Rangers 2 Hearts 1

Jose Mourinho paid tribute to his entire squad and coaching staff as Chelsea celebrated their first title success in 50 years at Stamford Bridge today.

CSKA Moscow and Sporting Lisbon will contest the UEFA Cup final at Sporting’s own Jose Alvalade Stadium.

Liverpool’s man of the match Jamie Carragher stressed that the team could not afford to bask in the glory of beating Chelsea 1-0 to reach the final of the Champions League as they had to go on and win the trophy.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern is to visit five European capitals in 48 hours as part of a whirlwind United Nations mission, it emerged today.

Police in Belfast were today working to identify football hooligans who surged on to the pitch and rioted at the end of a crunch Irish League match.

Never-say-die Monaghan lifted their first NFL title since 1985 when Meath substitute Mark Ward fisted an unlikely own goal to his own net in injury-time - sending the Royals into despair.

Down 2-7 Dublin 0-9

Aston Villa 0 Manchester United 1

Liverpool 1 Southampton 0

Bolton 0 Blackburn 1

Manchester City 1 West Brom 1

Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premiership to eight points with a 2-0 win at Portsmouth.

A key player in recent takeover activity on Irish and British high streets has lined up a £1bn (€1.4bn) war chest for a major deal of its own, it was reported today.

Arsene Wenger has finished his war of words with Alex Ferguson.

Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole has dismissed speculation that he threw a pizza at Alex Ferguson after last week’s stormy encounter with Manchester United.

Arsenal 2 Southampton 2

Portsmouth 2 Man Utd 0

Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson returned to St Andrews to sink his former team-mates and plunge Birmingham City deeper into relegation trouble.

Cardiff 15 Stade Francais 38