In sports news:

A crucial qualifying game for next year’s Euro 2016 championship takes place in Dublin at Lansdowne Road tomorrow when Ireland take on Scotland. Ireland needs to win the match to have any hope of going through next year while Scotland who beat Ireland in the opening clash between the two teams will be happy to leave the contest with just a point.

In sports news

In the first legs of the Champions League semi finals Barcelona secured dramatic three nil defeat over Bayern Munich with star player Lionel Messi scoring two goals in the final quarter of the match. The Spanish side appear unstoppable in their race for the final. Real Madrid was beaten 2 - 1 by Juventus in the other semi final game.

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Liverpool kept their hopes of reaching the final of the League Cup alive with a one all draw against Chelsea in the first half of the semi finals clash at Anfield this week. An equaliser by Raheem Sterling in the fifty ninth minute of the game saw the Reds match Hazard’s first half penalty score for Chelsea. Brendan Rodgers’ players will now face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge for the second half of the semi finals next week.