Soccer

Dublin’s double injury-time sucker punch against Wexford earns remarkable draw

Extraordinary. A game that had been trending – and then petering – towards an inevitable Wexford victory ends level. A fixture that has attained elemental importance to these counties in the provincial round robin era looked for the entire afternoon like going Wexford’s way today. They led by five points 1-20 to 0-18 in the 72nd minute after Lee Ch...

Kevin McStay eyes ‘huge’ Connacht prize after ‘mixed bag’ display against Roscommon

In this era of endless navel-gazing over the provincial championships, Kevin McStay offered a refreshing counterpoint after his Mayo charges had dispatched Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park. A five-point win over a Rossie collective that appeared low on confidence and lower still in their shooting percentages was not a performance that will win you an All-...

Injuries take gloss off Kilkenny’s Saffron cruise as Derek Lyng looks for more ‘intensity’ against Galway

Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng is hoping the injuries suffered in yesterday’s runaway win over Antrim aren’t serious, as he prepares for a vital second-round match in Galway on Sunday. Kilkenny eased past Antrim’s feeble challenge at UPMC Nowlan Park, inflicting a 32-point defeat on Darren Gleeson’s men. But there were concerns when Adrian Mullen, Eoi...

David Moyes heading towards the exit as West Ham ponder an alternative future

The official party line — from David Moyes and from West Ham’s hierarchy — has not changed: a decision over the manager’s future will not be taken until the campaign is done and the summer recess in swing. The sense, though, is that the scales are tilting decisively in one direction, towards a natural conclusion and a parting of the ways. Three day...

What is the cooldown room in F1? All you need to know about the procedure

The top three finishers in a Formula 1 race visit a cooldown room once the grand prix has finished before walking out onto the podium, and some viewers say it is one of their favourite moments across the weekend.

Mayo beat Roscommon to set-up Connacht final showdown against Galway

Kevin McStay’s side had five points to spare at the Hyde.

Horner: Wolff should focus on his own F1 problems, not “unavailable” Verstappen

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has told Toto Wolff that he would be better off focusing on improving his Formula 1 car than dreaming he can capture “unavailable” Max Verstappen.

Seamus Power records best finish this season at RBC Heritage as Scottie Scheffler wins fourth title in five starts

Scottie Scheffler insists he's mentally better than at any time in his career after he claimed his fourth win in five starts with a three-stroke victory in a Monday finish to the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head. The world number one, five shots clear overnight, parred the 16th and 17th and bogeyed the 18th to close with a three-under 68 and win on 19-u...

‘VAR is a Luton fan’ – Nottingham Forest hit out at PGMOL after ‘poor decisions’ at Everton

Nottingham Forest have accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being a Luton fan after feeling they were on the wrong end of “three extremely poor decisions” during Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton. Forest posted on X, formerly Twitter, soon after full-time that they were considering their options, having “warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luto...

Power cards 66 but sits four shots back from on-fire clubhouse leader Scheffler

The Masters champion shot an eight-under-par 63 to seize control at Harbour Town.

Louth to play in a Leinster SFC semi-final for 51st time but such clashes with Kildare are rare

Sunday will mark the 51st time that a Louth team has contested a Leinster SFC semi-final but just the seventh in which the Reds have opposed Kildare in the last four. The Wee county’s record of 20 wins and 30 losses at the penultimate stage is decent but the balance was a lot more equal prior to the period from 1964 to 1998, during which Louth were...

McLaren admits Malukas injury “more serious than we thought”

Arrow McLaren’s team principal Gavin Ward remains reserved about discussing David Malukas’ future with the IndyCar team, with the severity of the injury being worse than originally feared.

Wexford star Ben Brosnan makes Wicklow club debut

With the devilish intention of tripping up over-confident competitors in the popular sports round, future table quiz organisers may well pose the tricky question of what Wicklow GAA club did Wexford footballer Ben Brosnan make his Carnew Emmets debut against on Saturday, April 20, 2024. On the off chance that you, dear reader, are sitting in that h...

Tipperary senior hurling draw made again after original declared 'null and void'

Reigning champions Kiladangan are set to face Clonoulty-Rossmore, Templederry Kenyons and JK Brackens.

Talented Dundalk cricketer called up to Leinster regional side

A talented local cricketer has been called up to play for a regional side in an all-Leinster Cup competition. Eighteen-year-old Yash Verma will represent Fingal in the upcoming BUA-Kit U23 District Cup, a new multi-format provincial tournament providing young cricketers from across Leinster the chance to showcase their skills to internationally-rec...

The Irishman who's one of the oldest players ever in English football

Tranmere Rovers’ Joe Murphy is still going strong, almost a quarter of a century on from his league debut.

Mighty Wexford Minors gain revenge on Derry to reach All-Ireland camogie shield final

Wexford 3-9 Derry 1-11 Wexford are into the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘A’ camogie shield final after exacting revenge on Derry in Clane on Sunday. The Slaneysiders lost to the Ulster team in the round-robin stages last month (0-14 to 2-5), but they trailed for just five minutes of this game as they ground out a strong win to advance to the...

