Travis Head piles on pain with hometown hundred as Australia tighten grip on Ashes
England trail by 356 runs to leave series hopes hanging by a thread
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England’s Ashes hopes melt away as Australian bowlers share spoils in the sun
Temperatures hit 40 degrees in Adelaide as Australia keep the heat on England in the third Test
England consider formal complaint after Snicko error costs Carey’s wicket
Company admits operator error led to Carey surviving after wrong stump mic used for audio
South Africa seal ODI series after high-scoring clash with Ireland
Ireland make 301 but go down to 74-run defeat in Port Elizabeth
Ireland go down to seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in ODI opener
Home side eased to comfortable win as Ireland’s total of 209 proved well below par
The Ashes: Australia close on second Test triumph as England struggle
Tourists collapse under lights, still trailing by 43
Ireland fall to South Africa as Laura Wolvaardt takes charge
In the first T20 international of Ireland’s winter tour, the hosts earned a convincing 105-run victory
Joe Root finally makes Test century in Australia as England edge first day
Root finished the day on 135 not out after Mitchell Starc claimed six wickets at The Gabba
Bangladesh win final T20 clash to wrap up series win over Ireland
Tanzid Hasan’s unbeaten half-century guided the hosts to a comfortable eight-wicket win in Chattogram
Bangladesh level up T20 series with Ireland to set up decider on Tuesday
Ireland failed to defend 170 as hosts hit back to make it 1-1 in the best of three series
Ireland drawn against co-hosts Sri Lanka and Australia in Twenty20 World Cup
Ireland will based in Sri Lanka for their group games with Zimbabwe and Oman also in Group B
Confident McCullum ‘planning how to bounce back’ after England’s Ashes thumping
Head coach vows to double down on their methods despite losing first Test to Australia inside two days
Bangladesh wrap up Test series win against Ireland in Dhaka
Ireland bowled out for 291 on final day with Curtis Campher making unbeaten 71
Travis Head powers Australia to humbling Ashes Test win over England inside two days
Eight-wicket mauling leaves England’s players looking utterly broken
Earthquake stops play briefly as Ireland face uphill task against Bangladesh
Tremor measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shakes Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka
Ireland suffer heavy defeat to Bangladesh in first Test match
Ireland go down by an innings and 47 runs in Sylhet as Bangladesh spinners on top
No Joy for Ireland as Bangladesh pile on the runs on second day of first Test
Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy makes unbeaten 169 as Ireland toil in the field in Sylhet
Cade Carmichael marks Test debut with half-century as Ireland take advantage of Bangladesh drops
Paul Stirling also makes half-century as Ireland finish the first day in Sylhet on 270 for 8
Sarah Keane appointed as new chief executive of Cricket Ireland
Keane, a former head of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, will move from Swim Ireland where she has been CEO since 2004
Kim Garth’s decision to declare for Australia pays off after sacrifices made all round
A lot has changed since Anne-Marie Garth played in a World Cup for Ireland and the elite women’s game her daughter stars in today
Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird dies aged 92
Bird umpired 66 Tests between 1973 and 1996, and also played for Yorkshire and Leicestershire
Ireland’s T20 match against England called off due to wet weather
No ball was bowled, as attention moved to the final match of series on Sunday
Ireland’s prospects of shocking England in T20 clash hinge largely on their bowling
Ireland would be forgiven for feeling wary of another barrage after Wednesday’s display by England
Salt peppers Ireland bowling attack to all corners of Malahide as England win first T20 clash
Ireland’s total of 196 proved a comfortable chase for visitors despite late wickets
Concerns about Ireland being undercooked as England’s cricket team comes to town
In a disappointingly barren summer, Irish team have not had a game scheduled since June
Ireland keen to evoke memories of ‘special night at the MCG’ when England visit
Ireland hosting a three-match T20 series over five days in Malahide
Hunter’s hundred helps Ireland to 179-run win over Germany
