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Nicky English: An underwhelming final but I’ve never seen a better team than Limerick
Galway ran out of ideas under the relentless barrage of physical power and phenomenal skill from Limerick
All-Ireland final key moments: Dominance either side of half-time sees Limerick to victory
Rodri wins World Cup Golden Ball as Kylian Mbappé wins second Golden Boot
Fever dream World Cup half-time show the most entertaining part of a somewhat Super Sunday
Andy Farrell focused on maximising teamwork in effort to bridge gap with world’s best
Jack Conan says Ireland were ‘a little bit soft’ against the All Blacks
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GAELIC GAMES
These 10 minutes of heavy-metal hurling won the All-Ireland for Limerick
Shannonsiders outscored Galway 1-9 to 0-2 from the 34th minute to the 44th
‘Sheer application and quality. It wasn’t anything to do with Galway’ – John Kiely
Rabid hunger to get their hands on another All-Ireland gave Limerick their mission this season
‘Total domination’: Limerick won the fight first and left underdogs Galway nowhere to go
Sixth All-Ireland a monument to everything they hold to be true
‘They learned in the fire today’: Micheál Donoghue says Galway’s defeat will bring painful lessons
All-Ireland hurling final: Limerick beat Galway by 11 points – as it happened
Limerick hallmark their greatness with devastating All-Ireland final defeat of Galway
Limerick player ratings: Cian Lynch impresses as Treaty win Liam MacCarthy Cup
RUGBY
Joe McCarthy highlighted why he’s one of Ireland’s most important players against New Zealand
Forward shone with his ball-carrying despite defeat to the All Blacks
Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi accuses England of ‘lack of respect’
England’s 13 men thwart Argentina comeback in controversial finale
If Luke Jacobson’s clearout on Josh van der Flier was only a yellow, throw rugby’s laws in the bin
Some questionable decisions from referee Nic Berry raise concerns over consistency in officiating
Ireland under-20s produce the goods to fight off Italy at Junior World Championship
Nations Championship: Springboks put Wales to the sword; wins for France, Scotland and Australia
Andy Farrell bites his tongue on officiating following Ireland’s loss to New Zealand
Ireland player ratings: Dan Sheehan and Joe McCarthy lead the way in Auckland defeat
SOCCER
World Cup 2026: The best goals, best players, best teams, best matches
The enduring brilliance of Lionel Messi, Donald Trump’s shocking intervention, and Ireland’s adoption of Cape Verde marked an engrossing World Cup
‘Éire abú’: How Ireland could yet again taste football glory on the world stage
Alternative to Fifa runs own global tournament and has accepted Cumann Sacair Gaeilge, an all-island team for Irish speakers
The mad, the bad and the Roy Keane ad: Rating the World Cup pundits
Pundits have informed and entertained throughout the tournament... or at least some of them have
Spain beat Argentina through imperious collective football craft and near-impregnable defence
Spain the winners but football the loser in worst World Cup final of all time
World Cup Final: Spain defeat Argentina 1-0 after extra-time in New Jersey – as it happened
Derry advance in FAI Cup with O’Reilly and Chapman on target against Tolka Rovers
GOLF
Sam Burns cuts through the Open fireworks to take two-shot lead
Shane Lowry in need of a stellar Sunday to pull himself into contention at Royal Birkdale
‘It’s for attention’: Rory McIlroy slams ‘performative’ Bryson DeChambeau antics after penalty
American picked up a two-stroke penalty on Friday after improving the line of his swing by trampling a patch of rough on the fifth hole
Bryson DeChambeau penalised two shots for improving his lie as Herbert leads The Open
The American, who had been in solo second, argued his case before the sanction and didn’t stop to talk to the media afterwards
RACING
Johanna Walsh wins Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh
Trainer lands first Irish Oaks success with 7/2 shot under jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle
Bolger and Regan bid to disrupt Classic status quo with Oaks hope Sparan Nua
Joseph O’Brien’s Thundering On will try to become the 17th filly to complete Epsom-Curragh Oaks double
Jim Bolger aiming for more Classic glory as Sparan Nua added to Irish Oaks
Trio of fillies supplemented into Saturday’s Curragh Classic at cost of €50,000 each
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Rhasidat Adeleke pulls out of 400m event in Belgium as European Championships deadline looms
Mark English clocks 800m personal best in London
