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.

Dropped centre Brian O’Driscoll conceded it was a “bittersweet” moment as he watched the British and Irish Lions seal their first series victory for 16 years.

Roscommon 1-7 Tyrone 0-12

By Simon Lewis, Sydney

Australia captain James Horwill watched the Tour de France during a sleepless night spent agonising over whether he would be permitted to lead the Wallabies in Saturday’s series decider against the British and Irish Lions.