Ireland dream alive as lightning ends thunderous day of back and forth

Late runs from England tailenders set to give Ireland a challenging fourth-innings target

England achieve parity by lunch as Ireland toil in Lord’s sunshine

Half-centuries from Jack Leach and Jason Roy help hosts gain the initiative on day two

Magic Tim Murtagh and Ireland feel right at home at Lord’s

England fight back in late afternoon sun but opening day of Test belongs to the visitors

Out, Out, Out! Ireland serve up cricket Test match special against England

Tim Murtagh tears through England’s batting order as hosts skittled for just 85 runs

Zimbabwe take apart Ireland attack to pick up overdue victory

Wilson and Adair make a stand but visitors romp to eight-wicket win in Co Tyrone

Ireland looking to get back on track in T20 format

Clash with Zimbabwe at Stormont is the start of a potentially long road to the Super 12s

Ireland wrap-up ODI series whitewash with Zimbabwe win

James McCollum in the runs again after tourists are skittled for 190 at Stormont

Afghanistan thrash Ireland in Stormont to level ODI series

Paul Stirling makes another 50 but Gulbadin Naib bowls World Cup outfit to victory

Ireland’s ODI with Bangladesh in Malahide is a washout

No play possible on Thursday due to rain as Ireland squad takes shape for Lord’s

Ireland suffer at the hands of West Indies after record ODI opening stand

John Campbell and Shai Hope put on 365 runs as Ireland go down to 196-run defeat

Ireland cricket team almost pull off famous win over England

England would’ve been heading home defeated were it not for Ben Foakes’ 61 not out

Ireland target bright start as England arrive yet again under a cloud

Talented all-rounder Jofra Archer to make his England international debut in Malahide

Gary Wilson returns to Ireland squad for England encounter

Stuart Thompson and Barry McCarthy also named in 14-strong squad

Mark Selby suffers shock Crucible loss to Gary Wilson

Meanwhile, Mark Williams is two frames down after trip to A&E with chest pains

Ireland suffer heavy 81-run defeat to Afghanistan

Home side skittled for just 79 after Hazratullah Zazai tees off again

Ireland look to change Twenty20 fortunes against India’s galacticos

New skipper Gary Wilson calls on side to play with greater freedom

Balbirnie knock helps Ireland end losing run with win over Scotland

Batsman makes 74 from 40 balls as Ireland post strong total in Deventer

Kevin O’Brien becomes first Irish player to make a Test century

Battling Irish display forces inaugural Test match against Pakistan to fifth and final day

Balbirnie century helps keep Ireland World Cup hopes alive

Hopes of making 2019 World Cup will go down to final game against Afghanistan

Ireland’s World Cup hopes suffer at hands of Zimbabwe

Ireland bowled out for just 104 to suffer second defeat in qualifier tournament

Powell and Roach star as West Indies beat Ireland in Harare

Ireland suffer World Cup qualifier defeat but are still on target to make Super Sixes

Ireland off to winning start in Cricket World Cup qualifiers

Balbirnie’s 68 helps his side to a rain-affected win over the Netherlands in Zimbabwe

Ireland triumph in high-scoring clash with Scotland to secure series

All-rounder Kevin O’Brien wins his 300th cap in Dubai ODI clash

Ed Joyce century leads Ireland to win against UAE

Irish momentum building towards World Cup qualifiers in March

Afghanistan thrash Ireland in opening ODI

16-year-old Mujeeb Zadran takes 4-24 on debut to set up 138-run win in Sharjah

Kevin O’Brien arrests early Ireland slump in Dubai

The 33-year-old top scored with 78 on day one of their ICC InterContinental Cup against Scotland

Shock defeat of Ronnie O’Sullivan at Northern Ireland Open

Loss to world number 82 Elliot Slessor ends O’Sullivan’s bid for first £1m jackpot

Andrew Balbirnie gets double century against Dutch to put Ireland in control

Batsman joins Eoin Morgan and Ed Joyce in international 200 club with marathon knock

Jack Tector and Nathan Smith in Ireland cricket squad

Ireland face Netherlands in Intercontinental Cup clash at Malahide

Ireland suffer crushing 190-run defeat against New Zealand

Black Caps secure Tri-Series victory with a game to spare in Malahide

Niall O’Brien scores century as Ireland fall short against New Zealand

Batsman scores first ODI ton but five wickets from Mitchell Santner helps win the day

Simi Singh called into Ireland Tri-Nations cricket squad

Leinster Lightning all-rounder joins team that will face Bangladesh and New Zealand

England too good but Ireland hold their own on Lord’s debut

Eoin Morgan’s side post imposing total before visitors’ chase fades in the sunshine

Ronnie O’Sullivan makes winning start to World Championships

Five-time champion defeats Gary Wilson 10-7 and will face either Murphy or Bing-tao

Ronnie O’Sullivan claims he has been ‘bullied’ by snooker chiefs

Five-time world champion makes strong allegations after first-round win in Sheffield

Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan leaves Ireland in a spin

Teenage leg-spinner stars as Ireland collapse following promising start

Afghanistan make Ireland toil on opening day of I Cup clash

Stanikzai wins the toss and makes unbeaten 110 with Ireland facing huge chase

Kevin O’Brien defies injury to inspire Ireland to victory

William Porterfield’s team set up a series decider against Afghanistan on Friday

Stirling and Balbirnie inspire Ireland to third ODI win over Afghanistan

Tourists win by six wickets after Afghanistan rally to post competitive first innings total

Ireland beaten by Afghanistan in high scoring T20

Stirling and Thompson star in chase as visitors fall 28 runs short of huge target

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