Spain 2 Ukraine 0

Ireland boss Eddie O’Sullivan will coach the Barbarians against South Africa at Twickenham on December 1.

You may be glad he’s gone to America, but he’s never far away, as ‘David Beckham: The Life of an Icon’ (Liberation, €21.99) shows.

The FAI has said all championship qualifying games will be broadcast on "free to air" television until 2010.

Everton 1 Bolton 2

Inter Milan are to announce the capture of Paraguay star Carlos Gamarra later this week.

Franz Beckenbauer is to run for the presidency of Bayern Munich again.

El Hadji Diouf has got his Anfield career off to a flying start with a second goal for the Reds.

Scotland coach Craig Brown has quit.

The England Football team could be heading for a historic trip to South Africa.

Scotland's goal hero Colin Hendry's expecting a dressing down from FIFA.

Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids has appeared at a hearing in Italy over claims that he tested positive for the drug nandrolone.

France have an agonising wait to see if they will also be among the top teams ahead of Friday’s draw for next summer’s World Cup.

The Football Association are facing an urgent need to refinance their Wembley debt after the new national stadium lost a reported £22m (€27.6m) in its first year of operation.

Irish hockey had a Saturday to savour as the men guaranteed their place at the 2018 World Cup while the women have to wait a few months but look well set to match their efforts.

Update 1.05pm: France has today been awarded the right to host Rugby World Cup 2023 ahead of Ireland and South Africa.

Ronaldinho was named FIFA’s world player of the year for the second successive season tonight as Frank Lampard had to settle for second place.

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been ruled out of England's second World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Tuesday night.

With a narrow defeat to South Africa the only blemish in Wales’ World Cup 2011 campaign thus far, Paul O’Connell expects an intense challenge against Warren Gatland’s men in the quarter final.