RTÉ Soccer Podcast: LOI openers and a Marbella Mission
Graham Gartland and journalist David Sneyd join Raf Diallo and Anthony Pyne to review the opening round of SSE Airtricity League Premier Division and First Division action.
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Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first cricketer to play 150 T20Is
The 33-year-old Harmanpreet became the first cricketer ever (men or women) to get to the milestone of 150 matches in the shortest format of the game.
United Rugby Championship Team of the Week
The BTK United Rugby Championship took centre stage this weekend as the race for the play-off spots come down to the final four games.
Nishant off to flying start at Strandja Memorial international boxing tournament
Nishant started the bout by showcasing his swift movement and efficiently dodging his opponent's attacks. The southpaw smartly shifted gears as the bout progressed and utilized his attacking prowess to keep Peicheng at bay.The Haryana born boxer was in cruise control throughout the bout, landing powerful, accurate punches to assert dominance over his Chinese counterpart and secured a 5-0 victory by unanimous decision. He will now face the 2020 Olympic Games bronze medallist Aidan Walsh of Ireland in the Round of 16 on Tuesday.In the other bout of the day, Sunita went down fighting against Patricio Shera Ma of the USA in the 54kg category, suffering a 0:5 defeat.
Carbery gets Ireland recall as Sexton cover for Italy
Joey Carbery has been recalled to the Ireland rugby squad for Saturday's Guinness Six Nations match against Italy as cover for out-half Johnny Sexton.
Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes 1st Cricketer To Reach This Massive Milestone, Even Before Rohit Sharma
Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday became the first cricketer-ever to play 150 T20Is as she took the field for India against Ireland in a Women's T20 World Cup match. In men's cricket, Rohit Sharma has played the most number of matches (148) in the shortest format. "It (playing 150 T20I games) means a lot, I got an emotional message from my team-mates. Thanks to BCCI and ICC, we are able to play so many games," Harmanpreet said at the toss.
Russian-led IBA says boycotted world championships must be 2024 Olympic qualifiers
The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) qualifying process for boxing at next year's Paris Games is unacceptable and must recognise world championships that some countries are boycotting, the governing IBA said on Monday.
Childhood friends defend skijoring title, training by strapping skateboards onto skis in Meath
Childhood friends who won a major skijoring event, despite only having a tractor and no snow to practice on are returning to defend their title this week - and have upped their training game by strapping skateboards to the end of skis.