United through at Deepdale
Manchester will play Arsenal at Old Trafford in the sixth round of the FA Cup after they came from behind to beat Preston North End 3-1 at Deepdale last night.
United went 1-0 down early in the second half before goals from Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and a Wayne Rooney penalty saw them safely through against a Preston side who failed to trouble Louis Van Gaal’s side in the same way Cambridge United did.
The draw for the last eight was made at Deepdale before the game and as well as pitting United against Arsenal West Brom will travel to Villa Park in a West Midlands derby, while giant killers Bradford City welcome Reading to Valley Parade and Liverpool play Blackburn Rovers.
European Cup is back
The European Cup returns tonight with Chelsea taking on Paris Saint Germain in Paris in a repeat of last year's quarter final.
In the night's other tie Shakhtar Donetsk face Bayern Munich in Kiev, with the home side having to travel further than their opponents after the conflict in Ukraine meant the tie needed to be moved.
Heaslip to miss England
Jamie Heaslip will miss Ireland's crunch Six Nations match against England after scans revealed he suffered "fractures of the tranverse process of three vertebrae in his back" when Pascal Pape kneed him in the spine during Ireland's 18-11 win at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday, with Pape facing disciplinary action for the incident after being cited.
Therefore Heaslip won't be around to stifle Johnathan Joseph, the centre who is being discussed as the England's missing midfield link and the new Jeremy Guscott following his two-try performance against Italy.
Ireland hold their own on international stage
After their four wicket win over the West Indies in Nelson on Monday morning Ireland have now made three of the five highest run chases in Cricket World Cup history. Emmet Riordan looks at yet another famous win for Ireland.
It was a victory which proves more than ever it is time the sport's senior nations treated Ireland seriously and welcomed them to cricket's top table, writes the brilliant Anand Vasu.
Another team looking to shake off minnows tag are Scotland, who were soundly beaten by co-hosts New Zealand in their opener.
No retirement regrets for Cullen
Former Dublin football captain Bryan Cullen is now Leinster rugby's strength and conditioning coach, and he cites the contrast in recovery times as one of the key differences between the two sports.
Meanwhile Carlow IT have been ejected from the Fitzgibbon Cup after fielding an ineligible player in their win over Mary Immaculate College.
Cheat Armstrong must cough up
Elsewhere, drug cheat Lance Armstrong has been ordered to pay a $10 million (€8.5m) penalty by an arbitration panel following a dispute with SCA promotions company, who covered Armstrong's bonuses each time he won the Tour de France.
Smullen teams up with Vigil
Champion flat jockey Pat Smullen will try to break his Cheltenham duck when he teams up with Vigil for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper in three weeks time, while Enda Bolger is looking to next season with Gilgamboa following a disappointing run at Navan last weekend.
What to watch out for:
Football
Champions League, Paris Saint Germain v Chelsea, UTV and TV3, 7.30pm onwards
Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich, Sky Sports 1 and Setanta, 7.30pm onwards
Cricket
World Cup Pool A, Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Sky Sports 2, 3am onwards
