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Conor McGregor ends up as Vladimir Putin’s plaything

Conor McGregor ends up as Vladimir Putin’s plaything

For all his unimaginable riches, MMA superstar looked a lost soul in Moscow

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 08:00
Tyrone seek revenge against Dublin and their many critics

Tyrone seek revenge against Dublin and their many critics

After their heavy defeat to Dublin last year, the Ulster men look renewed and potent

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00
Kerry facing treacherous trek north to Clones

Kerry facing treacherous trek north to Clones

Super 8 stage may ignite with eagerly anticipated clash between Dublin and Tyrone

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: Jury's out on grand Super 8 experiment

Keith Duggan: Jury's out on grand Super 8 experiment

Hard to know if new competition will invigorate championship or kill it stone dead

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 06:00
Jim Gavin knows Dublin’s Super 8 road goes uphill after Donegal win

Jim Gavin knows Dublin’s Super 8 road goes uphill after Donegal win

Tyrone’s scoring spree adds to sense that Omagh clash will define Group 2

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 14:34
Football may not have come home, but then it never really left

Football may not have come home, but then it never really left

Deep down, the English probably know that the past few weeks were a glorious blip

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 08:30
Keith Duggan: Super 8s will bring about scenes previously unimaginable

Keith Duggan: Super 8s will bring about scenes previously unimaginable

Controversial new format offers mouth-watering series of matches from today

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 07:00
Have Galway found the perfect way to showcase Shane Walsh

Have Galway found the perfect way to showcase Shane Walsh

Four years on from his startling arrival, Walsh is flourishing within the collective

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:00
Declan Bonner has achieved the unimaginable at Donegal

Declan Bonner has achieved the unimaginable at Donegal

Manager has changed mentality of squad and transformed them into an attacking unit

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:00
England football team remains Ireland’s dark obsession

England football team remains Ireland’s dark obsession

Our neighbour threatening to win a World Cup still raises the hackles of many Irish

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 07:00
Armagh slowly closing in on another shot at the big time

Armagh slowly closing in on another shot at the big time

Victory over Roscommon would seal McGeeney’s men a coveted place in the Super-8s

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00
Colombia could block England's ‘easy’ path to final

Colombia could block England's ‘easy’ path to final

Decision to rest players could come back and haunt Gareth Southgate

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 08:00
World Cup fans in Russia agree ‘this is nothing like I expected’

World Cup fans in Russia agree ‘this is nothing like I expected’

Visitors to Russia’s host cities have responded to the local warmth and pride

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00
Januzaj swings night of inconsequence to Belgium

Januzaj swings night of inconsequence to Belgium

Gareth Southgate gets drawn into playing Russian roulette with his team’s chances

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 22:27
Letter from Kaliningrad: A World Cup venue where no one cares

Letter from Kaliningrad: A World Cup venue where no one cares

England play their final group game in the Russian enclave which has a strange history

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 06:00
Gareth Southgate refuses to indulge in Belgian waffle

Gareth Southgate refuses to indulge in Belgian waffle

Gaffe-free manager’s message is simple: England will go out to beat Belgium

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 05:00
Iago Aspas earns Spain top spot after dramatic Morocco draw

Iago Aspas earns Spain top spot after dramatic Morocco draw

Spanish come from behind twice in Kaliningrad to set up last-16 clash with Russia

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 21:37
Belgium drop big hint they are building something special

Belgium drop big hint they are building something special

Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard both score twice in five-star rout of Tunisia in Moscow

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 15:19
Still time for Messi and Argentina to turn things around

Still time for Messi and Argentina to turn things around

Victory over Nigeria now could see Sampaoli’s disjointed side grasp a lifeline

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 08:00
Russia 2018: Thanks Vlad for a World Cup full of contradictions

Russia 2018: Thanks Vlad for a World Cup full of contradictions

This World Cup has shown that it’s possible to separate Putin’s Russia from the people living in it

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 07:00
Croatia keep Messi quiet and watch Argentina fall apart

Croatia keep Messi quiet and watch Argentina fall apart

Croatia tear Argentina to pieces and leave them facing early group stage exit

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 21:19
Nizhny Novgorod letter: A city that came in from the cold

Nizhny Novgorod letter: A city that came in from the cold

Most fans have been sideswiped by how their prejudices about Russia have been stripped away

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 21:49
Lionel Messi’s missed penalty hangs over Argentina

Lionel Messi’s missed penalty hangs over Argentina

Sampaoli hopes to exploit magnetism of his superstar in crunch clash with Croatia

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 21:21
Russian pubs not exactly hopping with World Cup fever

Russian pubs not exactly hopping with World Cup fever

In Nizhny Novgorod there was no sense this was Russia’s ‘a nation holds its breath’ moment

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 05:00
German sophistication undone by Mexican passion

German sophistication undone by Mexican passion

Mexico manager says they ‘played for the love of winning, not fear of losing’

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 06:00
Mexico create seismic shock to take down holders Germany

Mexico create seismic shock to take down holders Germany

Hirving Lozano’s first-half goal shows up poor Germany defending in Moscow

Sun Jun 17 2018 - 18:49
Iceland expose Argentina’s feet of clay

Iceland expose Argentina’s feet of clay

Lionel Messi misses penalty as Iceland eke out famous draw in Moscow

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 16:27
World Cup: Moscow proves a surprise to travelling fans

World Cup: Moscow proves a surprise to travelling fans

The city is too big, too haughty, too fast to be knocked out of synch by a mere World Cup

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 09:00
Iceland ready to fulfil World Cup destiny - Hu!

