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Joey Carbery lifts the Ulster Bank League trophy in 2016. Photograph: Colm O’Neill/Inpho
Club rugby is producing international stars of the future

Club rugby has been liberally populated with international stars of the future based on the specific evidence of recent semi-finals and finals in the (...)

The inaugural Irish Heritage evening takes place at Nationals Park on Tuesday. Photograph: Carol M Highsmith/Wikimedia Commons
Pitch-perfect celebration on cards as Ireland honoured in Washington

He has famously been lukewarm about his adopted city since moving to Washington DC from his native New York in January. But on April 4th, president D(...)

The Major League Baseball Players Association said it was “deeply saddened” at the deaths of Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura (above) and former Cleveland Indians third baseman Andy Marte. Photograph: Brad Penner
Baseball world mourns as two players die in car crashes

Major League Baseball has been hit by a double tragedy after two players were killed in separate car crashes in their native Dominican Republic. The (...)

Tim Tebow: “My goal has always been to make a difference in the biggest way possible. And one day if that’s a political route, that’s what I’ll do”
America at Large: Tim Tebow the latest to make bizarre move to MLB

On a Delta flight from Atlanta to Phoenix in late June, a man went into cardiac arrest. As the crew attempted to restart his heart, Tim Tebow rose fro(...)

Juergen Klopp during a press conference in Kazan: Liverpool manager has taken his strongest-possible side to Russia for the Europa League match against Rubin Kazan. Photograph: Henry Browne/Reuters
Klopp rules out Gerrard playing for Liverpool again
  • Soccer
  • November 5, 2015, 01:00

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has ruled out any chance of Steven Gerrard playing for the club again. However, the German would be happy to welcome hi(...)

Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers: courtroom might represent the best chance anybody has of unearthing the whole truth about Puig’s remarkable journey from there to here. Photograph: Getty Images
Lingering air of mystery surrounding Dodgers’ Puig makes for compelling story

Dawn was breaking as Yandrys Leon guided the cigarette boat towards a barrier island at the mouth of The Bay of Pigs. There, ready and waiting, was hi(...)