First day of Dublin Racing Festival postponed due to heavy rain
Card has been moved to Monday following early-morning inspection
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GAELIC GAMES
NHL previews: Evolving Galway look to provide Cork with searching test
Depleted Waterford face a tough challenge against Limerick
Jim McGuinness can sniff out disrespect in an instant, but chasing Kerry matters above all
Fallout from All-Ireland final no-show adds to significance of Sunday’s league game against champions
‘There’s no way of buttering it up. Limerick hurlers are back in the pack’
Is the sun about to set on Limerick’s empire or are they still in contention for 2026?
Kildare’s injury list gets even longer as Ryan Sinkey looks in doubt for Saturday
Waterford searching for more intensity after disappointing opening defeat to Cork
Trouble brewing over clock-hooter system, says Kerry footballer Brian Ó Beaglaoich
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RUGBY
Caelan Doris: ‘Therapy opened a can of worms for me. I didn’t know what I was going to find’
A series of concussions forced Ireland rugby captain Caelan Doris to confront anxiety, emotional repression and inherited trauma. What followed was a reckoning that changed how he lives, leads and listens
Fresh-faced Munster battle hard but Glasgow prove too powerful
Host’s blistering first half too much for Clayton McMillan’s side to overcome
Ulster blend youth and experience to try maintain positive Belfast record against Cardiff
Welsh side have not won away to Ulster since 2010
SOCCER
Champions League draw: Real Madrid to play Benfica again as Newcastle play Qarabag
Celtic to play Stuttgart in Europa League playoff round
Alan Browne’s Middlesbrough heroics put him in the shop window for an Ireland recall
Midfielder has won plaudits for his versatility, but he hasn’t represented his country since 2024
O’Neill delight as Celtic ease to Europa League playoff with win over Utrecht
Win marked more than two decades since Martin O’Neill last managed Celtic in a home European game
Owen Elding completes move from Sligo Rovers to Hibernian in potential seven-figure deal
Senegal boss Pape Thiaw handed five-match ban over Africa Cup of Nations final walk-off
Champions League: Benfica goalkeeper scores last-minute header against Real Madrid to put team through
Stephen Bradley says Shamrock Rovers close to accepting a bid for Michael Noonan
GOLF
LIV and let die: Reed’s return to PGA fold shows why Saudi golf experiment is doomed
LIV appears to be far away from establishing itself in the the manner of PIF projects in other sports
Patrick Reed quits rebel LIV Golf tour in latest blow to Saudi-backed breakaway
The American, who won the Dubai Desert Classic last week, joins Koepka in leaving the tour
Brooks Koepka’s return to PGA Tour from LIV Golf shifts spotlight at Torrey Pines
Five-time major winner back in action as Schauffele tops rankings in the field
RACING
Officials hoping for ‘a bit of luck’ with inspection ahead of opening day of Dublin Racing Festival
Contingency plan in place to move Saturday’s card to Bank Holiday Monday if Leopardstown fails inspection
Dublin Racing Festival will have to pass 8am morning inspection
Inspection to take place this afternoon for tomorrow’s card, which features four Grade One races
Willie Mullins once again looks in dominant position going into Dublin Racing Festival
Champion trainer won €2m event in 2024
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