Andy Friend promoted to director of rugby in Connacht coaching restructure
Andy Friend has been promoted to Connacht director of rugby with Peter Wilkins taking over as head coach as part of a coaching restructure ahead of the new season.
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Waterford FC purchased by Fleetwood Town owner
Waterford FC have a new owner after Andy Pilley completed a takeover of the SSE Airtricity League First Division side.
Ireland striker Adam Idah set for Norwich return after long-term injury
Republic of Ireland striker Adam Idah is on the verge of a return for Norwich City after six months out with a knee injury.
John McKee eyes improvement as Ireland seek winning finish to Japan tour
John McKee says Ireland must clinch back-to-back victories against Japan in Tokyo on Saturday if they wish to rank their historic tour as 'really successful'.
La Vuelta 2022: Six talking points from the Dutch ‘gran salida’ - Primoz Roglic the next Jumbo-Visma rider in red?
Three stages, three different riders in red, one sprinter standing head and shoulders above the rest. If that pretty well sums up the Dutch ‘gran salida’ then we will attempt to delve a little further into the intricacies of the first phase of the 77th edition of La Vuelta.
BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy win, Praneeth loses
Sen's senior team-mates Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy also won their respective first round matches. India also registered twin wins in women's and mixed doubles competition on the opening day which saw B Sai Praneeth bow out after losing in three games to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. The 20-year-old Sen, who had returned with a bronze on his debut in Spain last year, prevailed 21-12 21-11 over an erratic Vittinghus in his opening match.
World Badminton Championships: Need to be in a good zone to beat Momota, says HS Prannoy
Joining them in the second round are women's doubles teams of Ashwini Ponnappa/Sikki Reddy, Pooja Dandu/Sanjana Santosh, men's pair of MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila and mixed duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto. Bronze medallist at the 2019 edition Sai Praneeth went down fighting against fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 15-21, 21-15, 15-21. Prannoy had it easy against Luka Wraber of Austria 21-12, 21-11.