Ireland gearing up to get better, says Keenan
Hugo Keenan says that Ireland still have work to do and admits performances in their World Cup warm-up games did not reach their usual high standards.
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Shels' Champions League dreams ended by Glasgow City
Shelbourne's hopes of progressing in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Women’s Champions League ended in a 2-0 defeat to Glasgow City at the Siauliai Central Stadium in Lithuania on Wednesday morning.
Met Office issues heatwave weather update... as this week could see hottest day of year
Forecasters expect September's heatwave to peak on Saturday with temperatures potentially reaching as high as 33C in parts of the country.
Knee injury rules Fiji playmaker Caleb Muntz out of World Cup
Fiji have been dealt a blow ahead of the Rugby World Cup after flyhalf Caleb Muntz was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury sustained in training on Monday.
Springboks wary of Scottish 'magician' Russell, says Vermeulen
South Africa have to do their homework on Scotland's "kingpin" Finn Russell if the defending champions are not to have a nasty shock in their Rugby World Cup opener, the experienced Duane Vermeulen said on Tuesday.
Spain resume Euro 2024 qualifiers without federation boss Rubiales, Italy start post-Mancini era
GENEVA: Spain return to national-team soccer this week amid turmoil since the men’s and women’s teams won international titles in the last games they played. The first two days of Spanish men’s preparation for a European Championship qualifying game Friday in Georgia started with captain Álvaro Morata reading a statement of support to the Women’s World Cup-winning players and denouncing “unacceptable behavior” by now-suspended federation boss Luis Rubiales. Off-field distractions continued Tuesday: an apology to world soccer for Rubiales’ conduct at and since the women’s final in Australia by his interim replacement Pedro Rocha, and firing beleaguered women’s team coach Jorge Vilda. Men’s team coach Luis de la Fuente — who won a UEFA Nations League title in June just months into the job — has kept that job despite also being a longtime federation ally of Rubiales. Unlike Vilda, De la Fuente did not face a walkout by his entire coaching staff and a player mutiny. Only Real Betis striker Borja Iglesias has said he won’t play for Spain until “things change.” Still, those Nations League victories over Italy then Croatia in the final, in a penalty shootout, seem a long time ago and the Group A table in Euro 2024 qualifying leaves fourth-place Spain lots to do. Group leader Scotland won two more games in June, after stunning Spain 2-0 in March, and are eight points clear ahead of playing last-place Cyprus on Friday.
Manchester United criticised for £399m recruitment 'error' on five players
Two former World Cup players have highlighted how Manchester United’s five-most expensive signings of all-time have not lived up to their price tag.
Andy Farrell could opt to play Johnny Sexton in every pool game
Finally, the World Cup will get underway in France this weekend.