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Napoli circle as Tottenham prepare to cash in on January signing who’s only played twice

Tottenham have largely enjoyed a successful season under Ange Postecoglou, despite his arrival from Celtic last summer being greeted by a mixed reception.

2024-05-12T17:08:05Z

London beat Offaly by 14 points to secure first championship win in over a decade

Kildare, Sligo, Fermanagh, Down and Leitrim also make winning starts in Tailteann Cup.

2024-05-11T14:54:55Z

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk full fight card and undercard including Jai Opetaia

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will clash in Saudi Arabia this weekend with all four heavyweight world titles on the line in Riyadh

2024-05-13T07:07:34Z

As Jurgen Klopp prepares for his last away game as Liverpool boss, Villa Park provokes memories

Jurgen Klopp has mixed feelings about Villa Park as he returns for the final time as Liverpool manager. The ground witnessed a crucial moment in their title-winning season when Andy Robertson and Sadio Mane scored in the final three minutes to snatch a 2-1 win in November 2019 which extended their unbeaten start to that campaign and felt hugely sig...

2024-05-12T08:52:32Z

Vasseur: F1 Miami shows Red Bull is 'no longer in its comfort zone'

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur says McLaren's Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix win is the latest sign that Red Bull is "not anymore in the comfort zone" of 2023.

2024-05-10T08:32:39Z

‘We were watching the hurling and it was amazing, amazing’ – Jim McGuinness and Donegal inspired by Munster epic

Jim McGuinness has hailed the toughest of the four Ulster titles he has delivered for his county as manager after Donegal triumphed in a penalty shootout, breaking Armagh hearts once again. Having delivered Ulster titles in 2011, 2012 and 2014 McGuinness was coaxed back by the persistence of the Donegal players who hounded him in the days after the...

2024-05-12T21:09:33Z

Munster eyeing home advantage after damaging day for Connacht's playoff hopes

Graham Rowntree’s side are in flying form but Connacht face an uphill battle to make the top eight.

2024-05-11T19:46:03Z

Cork keep their championship hopes alive with brilliant win over Limerick

Cork needed a win to avoid another early exit from the championship, and delivered with a brilliant display against the defending champions.

2024-05-11T19:55:50Z

Perez averted "disaster" with Verstappen in "optimistic" Miami GP F1 start

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez was "lucky" not to hit team-mate Max Verstappen after an "optimistic" start in Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, according to team principal Christian Horner.

2024-05-06T11:06:42Z

Boxing officials declare wrong winner in toe-curling moment after WBA title fight

Nina Hughes was left fuming after she was wrongly declared the winner of her WBA bantamweight championship bout against Cherneka Johnson in Perth, Australia.

2024-05-12T11:48:01Z

Sainz "could have won" F1 Miami GP by pitting one lap later

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz believes he could have won the Miami Grand Prix had he pitted one lap later than he did.

2024-05-06T14:52:18Z

'I'm done' - Boxer retires in the ring with blast at 'corrupt' officials

Boxing often has controversial decision when it comes to judges point scoring, but Andrew Moloney has had enough and retired immediately after losing.

2024-05-12T21:04:34Z

Rory McIlroy’s heartfelt message to his mother after storming to victory at Wells Fargo Championship

Rory McIlroy claimed back-to-back PGA Tour titles as he overhauled Xander Schauffele with a stunning back-nine display at the Wells Fargo Championship. The world number two, who claimed the Zurich Classic alongside Shane Lowry a fortnight ago, started the final round one behind Schauffele but romped home with an inward 32 to win in style. A six-und...

2024-05-12T22:24:46Z

Adam Scott hits back at PGA Tour Board narrative involving Rory McIlroy and says public has it wrong

News of a disagreement between PGA Tour Board members has been taken too far according to Adam Scott, who is feeling confident about the evolution of golf following talks

2024-05-13T06:07:28Z

Five talking points after Cork revive their season against Limerick

Cork rescued their season with a superb win over Limerick in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

2024-05-12T09:13:03Z

MotoGP French GP: Martin smashes lap record for pole in crash-strewn qualifying

MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin obliterated the lap record at Le Mans to take French Grand Prix pole despite falling in a crash-strewn qualifying.

2024-05-11T10:05:54Z

Redknapp urges Premier League rule change after Nicolas Jackson incident in Chelsea win

Jamie Redknapp has urged the Premier League to consider a rule change next season after Nicolas Jackson was denied a penalty in Chelsea's win over Forest.

2024-05-12T09:20:17Z

Spurs head coach told players 'this is not the end but the beginning'

Tottenham head coach Robert Vilahamn talks to the press after his side lost the Women's FA Cup final 4-0 to Man Utd.

2024-05-13T01:49:58Z

Ten Hag, after defeat to Arsenal, says Man Utd not in position to win with injuries

Erik ten Hag says that Man Utd are not in a position to win as a club and as a team at the moment, due to all of the injuries the team has sustained.

