The story behind them? It all goes back to 1987, when City were rubbish

Munster overcome Racing at on 10th anniversary of Anthony Foley’s death, with a minute’s silence for Johannesburg Lions’ Hyron Andrews

Meanwhile, Gavin Cooney on Manchester City and we look ahead to the Champions Cup return

Meanwhile, Gordon Manning looks at the latest stopover in Mickey Harte’s managerial journey

Meanwhile, Malachy Clerkin looks at the state of play in club football championships around the country

The Republic of Ireland lead 8-0 following first leg of playoff semi-final in Astana last week

‘It has shown that even after 50-plus years, justice can be got’, said survivor Orla Poole

Meanwhile, Dara O’Shea rounded off an eventful spell in his life and there was a first-time victor in the Clare senior hurling championship

A couple of hours later and the City faithful were celebrating their 3-0 win at Anfield

Piers Morgan sticks by his pal Cristiano Ronaldo, Ireland young guns give Conor McManus a winning high

Peerless boxer signs off storied career with a magical night in Croke Park

Tuesday’s second leg at Páirc Uí Chaoimh now a formality for Carla Ward’s side

Carla Ward’s team face into first leg of World Cup playoff in Astana

Meanwhile, Dan Sheehan is a big fan of the new RDS while the build-up continues to Ireland’s playoff against Kazakhstan

The Leicester City player is settled and enjoying her football after being sent out on loan three times by West Ham