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Fuoco explains tyre preparation behind "special" WEC Imola pole lap

Ferrari driver Antonio Fuoco has revealed how his tyre preparation strategy helped to produce "a special lap" that secured him pole for Sunday's World Endurance Championship race at Imola.

'The only date that matters is the first round of the championship' - Jim McGuinness

Donegal face winners of Tyrone-Cavan in Ulster semi-final.

The tragic downfall of Emma Raducanu, winner of the 2021 US Open

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 ...

Scheffler's caddie earns another $360K after latest PGA Tour win

Scheffler took home $3.6million for finishing in first place at the RBC Heritage on Monday morning, adding to the $3.5m he secured after winning The Masters last week.

'I used to laugh about his diet...the chicken fillet rolls. That time has passed now'

Damien Duff rebuked his own player Shane Farrell following his red card against Shamrock Rovers.

Sargeant baffled about not being told of illegal F1 safety car overtake

Logan Sargeant does not understand why the FIA gave him no feedback that he had illegally overtaken Nico Hulkenberg behind the safety car in Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix.

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.

Cork boss Pat Ryan: 'I’d bite your hand off for third. I think everyone would'

The Rebels are gearing up for their Munster opener against Waterford next Sunday.

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...

Will Man City rue letting go a strong contender for Player of the Season?

Cole Palmer has been in superb form for Chelsea.

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.

Ricciardo says new RB F1 chassis brings "peace of mind"

Daniel Ricciardo says his new RB chassis for the Chinese Grand Prix brings "peace of mind" and brushed off any Formula 1 future worries after a mixed start to 2024.

Explained: Why FA Cup replays are being abolished next season

There will be no more FA Cup replays from the first round proper onwards, starting next season.

Conor McGregor tells ‘brother’ Justin Bieber he has his ‘back for life’

Conor McGregor has issued a shout out to his “brother” Justin Bieber, who he says will be supporting him when he makes his UFC comeback in Las Vegas. The Crumlin fighter spoke of his friendship with the Canadian superstar, just days after his UFC bout against Michael Chandler was announced. The pair will square up in Vegas on June 29. McGregor shar...

Hamilton "never had so much understeer in my life" in F1 Chinese GP

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton says he "never had so much understeer in my life" as at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.

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.

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.

'I enjoy playing here': Nadal reflects on his win at Barcelona Open

'I enjoy playing here': Rafael Nadal reflects on his win at the Barcelona Open. The tennis superstar returned from injury to defeat Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 at the Barcelona Open.

'I was bit of a pest... I wanted to be out with the boys and I wanted to play'

Ireland flanker Aoife Wafer reflects on her early days in rugby ahead of this weekend’s clash with England.

Rangers' title bid suffers another blow in drab goalless draw at Dundee

Rangers are three points behind Celtic at the top of the table and have hit the skids at the wrong time.

Neuville: WRC Croatia not a “disaster” after final day error

Thierry Neuville has expressed his frustration after a crash ended his Croatia Rally victory bid, but the World Rally Championship driver says the event wasn’t a “disaster” for his title hopes.

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...

Horner has learned “not to listen” to Wolff over F1 title claim

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says he has learned “not to listen too much” to Toto Wolff after his rival said this year’s Formula 1 title battle was already over.

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.

Moment masked thieves steal players valuables at the Pirelli Stadium

The CCTV footage shows three intruders, wearing hoodies, masks and balaclavas, rummaging thought kit to steal. They took players clothes and equipment before defacing replica shirts. The incident happened on Sunday between 9:30 and 9:50pm.

The Clare Limerick Munster showdown - has there been a bigger hurling day in Ennis?

All eyes turn to Cusack Park tomorrow at 2pm.

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.

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.

The Springboks have delivered one of the great rugby documentaries

Chasing the Sun 2 is riveting viewing.

Masked gang raid Burton Albion FC and sign football shirt

The League One club released CCTV of the raiders roaming the dressing room and players' tunnel at the Pirelli stadium on Sunday (14/4) night. Bizarrely, one of the yobs spots a first team shirt on a table and takes a pen to write his initials on the front. The club said the other two also signed the shirt.

Dessers double takes Rangers past Hearts to set-up Old Firm cup final

The enigmatic Gers striker slid in the opener after five minutes and then sealed the victory in the 78th minute.

Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Chinese GP

Just as it looked like Ferrari was beginning to tighten its stranglehold on the lesser Formula 1 title of "best of the rest", McLaren and Lando Norris surprised in China.

Local drivers fare well at Mondello Masters

After a year away from racing over the problem of insurance, it was all systems go in the newly-sponsored Mondello Masters. It was somewhat ironic that the new sponsor of the iconic championship would be an insurance company, with motorcycle specialist Principal Insurances now the title sponsor of the Masters. There was a great crowd that were bask...

Slow start proves costly as Leinster suffer heavy defeat to Lions

The hosts ran in six total tries to Leinster’s two in Johannesburg.

NASCAR denies Kyle Larson a qualifying attempt at Talladega

Kyle Larson's chase for a fourth consecutive pole in the NASCAR Cup Series ended before it even started on Saturday.

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.

Kerry see off hearty Cork challenge to reach provincial decider

The Kingdom were unconvincing as they were made to work hard for a three-point win.

Jim McGuinness hails ‘big step’ for Donegal but says Derry, Dublin and Kerry still the teams to beat

Donegal boss Jim McGuinness still rates Dublin, Kerry, and Derry the top three teams in the All-Ireland series despite master-minding a sensational 4-11 to 0-17 win over the newly crowned league champions before a sell-out attendance of 14,714 at Celtic Park last night. Moments after delivering a famous coup over Mickey Harte, McGuinness said they ...

'The Italians looked at Joe and couldn't believe what he was doing'

Pat Jennings recalls his former Spurs teammate, Joe Kinnear, while Kenny Cunningham reflects on his impact as Wimbledon boss.

Antonelli completes maiden Mercedes F1 test

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

Savvy golf picks lands Kerry punters a nice windfall in Masters golf challenge

It was a Masters tournament to remember for many reasons with World Number 1 Scottie Scheffler claiming his second green jacket in three years with a dominant performance in tough conditions. Playing such great golf, it was no surprise then that almost all of those that finished in the Top 10 of the recent ‘2024 US Masters Tipster Competition’, org...

Donegal sink Ulster champions Derry with four-goal blitz

Old fashioned barn burner in Derry as Donegal raid Celtic Park for goals.

Champions England rush Ireland for 14 tries to keep Grand Slam on track

It was a chastening defeat for Scott Bemand’s side.

Lewis Hamilton insists he is ‘mentally strong’ after worst qualifying since 2017

Max Verstappen followed up his convincing sprint win with a fifth straight pole.

‘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...

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.

COTA: F1 and MotoGP double-header possible but not probable

Circuit of the Americas chairman Bobby Epstein has welcomed Liberty Media's purchase of MotoGP, but thinks a double-header with Formula 1 is 'possible but not probable'.

Espargaro considering Aprilia test rider role, but MotoGP future still open

Aleix Espargaro hasn’t made a decision on his MotoGP future yet and will continue with Aprilia if he wants to keep racing, but hasn’t ruled out a testing role either.

4 talking points after Limerick's dramatic comeback floors Clare

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