Shamrock Rovers 0 Juventus 2:Shamrock Rovers gave a good account of themselves as they played host to Juventus in the Europa League qualifier but one of the aristocrats of European soccer proved too strong for the League of Ireland side, who were defeated 2-0 at Tallaght Stadium this evening.

Soccer - Europa League Round-Up:David Ngog struck twice as Roy Hodgson began his reign as Liverpool manager with a 2-0 victory over FK Rabotnicki in the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie.

Soccer:Mark Hughes has been confirmed as Fulham's new manager after agreeing a two-year deal. The London club had been seeking a replacement for Roy Hodgson since he swapped Craven Cottage for Anfield earlier this summer, and failed in a bid to prise Martin Jol from Ajax.

Greek truckers defied an emergency government order to lift their strike today and return to work, postponing a decision on what to do until tomorrow.

Golf:Taiwan's Yani Tseng, a two-time major winner, produced a birdie, eagle finish to share the first round lead with Australian Katherine Hull at the women's British Open at Royal Birkdale.

A pocket of water big enough to fill 20 Olympic pools, trapped inside a glacier on Mont Blanc, could burst at any time and endanger lives in a French Alpine valley, officials said today.

Cricket:Dublin-born England batsman Eoin Morgan plundered 125 not out for his maiden test century to help dig his team out of trouble and steer them to 331 for four at stumps on day one of the first test with Pakistan.

Gardaí in Dublin have renewed their appeal for the public's assistance in relation to the shooting of a young man in Fairview last Monday.

Most of the State's best-known broadcasters have seen a fall in listenership in recent months according to the latest results from the JNLR/Ipsos MRBI survey.

An Irishman wanted in the UK on charges arising from an alleged attempt to import more than €2.4 billion of cocaine into the London area has lost his High Court challenge to the legality of his detention.

Athletics:Ireland’s Paul Hession advanced to the men's 200metres final as one of the fastest losers in tonight's semi-finals at the European Championships in Barcelona.

Human remains have been found by teams searching for a man who disappeared near the Irish border almost 30 years ago, it was revealed tonight.

Industrial holdings company DCC was the most active stock on what was a volatile day on the Dublin market.

President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast today that the government will recover taxpayer money spent to bail out the motor industry and that the US still hasn't fully dealt with racial tensions.

Racing:Graham Lee admitted it was a “dream come true” after partnering Overturn (6-1) to glory in the Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit this afternoon.

Attackers killed 13 people and wounded 31 in a series of shootings and explosions that struck a northern Baghdad neighbourhood today, an Interior Ministry source said.

Golf - Irish Open update:Predictions of low scoring and a prominent Irish presence at the business end of the leaderboard proved accurate on the opening day of the 3 Irish Open at Killarney where Damien McGrane moved to within one shot of the lead.

The mother of eight newborn babies whose corpses were found in a village in northern France has admitted to killing them.

The President of the High Court has warmly approved an “historic” Structured Settlement Agreement under which Irish Rail has agreed to make periodic payments to meet the costs of life-long care of a 40-year-old security guard who is severely brain-damaged after a 2.5 tonne steel gate collapsed on him.

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus are to ballot for industrial action in a row over the implementation of the company’s new €97 million cost-cutting plan.