2024-05-13T05:51:41Z

‘We should have closed the game and we didn’t’ – John Kiely praises Cork but vents frustration at lost opportunity

After a rare and dramatic defeat at the hands of Cork (3-28 to 3-26), it is hard to know where the Limerick manager should start. But his view on some key moments, including the Rebels’ last-gasp goal, can be telling. John Kiely said he didn’t have a good view of the black card penalty call that turned the Munster Championship classic with Cork in ...

2024-05-12T07:07:18Z

Jurgen Klopp reveals Liverpool dressing room bust-up that fuelled Aston Villa comeback

Liverpool claimed a dramatic 2-1 victory away to Aston Villa in November 2019, a huge result in Jurgen Klopp's only Premier League title-winning campaign with the Reds

2024-05-13T04:22:16Z

Rory McIlroy cracks Scottie Scheffler joke to sum up true feelings ahead of PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy is finding form at an opportune time ahead of the PGA Championship next week, but he knows the threat world number one Scottie Scheffler poses at Valhalla

2024-05-12T12:34:33Z

Irish amateur stuns eventing world with runner-up finish at Badminton

Lucy Latta is dreaming of the Olympics after her runner-up finish at the Badminton Horse Trials.

2024-05-12T21:24:04Z

Hulkenberg: Komatsu "fought", "gave everything" to keep me at Haas in F1 2025

Nico Hulkenberg says new Haas principal Ayao Komatsu “fought” and “gave everything” in his bid to keep him at the American Formula 1 team in 2025.

2024-05-12T12:02:15Z

Donegal in the promised land with Ulster triumph as Armagh's penalty agony goes on

For the second consecutive year, Armagh lose the Ulster final on penalties.

2024-05-12T18:44:47Z

Cork boss Ryan: ‘We know the kind of fans we have. Some of them can be harsh at times, when you’re not getting victories, but that’s the joys of it’

Cork manager Pat Ryan was relieved and exhausted after a pulsating match turned in his team’s favour in the dying moments, the Rebels coming from two points down in injury time to win by two. They were staring elimination in the face when Patrick Horgan’s penalty goal turned the match and earned them a lifeline. “I am sick of coming in here and tal...

2024-05-11T21:50:43Z

Everton off-field problems run so deep they cannot even afford delusions anymore

The last three years have been hard for Everton fans. Yet the grim reality is that their good form at the end of this season might be as good as it can get.

2024-05-13T06:55:15Z

'Nobody really knows what it’s going to take. You just have to go into every game and try to win'

Victory in Llanelli sees Ulster move up to sixth place with two rounds to play in the United Rugby Championship.

2024-05-13T05:06:27Z

‘Sir Alex Ferguson blamed me for Man Utd missing out on Champions League final – he was furious’

Nicky Butt has opened up about the anger he caused Sir Alex Ferguson after a Champions League defeat that saw the Scotsman blame the former midfielder for not making the final

2024-05-12T17:50:49Z

Lewis Hamilton leaves Kendall Jenner screaming and swearing at Miami GP

Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton left Kendall Jenner screaming at the Miami F1 GP at the weekend. Jenner was invited for a Hot Lap with the seven-time Formula One world champion in a Mercedes sports car. Hot Laps are held at Formula One events - they're when a professional driver takes invited guests for a lap of a track in a sports car. This one took ...

2024-05-08T13:47:32Z

Leinster's O'Brien feeling fresh and ready for more game time after 'frustrating' spell out

‘Selection for the Champions Cup final is going to be tough,’ says Kildare native.

2024-05-13T07:21:49Z

“You have to believe. If you don’t see yourself in the depths of winter here on Ulster final day in Clones then there’s no point...” Jim McGuinness turns darkness into light as Donegal reclaim Anglo-Celt Cup

Donegal boss McGuinness spares a thought for Armagh after Ulster final drama

2024-05-12T20:56:45Z

‘If I mentioned Stuart Lancaster, Ronan O'Gara, Andy Farrell… Who’s our footballing equivalent?’

Gareth Farrelly on the state of Irish football and the lack of leadership at the top level.

2024-05-12T10:10:34Z

Ulster boost URC Play-Off hopes as second half salvo secures bonus point win over Scarlets

As expected, Ulster got what they needed from this game to boost their hopes of securing a Play-Off place in the United Rugby Championship as they took maximum points from Parc y Scarlets. However, Ulster’s third straight victory – and second consecutive bonus point win – was, yet again, a far from entirely convincing performance from Richie Murphy...

