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Antonelli completes maiden Mercedes F1 test

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has begun his Formula 1 testing programme after completing laps in the Mercedes W12.

Much for Galway and Mayo to chew over, Donnelly's heroic return, Ulster schedule mess

While the familiar names are back in the final, Connacht experiences its’ own levelling up, while the standout performance belonged to a gnarly veteran.

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.

Barcelona fans go head to head with police ahead of quarter finals

Barcelona fans mistakenly threw objects at their own team bus ahead of their Champions League quarter-final against PSG. The police batted fans away, while supporters gathered outside the Olympic Stadium to give players a huge reception.

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...

Meath get off to perfect start by defeating Laois in Leinster LGFA SFC clash

Meath safely negotiated the opening hurdle in their quest to dethrone Dublin as TG4 Leinster champions at a sun-splashed Páirc Tailteann on Sunday. Visitors Laois were coming off the back of a dreadful NFL Division 2 campaign during which they lost six and drew one of their seven matches. They started in promising fashion and looked particularly li...

Irish midfielder misses crucial penalty as Celtic reach Scottish Cup final

There was despair for Aberdeen as Killian Phillips’ spot kick was saved by Joe Hart.

Munster's battle with the Bulls part of intense URC run-in

All four provinces have work to do with five regular season games left.

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...

2024 F1 Chinese GP results: Max Verstappen wins for Red Bull

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the first Chinese Grand Prix in five years, the fifth round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship, in Shanghai.

F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of “painted” Shanghai track surface

Neither teams nor tyre supplier Pirelli were informed about the “painted” surface treatment at the Shanghai circuit before arriving in China for this weekend’s Formula 1 race, it has emerged.

RG Snyman starts as Munster ring changes for Bulls clash

The South African is one of six personnel changes and one positional switch to the side that lost to Northampton.

4 talking points after Limerick's dramatic comeback floors Clare

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

Klopp hails 'complete' second-half performance as Liverpool beat Fulham

'It was our best performance so far that we've had against Fulham.'

F1 Chinese GP sprint race and qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

Formula 1’s sprint race format changes get its first outing of 2024 at the Chinese Grand Prix. Here’s how and when to watch the sprint race and grand prix qualifying.

Chelsea inflict first home defeat for 5 years on Barcelona

Erin Cuthbert’s 40th-minute strike was enough to secure a 1-0 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys

Brilliant Munster become first European team to beat the Bulls at their Loftus fortress

The southern province secured a four-try bonus point against their hosts, who were reduced to 14 men in the second half.

Aisling Maher: ‘A win like that brings momentum. The main thing now is to keep it going’

The Dublin senior camogie team will next lace up the boots for a home date against Meath in the quarter-final of the Leinster Championship on Saturday, May 4th. Their triumph in the Very Division 1B final still echoes across the city streets. “A win like that brings momentum. The main thing now is to keep it going,” states Dublin captain Aisling Ma...

Arsenal v Chelsea: Mikel Arteta pre-match press conference

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks ahead of his team's Premier League match against London rivals Chelsea. The Gunners currently top the league on goal difference, and hope another win will add pressure on their rivals to get a result.

Ferrari F1 drivers split over China sprint race clash talks

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have given different takes on if they have cleared the air over their Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race battle.

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.

Boost for Wicklow as Mark Kenny returns to football panel ahead of Tailteann Cup adventure

OISIN McCONVILLE has been handed a massive boost with the return of Mark Kenny to the Wicklow Senior football panel. The Ballymanus talisman was one of a number of names who stepped away from the panel heading into 2024, due to family and work commitments. However, with Tailteann Cup getting underway on the second weekend in May, Kenny has returned...

Beloved WWE legend's wrestling future unclear after major surgery

Rey Mysterio opens about his recovery from knee surgery after suffering a devastating injury.

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.

Super Scales named on Scottish Premiership Team of the Year

LIAM SCALES’ breakthrough season at Celtic has seen him named on the Scottish Premiership Team of the Year. And the former Arklow Town defender toasted the achievement by helping the Bhoys to a Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen. The 25-year-old is one of four Celtic players in the team with defensive colleague Cameron Carter Vickers and mid...

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-...

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...

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 ...

Verstappen 'deserves' fourth in China F1 sprint qualifying with wet struggles

Max Verstappen felt Red Bull "deserve to be where we are" having struggled to get the tyres in the right window in the wet Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying.

