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Ireland finally buckle under Balkan onslaught in listless Kosovo loss
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GAELIC GAMES
All-Star hurling nominations: Full list of 45 players with 13 Limerick nominees
Gearóid Hegarty, Diarmaid Byrnes and Brian Hayes nominated for Hurler of the Year award
All-Star football nominations: Full list of 45 players as 11 Mayo stars make the cut
Eleven players from Andy Moran’s side among 45 nominees
Camogie Association proposes January 2028 as target for integration of Gaelic games bodies
A new chair of the integration group to replace Mary McAleese is to be announced on October 5th
Rathmore back at the football summit in Kerry after beating Dr Crokes
Dean Rock’s Ballymun bow out as Dublin’s old order shaken up
What was said between Christy Ring and Mick Mackey? A new book details the lives of hurling’s heroes
‘It is a romantic notion’: Jack McCaffrey aiming for fairytale finish with Clontarf
RUGBY
Recuperating Caelan Doris remains Leinster captain, but a doubt for Ireland’s November games
Max Deegan to lead callow side featuring three academy players for Blues’ URC opener at Lions
‘You get a good spell and never look back’: Munster’s Diarmuid Kilgallen on overcoming injury
Winger has been dogged by hamstring, but is named on right for opening URC game against Glasgow
URC has been enriched by South African infusion, but Leinster remain the team to beat
Third successive title would be the perfect sendoff for Leo Cullen
SOCCER
‘We have to have a hell of a performance’: Under-21s face Slovakia test in play-off bid
Jim Crawford’s Irish charges need a win to keep European Championship qualification alive
Jason Knight: ‘I don’t think the game should be going ahead’
No eleventh-hour boycott expected with players understood to be donating match fees from Israel games to a charity operating in Gaza
‘They were just better than us’ – Heimir Hallgrímsson on Ireland’s flat performance in Kosovo
‘It’s been a strange camp, a strange and difficult preparation for this match’
Austria’s late show earns the points after Israel player is sent off for goal celebration
Nations League: Republic of Ireland take opening defeat against Kosovo – as it happened
Ireland players to decide whether to stage protest amid Israel game, says Dara O’Shea
Ireland manager Hallgrímsson faces question on Israel row ahead of Kosovo clash
GOLF
Manuel Elvira’s fairytale crumbles at the last to hand JJ Spaun PGA Championship title
Rory McIlroy finishes in a tie for second place after closing 68 at Wentworth
Rory McIlroy gives himself a chance to repeat history at PGA Championship
Masters champion two shots off the lead after slow third round ignites at the finish
Rory McIlroy bounces back with 67 at Wentworth and targets closing gap on Patrick Reed
Reed pulled out during the second round with injury as fellow American Ryan Gerard takes a two-shot lead into the weekend
RACING
Champion jockey Jack Kennedy hoping for memorable local Kerry National success
Galway Plate winner King Alexander bidding to become first horse in 31 years to double up in Listowel highlight
Orby sales topper Be In Love in mix for Europe’s richest two-year-old race
Friends of the Curragh Irish Cesarewitch drops in value to €500,000
Two-time Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly dies, aged 22
Jockey Ruby Walsh and trainer Willie Mullins lead tributes to horse that enjoyed 22 Grade One successes
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‘There’s a lot more I could be doing’: Fintan McCarthy on the valuable lessons from defeat
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