F1 2024 schedule: When is the next Formula 1 race?

The 2024 Formula 1 season has a record-breaking 24 races with the return of the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend.

Ballymacelligott’s Daniel O’Rahilly takes €80,000 prize as Knockeen Dazzler wins Kirby sweepstake final

There is one very appropriate word for it: Hallelujah! We use it to hail the truly magnificent victory of Knockeen Dazzler in the final of the €80,000-to-the-winner Kirby sweepstake at Limerick Track last Saturday night and to hail, in particular, his young owner, Daniel O’Rahilly, of Ballymacelligott. Knockeen Dazzler produced one marvellous run a...

'I don't know what's going on over there' - Matt Doherty puzzled by FAI's manager search

The 43-cap defender said that ‘it will be pretty good’ if John O’Shea continues in the role after his interm stint in March.

F1’s new points system looks on course to get support it needs

A proposal to change Formula 1’s points structure looks on course to get the support it needs to go through, with top outfits making clear they will not block it.

Liverpool move level on points with top-of-the-table Arsenal after win at Fulham

Liverpool moved level on points with top-of-the-table Arsenal after their 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Jurgen Klopp’s men bounced back from Thursday’s exit to Atalanta in the Europa League and last week’s home defeat to Crystal Palace as they continued their pursuit of Premier League glory. Liverpool in second, who sit one point above...

Limerick clip Clare wings with late comeback in gripping Munster SHC opener

Limerick wriggled off the hook in a gripping Munster SHC opener in Cusack Park, coming from nine points down to floor Clare in the final quarter and take a very significant step towards a fifth successive All-Ireland title. The common consensus was that to derail the champions, they would have to suffer their first wounds in Ennis and for a long ti...

2024 F1 Chinese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Max Verstappen took Red Bull’s 100th F1 pole position in the Chinese Grand Prix, the fifth round of the 2024 Formula 1 world championship.

Nelly Korda clinches Chevron Championship for fifth win in a row and second major

Nelly Korda claimed her fifth consecutive victory and second major title with a two-shot win in the Chevron Championship in Texas. The 25-year-old Floridian went into the final round tied for second with Canada’s Brooke Henderson on 10-under-par, just one shot behind Korea’s Haeran Ryu at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands. But as Ryu bogey...

Henry Shefflin believes Galway ‘have a lot to do’ for Kilkenny showdown after victory over Carlow

Galway manager Henry Shefflin says his men will need to show a big improvement next Sunday when they host his native Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium. Galway did enough at the Salthill venue to see off Carlow but Shefflin knows it won’t be enough for them to get revenge on a Cats side who defeated them in the last two Leinster finals. “It was job done, n...

‘To break into the team here is brilliant’ – Liam Scales ‘delighted’ to be in thick of Celtic’s double bid

Liam Scales surveyed a potentially glorious end to Celtic's season following their epic Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen on Saturday, but knows there is still plenty of work to do. A dramatic 6-5 penalty shoot-out victory over the Dons at Hampden Park followed a 3-3 draw and it booked the Hoops a place in the May 25 final agai...

4 talking points after Limerick's dramatic comeback floors Clare

It finished 3-15 to 1-18 in favour of the All-Ireland champions.

Brilliant Bray Emmets are Wicklow hurling Féile kings

Brilliant Bray Emmets will represent Wicklow at the 2024 Féile Peil na nÓg later this year after they emerged unbeaten from a cracking morning of hurling in Ballinakill. This well-balanced side proved too strong for Tomacork, Michael Dwyers, Luke O’Toole’s and Western Gaels and now march on to the national finals in Wexford. The hurlers of Michael ...

Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like "a joke"

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has explained why he thought his penalty for tagging Daniel Ricciardo behind the safety car in Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix was "a joke".

Jackals, cross kicks, and Fijian shrugs - How Munster beat the Bulls

A red card helped but Munster had to be accurate to win in Pretoria.

Kilkenny fire 5-30 past Antrim, Galway down Carlow in Leinster SHC openers

The Cats were 32-point winners as the sides warmed up for next weekend’s showdown.

Mike Tyson makes major change for Jake Paul fight

Boxer Mike Tyson has had to make a major life change to his lifestyle and habits in order to legally fight Jake Paul. This summer, 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul and 57-year-old former professional boxer Tyson are due to take each other on as part of Netflix’s first live boxing event. The fight is set to take place on 20 July at the 80,000-...

Forest to 'consider options' after penalty claims denied in Everton defeat

Idrissa Gueye and Dwight McNeil scored the crucial goals to help Everton close in on Premier League safety.

‘I’m immensely proud of the lads’ – Graham Rowntree hails Munster charges for sticking to Bulls plan

South Africa has become a happy and testing hunting ground for Munster in the past few years and fresh from their historic win over the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld, the side are trying something different this week. They leave their base on the Highveld after the 27-22 win in Pretoria this Sunday and fly 1,500 kilometres south to sea level in Cape Tow...

