Group D: Can Croatia live up to their dark horse status?The midfield options are impressive but off-field issues could halt progress againFri Jun 01 2018 - 00:00
Leinster maintain a great sense of comic timing: European media reactCullen’s ‘sacred monsters’ praised for earning fourth European crown the hard waySun May 13 2018 - 12:41
Leinster 15 Racing 12: Racing 92 player ratingsPatrick Madden runs the rule over the Parisians after their agonising final defeatSat May 12 2018 - 21:33
England and the Premiership clubs should be worried: British press reactLeinster’s firebrand tyros get all the plaudits while their Saracens peers look jadedMon Apr 02 2018 - 11:56
Australian cricket disgraced as chickens come home to roostCaptain Smith and Bancroft rightly pilloried for blatant cheating against South AfricaMon Mar 26 2018 - 11:54
England v Ireland: 10 things you really should knowThe ‘scummy Irish’ head to Twickenham on St Patrick’s Day bidding for the Grand SlamThu Mar 15 2018 - 15:45
Grand Slam memories . . . share your storiesAhead of another tilt at history on Saturday, we want to hear your Grand Slam storiesThu Mar 15 2018 - 14:00
The Cheltenham Festival 2018: all you need to knowWhere to watch, who to back and what to look out for during the best week of the yearMon Mar 12 2018 - 14:30
Ireland officially up to second in World Rugby rankingsSchmidt’s side leapfrog England but could lose their place if beaten at TwickenhamMon Mar 12 2018 - 14:17
Eddie Jones’s honeymoon is over: the British press reactScotland left to rue missed chances while the inquest begins for England after France lossSun Mar 11 2018 - 11:51
Ulster’s Pro 14 clash with Glasgow joins list of weather victimsLeague of Ireland fixtures rescheduled while racing at Clonmel and Dundalk is called offWed Feb 28 2018 - 17:58
Six Nations 2018: the team of the tournament so farChampionship leaders Ireland dominate the XV after three rounds with seven playersWed Feb 28 2018 - 17:10
Anscombe’s Hail Mary keeps Ireland’s Grand Slam dream aliveJoe Schmidt’s side came a rare moment of Welsh profligacy away from a galling defeatMon Feb 26 2018 - 09:30
Nicola Sturgeon drinking from the Calcutta Cup: the British press reactsScotland toast a win for the ages, the English inquest begins and Wales on the right trackSun Feb 25 2018 - 12:12
France cleared by Review Panel over Antoine Dupont HIAFFR will face no disciplinary action after controversial end to Ireland’s win in ParisWed Feb 14 2018 - 22:05
Six Nations: Round Two team of the weekendKeith Earls a man of the match contender while Owen Farrell imperious once againMon Feb 12 2018 - 11:57
Six Nations 2018: Wounded Wales set for a year of transitionA huge injury list means Warren Gatland will have to delve deep into playing poolsThu Feb 01 2018 - 11:00
Six Nations 2018: Eddie Jones plotting for world dominationEngland are favourites to win a third title on the bounce but 2019 World Cup is priorityThu Feb 01 2018 - 09:00
Six Nations 2018: Scotland’s warrior poets can come of ageCan Townsend’s side continue their progression and upset tournament’s big two?Tue Jan 30 2018 - 11:00
Your guide to the weekend’s best sporting actionThe National Leagues return while Sánchez could make his Man United debut at YeovilFri Jan 26 2018 - 08:00
Your guide to the weekend’s best sporting actionChampions Cup pool stages reach their conclusion, McIlroy’s comeback continuesFri Jan 19 2018 - 08:30
Manchester United to subsidise €100 tickets for Sevilla clash£35 refund for travelling fans after La Liga club refuse to drop pricesWed Jan 10 2018 - 12:01
Your guide to the weekend’s best sporting actionThe Champions Cup returns while all eyes are fixed on Sunday’s Manchester derbyFri Dec 08 2017 - 09:00
The Ashes: What is it? When does it start? Who’s going to win?All you need to know ahead of the start of the first test this ThursdayMon Nov 20 2017 - 20:05
Ashes more important than ever as Test cricket comes under threatIreland set to enter world cricket’s top table as longer form of the sport faces challengesSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
