Hoops ace Giorgios Samaras plucks 10-year-old Jay Beatty from the crowd to share the joy in Celtic's Championship win. Great stuff.

Hapless parachutist takes match ball on whistle-stop tour of Drumcondra.

Poland 0 Scotland 1

Cyprus 0 Northern Ireland 0

A dubious penalty rescued a point for Crystal Palace as they drew 1-1 with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

KILKENNY 2-16 GALWAY 1-16

“The magician” Brian O’Driscoll is the “final bastion” of creative centre play, according to Ireland boss Joe Schmidt.

Brian O’Driscoll’s vintage sleight of hand conjured Ireland’s seven-try, 46-7 RBS 6 Nations victory over Italy on the stalwart centre’s final international appearance in Dublin.

Italy are out to rain on Brian O’Driscoll’s great leaving parade in Dublin on Saturday, according to captain Marco Bortolami.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has requested a personal hearing after accepting Football Association misconduct charge.

Republic of Ireland U19s 2 Romania U19s 2

Martin O’Neill was left to reflect upon what might have been after seeing the Republic of Ireland slip to the first defeat of his reign.

Leinster kicking coach Richie Murphy insists the province cannot rest on their laurels after their latest Heineken Cup win at the weekend.

Thailand’s government said today that a general election will be held on February 2.

Liverpool 4 West Ham 1

Andre Villas-Boas insists he is the right man to lead Tottenham up the table despite yesterday’s humiliating defeat to Liverpool.

Mesut Ozil has apologised for failing to acknowledge fans after Arsenal’s 6-3 hammering at Manchester City.

Kris Commons believes Celtic paid the price in the Champions League this season for the club’s unwillingness to pay the going rate for a quality striker to replace Gary Hooper.

Stoke 1 Everton 1

Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1