McGrath: Real Kilkenny and Galway must emerge in Leinster final
Before a ball was pucked in the Leinster SHC, Kilkenny and Galway were odds-on to be the teams to reach the final, and so it came to pass following Sunday's matches.
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Munster future bright as old and new hands deliver crucial silverware
Munster were crowned the unlikely URC champions in Cape Town on Saturday evening.
Shamrock Rovers and Derry City have creases to iron out
The weekend's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division action was not a satisfying one for title favourites Shamrock Rovers and Derry City as both marked the halfway point of the league season with 1-0 defeats.
All-Ireland Round 1 winners and losers - provincial pain as Sligo buck the trend
Eight games into the new All-Ireland group stage format and the GAA have been gifted exactly what they wanted – competitiveness.
Jadon Sancho's best position at Manchester United is obvious
Antony’s potential return from injury for Saturday’s FA Cup final comes as an unexpected, and probably optimistic, update.
England to stick with 'Bazball' approach for the Ashes: McCullum
England head coach Brendon McCullum said the team will head into the Ashes series against Australia without fear of defeat and he sees no reason to rein in their high-risk, high-reward 'Bazball' approach that has proven so successful over the last year.
Shane McGrath: Liam Cahill will crack whip after Tipperary complacency in Waterford defeat
Shane McGrath believes complacency might have set in for Tipperary against Waterford and expects Liam Cahill to get a reaction from his players in the preliminary quarter-final against Offaly.
Carla Rowe expecting 'wide-open' ladies football senior championship
Dublin captain Carla Rowe expects the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship to be ultra- competitive this year.