Sport
Ken Early: Cristiano Ronaldo’s decline leaves Portugal paying the price against Colombia
Roberto Martinez’s loyalty to his 41-year-old captain is becoming an increasingly expensive indulgence at World Cup 2026
World Cup 2026: Messi notches again as group stage ends in dramatic fashion
Steve Clarke resigns as Scotland head coach after elimination from World Cup
England Test captain Ben Stokes announces international retirement
Brian Fenton: ‘As a player, I’d be thinking, how good are Donegal? What did we actually beat?’
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GAELIC GAMES
Eamon McEneaney’s divided loyalties: ‘It’s very hard for that not to be your first love’
One of Monaghan’s most decorated players, Louth has long been home to the Castleblayney man, who has managed both counties at senior level
Brian Fenton: ‘As a player, I’d be thinking, how good are Donegal? What did we actually beat?’
Dublin’s seven-time All-Ireland winning midfielder on the impact of last week’s win and the need to return to Parnell Park
Shane Lowry makes impressive move on day three at Travelers Championship
Tom McKibbin in the top 10 at the Italian Open on the DP World Tour
Kerry need all of their talents to subdue unyielding Tyrone
All-Ireland quarter-finals: Kerry and Mayo make semis with wins over Tyrone and Cork - as it happened
Late scores help Limerick pip Tipperary to secure a first minor hurling title in 42 years
Martina McMahon and Robbie McCarthy claim All-Ireland handball titles at Croke Park
RUGBY
Stuart McCloskey and Tadhg Beirne both in line to play in Ireland’s Nations Championship opener
Forwards coach Paul O’Connell reports all 36 players have trained in Sydney since arriving on Tuesday
What happened to the Irish under-20s who defeated New Zealand in 2016?
Nigel Carolan, then head coach, offers an insight into the players who pulled off the remarkable 33-24 victory
‘The scenes were incredible’: When Ireland under-20s made history by beating New Zealand
Nigel Carolan, who was head coach, and outhalf Bill Johnston recall that momentous day in June 2016
SOCCER
Steve Clarke resigns as Scotland head coach after elimination from World Cup
62-year-old departs job just weeks after signing new four-year contract
World Cup standings: Who has qualified for the last 32 and who has been eliminated
As the group stages draw to a close, 16 teams will be cut ahead of the knockout stages
Ken Early: Cristiano Ronaldo’s decline leaves Portugal paying the price against Colombia
Roberto Martinez’s loyalty to his 41-year-old captain is becoming an increasingly expensive indulgence at World Cup 2026
Bellingham and Kane strike as England seal top spot with World Cup win over Panama
‘He did what?’: Alex Freeman, son of an American football great, becomes a World Cup hero
Adam Brennan inspires Shamrock Rovers to victory over Galway United
Dembélé hat-trick brushes second-string Norway aside as France top group
GOLF
Rory McIlroy backs PGA Tour’s proposed new structure as Irish Open could receive boost
Strategic alliance between PGA Tour and DP World Tour could see some of the world’s top golfers play in ‘prominent national opens’
Tiger Woods returns to introduce golf’s two-tier PGA Tour shake-up from 2028
Woods was making his first public appearance since his DUI charge in March
Wyndham Clark fights off all comers including hostile New York crowd to win second US Open
32-year-old American completes one-stroke win over compatriot Sam Burns at Shinnecock Hills
RACING
Jockey Ronan Whelan hoping it’s Christmas again as he targets Derby double
Benvenuto Cellini is Ballydoyle number one as Aidan O’Brien pursues an 18th Irish Derby success
Epsom Oaks winner hoping to Thunder past older rivals in Pretty Polly Stakes
Joseph O’Brien-trained Thundering On is top-rated three-year-old lining up at Curragh over Derby weekend
World Pool ‘not a factor’ in stewarding decisions for nine-race Irish Derby card
Hong Kong Jockey Club co-mingling pool worth close to €700k to Irish racing on Sunday
MORE SPORT
Ireland shock West Indies to secure first Women’s T20 World Cup win at 22nd time of asking
Orla Prendergast’s knock of 63 helped Ireland secure a six-wicket win in their final game of the tournament
George Russell snatches controversial Austrian Grand Prix pole after Max Verstappen’s late crash
Crash involving Dutch driver brought out yellow flags in the closing seconds of qualifying
Khumbu confirmed as overall victor in the Round Ireland Race
Guy Gillon’s British entry triumphs after sailing a much farther distance than any other entry
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