Uefa shocked by huge match-fixing ringTwelve matches in the Europa League and three in the Champions League are among “around 200” games being looked at by Uefa as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing described by one official as the biggest to ever affect European football.

Irish pleas for a replay rejected againThe door appears to have closed on the Republic of Ireland’s hopes of their World Cup play-off second leg against France being replayed after the FAI’s call for their counterparts in Paris to join them in lobbying Fifa was rejected this evening.
Westwood surges two clear after McIlroy errorsLee Westwood is back on course for a €1.83million jackpot on Sunday following a day of amazing twists and turns at the Dubai World Championship. The Englishman leads by two at halfway after a second round 69, but only thanks to late errors by current Order of Merit leader Rory McIlroy and then Pádraig Harrington.

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Limerick board united in their support for McCarthyTHE CRISIS in Limerick hurling, which had lain dormant for the past week or so, has erupted again with news that four more senior players have walked away from the intercounty game.

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Irish pleas for a replay rejected againThe door appears to have closed on the Republic of Ireland’s hopes of their World Cup play-off second leg against France being replayed after the FAI’s call for their counterparts in Paris to join them in lobbying Fifa was rejected this evening.

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Westwood surges two clear after McIlroy errorsLee Westwood is back on course for a €1.83million jackpot on Sunday following a day of amazing twists and turns at the Dubai World Championship. The Englishman leads by two at halfway after a second round 69, but only thanks to late errors by current Order of Merit leader Rory McIlroy and then Pádraig Harrington.

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Fiji's target of one from two may be hard to hitFIJI HAVE targeted one win from their matches against Scotland and Ireland, so, having lost in Murrayfield last Saturday, the maths ahead of their match in the RDS tomorrow are fairly simple.

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McLaren confirm signing of ButtonMOTOR SPORT: JENSON BUTTON will partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next season in an all-British line-up of world champions, the Formula One team said yesterday.

Down and out in Paris

William Gallas's controversial extra-time goal has ended Ireland's World Cup dream on an epic evening at the Stade de France. Read the minute-by-minute report here

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