Bowls

Manchester United 4-0 AC Milan (Agg 7-2)
There was no fairytale Old Trafford return for David Beckham as Wayne Rooney led a Manchester United cruise into the Champions League quarter-finals.

Nicolas Roche finishes third in Aurillac
Liquigas rider Peter Sagan won Wednesday's third stage of Paris-Nice in Aurillac as Team Saxo Bank's Jens Voigt finished fourth to seize the race leader's yellow jersey.

Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon (Agg 1-2)
Real Madrid's dreams of a Champions League final at their Bernabeu home were crushed by Lyon tonight as the Spanish giants were knocked out at the last-16 stage for the sixth successive season.

Padraig Harrington to visit the White House
Padraig Harrington will be a guest of US president Barack Obama at the White House St Patrick's Day party next week.

Volvo Ocean Race set for Galway finish
Galway is set for a major tourism boost after being confirmed as the venue for the finish of the next Volvo Round the World Ocean Race in 2012.

Burnley 1-1 Stoke
David Nugent regained his scoring touch for the second match in a row but Burnley had to settle for a point when what they really needed was a victory.

Slievecorragh impresses as Naas
Slievecorragh fought off all challengers to make every yard of the running in the Jigginstown Hurdle at Naas.

Donncha O'Callaghan's burning desire
Donncha O’Callaghan still has a burning desire to prove himself and Wales coach Warren Gatland is among those he is determined to make a point to.

Geordan Murphy to sign new Leicester deal
Ireland full-back Geordan Murphy is close to agreeing a new three-year contract with Leicester as he plots his route to the World Cup.

Portsmouth make 85 staff redundant
Portsmouth have been forced to make 85 staff redundant as a result of ongoing cost-cutting measures under the administration of UHY Hacker Young.

Robbie Keane happy with strike partner
Robbie Keane has paid tribute to fellow forward Morten Rasmussen, with the Dane starting to suggest he may be the Irishman's ideal foil at Celtic.

King names squad for Israel game
The Republic of Ireland senior women’s side resume their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a testing trip to Tel Aviv where they will face Israel on Sunday, 21 March.

Warren Gatland lauds O'Driscoll milestone
Wales coach Warren Gatland has paid a glowing tribute to Ireland cap centurion Brian O'Driscoll ahead of Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash in Dublin.

Windies ease to win over Zimbabwe
West Indies showed Zimbabwe the value of quality seam-up bowling as they dismissed the tourists for 104 to win the third one-day international by 141 runs.

Cusiter keen to break duck
Chris Cusiter has insisted breaking his RBS 6 Nations duck as Scotland captain would mean more to him than lifting the Calcutta Cup on Saturday.

Disgraced athlete joins Tulsa
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has signed for Women's National Basketball Association franchise the Tulsa Shock.

Ireland Under-20 team is named
Ireland Under-20 coach Allen Clarke has made changes to his starting XV for their penultimate championship fixture against Wales on Friday night.

Button will work closely with Hamilton
Jenson Button has admitted he and new team-mate Lewis Hamilton will have to work closely together to have any chance of winning the Formula One title this season.

Mediator route proposed in Limerick row
Following a meeting of the Limerick County Board on Tuesday, the idea of some third-party intervention was mentioned in an effort to solve the crisis that has engulfed the senior hurling side.

Kazal and Psycho lock horns at Clonmel
Kazal and Psycho have both made the frame at the Cheltenham Festival but compete at a lower level this year and cross swords in the Comeragh Beginners Chase at Clonmel.

Martyn Williams believes patience is key
Martyn Williams believes patience will be critical when Wales aim to ambush Ireland's Triple Crown ambitions in Dublin on Saturday.

FA Cup semi-final dates confirmed
The Football Association have confirmed the kick-off times and dates for next month's FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

Mancini wants to maintain high standards
Roberto Mancini has called on his Manchester City players to maintain their recent high standards if they want to claim a top-four place.

Champetre seeks cross-country spoils again
Garde Champetre is on course to bid to complete a hat-trick of victories in the cross-country chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

O’Driscoll is Six Nations most bankable star
A new analysis of RBS 6 Nations media coverage has revealed that Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll is the tournament's most famous face.