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Thierry Henry sends message of support to Norwich kidney transplant youngster

7 April 2020

Under-23 player Shae Hutchinson is waiting for a second kidney transplant after first round of surgery did not work.

Simon Jordan claims Premier League players are resisting pressure for a pay cut

7 April 2020

PFA chief Gordon Taylor says players have ‘agreed to play their part’ in managing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

More FIFA bribe claims tabled in US court

7 April 2020

Prosecutors have tabled fresh allegations of bribes being paid to FIFA executive committee members to vote for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup.

Former Real, Atletico, and Barcelona boss Radomir Antic dies

7 April 2020

The Serbian guided Atletico Madrid to LaLiga and Copa del Rey double during the 1995-96 season.

Thomas Muller signs two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich

7 April 2020

The 2014 World Cup winner has been at the Bavarian club since the age of 10.

European Tour postpones June events

7 April 2020

The moves continue the rescheduling of sporting events due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus wrap: Pressure on Tottenham as Liverpool reverse furlough decision

7 April 2020

Spurs came under further criticism from their supporters.

Munster GAA coffers will suffer from coronavirus

7 April 2020

Over €9m in gate receipts is on the line for the Munster Council and its six counties due to the coronavirus pandemic.

April 18 UFC event ‘100% on’ as Dana White finds Khabib Nurmagomedov replacement

6 April 2020

Justin Gaethje will face Tony Ferguson at UFC 249.

McCarthy would relish return to old style football championship

7 April 2020

McCarthy would relish return to old style football championship

Thierry Henry sends message of support to Norwich kidney transplant youngster

7 April 2020

Under-23 player Shae Hutchinson is waiting for a second kidney transplant after first round of surgery did not work.

Simon Jordan claims Premier League players are resisting pressure for a pay cut

7 April 2020

PFA chief Gordon Taylor says players have ‘agreed to play their part’ in managing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

More FIFA bribe claims tabled in US court

7 April 2020

Prosecutors have tabled fresh allegations of bribes being paid to FIFA executive committee members to vote for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup.

Former Real, Atletico, and Barcelona boss Radomir Antic dies

7 April 2020

The Serbian guided Atletico Madrid to LaLiga and Copa del Rey double during the 1995-96 season.

Thomas Muller signs two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich

7 April 2020

The 2014 World Cup winner has been at the Bavarian club since the age of 10.

Coronavirus wrap: Pressure on Tottenham as Liverpool reverse furlough decision

7 April 2020

Spurs came under further criticism from their supporters.

Stephen doesn’t have a magic wand, warns Brady

6 April 2020

Ireland legend Liam Brady feels Stephen Kenny deserves to manage his country but stresses he doesn’t have a magic wand to overhaul a limited team.

John Caulfield: You know what you’ll get with Stephen Kenny

6 April 2020

John Caulfield thinks it's a great time for Stephen Kenny to be taking over the national team.

Liverpool apologise and reverse decision to furlough non-playing staff

6 April 2020

Reds chief executive Peter Moore said: “We believe we came to the wrong conclusion last week.”

Picture Perfect: ‘That save was the zenith of the Charlton era’

6 April 2020

INPHO’s Billy Stickland selects the favourite image from his career in sports photography

Munster GAA coffers will suffer from coronavirus

7 April 2020

Over €9m in gate receipts is on the line for the Munster Council and its six counties due to the coronavirus pandemic.

McCarthy would relish return to old style football championship

7 April 2020

McCarthy would relish return to old style football championship

Quiz: Can you name these ten Clare hurlers?

7 April 2020

Leave your guesses in the comments on Facebook and Twitter, and we'll update you with the correct answers tomorrow.

Cathal Freeman amazed by reaction to garden hurling marathon

6 April 2020

Freeman soloed a sliotar while running 1,400 laps of the tiny, makeshift circuit close to his University of Limerick accommodation.

A Kingdom divided as ‘Tweek’ tops the iconic nicknames poll

6 April 2020

Former Kerry hurler John ‘Tweek’ Griffin has topped the poll to find Ireland’s most iconic sporting nickname.

Mayo’s indoor dome fit to host Eurovision

6 April 2020

Ireland’s first indoor GAA pitch will be capable of hosting the Eurovision song contest if required when work on the structure in Co Mayo is finished this year.