2024-05-11T17:35:03Z

‘We’ll see. Nothing lasts forever’ – Simon Zebo’s future at Munster in major doubt

Graham Rowntree has dampened Munster supporters’ hopes that Simon Zebo will sign a contract extension to keep him at his home province next season. Zebo’s current deal expires this summer and, as of yet, there has been no indication that Munster’s all-time leading try-scorer has been offered a new contract. The 34-year-old Cork native is enjoying a...

2024-05-13T01:40:21Z

‘You need fresh energy this time of the year’ – Leo Cullen ready to welcome back key trio as Leinster run up a score against Ospreys

Leo Cullen is feeling good about where his Leinster squad is at heading into a pivotal three weeks in their season. And, while he accepted the performance in their nine-try 61-14 victory over the Ospreys at the RDS was far from perfect, especially before half time, the Leinster coach hailed the influence of a cohort of returning players as they pre...

2024-05-11T21:50:44Z

Norwich and Leeds can't be split in play-off semi-final first leg

West Brom and Southampton also played out a scoreless draw as the Championship play-off semis remain finely poised.

2024-05-12T13:41:00Z

Bagnaia reckons French GP result preview of 2024 MotoGP title fight

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia believes the French Grand Prix podium finishers will be the main protagonists in the 2024 MotoGP title fight as they are “the most complete riders” currently.

2024-05-12T16:18:00Z

Kerry U20s end All Ireland semi-final hoodoo after thrilling contest with Meath

ALL IRELAND U20 FC SEMI-FINAL Kerry 0-12 Meath 0-11 The semi-final hoodoo is over. The five defeats in the last seven seasons can be consigned to the memory banks. Following one of the most dramatic, indeed epic, collisions with Meath on a sun-drenched Thurles afternoon, Kerry are back in an All-Ireland Under 20 football championship final. Against...

2024-05-11T17:35:01Z

Louth give Dublin a Croke Park fright as All-Ireland champions limp to 14th consecutive Leinster title

The result that everyone expected, but scarcely the margin. In front of a modern-day record low attendance for a Leinster senior football final – just 23,113 – Dessie Farrell’s All-Ireland champions stumbled where many had presumed they would saunter to a 14th consecutive provincial title. Craig Lennon’s fisted goal in stoppage-time reduced the fin...

2024-05-12T14:53:34Z

Norwich, Leeds deliver worst advert for the actual Best League in the World

Leeds have the advantage after a truly terrible advert for what Norwich fans will likely soon be insisting is actually the Best League in the World anyway...

2024-05-12T14:21:09Z

Chelsea "reject" backed to take Premier League by storm next season after response to fan taunts

Chelsea previously let go of stars such as Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Romelu Lukaku and soon regretted it, and now Callum Hudson-Odoi hopes to give them that same feeling

2024-05-13T01:06:41Z

Premier League make official announcement set to impact Newcastle United, Man Utd, Everton & Co

The Premier League have revealed when next season’s fixtures will be released.

2024-05-12T17:59:39Z

Bayern Munich identify latest English target to join Harry Kane in £60m swoop

Bundesliga side Bayern Munich have benefited from the goals of England captain Harry Kane in his first season in Germany and face an important summer transfer window

2024-05-12T09:34:04Z

Alexander Isak holds lengthy talks with Newcastle chairman Yasir Al Rumayyan as Arsenal circle

Alexander Isak has emerged as a top target for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta this summer after a standout season at Newcastle United - whose mega-rich Saudi owners may be forced to part with a prized asset this summer

2024-05-12T21:51:04Z

Erik ten Hag insists Man United’s critics ‘don’t have any knowledge about football’

Arsenal boss Arteta feels the Dutchman should get more time at Old Trafford.

2024-05-12T10:10:27Z

Antrim defeat Tipperary, Carlow rescue dramatic draw against Laois in Tailteann Cup

Two high-scoring ties in GAA’s second-tier competition.

2024-05-12T17:59:28Z

AFC Wimbledon Set For Transfer Blow

AFC Wimbledon are set to be dealt a transfer blow as loanee Kofi Balmer is close to signing for SPFL side St. Mirren on a permanent deal, as reported by journalist Alan Nixon. The 23-year-old impressed for AFC Wimbledon in League Two but is now set to link up with Stephen Robinson at St. Mirren, […]

2024-05-12T17:52:42Z

Newcastle Fans Worried by Bruno Guimaraes' Actions After Brighton Draw

Bruno Guimaraes fuelled speculation around his future at Newcastle with his actions following the Magpies' draw against Brighton.

2024-05-12T22:57:03Z

Brendan Rodgers jabs back at his detractors with Celtic on brink of title glory after Old Firm victory

A strange thing happened in December 2019. Rangers came to Celtic Park and won a key match, with supporters present. Celtic recovered that season to claim the Premiership title anyway, but the ongoing pattern for Rangers in this fixture is an ominous one. Quite often, much like here, they do not play especially badly; yet they find themselves unabl...

2024-05-12T05:06:58Z

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