Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Liverpool's Raheem Sterling opens the scoring at Dean Court with a glancing header

Raheem Sterling strikes twice as Liverpool advance

Raheem Sterling bagged a brace as Liverpool returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory against Championship leaders Bournemouth in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup at Dean Court.

Soccer • 18 Dec 14

Masked man Marc McNulty celebrates his goal with his Sheffield United team-mates

Sheffield United stun Southampton to bag semi spot

Sheffield United continue to be gripped by cup fever as they claimed a second Premier League scalp of the season in a 1-0 defeat of hapless Southampton to book a place in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup.

Soccer • 16 Dec 14

Filipe Luis guides his free-kick over the Derby wall to open his account for Chelsea

Chelsea cruise past Derby to Cup semi-finals

Filipe Luis' stunner helped Chelsea clinch a routine 3-1 win over 10-man Derby as the Blues moved into the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup.

Soccer • 16 Dec 14

Brad Jones will keep his place between the posts for Liverpool

Liverpool to field strong side at Bournemouth

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is expected to name a strong team for their Capital One Cup quarter-final at Bournemouth on Wednesday.

Soccer • 16 Dec 14

The quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup take place in the middle of December

Newcastle face Tottenham in Cup quarters

Newcastle will head to Tottenham in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup after dumping holders Manchester City out of the competition with a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.

Soccer • 30 Oct 14

John Guidetti completes his hat-trick against Partick Thistle

Celtic scythe down Partick Thistle

John Guidetti helped himself to a hat-trick as Celtic cruised into the Scottish League Cup semi-finals with a 6-0 pummelling of Partick Thistle, who were made to pay the price for playing the second-half with 10 men.

Soccer • 29 Oct 14

Shane Long scores his first goal for Southampton since moving from Hull City

Long strikes as Southampton beat Stoke again

Southampton beat Stoke for the second time in four days as Shane Long opened his Saints account in a 3-2 victory in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup.

Soccer • 30 Oct 14

Rolando Aarons scores Newcastle's first goal against Manchester City for 525 minutes

Newcastle oust Cup holders Manchester City

Rolando Aarons and substitute Moussa Sissoko struck as Newcastle dumped holders Manchester City out of the Capital One Cup with a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.

Soccer • 29 Oct 14

Stoke City players surround referee Michael Oliver after he awarded a penalty to Swansea

Stoke fear Shawcross being 'targeted'

Mark Bowen has revealed Stoke have changed their tactics for defending set-pieces over concerns that Ryan Shawcross is being singled out by referees.

Soccer • 29 Oct 14

Daryl Janmaat: 'We needed points and we need to be higher in the table'

Janmaat: Pressure easing off Pardew

Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat hopes the pressure affecting manager Alan Pardew has started to lift as a result of a much-needed upturn in form.

Soccer • 29 Oct 14

Jeff Hendrick wheels away after grabbing Derby's fourth goal in south-west London

Derby and Sheffield United reach quarter-finals

Derby and Sheffield United came from behind to record away wins in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup.

Soccer • 28 Oct 14

Dejan Lovren heads Liverpool into the Capital One Cup quarter-finals

Lovren heads Liverpool to dramatic late victory

Dejan Lovren scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Liverpool came from behind late on to beat 10-man Swansea 2-1 at Anfield and advance to the Capital One Cup quarter-finals.

Soccer • 28 Oct 14

Bournemouth Eunan O'Kane opened the scoring at Dean Court in the 49th minute

O'Kane on target as Bournemouth beat West Brom

Derry’s Eunan O'Kane and Callum Wilson fired Bournemouth to their first-ever Capital One Cup quarter-final as Eddie Howe's men toppled West Brom 2-1 at Dean Court.

Soccer • 28 Oct 14

Chelsea players celebrate Didier Drogba's opener

Chelsea survive stern Shrewsbury test

Jermaine Grandison's own goal broke Shrewsbury's hearts after Chelsea survived a scare to snatch a late 2-1 win.

Soccer • 28 Oct 14

Kurt Zouma of Chelsea scores the first goal during the Captial One Cup Third Round match between Chelsea and Bolton Wanderers

Holland: Job done for Chelsea in League Cup

It was a case of mission accomplished for Chelsea in the Capital One Cup against Bolton, with assistant first-team coach Steve Holland insisting the performance had provided boss Jose Mourinho with some selection posers.

Soccer • 25 Sep 14

Holders Manchester City cruised past Sheffield Wednesday in the third round

Holders City to host Newcastle in Capital One Cup

Holders Manchester City will host Newcastle in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup, with Liverpool v Swansea and Stoke against Southampton the other all-Premier League ties.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Kris Commons made no mistake from the spot

Celtic make sloppy Hearts pay penalty

Celtic cruised through to the quarter-finals of the League Cup with a 3-0 win over Hearts at Parkhead although the Championship leaders contributed quite a bit to their own downfall.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Republic of Ireland international Robbie Brady had a goal and an assist for Hull

West Brom's late double stuns Hull

West Brom's late double blast stunned Hull to send the Baggies through in the Capital One Cup after a 3-2 victory.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Roberto Soldado notched a rare goal for Tottenham

Spurs survive Forest fright to advance

Tottenham edged the battle of the B teams with Nottingham Forest 3-1, sneaking into the Capital One Cup fourth round after Ryan Mason's wonderful long-range effort inspired a late comeback victory.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Frank Lampard scored his third goal in two games as Manchester City cruised past Sheffield Wednesday

Manchester City hit Sheffield Wednesday for seven

Manchester City scored seven times in the second half as they began their defence of the Capital One Cup by thrashing Sheffield Wednesday 7-0.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Emmanuel Riviere hit two goals for Newcastle

Newcastle find extra gear to edge Palace

Paul Dummett spared Alan Pardew's blushes with an extra-time header to guide Newcastle to an extra-time 3-2 Capital One Cup victory at Crystal Palace.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Chelsea's Kurt Zouma opened the scoring on his debut

Wasteful Chelsea labour past Bolton

Premier League leaders Chelsea made hard work of Bolton but they advanced to the Capital One Cup fourth round thanks to Oscar's second-half strike in a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Debutant Jordan Rossiter celebrates with team-mates after scoring the opening goal

Rodgers hails composure of Liverpool youngsters

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers thinks his young players should take considerable credit from a less-than-vintage team performance in Tuesday's dramatic Capital One Cup victory over Middlesbrough.

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Gylfi Sigurdsson scored Swansea's second goal of the night

Swansea record first ever win over Toffees

Swansea claimed their first-ever victory over Everton, winning 3-0 to reach the last 16 of the Capital One Cup.

Soccer • 23 Sep 14

Marc Muniesa scored twice for Stoke at the Stadium of Light

Muniesa stars in Stoke victory

Marc Muniesa proved the unlikely hero as Stoke came from behind to record a 2-1 victory at Sunderland to book a place in the Capital One Cup fourth round draw.

Soccer • 23 Sep 14