James McClean defends Ireland players after Danish drubbingWest Brom winger hits out at critics on Instagram after World Cup dream fadesWed Nov 15 2017 - 13:01
Six of the worst: Ireland’s most galling defeatsTuesday night’s 5-1 playoff thrashing at the hands of Denmark isn’t the first of its genreWed Nov 15 2017 - 12:31
Danish press reaction: ‘Remember to bow for Eriksen’Denmark’s hat-trick hero eulogised over as only Shane Duffy comes out with any creditWed Nov 15 2017 - 10:03
Åge Hareide: Denmark will take the game to Ireland again‘They just want us to make a mistake. I haven’t got the patience to play like that’Mon Nov 13 2017 - 19:49
What we learned: Ireland’s midfield keeps Danes at bayShane Duffy was a towering presence while Daryl Murphy endured long night in CopenhagenSun Nov 12 2017 - 14:19
‘Outwitted, out-skilled and outmuscled’: South African press reactsRecord defeat in Dublin the latest in a string of galling losses under Allister CoetzeeSun Nov 12 2017 - 11:04
Denmark 0 Ireland 0: Ireland player ratingsMartin O’Neill’s men are ranked after their goalless first leg draw in CopenhagenSat Nov 11 2017 - 22:35
Final warning: 10 Ireland players a booking away from suspensionDenmark also have nine players who would miss second leg if they pick up a yellow cardFri Nov 10 2017 - 20:00
World Cup playoffs: Denmark player profilesAge Hareide’s likely starting XI for Saturday’s crunch first leg clash in CopenhagenFri Nov 10 2017 - 18:00
World Cup playoffs: Ireland player profilesMartin O’Neill’s likely starting line-up for Saturday’s crunch trip to CopenhagenFri Nov 10 2017 - 18:00
World Cup 2018: The state of play around the globeFinal nine places in Russia next summer will be decided during this international windowThu Nov 09 2017 - 12:00
Seán O’Brien’s Lions stunner shortlisted for try of the yearIreland flanker finished off the try of the tour in opening All Blacks Test at Eden ParkThu Nov 09 2017 - 11:56
RWC 2019: Ireland begin Japan World Cup against ScotlandJoe Schmidt’s side face familiar foes first up, All Blacks to play Springboks in openerThu Nov 02 2017 - 08:11
Klopp defenceless after another bout of Déjàn vuMan United start to stall, things are looking up for Newcastle, Bilic on borrowed timeMon Oct 23 2017 - 13:37
Portugal consign Switzerland to World Cup playoffsIreland could face the Swiss but will avoid Ronaldo after his side secure qualificationTue Oct 10 2017 - 22:12
Ireland reach the World Cup playoffs: The key momentsFrom Murphy’s goal in Serbia to McClean in Vienna - the highs and lows of the campaignTue Oct 10 2017 - 08:00
Ireland 2 Moldova 0: What we learnedAll roads now lead to Cardiff, but what did win in Dublin teach us?Sat Oct 07 2017 - 07:30
Disappointing campaign holds little promise for MoldovaThe Republic’s visitors are without a competitive win in 18 gamesFri Oct 06 2017 - 01:00
Replacing Séamus Coleman was tough role to fill – Cyrus ChristieMiddlesbrough defender praises injured Ireland captain for his encouragementThu Oct 05 2017 - 06:30
Daryl Murphy finding his best in the twilight of his careerNottingham Forest man is the national side’s form striker before crucial final group gamesWed Oct 04 2017 - 05:30
Aiden O’Brien: ‘No decision, it was always Ireland for me’The 23-year-old was born and raised in London’s inner city but always felt IrishTue Oct 03 2017 - 14:30
Sean Maguire out to create happier Lansdowne memoriesStriker could well make Ireland debut in Friday’s World Cup qualifier against MoldovaTue Oct 03 2017 - 07:00
Martin O’Neill on a collision course with Ronald KoemanManager does not rule out calling upon James McCarthy’s services for vital qualifiersTue Oct 03 2017 - 06:00
Ireland 0 Serbia 1 - Irish player ratingsWes Hoolahan and David Meyler impress on frustrating night for Martin O’Neill’s sideTue Sept 05 2017 - 22:41
Georgia 1 Ireland 1 - Ireland player ratingsA goal up inside four minutes Martin O’Neill’s side spent much of the match on the back footSat Sept 02 2017 - 20:46
