Central defender David Stephens - still only 18 - played a key role in Wales' under-21s 1-0 win over Hungary and will now face Italy in Pescara on Tuesday (kick off 4pm BST).

Brian Flynn's side are now three points ahead of closest rivals Italy ahead of the showdown and have got a fantastic chance to end up winning Group Three.

Sol Bamba was in the Ivory Coast's squad for their Group H Africa Cup of Nations win over Rwanda in Abidjan.

First-half goals from British-based trio Yaya Toure (Manchester City), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) and Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal) helped the Elephants come out on top and now the Ivory Coast face Burundi on Wednesday.

Kurtis Byrne could not continue his purple patch in front of goal for loan club East Fife with the Fifers losing 5-0 at Queen of the South in the Alba Challenge Cup quarter finals.

In his previous outing at Palmerston Park, the young Irishman was a substitute in Hibernian's comfy pre-season friendly win over the Dumfries side.

But this time around it was a different story and the team from the higher division came out on top in emphatic fashion.

Nevertheless playing in front of a crowd of 1751 would have been a beneficial exercise for the Dublin-born striker during his six-month loan stay in Methil.

Meanwhile, Scott Taggart featured in Ayr United's starting line up in their Alba Challenge Cup quarter final tie at Partick Thistle, but could not prevent his loan club from losing 2-1 at Firhill.