Politicians in the North have not given up on building a shared future, Stormont’s First Minister vowed.

Around a thousand people have attended a peace rally at Belfast City Hall.

Fulham 1 Wigan 1

Sunderland 3 West Ham 0

Hundreds of Islamic militants fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad seized parts of a strategic north-western air base today after weeks of battling government troops for control of the sprawling facility.

Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill insists naming only six substitutes for their FA Cup third-round draw at Bolton was not meant as a message to owner Ellis Short.

Norwich City 1 Arsenal 0

Swansea 2 Wigan 1

Liverpool 1 Reading 0

Tottenham 2 Chelsea 4

Australia 18 New Zealand 18

More than 130 representatives from Ireland’s financial services sector attended a breakfast briefing today to discuss the next week’s second reading of the Central Bank (Supervision & Enforcement) Bill 2011.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will assess Danny Rose’s frame of mind before deciding whether to throw him into the heat of a derby battle after his experiences in Serbia.

Chris Hughton, the only black manager in the Barclays Premier League, has called for UEFA to be “brave” and order national associations found guilty of racist abuse from supporters to play behind closed doors or be banned.

All Serbia’s players and staff involved in Tuesday night’s hugely controversial UEFA under-21 play-off against England have been asked to make formal statements.

Serbia Under-21 international Nikola Ninkovic has conceded his post-match conduct in the clash with England was wrong but insists he was provoked by Danny Rose’s “inappropriate gestures” towards the home supporters.

A question mark hung over Craig Levein’s future as Scotland manager tonight as hopes of salvaging their World Cup qualifying campaign were shattered by a 2-0 defeat to Belgium.

Faroe Islands 1-4 Republic of Ireland

West Ham 1 Everton 2

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