Iceland ready to fulfil World Cup destiny - Hu!

Saturday’s match against Argentina the most important in Iceland’s history

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 05:00
Russia whipped into a frenzy as World Cup hosts find perfect pitch

Russia whipped into a frenzy as World Cup hosts find perfect pitch

Vladimir Putin shares his congratulations after five-star opening night performance

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 20:39
World Cup fever grabs Russia as it prepares to open its arms

World Cup fever grabs Russia as it prepares to open its arms

Doubts and concerns about the host nation are being consigned to the periphery

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 04:00
Laois end Carlow march as Leinster final with Dublin looms

Laois end Carlow march as Leinster final with Dublin looms

Laois made to work hard for openings against organised and physical Carlow side

Sun Jun 10 2018 - 18:21
World Cup 2018: Football the constant of Iran’s revolution years

World Cup 2018: Football the constant of Iran’s revolution years

The 1998 defeat of the US in France still holds a special place in Iran’s football folklore

Sun Jun 10 2018 - 07:00
Hurling rhapsodies and football laments: it's an Irish summer

Hurling rhapsodies and football laments: it's an Irish summer

Is life a joyride or a slog? Depends if you’re the Hurling Crowd or the Football Crowd

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 09:00
Meath showing signs of life ahead of stern Tyrone test

Meath showing signs of life ahead of stern Tyrone test

The Ulster men will be favourites but there’s a bit of quiet confidence in the Royal county

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:15
Cleveland remains the fitting backdrop to Lebron James’s magnificence

Cleveland remains the fitting backdrop to Lebron James’s magnificence

World’s best basketball player is operating at a supreme level for the sake of the Cavaliers

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 09:00
Weekend GAA football previews: Galway expected to seal final place

Weekend GAA football previews: Galway expected to seal final place

Kerry and Monaghan also favourites to book their place in provincial deciders

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Gallagher determined to drive Fermanagh to new heights

Gallagher determined to drive Fermanagh to new heights

Ex-Donegal manager has already proved a success in his first season at the helm

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 01:00
Brian Cody concedes Galway ‘have an awful lot going for them’

Brian Cody concedes Galway ‘have an awful lot going for them’

Galway manager says it is a testament to Kilkenny the way they restricted his team’s scoring

Sun May 27 2018 - 23:00
Galway provide day of reckoning for Kilkenny in Salthill

Galway provide day of reckoning for Kilkenny in Salthill

Leinster hurling arrives on the Atlantic promenade as champions bare their teeth

Sun May 27 2018 - 19:58
Your weekend Gaelic football previews

Your weekend Gaelic football previews

All team news ahead of weekend’s matches in all four provincial championships

Sat May 26 2018 - 15:43
Sideline Cut: Milner’s authority may prove decisive in cauldron of Kiev

Sideline Cut: Milner’s authority may prove decisive in cauldron of Kiev

Versatility Liverpool player is one of those players who seems to have been around forever

Sat May 26 2018 - 09:00
Shoe on the other foot as Kilkenny challenge Galway’s status

Shoe on the other foot as Kilkenny challenge Galway’s status

For the first time in Cody’s reign, Cats seeking to make a statement against Galway

Sat May 26 2018 - 06:00
Defending Munster champions Cork are up and running

Defending Munster champions Cork are up and running

‘Clare is over. It is ten past six. Forget about it. We now have to go to Thurles’

Sun May 20 2018 - 19:52
Never mind the b*****ks, here’s Minister Ross

Never mind the b*****ks, here’s Minister Ross

He might've over-stepped the mark describing his colleague as “out and out” bollocks

Sat May 19 2018 - 09:00
Columba McVeigh: A lost life brought into sharper focus

Columba McVeigh: A lost life brought into sharper focus

Oliver McVeigh still searching for truth about his brother 43 years after he ‘disappeared’

Sat May 19 2018 - 06:00
Mayo might just take Galway setback as good omen

Mayo might just take Galway setback as good omen

All-Ireland football championship has had its first heavyweight bout of the summer

Mon May 14 2018 - 01:00
Galway beat Mayo but they are only setting out on the long road

Galway beat Mayo but they are only setting out on the long road

Galway made it three Connacht championship wins in a row against rivals Mayo

Sun May 13 2018 - 20:16
One sentence to sum up the entire football championship . . .

One sentence to sum up the entire football championship . . .

Sideline Cut: less of a sports tournament than a four-month-long state of mind

Sat May 12 2018 - 08:00
Johnny Heaney ready to lead Galway fight against Mayo

Johnny Heaney ready to lead Galway fight against Mayo

Now in his fourth campaign, player has become senior figure in team full of potential

Sat May 12 2018 - 07:00
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