Kicking is on the way down – does that explain the rise in tries?
The number of kicks in open play dropped for five of the six teams, Ireland bizarrely the only exception as their kick volume remained unchanged
Nick Griggs on his 3,000m prospects in Torun: ‘Most athletes are going to dream of a medal’
Weekend’s football league fixtures, permutations, throw-in times and TV details, including Armagh v Kerry
Weekend’s hurling league fixtures, permutations, throw-in times and TV details, including Limerick v Galway
Connacht second-half storming earns bonus-point win at Ulster
Harry Maguire red card costs Manchester United as Kroupi rescues Bournemouth draw
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GAELIC GAMES
Tipperary’s Darragh McCarthy out to extend winning streak in hurling’s field of dreams
The 20-year-old forward has had three wins out of three appearances in Croke Park, two of them All-Irelands
Criticism of Kieran McGeeney will focus on one key area if Armagh get relegated
With most counties using the National Football League to experiment, the Orchard County line-up has stayed largely consistent
Twenty-six teams with something to play for in the final round of the National Football League
Jim McGuinness and Jack O’Connor seem locked in a rivalry to show who cares less about the competition
RUGBY
AIL preview: In-form Terenure host Lansdowne with playoffs in sight
Young Munster in do-or-die mode at home to Clontarf
Sharks v Munster: South African side braces for Irish set-piece test
After last season’s dramatic quarter-final, Munster travel to Durban seeking redemption
St Michael’s fight back to beat St Mary’s to Leinster Schools Junior Cup title
James Farrell and Charlie Endall provide second-half tries for St Michael’s at Energia Park
SOCCER
Harry Maguire red card costs Manchester United as Kroupi rescues Bournemouth draw
Bournemouth twice peg back United to continue run of draws
Bohemians hold on for a draw against Dundalk as challengers close in
Bohs now just one point clear of St Patrick’s Athletic at the top of the Premier Division
Fifa fines Israeli FA over club fans’ racism but allows West Bank teams compete
Governing body declines to take action against settlement clubs given ‘complex matter’ of West Bank’s legal status
GOLF
Rory McIlroy sees a ‘small win’ in Sawgrass as preparations for his Masters defence ramp up
Cameron Young took the Players Championship title with a brilliant final round
Rory McIlroy well off the pace at the Players Championship as Aberg leads
Swede leads by three strokes going into the final round
Double shooting close to Players Championship delays spectator entry
Two people were killed less than a mile from the course
RACING
Stewards find no evidence of racist abuse by Nico de Boinville towards Declan Queally at Cheltenham
Tempers flared ahead of the Turners Novices’ Hurdle on day two of last week’s festival
You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to reckon he’s O’Brien’s top hope for Classic success
Pierre Bonnard leading Ballydoyle hope for further Epsom glory as Aidan O’Brien says Derby still the ultimate prize
Aidan O’Brien starts 30th season at Ballydoyle as flat campaign kicks off
Brazilian trainer Robson de Aguiar hoping to make an immediate impression at the Curragh
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Twenty years after the first tweet, sport remains in the grip of the social media site and its toxic output
Mark English makes perfect start with 800m heat win at World Indoor Championships
Maeve O’Neill rides luck to make 800m semi-final; Bori Akinola finishes sixth in 60m semi-final
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