Rebels reign despite Joe Cooney’s masterclass

6 April 2020

$1 on the men, and moments, that shaped the 1990 All-Ireland hurling final

AFL tell GAA they will not be travelling for International Rules series in November

5 April 2020

The International Rules series set to take place in Ireland later this year has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Club player of the year McGrath adjusting to life on lockdown

3 April 2020

Sarsfields’ All-Ireland medal presentation was scheduled for last Saturday evening. Gallagher’s of Ballyfa should have been packed to the rafters.

New York chair slams ‘out of touch’ O’Sullivan comments

3 April 2020

New York County Board chairperson Joan Henchy has slammed comments made by her fellow Kerry native Patrick O’Sullivan about the future of the GAA in the Big Apple.

Season over but cost of shutdown mounts for AIL clubs

7 April 2020

When the IRFU pulled the shutters down on the AIL season last month it preserved a league pyramid with Cork Constitution at its tip and Midleton, half an hour’s drive and at the same time a world away, marooned at its base.

Connacht’s McCartney to hang up boots

7 April 2020

Another member of Connacht’s victorious PRO12 squad is set to retire with hooker Tom McCartney about to bring the curtain down on six years at the Sportsground.

Munster doctor joins fight against Covid-19

7 April 2020

Munster team doctor Jamie Kearns has joined the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 by rejoining the emergency department at University Hospital Galway.

Heineken Champions Cup organisers issue counter to radical Club World Cup proposal

6 April 2020

Heineken Champions Cup organisers have countered radical proposals by Bernard Laporte for an annual Club World Cup that would be run at the expense of the European knockout competition.

Lukewarm response to Laporte's plan for Club World Cup

6 April 2020

Bernard Laporte’s proposal for an annual Club World Cup to be run at the expense of the Heineken Champions Cup has received a lukewarm response in the Northern Hemisphere at least.

Scottish Rugby mourns Dougie Morgan

5 April 2020

Former Scotland captain Dougie Morgan has died at the age of 73.

Stunning shocks, desperate rearguards and crushing victories: Ranking the best of the provinces’ European quarter-finals

4 April 2020

This was supposed to be the day Leinster and Saracens met in the last eight of the Champions Cup.

RFU chief Bill Sweeney warns rugby landscape could emerge dramatically altered

3 April 2020

England have extended the contract of head coach Eddie Jones until the end of the 2023 World Cup.

Ian Keatley happy to kick on in Italy

3 April 2020

Ian Keatley was grateful to have escaped the cruel grip that Covid-19 has placed on his adopted hometown in northern Italy but the former Munster fly-half will not hesitate to return to Treviso and help rebuild the local economy when it is safe to do so.

‘Some players may have played their last game’

2 April 2020

Isa Nacewa logged in to his Facebook account earlier this week and shared a rare but heartfelt post.

European Tour postpones June events

7 April 2020

The moves continue the rescheduling of sporting events due to the coronavirus.

Maguire: We’ll still have an incredible event, just one year later

6 April 2020

Maguire: We’ll still have an incredible event, just one year later

Open Championship cancelled for 2020 but new dates announced for other three majors

6 April 2020

Shane Lowry had been due to defend his title, won at Royal Portrush last summer.

European Tour postpones June events in Morocco and Stockholm

6 April 2020

The Trophee Hassan II and the Scandinavian Mixed have been postponed.

Ryder Cup-winning captain Paul McGinley would’ve liked to lead Europe in America

5 April 2020

McGinley also revealed he had regrets over his opening morning pairing of Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher.

Castleisland set to close next week unless solution can be found

2 April 2020

The numbers just aren’t adding up for the remaining members of Castleisland Golf Club and their parkland course is set to close next Monday if a solution cannot be found before then.

Open decision yet to be made as R&A considers postponement

2 April 2020

The 149th edition of the Championship is set to take place in July at Royal St George’s in Sandwich, Kent.

Leona looking in the mirror during enforced golfing limbo

2 April 2020

Like housebound, competition-starved athletes the world over, Leona Maguire is in a strange kind of limbo right now.

Castleisland Golf Club 'no longer a viable enterprise'

1 April 2020

If Castleisland is wound up it will become the second Kerry golf club to close its doors permanently in the last fortnight.

Curtis Cup among events hit by new round of coronavirus postponements

1 April 2020

No new date has been scheduled for the event yet.

Grid girls hit back at F1 ban on 'job we love'

1 February 2018

Several grid girls have criticised Formula One's decision to abolish their role in the sport.

Ex-F1 head Bernie Ecclestone says grid girls are 'part of the spectacle'

1 February 2018

Ex-Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has reportedly criticised a decision to stop using so-called 'grid girls'.

