Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster could do worse than copy French clubs’ blueprint for success
Toulouse and Bordeaux are operating at a level reminiscent of Irish province under Joe Schmidt
Munster hopeful over Jack Crowley return for Champions Cup clash against Gloucester at Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Dominik Szoboszlai holds his nerve to give Liverpool late win at Inter
Lauren Walsh earns LPGA Tour card with strong finish at Q-Series Final
‘For me it’s not swimming’: Daniel Wiffen lashes out against Enhanced Games
Gerry Thornley: French clubs rescue Champions Cup and maybe even the wider game
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GAELIC GAMES
Falling birth rates seen as primary concern to emerge from GAA demographics report
Smaller rural clubs face existential challenges while Dublin’s bigger-clubs may no longer have a surplus of young players
Conor Geaney free steals Munster title at the death for Dingle against St Finbarr’s
Stunning conclusion to final as Kerry side come from behind for most of the match
St Martin’s beat Ballyhale Shamrocks at the death to win Leinster club hurling title
Famous win for Wexford side over Kilkenny champions after extra time
Ballyboden St Enda’s overwhelm Athy to win Leinster club football title
All-Ireland winner George O’Connor on finding mental wellness after ‘years of pure hell’
GAA club finals: Ballyboden can maintain capital run, while Ballyhale eye another shot at top
GAA president Jarlath Burns criticises local authorities on lack of pitches
RUGBY
Munster hopeful over Jack Crowley return for Champions Cup clash against Gloucester at Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Outhalf missed Champions Cup opener against Bath due to injury
Craig Casey signs two-year extension to remain at Munster until at 2028 at least
26-year-old scrumhalf has made 104 appearances for the province and won 24 Ireland caps
Galway’s Dexcom Stadium to host Ireland’s Women’s Six Nations clash with Italy
Ireland will also play Wales at Affidea Stadium in Belfast before finishing campaign with Aviva Stadium date against Scotland
Leinster prepare for Leicester test in Champions Cup as James Lowe returns
Ross Byrne says escort defender crackdown could see locks converted to wings
Lowe set for Leinster return but Snyman and Ringrose could miss Leicester trip
Caelan Doris looks to draw on hurt as Leinster set about banishing Champions Cup demons
SOCCER
Arne Slot throws doubt on Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool future after outburst
Forward will not travelled for Champions League game and Slot says he has ‘no clue’ if he will play again for club
Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool future in doubt as Arne Slot faces Inter decision
Forward may be dropped from Champions League squad
Irish player tracker: Troy Parrott soars for leveller as Oisín McEntee breaks Celtic hearts
Finn Azaz also kept up scoring run for Southampton and Jake O’Brien weighed in with an assist for Everton
Ireland’s potential World Cup kickoff times are a nightmare for fans
Mohamed Salah says he has been thrown under the bus and signals Liverpool exit
Ao Tanaka’s dramatic equaliser sees Leeds heap more misery on Liverpool
Ireland would play group games in middle of night Irish time if they qualify for World Cup
GOLF
Rory McIlroy’s Australian Open on a slippery slope after bizarre banana mishap
Masters champion shot a five-under-par round in third round at Royal Melbourne
Rory McIlroy makes Australian Open cut with late surge
Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen lead the field in Melbourne
Rory McIlroy mania hits Melbourne as fans skip school and work on ‘special day’
Queues formed at the crack of dawn to catch a glimpse of the star at the Australian Open
RACING
Jockey Danny Gilligan free to race over festive period after ‘non-trier’ ban lifted
Appeal panel accepted new evidence from Gordon Elliott’s vet
Majborough bids to establish Champion Chase credentials in Cork’s Hilly Way
Il Etait Temps in pursuit of more Grade One glory when returning to Sandown for Tingle Creek
Banbridge on track to have another crack at Cork’s Hilly Way Chase
Joseph O’Brien’s star as low as 8-1 to repeat his 2024 King George success at Kempton over Christmas
MORE SPORT
Dominik Szoboszlai holds his nerve to give Liverpool late win at Inter
Liverpool end Inter’s 18-match unbeaten European run on home soil
‘For me it’s not swimming’: Daniel Wiffen lashes out against Enhanced Games
Max McCusker becomes second Irish swimmer to sign up for the controversial event
Rugby driving fans to ‘heartfelt frustration and annoyance’
Gerry Thornley and Owen Doyle on the need to look at the rule book; Rory McIlroy collects another prize
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