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GAELIC GAMES
Wife of Donegal footballer James McHugh dies following car crash
All-Ireland winner also died in Cavan crash as GAA pays tribute to him as part of ‘generation that showed us all that anything is possible’
Noel McGrath and Patrick Horgan among stars to line out in Hurling for Cancer fundraiser
Annual match has raised €1.9 million for the Irish Cancer Society since it began in 2011
Kobe McDonald on his AFL move: ‘I could never say no, never turn it down’
Mayo star explains how joining St Kilda helped fulfil dream of becoming a professional athlete
‘We shed blood and tears’: Ashling Thompson says Cork moved mountains to reach the pinnacle
Aaron Gillane has a clear message for John Kiely and Paul Kinnerk: ‘I’m hoping they stay’
Mike Solan steps down as Longford senior football manager
Cork outlast Galway in latest epic instalment of ferocious rivalry
RUGBY
Former Ireland rugby international Brian Smith dies from cancer, aged 59
Talented back won six caps for Australia and played nine times for Ireland
Ulster and Ireland secondrow Iain Henderson to miss start of season after hip surgery
The 34-year-old also underwent hip surgeries in 2014 and 2020; Bryn Ward, Juarno Augustus and Jude Postlethwaite also underwent surgeries
Women’s Interpros wrap: Buttimer scores four tries as Munster ease to win over Leinster
Connacht prevail in a tight encounter with Ulster in Belfast
SOCCER
Fifth Fifa vice-president turns against Gianni Infantino
Hungary’s Sandor Csanyi highly critical of Fifa president
Arsenal agree £51m deal to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa
Defender to provide cover for injured William Saliba and Jurriën Timber
Troy Parrott to undergo medical at Real Betis ahead of €20m deal
Reports in the Netherlands and Spain place the Irish striker on the cusp of a move
GOLF
Stuart Grehan the lone Irish golfer in Walker Cup team for Lahinch showdown with USA
Roscommon’s Thomas Higgins falls down to first reserve after Jack Whaley’s US Amateur victory
Rory McIlroy struggles with swing as he finishes 25 shots behind rival Scheffler
World number two says he is ‘so far away from where I need to be’ after PGA Tour tournament in Memphis
Anna Foster shoots stunning second round to leave her in second place at Swiss Open
Irish golfer is chasing her first victory on the Ladies European Tour
RACING
Derby first and second renew rivalry in York’s Great Voltigeur
Christmas Day and Maltese Cross dominated Epsom finish on very testing ground
Zavateri set to take chance in City of York Stakes
Eve Johnson Houghton’s promising three-year-old colt still in pursuit of first win this campaign
Supreme delight for Diego Dias at the Curragh
Fighting Tears makes winning debut for trainer Andy Oliver
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Australian former Wimbledon finalist tested positive at a tournament in Mallorca in June
RTÉ to broadcast Katie Taylor’s farewell fight in Croke Park
State broadcaster has secured free-to-air rights for Bray boxer's last time in the ring
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