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GAELIC GAMES
‘I used to always throw the ball’: Séamus Flanagan adds fuel to hurling handpass debate
Former Limerick hurler says handpasses the ‘biggest guessing game of all time’ for referees
Sean Kerr wins first Irish Wallball national singles title
Tyrone man defeated 20-year-old Cork sensation Cian Dunning 18-11 in a nervy decider
Wife of Donegal footballer James McHugh dies following car crash
All-Ireland winner also died in Cavan crash as GAA pays tribute to him as part of ‘generation that showed us all that anything is possible’
Noel McGrath and Patrick Horgan among stars to line out in Hurling for Cancer fundraiser
Kobe McDonald on his AFL move: ‘I could never say no, never turn it down’
Aaron Gillane has a clear message for John Kiely and Paul Kinnerk: ‘I’m hoping they stay’
‘We shed blood and tears’: Ashling Thompson says Cork moved mountains to reach the pinnacle
RUGBY
Munster book place in Interprovincial final with crushing win over Ulster
Ten-try Munster win in Cork as Leinster hold off Connacht
Empty seats and faded aura show how Springboks outgrew the All Blacks
World champions can use ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ to establish themselves as one of the greatest teams of all time
Former Ireland rugby international Brian Smith dies from cancer, aged 59
Talented back won six caps for Australia and played nine times for Ireland
Ulster and Ireland secondrow Iain Henderson to miss start of season after hip surgery
Women’s Interpros wrap: Buttimer scores four tries as Munster ease to win over Leinster
‘That success fed the players’: Reggie Corrigan on pivotal 2001 Celtic League win
Aidan McCullen: The former Ireland international who became an acclaimed podcaster
SOCCER
Watching the Premier League in Ireland is a strikingly costly business
Irish fans paying second-highest price in Europe for Premier League access
Tottenham close on deals for Manchester City’s Savinho and Omar Marmoush for €186m
Summer spending on De Zerbi’s Spurs squad over €400m
Shamrock Rovers left with work to do to avoid European elimination in Finland next Thursday
Tactically astute KuPS score late equaliser in Conference League playoff first leg
Troy Parrott is off to Real Betis. Forsaking English football has been the making of him
Fans launch petition calling for Gianni Infantino resignation and Fifa reform
Mikel Arteta demands ‘desire and ambition’ for title defence and says Lewis-Skelly will stay
Five Irish players to make a splash in Spanish football
GOLF
Ireland’s soaring green fees: Some golf courses doubled prices since 2022
The golf business is set for a significant boost with the Ryder Cup coming to Adare Manor in 2027
Stuart Grehan the lone Irish golfer in Walker Cup team for Lahinch showdown with USA
Roscommon’s Thomas Higgins falls down to first reserve after Jack Whaley’s US Amateur victory
Rory McIlroy struggles with swing as he finishes 25 shots behind rival Scheffler
World number two says he is ‘so far away from where I need to be’ after PGA Tour tournament in Memphis
RACING
Colin Keane upsets International billing with surprise success for Item at York
Constitution River and Ombudsman fail to deliver much-anticipated clash in inconclusive feature
Elitism pays off with potentially vintage Juddmonte International clash at York
York’s richest ever race holds promise of head-to-head between Coolmore star Constitution River and Godolphin’s Ombudsman
Derby first and second renew rivalry in York’s Great Voltigeur
Christmas Day and Maltese Cross dominated Epsom finish on very testing ground
MORE SPORT
Jannik Sinner to miss US Open with knee injury
News comes after Carlos Alcaraz revealed he will make his comeback from a wrist injury at Flushing Meadows
Elite athletes’ harsh financial reality: ‘Vast majority are struggling to make ends meet’
‘Getting taxed on a Government grant is bullshit," says top Irish middle-distance runner Cathal Doyle
Don’t worry about athletes, the Robot Games showcases how they might replace the rest of us
AI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting category
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