KILDARE’S DYLAN CONNOLLY came off the bench early in the second half as the amateurs of Auckland City earned the greatest result in the team’s history, holding Boca Juniors to a 1-1 draw at the Club ...

There was no time for metaphorical teacup throwing in the Breffni Park changing rooms. Instead, Pádraic Joyce filled his players with confidence. A stirring comeback brought them to a point where ...

The Irish duo, whose original bout ended in controversy, are next in line with current beltholder ‘Boots’ Ennis set to move up in weight.

IT WASN’T YET midday, but the three lads from Norfolk were keen to get first-hand experience of Dublin’s famous pubs. They don’t have the fortune to be chasing the Lions in Australia so ...

CORK’S EDDIE DUNBAR remains sixth overall after finishing comfortably in the main bunch on Thursday’s fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine.

DROGHEDA UNITED HAVE confirmed that they will be submitting an appeal to the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after Uefa notified them that they face expulsion from this season’s Uefa ...

MARO ITOJE WILL captain a Lions team including three Irish players for Friday’s warm-up game against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium [KO 8pm, TG4/Sky Sports].

FIFTEEN PLAYERS WHO were involved in the URC and Premiership Rugby finals will join the British & Irish Lions squad this afternoon. 12 of them hail from Leinster, who defeated the Bulls in ...

Bulls head coach Jake White. Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO “There is a lot of relevance, the number 14 not being used this weekend. Sometimes you need that.

Here’s the teams named for the Leinster final, we’ll let you know of any late changes. ***** Kilkenny: 1. Eoin Murphy (Glenmore) 2. Mikey Butler (O’Loughlin Gaels), 3.

We’ve got Niall Kelly and Ben Blake at the Aviva for us this evening.. Here’s Niall with some pre-game thoughts. A couple of raised eyebrows here when the Irish team-sheet landed but it seems ...

33 mins: Waterford 0-10 Limerick 0-13. Danger for a second there as Adam English sniffed a goal chance but Waterford bring the ball out. Jamie Barron wins a free and now it’s the Limerick fans ...