Saturday sport: Cork and Kilkenny to face off in Allianz Hurling League
Cork and Kilkenny are both seeking their first wins of this year’s Allianz Hurling League this evening.
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D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen, Joint 2nd After Day 1 Of Freestyle Chess
Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of Armenia and eventually reigning world champion Ding Liren of China on the first day of the Weissenhaus Chess Challenge that got underway. After a rather sedate start that cost him a full point in the opener against Alireza Firouza of France, Gukesh was in full swing and ended the day with three points in all out of a possible four and is in joint second place in the rapid section behind Vincent Keymer of Germany who notched up 3.5 points.
Caelan Doris excited by new-look Ireland ahead of Italy clash
Skipper Caelan Doris says he's excited about a new-look Ireland team and wants to "back up" the opening Guinness Six Nations win over France.
Canada's Marielle Thompson wins 2nd straight World Cup ski cross final
Canadian women continued to dominate the top of the podium at a World Cup ski cross event in Bakuriani, Georgia on Saturday.
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Andy Farrell hoping Ireland can fire up crowd in Dublin homecoming against Italy
Andy Farrell hopes Ireland can fire up a sold-out Dublin crowd and prevent a zombie-like atmosphere during their homecoming against Italy.
Six Nations: Ireland v Italy - All you need to know
After the magical performance away to France last week, it's back to business for Ireland as they welcome Italy to the Aviva Stadium on Sunday.
Andy Farrell: It would be wrong for us to waste a week
The manner of the win against France won't cause any complacency in the Ireland side, says Andy Farrell.