Sunderland manager Roy Keane looks on during the Barclays Premier League defeat to Bolton Wanderers at The Stadium of Light- Getty

Fans feel 'gutted' at Keane's departure Fans' Reaction : There has been a mixed reaction to today's news that Roy Keane resigned as manager of Sunderland Football Club with some fans being "gutted" at the news as others said good riddance to the Irishman who walked out once more when the going got tough.

Keane walks away from Black Cats Roy Keane Resignation : Sunderland have confirmed manager Roy Keane has walked away from the club after six losses in seven games saw the Black Cats drop to 18th in the Premier League. The club said this afternoon that it had "reluctantly accepted" Keane's resignation and thanked the Corkman "for all his hard work in progressing this club, lifting its status and growing its worldwide profile."
Trimble and Danielli in for Ulster Andrew Trimble returns to the Ulster team ahead of the European Cup meeting with the Llanelli Scarlets at Ravenhill tomorrow night, while Scotland's Simon Danielli is also selected.

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Keane walks away from Black Cats Roy Keane Resignation : Sunderland have confirmed manager Roy Keane has walked away from the club after six losses in seven games saw the Black Cats drop to 18th in the Premier League. The club said this afternoon that it had "reluctantly accepted" Keane's resignation and thanked the Corkman "for all his hard work in progressing this club, lifting its status and growing its worldwide profile."

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Stenson shines in Sun City Nedbank Challenge : Henrik Stenson surged five strokes clear of the field with a course record-tying 63 in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City in South Africa today.

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Impressive Australians end tour on a high In Print Edition

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RUGBY INTERNATIONAL MATCH: Barbarians 11 Austrailian 18 AT THIS rate Australia will be applying to play all their matches in London. Victory may not have been quite as satisfying as last month's result at Twickenham but last night's gallant win over one of the stronger-looking Barbarian sides of modern times was no small achievement.

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BOXING INTERVIEW with OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Donald McRae sets the scene as Oscar De La Hoya prepares to meet Manny Pacquiao in Saturday's 12-round non-title welterweight bout in Las Vegas.

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