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  • Liverpool go through motions

    Peter Crouch scores Liverpool's goal during their Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven at Anfield last night. SOCCER/Uefa Champions League, quarter-finals, second leg/Liverpool 1 PSV Eindhoven 0 Liverpool win 4-0 on agg:  England has its semi-final. Liverpool completed the formalities of progress against PSV last night, a stroll against the Dutch side only enlivened when the visitors were reduced to 10 men as the match ambled, though this was a game played with the latest instalment of their feud with Chelsea in mind. The five-times winners will visit the Premiership champions in a fortnight. Combustible times lie ahead. p

  • Dillon paints brighter picture

    GAELIC GAMES/National Football League: One got the feeling when Mayo's Alan Dillon looked out across Croke Park yesterday he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he laughed. "It looks well," he said, with an obvious grin. p

  • Chelsea live in the moment

    Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho celebrates at the Mestalla stadium on Tuesday night. SOCCER/Uefa Champions League: Chelsea's strength lies not in the staples of defending, passing or finishing. Rather, it is that when confronted with history, their sense of purpose prevails. p
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  • Weakened but still far too strong

    Even Rafa Benitez, a manager with caution in his DNA, could take some risks last night, writes Louise Taylor p

  • First-half class sees Milan to semi-final

    Bayern Munich  0 AC Milan 2 Milan win 4-2 on agg: There will be another trip to Italy for Manchester United, another meeting with the carabinieri for their followers and another visit to the San Siro where, two years ago, United bowed out of Europe in the last 16. p

  • Have United timed it right?

    The only concern about scoring seven goals against an Italian side with the most parsimonious defence in the Champions League is that Manchester United might have peaked too soon. p

  • Beckenbauer opens door for Hargreaves exit

    Munich Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has admitted for the first time that Owen Hargreaves could join Manchester United this summer - providing the price is right. p

  • Italian media highly critical of Roma

    As the Italian sports media yesterday tried to come to terms with AS Roma's embarrassing 7-1 rout by Manchester United on Tuesday night, one word popped up everywhere - "humiliated". p

  • Jol rallies supporters

    Uefa Cup Quarter-finals, second leg/Tottenham (1) v Sevilla (2): Martin Jol has called on English football to make a concerted stand against the over-zealous policing that has marred recent matches across Europe. The Tottenham coach believes his club's fans were attacked indiscriminately by Spanish police during last Thursday's Uefa Cup quarter-final first leg against Sevilla. p

  • IFA prepare for life after Sanchez

    The Irish Football Association (IFA) admit they are looking at their long-term options even though Lawrie Sanchez - appointed caretaker boss of Fulham until the end of the season - intends to see out his contract with Northern Ireland. p
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  • O'Connor and Kenny return for Cork

    Midfielders Jerry O'Connor and Tom Kenny return to the Cork team for Sunday's National Hurling League semi-final against Waterford. Both players had been troubled with injury in recent weeks, but having appeared as substitutes in the final-round win over Clare are now ready to return to the starting line-up in Thurles. p

  • McGeeney makes a strong case

    With increasing rumour the Government is about to reject the proposed €5 million for player welfare grants there was some noticeably vocal support yesterday from Armagh footballer Kieran McGeeney. He criticised those finding fault in the proposals and urged the Government to keep up their half of the bargain, which McGeeney argued would ultimately help preserve the GAA's amateur status. p

  • Curtin brace does it

    Munster MFC Quarter-finals/Kerry 3-7 Tipperary 0-10: Patrick Curtin made Tipperary pay a heavy penalty for slack defending with two first-half goals to give holders Kerry entry to the semi-finals after a lively contest at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. p

  • Limerick earn late draw as Quaid strikes

    Clare 1-13 Limerick 2-10: Limerick pulled off a sensational draw at Cusack Park, Ennis, yesterday evening. On two occasions over the hour Limerick came back from the dead to fight another day. p
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  • ERC agree some tournament will go ahead

    European Cup stand-off: ERC have confirmed there will be "a European club rugby tournament" next season following a series of meetings in Dublin. The first concerned the ERC shareholders, who convened yesterday morning, while ERC board of directors met to discuss developments in the afternoon. The only tangible thing to emerge from yesterday's discussions was a consensus to go ahead with a tournament. p

  • Neville hopes to clinch deal

    All-Ireland Senior Cup Final: John O'Sullivan on the contrast between Garryowen's shaky league form and their success in cup events, as they chase a third trophy in Saturday's Senior Cup final p

  • Leamy and Hayes return for Munster

    Celtic League News: Munster coach Declan Kidney has announced a 27-man squad for Saturday's Magners Celtic League match against Llanelli at Musgrave Park that includes Ireland's number eight Denis Leamy. His return compensates for the absence of Alan Quinlan while the squad is further bolstered by the presence of John Hayes, another who hasn't played since the European Cup quarter-final defeat at the hands of Saturday's opponents. p
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  • Opening skirmishes not to Irish liking

    Liverpool Preview: A total of 14 Irish-trained runners will be in action on day one of the Aintree Grand National meeting but, like last year, it could emerge that the visiting team ends up making more of an impression on Saturday's feature event than in the opening skirmishes. p

  • Murtagh likely to deliver a double

    Tipperary Preview: John Murtagh can continue his good start to the flat season with a double at Tipperary this evening, where Satu should be hard to beat in the colts maiden, the penultimate on the card. p
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  • England survive despite a real fright

    England averted a possible World Cup humiliation by scraping to an unconvincing, four-wicket win over Bangladesh to retain a tenuous hold on their hopes of progressing in the tournament. p
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  • Vaughn tips balance to favour Perennials

    Tuesday of this week, you might have read, was declared "Zach Johnson Day" by the mayor of Cedar Rapids, Kay Halloran, who hailed the Masters winner as a man who "stayed true to his Iowa values and midwest charm". p

  • €1m bonus for Adare-Wentworth double

      BONUS PRIZE: A €1 million bonus will be on offer for back-to-back victories in the Irish Open at Adare Manor and the PGA Championship at Wentworth next month.   p

  • What's in a name? Well, God help us, Weir off again

    Weir off again. Khan this finally be your year? Orr will you do as Baddeley as last time? Na, we shouldn't Dredge up all that (Justin Casey we Foster ill will), but you played so Fasth and loose with your transfers, almost on a Daly basis, you made an 'Ames of the whole darn thing. p
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  • Stupidity not a crime, but shlock is still shlock

    America at Large: A slow-boiling tempest if ever there was one, this Don Imus thing took nearly a week to move from the airwaves to the sports pages to the front pages - and it isn't over yet. p

  • Jones takes up key role

    ATHLETICS: Athletics Ireland yesterday unveiled Max Jones as their new Director of Athletics, one of the key positions in the continuing overhaul of structures within the sport. As Britain's former high-performance director he brings considerable experience to the role, which he takes over with immediate effect. p
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