1.   Celtic have just kicked off their first leg UEFA Cup tie against Sporting Lisbon at Parkhead...

2.   DISTILLERY romped to a TNT Gold Cup quarter-final tie against Cliftonville with this comfortable win.

3.   The scrum half has recovered from the injury which would have kept him out of the postponed Durham Cup tie against Horden on Wednesday.

4.   The Chemics have refused Hornets permission to play McKenzie in their Regal tie against French side Catalan to prevent him from being cup-tied.

5.   Sefton hit the cup trail tomorrow with a home tie against Metrovick in the Provincial Trophy third round.

6.   He made his Liverpool debut in a UEFA Cup tie against French club Auxerre a year ago.

7.   They beat Southampton from the premiership in the second round and have now forced a replay in their third round tie against Blackburn Rovers.

8.   America has won six of eight Davis Cup ties against Sweden, and all three played in the United States.

9.   Before those victories, they earned ties against Buffalo and Tampa Bay.