Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.

Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League to Lyon 2-1 on aggregate after being held 1-1 at the Bernabeu.

David Nugent’s headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in a scrappy encounter at Turf Moor.

Reading hammer Derby in an eventful match which sees Rams midfielder Robbie Savage play in goal after substitute keeper Saul Deeney is sent off.

Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.

England manager Fabio Capello insists the Football Association’s target of reaching the semi-finals at the World Cup in South Africa is achievable.

Ivory Coast talk to the ‘White Witch Doctor’ about taking the Elephants to the World Cup.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Dave Whelan should concentrate on his own club after the Wigan chairman’s claim that the Reds are in a “mess”.

Chester City are wound up at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday.