RTÉ Rugby podcast: Irish squad decisions, Carbery's move & Champions Cup previews
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Johne Murphy to discuss the major talking points of the rugby week.
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Maidstone United manager George Elokobi sees his players get back to work after their FA Cup heroics with 2-1 National League South victory over Dartford
Maidstone boss George Elokobi loved the professionalism of his players in their comeback win over Dartford.
Middlesbrough Stun Chelsea Flops To Take League Cup Semi-Final Lead
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino bemoaned a familiar lack of cutting edge after his team lost the first leg of their League Cup semi-final 1-0 to Championship side Middlesbrough at the Riverside on Tuesday. Hayden Hackney scored the only goal on 38 minutes as Pochettino's expensively assembled array of stars again failed to perform away from home. Chelsea have lost five of their last six away games and 21 times on the road since the beginning of last season -- the most of any Premier League team. The Blues must turn the tie around when the sides meet again at Stamford Bridge on January 23 to avoid heaping more pressure on Pochettino's position during a disappointing first season in charge for the Argentine.
"You Can't Say...": India Legend On Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Playing T20 World Cup 2024
Legendary Indian cricket team batter Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes that both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be part of the T20 World Cup 2024 squad if they are available for selection. The two veteran cricketers have not played T20I cricket for quite some time and ahead of the T20I series against Afghanistan, a lot of questions have been asked about their possible inclusion. However, Srikkanth said that both of them will be looking to win the World Cup title and they cannot be ignored for the competition.
Morocco under pressure to repeat World Cup heroics at AFCON
ABIDJAN : Morocco set new standards for African football just over 12 months ago at the Qatar World Cup but the pressure is now on to improve a dismal record in the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Saturday.
Africa Cup of Nations winners
ABIDJAN : A list of the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations (host countries in parentheses)
Germany's World Cup-winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer dies at 78
BERLIN: Germany's Franz Beckenbauer, one of football's greatest players who captained his country to World Cup glory in 1974 and won the tournament again as manager in 1990, has died at the age of 78, his family said in a statement on Monday (Jan 8).