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 ...

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 ...

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].

“We got back into it, picked off a few scorers, and just settled back into the game. “We probably made a few changes at that time as well, and it just looked like we kind of lost our shape for ...

Leinster 33 Scarlets 21. AS KICK-OFF APPROACHED at Aviva Stadium this URC quarter-final was struggling to generate a big-match feel. By the time full time arrived, Leinster were simply happy to ...

WHILE IT’S SOMETHING they are all eagerly anticipating, one member of James Ryan’s family has a very special reason to be excited about the British & Irish Lions’ forthcoming Tour of Australia.

How’re we doing, everyone? Welcome to The 42′s live coverage of Leinster’s URC quarter-final with Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium.. Gavan Casey with you here — slightly later ‘hello ...

RORY MCILROY PLANS to spend the weekend testing new drivers after missing the cut at the Canadian Open with a disastrous second round of eight-over par 78.

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

Leinster 37 Glasgow Warriors 19. LEINSTER REDISCOVERED ALL the qualities they had been missing over the last few weeks as the province put Glasgow to the sword and booked their place in next ...

CAOIMHÍN KELLEHER WAS back in training with the Republic of Ireland today after completing a medical ahead of his transfer to Brentford. The Cork native is set to leave Liverpool in a deal worth ...