Fans call foul on Euros sticker book debacle

After 47 years of Panini holding the rights to distribute the official Euros sticker book, this year the contract has gone to Topps - but it doesn't have permission to include all the players.

Data shows Leandro Trossard is one of the most lethal finishers in the Premier League

Leandro Trossard has scored all manner of goals in his 15 months as an Arsenal player, from back-post tap-ins to precise curlers, but he has never scored one quite like his opener against Wolves on Saturday night. Was it a scuff? A slice? A total mishit? Whatever you want to call it, there can be no way that Trossard intended to strike the ball as ...

Ireland star Szmodics hits 31st campaign goal in Blackburn defeat

Sheffield Wednesday climbed out of the Championship relegation zone with a 3-1 win.

Shane Lowry seeks putting touch as he prepares to team up with Rory McIlroy

Shane Lowry will be hoping for better luck on the greens when he partners Rory McIlroy in next week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans after a frustrating week with the blade in the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head. The 2019 Open champion had 32 putts as he made five bogeys and a birdie in a closing 75 that left him tied 64th in the clubhouse on one-over a...

Ireland’s World Cup hopes get boost with Scottish full-back Chloe Rollie set to miss crunch clash

Ireland’s chances of clinching a World Cup place this weekend have been boosted as influential Scottish full-back Chloe Rollie is destined to miss the crunch Ravenhill clash. Rollie was yellow-carded for a tip tackle as they won a Six Nations tie in Italy for the first time this century last Saturday. She had scored the game’s decisive try before b...

‘I haven’t seen a performance like that in a long time’ – Brian Dooher on prospect of facing ‘phenomenal’ Donegal

It took 100 minutes of championship football to find a winner as what started out as a sleepy sort of encounter somehow turned into an all-or-nothing wrestle to the finish. Eventually, Tyrone fell over the line, managing three points in extra-time to Cavan’s two. It was just about right on the balance of things, even if Cavan left Kingspan Breffni ...

Davy Fitzgerald’s Waterford get Munster SHC campaign off to a flyer with victory over 14-man Cork

Davy Fitzgerald asked for Waterford to be judged on the championship and they delivered a sensational performance to kick off their Munster SHC campaign in the perfect fashion with a thoroughly deserved victory over 14-man Cork at a sun-kissed Walsh Park this afternoon. The Déise bore little resemblance to the side that stuttered as they suffered L...

‘It was a fantastic performance by the lads’ – Ireland win team title at golf’s European Nations Cup

Ireland won the team title at the European Nations Cup for the first time since 2016 and only the second time in their history in Sotogrande yesterday. Tramore Golf Club’s Jack Hearn held a one-shot lead in the individual standings heading into the final round and while he closed with a three-over 75 to finish three strokes behind Wales’ James Ashf...

A wonderful Wexford win as U-16s beat Meath in Leinster final

Wexford 2-14 Meath 2-10 “We did it, we did it” was the most popular scream emanating from these young Wexford women as they embraced each other on the field after a sensational performance in Portlaoise on Saturday. But it wasn’t a “we did it” of surprise, since the seismic shift in belief in these under-age sides, and particularly this Under-16 te...

Dublin make winning start to Leinster defence while Meath dispatch Laois

Sinéad Goldrick received a red card after making her return for Dublin in the second half.

Shock as leading Wicklow sports figure Daniel Dowling dies suddenly

Deep sorrow descended on the tight-knit communities of Glenmalure, Ballinacor, Rathdrum and surrounding areas after the sudden and unexpected death of married father-of-two Daniel ‘Danny’ Dowling. Danny, a stalwart of both Ballinacor GAA Club and Rathdrum Rugby Club, died peacefully at his home at the Glenmalure Lodge on Saturday morning. His passi...

Fitzgerald hails Waterford's 'fighting spirit' after much-needed Munster win

The Déise boss says they dedicated the victory to Shane Bennett who was ruled out of selection with a freak injury.

Eye-watering sum Scottie Scheffler’s caddie earns after US star’s Masters win

Man United's Antony blasted 'embarrassing' after mocking Coventry players

Manchester United's Brazilian winger Antony has been slammed as 'embarrassing' online after cupping his ear at the Coventry City players after the Premier League side won its FA Cup semi-final tie on penalties at Wembley. The Red Devils and Sky Blues did battle on April 21 with a spot in the FA Cup final against Manchester City up for grabs. After ...

‘They didn’t listen. I made five subs, I would have made ten if I could’ – Damien Duff demands more from Shelbourne

Damien Duff wants more from Shelbourne against Shamrock Rovers on Monday, saying he would have “substituted ten players if he could have” following their 1-0 defeat to Galway United on Friday. Shels won six in a row in the early phase of the season and have gone nine games unbeaten, but they have only secured two points from the last four games. Ed...