Opener scores second T20 international century as Ireland make it four wins from four in World Cup qualifier
Ireland prove too strong for Italy as they make it three wins from three
Gaby Lewis continues fine form with the bat before Arlene Kelly takes three wickets
Muneeba Ali’s unbeaten century helps Pakistan end Ireland’s winning run
Ireland’s nine-match streak of success comes to an end at Castle Avenue
Jane Maguire hits final ball for six as Ireland win series against Pakistan
Irish side won dramatic second T20 by four wickets in Dublin
Fine all-round display sees Ireland edge to 11-run victory over Pakistan in first T20
Orla Prendergast made fine contributions with bat and ball at Castle Avenue
Ben Stokes hails Chris Woakes’s one-armed effort in dramatic defeat to India
Captain says bowler’s injury decisive in fifth Test but that dropped chances also proved costly
England and India ready for cliffhanger on final day in dramatic fifth Test
England need 35 runs to claim series at the Oval
Ireland continue their winning streak against Zimbabwe in first ODI
Skipper Gaby Lewis makes third half-century in a row against African side
Joe Root hits new milestones as century cements England dominance against India
Root makes 150 to move up to second in in the all-time Test runs list behind Sachin Tendulkar
Skipper Gaby Lewis stars with the bat again as Ireland wrap up T20 series against Zimbabwe
Lewis makes 87 off 50 balls and shares match-winning partnership of 131 with Orla Prendergast
Gaby Lewis’s 67 sets up six-wicket Ireland win over Zimbabwe in first T20
Skipper’s 49-ball innings steers her side to comfortable victory at Sydney Parade
England triumph in final-day Lord’s thriller as India fall short despite Jadeja heroics
Shoaib Bashir takes final wicket after tense run chase to go 2-1 up in series
Warren Deutrom to step down as Cricket Ireland CEO after 19 years
Under Deutrom’s leadership Ireland gained full member status of the ICC and earned Test status in 2017
England stun India in first Test after Duckett inspires remarkable final-day chase
Fourth-innings chase at Headingley is second highest in England’s Test history
South Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win World Test Championship
Opener Aiden Markram delivering a heroic innings of 136 to ensure success
Who is more Irish, Conor McGregor or his fellow Crumlin native Roberto Lopes?
It is time to stop insisting footballers play for only one country even if they could be eligible for more
West Indies beat Ireland by 197 runs to square up three-match series
Caribbean outfit wrapped things up with 16 overs still remaining
Andrew Balbirnie’s century helps Ireland secure massive 124-run win over West Indies
Tourists bowled out for 179 at Castle Avenue in opening game of ODI series
Ireland suffer double blow as Campher and Young ruled out of West Indies ODI series
Stephen Doheny and Jordan Neill called up ahead of Wednesday’s opening game in Clontarf
IPL cricket suspended amid growing India-Pakistan tensions
Thursday’s IPL match was abandoned in Dharamsala
Sport Ireland seeks planning permission for national cricket centre
Facility would generate €93m tourism dividend over five-year period, application says
Fourteen-year-old schoolboy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hits 35-ball century in IPL
Indian teen prodigy hits second-fastest century in the competition’s history in just his third appearance
Ireland come up short by six runs against West Indies at Women’s World Cup qualifier
Ireland were chasing a target of 182 but were bowled out for 175 in Lahore
Ireland fall to Pakistan in opening match of Women’s World Cup qualifying
Irish side collapsed with the bat, losing their final five wickets for only 20 runs
Matthew Humphreys stars as Ireland beat Zimbabwe to win third successive Test
Bowler finished with second-innings figures of six for 57, while Andy McBrine completed the win
Matthew Humphreys spins Ireland towards victory over Zimbabwe
Ireland need three wickets on final day to make it three straight Test match wins
Andy McBrine left stranded on 90 as Ireland battle with Zimbabwe
Tourists were dismissed for 260 inside 57 overs in Bulawayo
Ireland beat Pakistan to make Super Sixes at Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup
Alice Walsh’s 31 from 19 balls prove key as Ireland secured a 13-run victory in a rain-shortened game
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