The key talking points ahead of Republic of Ireland’s clash with Switzerland
John O’Shea’s Republic of Ireland will attempt to build upon a creditable draw with Belgium when they welcome Switzerland to the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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John O'Shea content to 'wait and see' what happens next with Ireland manager position
John O'Shea is not looking beyond the Switzerland game on Tuesday night, and the interim manager says it's a case of wait and see regarding his future with the national team.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Set For Spain Masters Challenge
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and ace men's shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will continue their European grind at the Madrid Spain Masters tournament, beginning on Tuesday. Last year's finalist Sindhu, seeded second here, will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth will take on a qualifier. Sindhu will hope to go the distance after having suffered a heartbreaking loss to Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the previous edition of the tournament. Srikanth, whose run in the recently-concluded Swiss Open Super 300 tournament came to an end after a semifinal defeat to Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi, will hope to make an impact after bowing out of the race for the Paris Olympics.
Kidambi Srikanth's Swiss Open Campaign Ends With Defeat In Semi-Finals
Kidambi Srikanth's Swiss Open 2024 journey came to an unfortunate end as India's ace shuttler suffered defeat in the men's singles semi-finals at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel. Srikanth lost 21-15, 9-21, 18-21 against world No. 22 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the last-four match, which lasted one hour and five minutes. This was Srikanth's first BWF semi-final appearance since November 2022. The former world number one Indian badminton player started the match off on a high note, winning the opening game 21-15 because of his offensive smashes and excellent net play.
John O’Shea focusing on Switzerland game amid speculation over Ireland future
John O’Shea is thinking no further ahead than Tuesday night’s friendly against Switzerland amid speculation he could become permanent Republic of Ireland manager after all.
CONCACAF urges fans to stop homophobic chants
CONCACAF, the governing body of North, Central America and Caribbean soccer, has condemned discriminatory homophobic chanting by fans during Sunday's Nations League final between the U.S. and Mexico in Arlington, Texas.
More tough calls as O'Shea ponders changes for Switzerland encounter
It's been a whirlwind four weeks for John O'Shea since being named Ireland interim manager, however, the former Manchester United man appears to be unfazed by the entire process.
The lack of wins recognised within Scotland camp but Euro 2024 hero clears one thing up about recent results
Ryan Christie reckons Scotland might have unintentionally eased off the gas after booking their place at the Euros.