Ireland Sport News

Mark Selby fights off Hammad Miah in scrappy match to reach the last 16 of Northern Ireland Open

Mark Selby left Hammad Miah extremely frustrated in a scrappy contest as he took a 4-2 victory to reach the last 16 at the Northern Ireland Open. Miah had chances to win every frame, but couldn’t take them and was punished for his mistakes which meant he was 3-0 down after losing two frames on the final black. Ad He fought back to 3-2, but lost the next frame to Selby, who will play Michael White in the next round on Thursday.

Jimmy White confident 'jagged' Ronnie O’Sullivan will be ‘up and ready to try to win the UK Championship’

Jimmy White is confident Ronnie O’Sullivan will be ‘up and ready to try and win the UK Championship’ after his shock defeat to David Grace. O’Sullivan was 2-0 up against Grace in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open, but lost the match 4-3 as he played some erratic shots. Ad The seven-time world champion revealed to Eurosport he is writing a new book and that snooker is “not the main priority” of his life at the moment.

Ireland considers bid to host opening stages of Tour de France

Ireland - both the Republic and the North - is considering making a joint bid to host the opening stages of the Tour de France.

Ronnie O'Sullivan says snooker 'not main priority' as he reveals he is writing new book after shock loss

Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed he is writing a new book and that snooker is “not the main priority” for him right now following his shock defeat to David Grace at the Northern Ireland Open. O’Sullivan was 2-0 up on Grace in their second-round match, but was beaten in a decider in Belfast after some erratic shots. Ad The Rocket has been doing some punditry in the Eurosport studio this week and will provide more analysis for the rest of the tournament in Belfast.

Russell left out of Scotland squad as Ritchie named captain

Russell omitted by Scotland for autumn internationals

Flyhalf Finn Russell has been omitted from Scotland's squad for November's internationals and Stuart Hogg stripped of the captaincy as flanker Jamie Ritchie was named to lead the team in tests against Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina.

Ireland agrees bid to host Tour de France start

The island of Ireland intends to pursue a joint North-South bid to host the opening stages of a future Tour de France in either 2026 or 2027.

Stormers prop has 3-week ban for dangerous tackle overturned on appeal

Stormers prop Sazi Sandi is free to play after an appeal to overturn his three-week ban following a red card in the United Rugby Championship (URC) was successful.