Spain striker Fernando Llorente has confirmed he plans to leave Athletic Bilbao when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Newcastle 3 Wigan 0

Hibernian 1 Hearts 0

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes some of his out-of-favour players could learn a lot from the example set by midfielder Lucas Leiva.

Arsene Wenger remained defiant after watching Arsenal’s Barclays Premier League campaign take another hit as Swansea recorded a 2-0 win with a late brace from Michu at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal 0 Swansea 2

Celtic 1 Arbroath 1

Republic of Ireland 0 Greece 1

Munster winger Simon Zebo has revealed that he didn't know he was going to play at fullback for Ireland, a position he has never played before, until a couple of days before the South Africa game.

Newcastle 0 West Ham 1

Scotland 22 New Zealand 51

Gareth Bale scored a stunning free-kick and set up Aaron Lennon with a wonderful solo run to bring Liverpool’s eight-match unbeaten run to an end at White Hart Lane.

Two goals in the final nine minutes from Jonathan Walters and Cameron Jerome handed Stoke their third consecutive home victory in the Barclays Premier League and condemned injury-hit Newcastle to a fourth defeat in a row.

Sunderland 0 QPR 0

Wolves 0 Millwall 1

Ireland back rower Peter O’Mahony admitted the team were motivated by the pressure to stay in the top 8 of the IRB World Rankings when they took to the field against the Pumas on Saturday.

Ballinasloe (Galway) 0-14 Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 0-10

Dublin Institute of Technology 3-8 University College Cork 0-7

Reading 0 Wigan 3

The United States Government has confirmed it has joined a civil lawsuit against Lance Armstrong to claim around $100m (€75m) from the disgraced cyclist.