Ireland aim to end pre-qualifiers on a high against Luxembourg
Ireland head coach Mark Keenan has named an unchanged 12-man squad for their final FIBA EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifier against Luxembourg on Saturday at the National Basketball Arena.
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Indian Team Will Travel To Pakistan For Olympic Qualifiers If...: Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey has said that the national men's team will travel to Pakistan for qualifiers in case it fails to directly qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning gold at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, starting September 23. The team winning the continental event gold shall receive direct berth in the quadrennial extravaganza as per rule but other nations need to play the qualifiers and this time venues identified are Pakistan and Spain.
Ukraine will allow its athletes to compete against some Russians in Olympic qualifiers
Ukraine has signalled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as "neutral athletes," a significant easing of its boycott policy a year before the Paris Olympics.
Steven Naismith insists Hearts management changes COULD happen with European qualifiers to spark long term talks
Steven Naismith insists not much is changing at Hearts amid some confusion over the management structure - but there could be change in the future.
ValueJet partners NRFF ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics qualifiers
Aviation outfit, ValueJet, has agreed in principle to support Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) in all their activities ahead of the 2024 Olympics qualifiers in September.
Dundalk and Derry secure wins in Europa Conference League qualifiers
There were home wins for two of the Irish sides in Europa Conference League action on Thursday night, with Dundalk and Derry City besting FC Bruno's Magpies and Havnar Bóltfelag (HB) in their respective first round qualifiers.
Europa Conference League qualifiers: Derry City and Dundalk settle for goalless draws
Derry City had to settle for a scoreless draw away to H-B of Torshavn in the first leg of their Conference League qualifier.