No shortage of effort, but Ireland fail to find the net against Luxembourg
Plenty of room for Republic to improve against Hungary in the opening September World Cup qualifier
RTÉ lads do well not to nod off after dour Ireland game in Luxembourg
Luxembourg 0 Ireland 0 as it happened: Stalemate in international friendly
Men’s All-Ireland finals could be in August from 2027, says Jarlath Burns
Shane Lowry: ‘Every Sunday I come off the golf course I feel like I’m after getting punched in the gut’
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to play together for first two rounds of US Open
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GAELIC GAMES
Donegal and Mayo to meet at the Hyde, Armagh and Galway renew acquaintances at Breffni Park
Kildare, Wicklow, Fermanagh and Limerick at home for Tailteann Cup quarter-finals
Cork and Kilkenny through to semi-finals after clinching provincial titles, but all the glory goes to Munster
Limerick left with longer route to Liam MacCarthy after losing out in penalty shootout
Derek Lyng praises Kilkenny’s hard work as they shrug aside Galway for six-in-a-row
Manager says the Cats' performance in Leinster final was ‘decent’ but admits they’ll have to take it up a gear for knockout phase
Kilkenny make it six Leinster titles on the trot as Galway revival falls short
Kildare deliver breathless second-half display to clinch Joe McDonagh Cup and set up date with the Dubs
Cork prove sky’s the limit after conquering Munster with display of ferocious intensity
Kilkenny hold off late Galway rally to win a sixth straight Leinster title - As it happened
RUGBY
Leinster monitoring Lions quartet ahead of URC final
Josh van der Flier, Garry Ringrose, Hugo Keenan and Tadhg Furlong will be assessed later this week
Ireland’s Finlay Bealham called into Lions squad ahead of training camp
Scotland’s tight-head prop Zander Fagerson ruled out of the tour with a calf injury
Leinster driven by siege mentality ahead of URC showdown with Bulls
Jack Conan admits squad also motivated by desire to give departing players winning send-off
Leinster primed and ready to take the Bulls by the horns in URC final
Leinster class shines through in bruising URC semi-final that proved familiarity breeds contempt
Leinster overcome champions Glasgow to set up URC final against the Bulls at Croke Park
Leinster v Glasgow talking point: Leinster lineout steals the show
SOCCER
Ireland 0 Luxembourg 0: How the Irish players rated
Troy Parrott was the brightest spark on disappointing evening
Is Luxembourg’s extended wait to qualify for a big tournament about to end?
A key factor in perennial loser’s remarkable improvement is the emergence of several outstanding youngsters
Talk of Thomas Frank moving to Tottenham won’t distract Nathan Collins from task in hand
Ireland v Luxembourg: Ireland captain and new Brentford team-mate Caoimhín Kelleher have a job to do for Heimir Hallgrímsson
Heimir Hallgrímsson unlikely to spring a surprise against Luxembourg
Luxembourg head coach defends decision to continue selecting Gerson Rodrigues
Bosun Lawal added to Ireland squad ahead of Luxembourg friendly
Karen Duggan: Manager Carla Ward needs to park her fixation with attacking flair and embrace the Irish way
GOLF
Shane Lowry: ‘Every Sunday I come off the golf course I feel like I’m after getting punched in the gut’
Offaly golfer says he ‘learned a lot from’ final day of US Open at Oakmont in 2016
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to play together for first two rounds of US Open
Justin Rose joins Irish duo with an early start on Thursday and later on Friday
US Open: Dustin Johnson will take the rough with the smooth on return to happy-hunting ground Oakmont
Johnson won the 2016 US Open at the Pennsylvania track that is set to play as hard as ever this week
RACING
It’s ‘Wayne’s World’ at Epsom as Lordan guides Lambourn to Derby glory
13/2 shot delivers Aidan O’Brien an 11th victory in English racing’s ‘Blue Riband’
Biggest Derby field for 22 years underlines unpredictability of Epsom classic
Ryan Moore rides Delacroix from Ballydoyle trio while Irish team completed by Joseph O’Brien’s Tennessee Stud
Minnie Hauk secures an 11th Oaks success for Aidan O’Brien at Epsom
Irish trainer has the first two home in fillies’ Classic after earlier winning a 10th Coronation Cup with Jan Brueghel
MORE SPORT
Alcaraz’s ridiculous victory over Sinner sets tone for next decade of rivalry at top of tennis
The frenzied last few games of the 2025 French Open final will go down as one of the greatest stretches of play in Grand Slam history
Paris medallists Wiffen, McClenaghan and Doyle donate €60,000 in Olympic legacy funding to former school and clubs
Six athletes to donate various sums under Northern Ireland’s £100,000 Olympic Medallist Fund
Leinster pales in comparison to spectacular Munster decider
Alcaraz tastes Roland-Garros glory; Leinster get over semi-final hurdle; Aidan O’Brien extends his record