‘It’s a massive own goal’ – Eddie Brennan questions scheduling of hurling championship ties at the same time

Kilkenny legend Eddie Brennan has labelled the scheduling of a slew of championship hurling games at similar times yesterday as “a massive own goal” by the GAA. All eyes were on Ennis (2pm throw-in) for the heavyweight Munster SHC clash between neighbours Limerick and Clare - televised live on RTÉ - and that meant so many other marquee games were l...

Mark Selby ponders walking away from snooker after ‘pathetic’ Crucible loss

Mark Selby has vowed to consider retirement after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in a “pathetic” 10-6 defeat to qualifier Joe O’Connor. The four-time former champion finished a dismal season by his own standards on a low note as he failed to claw back a 7-2 overnight deficit against the only debutant in this year’s draw. Having firs...

‘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 ...

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...

FAI: No permanent men's manager until September, hope to appoint O'Shea as interim for June games

Canham apologised and acknowledged supporters’ frustration around a process that began in November last year.

Connacht bounce back with eight-try punishment of Zebre

Player of the Match Matthew Devine bagged two tries as the hosts ran riot in Galway.

All-girl football team of 11 and 12-year-olds destroy male opponents

Queens Park Ladies U12s finished with 18 wins, four draws and no losses in the league of 11 boys' teams and theirs.

World Snooker Championship: Jack Lisowski takes slight lead over Ding Junhui in tight Crucible clash

Jack Lisowski forged a 5-4 lead in his World Snooker Championship opener against Ding Junhui as the clash lived up to its billing as the tie of the round. Lisowski, who reached the quarter-finals at the Crucible in 2022, had to qualify for this year’s tournament after dropping out of the top 16, beating Matthew Stevens 10-3 last week to book his ti...

Newey: F1’s grid to close up even more before being ‘blown apart’ in 2026

Red Bull’s Adrian Newey predicts the fight at the front of Formula 1 is going to get even tighter, before the 2026 rules reset blows things apart once again.

Ennis confirmed as host for next month’s Munster final between Kerry and Clare

The Munster Council of the GAA confirmed Cusack Park, Ennis as the venue for this year’s Munster Senior Football Championship Final between Kerry and Clare on Sunday, May 5 at 1.45pm.. The tie had originally expected to be held in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, as was last year’s final between the counties, with that venue ruled out, however, due ...

Santiago Cordero primed to make long-awaited return for Connacht’s run-in

Santiago Cordero has waited many months but today in Galway the moment finally arrived as he stepped out for his first training session in eight months. Eight months since damaging his knee in pre-season, the Puma flyer’s tentative return will be a significant boost for a Connacht side whose fitful campaign may yet end with Champions Cup qualificat...

Porsche lodges appeal over da Costa's Misano Formula E disqualification

The Porsche Formula E team has formally confirmed that it will lodge an appeal against Antonio Felix da Costa's disqualification from the Misano E-Prix.

Drogheda lose water polo thriller against St Vincent’s

DROGHEDA 5 ST VINCENT’S 6 Drogheda’s penultimate league game of the season resulted in a heartbreaking single goal defeat at the hands of defending champions St Vincent’s in a hard fought match in the NAC on Sunday. In what was a classic encounter between two very evenly-matched teams the first quarter set the tone for what turned out to be an intr...

Davy Fitzgerald: 'If people around Waterford want to make up rumours, that’s fine'

The Waterford boss is getting his side set for Sunday’s Munster opener against Cork.

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.

'When you come down here and have a short training week at altitude, you've got to be good'

Munster became the first European club to beat the Bulls in Pretoria as they moved up to third in the URC table.

‘Hossein should educate himself’ – Shaun Murphy accuses Vafaei of ‘sacrilege’ after Crucible criticism

Former world champion Shaun Murphy has accused rival Hossein Vafaei of “sacrilege” after the Iranian launched a scathing attack on the conditions at the Crucible Theatre. Vafaei described the venue as “smelly” and said the practice room was like a garage in the wake of his 10-5 World Championship first-round defeat to Judd Trump on Sunday. But Murp...

'Frisch will be gone. There's a game being played here around negotiating a transfer fee'

Bernard Jackman believes Munster are in danger of slipping backwards next season if they can’t recruit further depth to their squad.

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".

Williams may as well “go home” if spares situation changes its F1 approach, says Albon

Alex Albon says Williams may as well “go home” if it allows concerns over spare parts to start influencing how it goes racing in Formula 1.