Sports Briefing

Two Dublin greats set up a county final shootout

Dubliner’s brace not enough to best Austria; provinces look to rectify disappointing opening weekend

FAI get another Oireachtas grilling, provinces have to make do without Crowley and Doris

In rugby, John O’Sullivan profiles Luan Giliomee, the brilliant 20-year-old South African who Leinster will face on Saturday

It wasn’t a great weekend either for Irish rugby, as Gerry Thornley writes

Ireland off their game in Pristina, Lisa O’Rourke seals gold in Sofia

Dave Hannigan on the USA wunderkind Cavan Sullivan; Gordon Manning looks ahead to Saturday’s AFL Grand Final

Hallgrímsson’s side begin their Nations League campaign as Limerick dominate the All-Star nominations

Kate O’Connor has high hopes in Birmingham; elimination all round for Irish sides in Europe

Sports Briefing: Shamrock Rovers face crunch European tie while Kate O’Connor chases gold in Glasgow

Tears of joy flood Croke Park as Mayo bid goodbye to the curse

Gavin Cooney on the long shadow of the GAA; Matt Williams on Irish rugby being in denial

How Galway can beat Limerick at Croke Park, while Ireland face a ‘monumental challenge’ at Eden Park

John Kiely’s remarkable record in finals; Ireland make nine changes for New Zealand

Pico Lopes back as Rovers turn tide; John Kiely leaves no stone unturned

GAA must do something about ‘obvious and consequential mistakes’; Malachy Clerkin on ‘the conductor’ Ciaran Kilkenny

At the World Cup, old buddies England and Argentina advanced to a semi-final meeting on Wednesday

Balogun’s un-suspension ‘utterly corrosive’; Shamrock Rovers winning hearts of US fans

FAI delegates endorse Israel decision; Andy Farrell names changed-up side to face Japan

Dublin can rise to the occasion against Kerry; Ireland’s attack needs to grow

All the hosts are out of the tournament, and so is Cristiano Ronaldo, who drifted through the whole Spain-Portugal snoozefest

Bellingham stars in cracker at the Azteca while Neymar’s tragic World Cup script continues

Cape Verde pushed Argentina to the brink, while Pico Lopes’s remarkable journey kept supporters awake through the night in Dublin

Portugal and Spain’s wins set up a cracking round of 16 match, while Switzerland also advance

World Cup 2026: TV malfunction brings confusion and delayed delight in Paraguay

World Cup 2026: Norway victory adds to worrying augurs for World Cup’s challengers

An incredible night sees Brazil beat Japan and penalty shoot-out wins for Paraguay and Morocco over Germany and Netherlands

Opening game in Round of 32 leaves us with hope that things can only get better

Algeria and Austria play out an entertaining and convenient draw, after Portugal and England fail to convince

France, Spain and Belgium top their groups, while Iran may advance despite late heartache against Egypt

Exciting early goals and fond farewells as whittling-down ramps up

Tartan Army face anxious wait to see if Scots can make history

World Cup Day 13: Dundalk man Greg Whately keeping the pitch in tip-top condition at Boston Stadium

Argentina’s captain scored both goals in his team’s Group J win over Austria in Dallas

Pico Lopes shines again for Cape Verde in beautifully chaotic draw with Uruguay

Room breaks tournament record, while Undav scores an equaliser against Ivory Coast

American sports analyst, Skip Bayless, took to X to proclaim the US a “legit World Cup contender”

Co-hosts beat South Korea and Qatar but Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone suffers broken leg after late challenge

Every team has now played its first game at the 2026 World Cup

Lionel Messi scores stunning hat-trick as Argentina defeat Algeria, while Kylian Mbappé nets two in France’s win over Senegal