Claudio Ranieri admitted his frustration as Chelsea failed to cut the gap on leaders Arsenal and striker Adrian Mutu was allegedly involved in a tunnel bust-up with Birmingham’s Darren Purse.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary slammed referee Mark Halsey after two controversial decisions condemned his side to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal at Villa Park.

Belfast Harlequins 50 Garryowen 17

Leicester 49 Ulster 7

Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2

Llanelli 37 Munster 20

Former international centre Mark McCall continued his successful start as Ireland U21 coach as his side handed Grand Slam holders Wales their first defeat in the Six Nations U21 championship for over two years at the Sportsground in Galway.

Tottenham 3 Manchester City 4

Middlesbrough 2 Arsenal 1 (Agg: 3-1)

Meath 2-12 Galway 1-12

Munster 26 Bourgoin 3

The final whistle has gone at Old Trafford.

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been fined £10,000 (€18,000) by the Football Association following an incident with Southampton’s Kevin Phillips in December.

UK Pop Idol Michelle McManus today embarked on a whistlestop tour of her Scottish homeland, reaching out to her fans and thanking them for their support over recent months.

Portumna (Galway) 2-10 Dunloy (Antrim) 2-13

Tunisia 2 Morocco 1

Gordon Strachan was today facing an anxious wait to discover not only his own immediate future at Southampton but also whether he could be hit with a Football Association misconduct charge.

Leeds caretaker-boss Eddie Gray believes his players have finally found the courage and belief to play – now roll on Manchester United!

Leeds 4 Wolves 1

A serial child rapist was hanged in a public square of a Iranian town today as residents blew whistles in approval of the execution.