Munster face crunch Champions Cup duel with Castres while Leinster eye top-four seeding
Clayton McMillan’s team must beat French visitors at Thomond Park on Saturday to reach knockout stages
After wins against the odds, we’re going to party like it’s a Nintendo 64
Brilliant, battered and unkillable: Josh Allen lurches towards the Super Bowl
Even Glenullin’s vuvuzelas can’t drown out An Ghaeltacht’s redemption song
Toulon deny Munster at the death in ferocious Champions Cup battle
Connacht blow lead after dominant last quarter by Montpellier
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GAELIC GAMES
Loughrea’s Cullen Killeen a doubt for All-Ireland decider after semi-final red card upheld
Midfielder shown straight red card late in semi-final win over Slaughtneil
Cork man Aidan Walsh hopes to bring All-Ireland silverware back to Kerry
Former Cork dual player transferred from his native Kanturk this season to join west Kerry club An Ghaeltacht
Eoin Bradley, back where it all began, gets another shot at major silverware aged 42
`Nothing compares to the Gaelic in your own club,’ says ex-soccer player
Fergal Boland eyeing end to Mayo’s Croke Park heartbreak with Tooreen
‘The grá was slow coming, but it’s back’: Pádraic Joyce on staying as Galway manager
‘He’s a hyper-talented boy’: Andy Moran confirms son of ex-Mayo star will feature in 2026
Galway without Young Footballer of the Year nominee Matthew Thompson for National League
RUGBY
Munster’s Craig Casey suffers shoulder injury that ‘looks reasonably serious’ in Toulon clash
Craig Casey suffers shoulder injury that ‘looks reasonably serious’, says Clayton McMillan
Toulon deny Munster at the death in ferocious Champions Cup battle
Painful defeat leaves Clayton McMillan’s team with some positives, including a bonus point that could prove vital
Clontarf beat Ballynahinch to stretch lead at top of AIL
Nenagh Ormond earn first point in spirited defeat to Young Munster
SOCCER
Danny Welbeck shines as Brighton dump Manchester United out of FA Cup
United’s season will stand at a total of 40 games – their lowest number in a complete campaign since 1914-15
FA Cup: Martinelli scores hat-trick as Arsenal beat Portsmouth
Gnonto and Tanaka turn tie on its head as Leeds knock Derby out of FA Cup
Mohamed Salah inspires Egypt with energy recalling golden generation
Liverpool forward will face his former teammate Sadio Mané in Afcon semi against Senegal after arguably the Pharaohs’ best performance since 2008
Conor Bradley to miss Northern Ireland’s World Cup playoffs and rest of season with knee injury
Shay Given apologises for ‘Holocaust’ comments while live on BBC
Mohamed Salah on target as Egypt edge out Afcon holders Ivory Coast in quarter-final
Evan Ferguson subbed off with injury as Roma beat Sassuolo
GOLF
Tiger Woods at 50: A legendary career of titles, surgeries and hopes for a competitive return
As Woods marks his milestone birthday, questions about his fitness remain, alongside hopes for competitive golf
Rory McIlroy wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
BBC and RTÉ double for Masters champion in career-defining year
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1989
RACING
Mill Reef’s trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87
Champion jockey Paul Townend due to return to action at Cork
Bumper New Year’s Day attendance at Cheltenham outstrips festival crowd
Dan Skelton faces festival poser over impressive Relkeel winner Kabral Du Mathan
Henry de Bromhead hoping for more New Year’s Day success with Heart Wood
Windsor has to pass 8am inspection if it is to stage first race of 2026 in Britain or Ireland
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Limerick teenager Ava Crean improved her 10km best by almost a minute
