Kevin Ball has urged Sunderland to build on the foundations they have lain during his spell in charge, irrespective of whether or not he remains at the helm.

The French striker took his tally to five goals in his past three appearance as he produced two excellent first-half finishes to put the Magpies in control at Cardiff City Stadium.

"Go shorty, it's your birthday" "Hip hop hippy the hippy, the hippy to the hip hip hop you don't stop" and more.

Manchester United manager David Moyes has underlined the core aspects of his managerial philosophy that will never change.

Celtic 0 Morton 1 (aet)

Referee Joe McQuillan has defended his handling of the final moments of last Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park.

The Brogan family are undoubtedly a football-mad household and Bernard junior, fresh from his two-goal tally in yesterday's All-Ireland final win, is already targeting a third Celtic Cross medal to match his dad's haul.

You wouldn't see this kind of thing that that auld 'Premier League'.

All-Ireland winning manager Jim Gavin was thrilled to see his Dublin team grind out a narrow victory over Mayo despite shipping a number of injuries during the game.

West Brom 3 Sunderland 0

Celtic recovered from their midweek European frustration with a 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory over St Johnstone at Parkhead which should have been more comprehensive.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has confirmed that the county will be appealing the one-match bans proposed for Martin Penrose and Conor Gormley.

Faroe Islands U21 1 Republic of Ireland U21 4

Giovanni Trapattoni has urged his Republic of Ireland players to believe as they head into a potentially decisive World Cup double-header.

Arsenal 1 Tottenham 0

Alan Pardew ordered Arsenal to put up or shut up over their pursuit of Yohan Cabaye after seeing Newcastle snatch a dramatic victory over Fulham.

Man City 2 Hull 0

Dundee UTD 0 Celtic 1

Celtic reached the Champions League group stages for the second successive season after beating Shakhter Karagandy in a dramatic play-off with an injury-time James Forrest goal, assisted by Irishman Anthony Stokes.

Goals from Mikael Lustig, Georgios Samaras and James Forrest gave Celtic a comfortable win over Cliftonville tonight.