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Rafael Nadal Withdraws From Monte Carlo Masters Comeback

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, where the 22-time Grand Slam winner was expected to make his ATP Tour comeback. "Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won't allow me," said the 37-year-old Spaniard on social media. The record 11-time Monte Carlo winner missed virtually all of the 2023 season through injury and has only played at the Brisbane International this season, where he felt a hip injury flare-up.

Team news: Patten makes debut in Metz showdown

Anna Patten will make her Republic of Ireland debut against France in tonight's Euro 2025 qualifier at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Eight Irish named on Six Nation team, as Bundee Aki misses out on top award

Ireland lead the way with eight players named on the official Six Nations team of the championship, with Bundee Aki losing out to Italy centre Tommaso Menoncello in the player of the tournament category.

Cliodhna Moloney recalled to Ireland squad after two-year exile

Cliodhna Moloney has been recalled to the Ireland squad for the first time since November 2021.

Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (3/3)

Also on the programme, we meet a champion of Rwanda's female artists: Kakizi Jemima, whose exhibitions explore taboo social issues such as teen pregnancy, gender-based violence and mental health. She is the curator of a group exhibition of Rwandan women artists called "Fierce Femmes", which is on at the Brulhart gallery in Geneva in April.

Thirty days to save UNRWA: Following UN agency chief Lazzarini in his race against time

At the end of January, the accusation sent shockwaves: Israel claimed that 12 employees of UNRWA – a UN agency founded in 1949 – had participated, in one way or another, in the Hamas-led massacres of October 7, 2023, in which around 1,140 people were killed in Israel. The Israeli authorities have since failed to substantiate these claims. Several investigations are under way. But for the UN agency, a race against time had begun.

Irish provinces in Europe: All you need to know

The European action gets back under way this weekend with all four Irish provinces in action.

Italy's Menoncello voted player of Six Nations

Italy centre Tommaso Menoncello was named the player of the 2024 Six Nations Championship on Friday, after winning 33 per cent of the votes cast by 146,000 rugby fans.

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Rafael Nadal Withdraws From Monte Carlo Masters Comeback

Team news: Patten makes debut in Metz showdown

Eight Irish named on Six Nation team, as Bundee Aki misses out on top award

Cliodhna Moloney recalled to Ireland squad after two-year exile

Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (3/3)

Thirty days to save UNRWA: Following UN agency chief Lazzarini in his race against time

Irish provinces in Europe: All you need to know

Italy's Menoncello voted player of Six Nations