Stuttgart continued their climb up the table with a 2-1 win at second-bottom Nuremburg that lifted them to eighth thanks to Roberto Hilbert's 87th-minute winner.

CNN: Bayern join Leverkusen at the top; Juventus falter again

Napoli continued to slip down the table after a 2-1 defeat at Bologna, with Marcelo Zalayeta and Brazilian Adailton scoring early goals to claim the three points.

CNN: Inter held by Genoa in San Siro but stay four points clear

Ms McColgan was giving evidence in the first round table session of the committee as it continued its inquiry into community sport.

BBC: Scottish Parliament

Earlier this year the Irish province celebrated the 10th anniversary of their finest hour - that never-to-be-forgotten European Cup final victory at Lansdowne Road - and while they have continued to dine at the continent's top table ever since, they have been left mostly feeding on scraps.

BBC: Ulster restore pride in white jersey

United's forward pairing were brought off with 15 minutes to go and, with Owen Hargreaves coming on to shore up the midfield, the home side continued to go close as they secured a victory which took them back to the top of the table.

BBC: Man Utd 2-0 Portsmouth

Soon, I'd crashed the Valdiserra family table for dessert, as Franco continued pushing everything from chocolates to a sweet Sicilian dessert wine.

FORBES: Travel

They lost to Saints that day but have continued to improve under Potter, climbing to third place in the Super League table.

BBC: Potter to quit Dragons for Saints

It continued this week, with some politicians admitting that a hard restructuring of Greek debt was on the table, whilst others ruled out a default.

ECONOMIST: Echoes of 2008