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GAELIC GAMES
Fergal Boland eyeing end to Mayo’s Croke Park heartbreak with Tooreen
East Mayo club vying for All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling title on Saturday
‘The grá was slow coming, but it’s back’: Pádraic Joyce on staying as Galway manager
Boss gives his thoughts on Guardiola, the new season, his SFC final ambition and turmoil at Old Trafford
‘He’s a hyper-talented boy’: Andy Moran confirms son of ex-Mayo star will feature in 2026
Mayo manager also made a strong case for keeping pre-league competitions in the GAA calendar
Galway without Young Footballer of the Year nominee Matthew Thompson for National League
Walsh Cup proceeds after Westmeath-Kilkenny match decided on coin toss
‘Now we have to win it’: Dingle squeeze past Ballyboden to make All-Ireland date with St Brigid’s
Righting All-Ireland record motivation for St Brigid’s, says Cunningham
RUGBY
Leo Cullen confirms Leinster in talks for Joey Carbery return
Outhalf departed Leinster for rivals Munster in 2018 before joining Bordeaux-Bègles in 2024
Leinster’s Joshua Kenny to make Champions Cup debut against La Rochelle with Ciarán Frawley at fullback
Munster head coach Clayton McMillan makes 10 changes for Toulon game
Josh van der Flier has his homework done for latest La Rochelle exam
Ronan O’Gara’s French side have become familiar adversaries for Leinster
SOCCER
Celtic’s league title hopes ‘turn on January recruitment’
Ex-Hoops striker Chris Sutton says club must strengthen squad significantly
Caoimhín Kelleher’s staggering record of saving penalty kicks puts him atop Premier League charts
Having stopped yet another penalty on Wednesday night, the Cork man has now saved more than he has conceded
Caoimhín Kelleher proves to be penalty-saving specialist once again for Brentford
Premier League wrap: Keith Andrews side move up to fifth with victory over Sunderland
Benjamin Sesko scores twice but Darren Fletcher’s Manchester United held by Burnley
Arne Slot concedes Liverpool’s approach has grown dull: ‘I would not completely disagree’
Former England manager Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be a huge risk for Manchester United’s beleaguered hierarchy
GOLF
Rory McIlroy wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
BBC and RTÉ double for Masters champion in career-defining year
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1989
‘It will stay with me the rest of my life’: Rory McIlroy says Irish Open was a high point of year
Masters champion says relationship with Ireland has been ‘a little complicated at times’
RACING
Mill Reef’s trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87
Champion jockey Paul Townend due to return to action at Cork
Bumper New Year’s Day attendance at Cheltenham outstrips festival crowd
Dan Skelton faces festival poser over impressive Relkeel winner Kabral Du Mathan
Henry de Bromhead hoping for more New Year’s Day success with Heart Wood
Windsor has to pass 8am inspection if it is to stage first race of 2026 in Britain or Ireland
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