before technology is used to settle contentious issues in the game.

Joe Kinnear will take training for the first time at Newcastle tomorrow knowing he has everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Bolton boss Gary Megson has blasted the “nonsense” penalty decision that cost his side the chance of a point at Manchester United this afternoon.

Celtic 3 Aberdeen 2

Fulham 1 West Ham 2