Thousands of anti-war protesters from across the country set off in central London today on a march and mass rally.

New Zealand 40 France 13

West Ham have invited shareholders to vote on whether chairman Terence Brown and his closest allies should resign at an extraordinary general meeting.

UEFA today all-but ruled out the possibility of rescinding Christian Dailly’s booking to enable him to face Holland in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Just to really ruin Serge Betsen’s week, the battle-scarred flanker who was in tears after France’s World Cup semi-final defeat to England will have to attend a disciplinary hearing.

Lyon 3 Celtic 2

Alan Curbishley is poised for a New Year plunge into the transfer market after admitting his squad is stretched to breaking point.

Man Utd 5 Panathinaikos 0

Leeds boss Peter Reid was left criticising his team’s attitude and desire following a humiliating 4-0 defeat at Leicester.

Leicester 4 Leeds 0

Shrewsbury are back in the Football League after a year’s absence.

Manchester City 5 Everton 1

Glasgow 34 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 31

Connacht 3 Celtic Warriors 20

Claudio Ranieri is set to bid farewell to Stamford Bridge tomorrow in what seems likely to be his last game in charge of Chelsea – with a fierce debate still raging over this season’s achievements.

France 17 England 16

Arsenal are hoping to avoid yet another Football Association investigation after a tunnel scuffle broke out at half-time in the victory over Aston Villa which took them to the top of the table.

FC Copenhagen 1 Rangers 2 (Rangers win 3-2 on aggregate)

Scotland stand-in captain Scott Murray admitted the most memorable aspect of captaining his country for the first time was making the traditional speech at the after-match dinner.

Leeds 0 Southampton 0