'We don't believe the practice is appropriate': Formula One to stop using grid girls

31 January 2018

It's a move which mirrors the Professional Darts Corporation's decision.

Formula One driver who began champagne-spraying tradition dies, aged 86

15 January 2018

Former American Formula One driver Dan Gurney has died following complications with pneumonia.

This might be the most unpredictable minute of racing you watch all season

17 October 2017

Who saw that coming?

Lewis Hamilton: I have no plans to retire

22 September 2017

The F1 star said he had given it some thought but decided he wanted to carry on.

Honda hint Fernando Alonso deliberately pulled out of Belgian Grand Prix

28 August 2017

Fernando Alonso's troubled relationship with Honda is facing fresh scrutiny after McLaren's Japanese engine partner hinted he may have retired from the Belgian Grand Prix on purpose.

Turn 8 is proving a little too narrow for some at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

23 June 2017

This could cause some problems throughout the weekend.

Nothing to see here, just Patrick Stewart drinking champagne out of a sweaty shoe

12 June 2017

He couldn’t wait to get his hands on the champagne-filled shoe.

Ayrton Senna's family sent Lewis Hamilton an unbelievable gift ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix

11 June 2017

What a moment this was for the three-time World Champion.

Guinness can be good for punters in the long term

6 April 2020

Surprising to note the Mares’ Novice Hurdle of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival was the biggest pointer to winners at the 2020 Festival, but it provided three winners at this year’s meeting, as well as many more placed efforts.

The winners’ enclosure: Ireland’s 15 greatest jockeys

6 April 2020

$1 ranks the country's greatest horsemen from the past 50 years.

Paul Townend: ‘Growing up, jockeys were everything to me’

3 April 2020

Paul Townend reflects on making history with Al Boum Photo and explains why being Cheltenham’s top jockey meant so much to him.

Nick Luck hopes Virtual Grand National will bring some cheer

3 April 2020

All bookmaker profits from the race will go to the NHS.

Willie Mullins and Paul Townend take titles after season shutdown

3 April 2020

Two Cork riders won jockeys' championships.

Jumps racing in Britain suspended until July as Irish point-to-points cancelled

2 April 2020

Jumps racing in Britain will remain on hold until July, the British Horseracing Authority has announced.

Remembering Red Rum’s historic Grand National hat-trick

2 April 2020

Red Rum won the National in 1973, 1974 and 1977.

National Hunt season over as Fairyhouse and Punchestown Festivals cancelled

1 April 2020

Horse Racing Ireland has announced the 2019/2020 National Hunt season has come to a close following the suspension of racing in Ireland and that the Fairyhouse and Punchestown Festivals will not be rescheduled.

Greyhound racing needs to be ready for quick start

31 March 2020

In the struggle to stem the spread the coronavirus, the government has played its trump card: cocooning and almost complete lockdown. Due to its impact on society, it’s a card they know they can play only once. They may try to extend it beyond the initial two-week period, but it is too stark to extend it indefinitely.

‘You don’t know where we are going to end up, or when we’re going to be back racing’

31 March 2020

How many days, weeks, or even months will the country have to be without a new case of coronavirus before the Government will feel safe in permitting mass gatherings to recommence?

April 18 UFC event ‘100% on’ as Dana White finds Khabib Nurmagomedov replacement

6 April 2020

Justin Gaethje will face Tony Ferguson at UFC 249.

Podcast: Kenny's live — is this the dawn of a new era in Irish football?

6 April 2020

Irish Examiner soccer writers Liam Mackey and Brendan O'Brien join Larry Ryan to discuss the FAI handover from Mick McCarthy to Stephen Kenny.

John Fogarty: When there is difficulty, there is opportunity

6 April 2020

Money, or the lack thereof, is a problem that is going to exercise plenty of minds in the GAA for some time to come but there are some positives to be gleaned from the current lay-off, writes $1

England players call on public to keep active during lockdown

6 April 2020

Marcus Rashford and Trent Alexander-Arnold are encouraging people to be healthy at home.

Tyson Fury believes he will be a ‘different person’ after coronavirus pandemic

6 April 2020

Fury has been posting fitness sessions on his Instagram account and sharing viral clips with other fighters.

Michael Moynihan: Letter on an anniversary

6 April 2020

Well boss, sorry I didn’t make it up last Wednesday, anniversary or not.

Anthony Daly: In 1990 all I knew was abject misery and disappointment as a Clare hurler

6 April 2020

In 1990 all I knew was abject misery and disappointment as a Clare hurler