Derry axed from League of Ireland
Crisis club Derry City are sensationally kicked out of the League of Ireland for breaking regulations on player contracts.

McDonald may quit after Oval rout
Glentoran manager Alan McDonald is considering stepping down after an "embarrassing and humiliating" 6-0 hammering by Coleraine at the Oval.

Allen hat-trick in Blues romp
Curtis Allen scores a hat-trick in his first competitive start for Linfield as they trounce Newry 6-0.

Coleraine hit Glentoran for six
Rory Patterson scores four as Coleraine hammer champions Glentoran 6-0 at the Oval.

Lisburn Distillery 0-3 Portadown
Portadown's strong second-half display sees them win 3-0 away to Lisburn Distillery.

Dungannon Swifts 1-1 Crusaders
Crusaders skipper Colin Coates and Dungannon goalkeeper Alvin Rouse are sent-off at Stangmore Park.

Glenavon 2-2 Ballymena Utd
Jay Magee strikes with two minutes left to salvage a point for Glenavon in the Carling Premiership game at Mourneview Park.

Results: Carling Premiership
Full-time scores from Saturday's five league games.

Ladbrokes.com Championship scores
Ladbrokes.com Championship scores

Dundalk 1-2 Derry City
Derry City finish their League of Ireland Premier Division campaign on a high with a 2-1 win at Dundalk.

FAI to hold Derry crisis meeting
FAI chief John Delaney says Derry City's financial crisis is "grave" as the governing body calls an emergency meeting for Saturday to discuss the club's woes.

Jeffrey top manager for October
Linfield boss David Jeffrey is voted Carling manager of the month for a record 26th time.

Duff fitness boost for Republic
Damien Duff is optimistic that he will be fit for the Republic of Ireland's World Cup play-off against France.

Later time for Crues-Glens clash
The kick-off time for the Carling Premiership game between Crusaders and Glentoran on 14 November is put back by 30 minutes until 1400 GMT.

Linfield clear after Whites win
Linfield go three points clear at the top of the Carling Premiership table after a 2-0 home win over bottom club Lisburn Distillery.

Glens beat Coleraine in Setanta
Glentoran get their first win of the Setanta Cup campaign by beating Coleraine 3-2 at the Oval.

Early kick-off times for matches
The three Carling Premiership games scheduled to take place on Saturday 14 November will now have earlier kick-off times.

Ports take lead into second leg
Co-operative Insurance Cup holders Portadown take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their third round tie against Crusaders.

Swifts in plan to wind up Derry
The Dungannon Swifts Board has decided to commence winding up proceedings against Derry City.

Kenny praise for Derry character
Derry City manager Stephen Kenny praises the character of his players after their 3-0 win over Bray Wanderers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Derry win on Hutton's farewell
Derry City beat relegated Bray 3-0 in Peter Hutton's final home game for the Candystripes.

Kirk keeps Northern Ireland place
Dunfermline striker Andy Kirk retains his place in Northern Ireland's squad for the friendly against Serbia.

N Ireland arrange Serbia friendly
Northern Ireland will play Serbia at Windsor Park on 14 November.

Blues set to make deal on Windsor
Linfield are prepared to 'tear up' a contract with the Irish FA over Windsor Park, which saw the Blues pocket £800,000 last year from N Ireland matches.

Blackburn boss slams Trapattoni
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce adds his criticism of Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni over Steven Reid's international future.

Ribery expected to miss play-offs
France are likely to be without Franck Ribery for the World Cup play-off matches against the Republic of Ireland.