Toulon deny Munster at the death in ferocious Champions Cup battle
Painful defeat leaves Clayton McMillan’s team with some positives, including a bonus point that could prove vital
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RUGBY
Toulon deny Munster at the death in ferocious Champions Cup battle
Painful defeat leaves Clayton McMillan’s team with some positives, including a bonus point that could prove vital
Clontarf beat Ballynahinch to stretch lead at top of AIL
Nenagh Ormond earn first point in spirited defeat to Young Munster
Connacht blow lead after dominant last quarter by Montpellier
Irish province led by 15 points in second half but ended up losing Challenge Cup game
SOCCER
FA Cup: Martinelli scores hat-trick as Arsenal beat Portsmouth
Gnonto and Tanaka turn tie on its head as Leeds knock Derby out of FA Cup
Mohamed Salah inspires Egypt with energy recalling golden generation
Liverpool forward will face his former teammate Sadio Mané in Afcon semi against Senegal after arguably the Pharaohs’ best performance since 2008
Conor Bradley to miss Northern Ireland’s World Cup playoffs and rest of season with knee injury
Liverpool right-back will undergo surgery in the coming days
GOLF
Tiger Woods at 50: A legendary career of titles, surgeries and hopes for a competitive return
As Woods marks his milestone birthday, questions about his fitness remain, alongside hopes for competitive golf
Rory McIlroy wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
BBC and RTÉ double for Masters champion in career-defining year
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1989
RACING
Mill Reef’s trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87
Champion jockey Paul Townend due to return to action at Cork
Bumper New Year’s Day attendance at Cheltenham outstrips festival crowd
Dan Skelton faces festival poser over impressive Relkeel winner Kabral Du Mathan
Henry de Bromhead hoping for more New Year’s Day success with Heart Wood
Windsor has to pass 8am inspection if it is to stage first race of 2026 in Britain or Ireland
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The double Olympic gold medallist booked her place in next Saturday’s national finals
Lochlann Walsh on his OFI presidency: ‘I’m not going to get into what Pat Hickey did and didn’t do, because that’s in the past’
A year into his role, Walsh is hoping the organisation’s athlete-centred policies will bear fruit in the LA Olympics
Brian Fay secures best Irish result at World Cross Country Championships in over a decade
Dublin athlete’s 16th-place finish the fourth best by a European on the day
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