Gabriel Magalhães opener sparks Arsenal’s second-half rout of Aston Villa
Mikel Arteta’s side take five-point lead into 2026
Celtic defeat at Motherwell continues difficult start for Wilfried Nancy
Liverpool set-piece coach Aaron Briggs leaves club after defensive struggles
Antoine Semenyo move to Manchester City nears as Bournemouth hammer out terms
Owen Doyle: Referee’s split-second wrong call at Thomond Park enough for Munster faithful to see red
Willie Mullins expects Galopin improvement in Irish Gold Cup
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GAELIC GAMES
Son of his father: How Robbie Brennan’s dad inspired him to bring Meath back to victory
The Meath manager wouldn’t be the Meath manager without his Meath dad, Patrick Brennan
Boost for Dingle as Mark O’Connor set to return for All-Ireland semi-final against Ballyboden
Fixtures scheduled in all provinces for the opening weekend of 2026 season
One victory from Paradise: Loughrea can re-establish Galway supremacy with final win
Influential midfielder Cullen Killeen unlikely to discover suspension fate until new year
Second-half surge sees Ballygunner to All-Ireland decider against Loughrea
‘It would be a sin if he lost out’: Loughrea to appeal Cullen Killeen red card
Subdued celebrations for Loughrea after late red sours win over Slaughtneil
St Martin’s don’t want winter to end as they build on decades of work to fly Wexford flag
RUGBY
No time for Munster to lick their wounds as ‘lethal’ Ulster await
Clayton McMillan’s side go to Belfast on Friday after suffering a home defeat to Leinster last weekend
‘We tried to keep Ciarán here’: Leo Cullen understanding of Frawley’s decision to jump ship to Connacht
Head coach says opportunity for more game time at outhalf likely contributed to decision to leave Leinster
Connacht confirm signing of Leinster’s Ciarán Frawley on two-year deal
Versatile 28-year-old Ireland international back will head west at the end of the current campaign
Tadhg Beirne: ‘The style of the game has gone backwards’
Felix Jones and Jerry Flannery to make temporary switch to URC side Bulls
Stuart Lancaster highlights Connacht’s ‘defensive errors’ after Ulster take honours in Galway
Leinster bring power advantage to bear in scrappy win over Munster at Thomond Park
SOCCER
Celtic defeat at Motherwell continues difficult start for Wilfried Nancy
New manager suffers fifth defeat in charge as leaders Hearts looked within reach
FAI pays tribute to former association president Michael Hyland
Former League of Ireland chair was instrumental in the development of the AUL Sports Complex in north Dublin
Liverpool set-piece coach Aaron Briggs leaves club after defensive struggles
Champions have conceded 12 set-piece goals in league
Antoine Semenyo move to Manchester City nears as Bournemouth hammer out terms
From Marc Guéhi to Ivan Toney – who could be on the move in the January transfer window?
Evan Ferguson on target in Player of the Match outing for Roma
Irish player tracker: Brentford’s Caoimhín Kelleher denies Bournemouth eight times
GOLF
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1989
‘It will stay with me the rest of my life’: Rory McIlroy says Irish Open was a high point of year
Masters champion says relationship with Ireland has been ‘a little complicated at times’
Rory McIlroy lost out on the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year. He was hard done by
For all Scottie Scheffler’s brilliance, McIlroy’s career grand slam trumps all
RACING
Leopardstown set for potential epic clash between top mares Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead
Prolific Wodhooh has first start in Ireland in over two years at final day of festival
Sam Ewing’s luck continues as Affordale Fury lands star-studded Savills Chase
Teahupoo new favourite for Stayers at Cheltenham after leading home Robcour 1-2 in Christmas Hurdle
Sam Ewing completes treble after springing shock in Leopardstown feature
Jockey lands 12,662-1 treble including 66-1 shot Favori De Champdou winning the Paddy Power Chase
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