United Rugby Championship semi-finals: All you need to know
Back in October you could have got long odds on Munster and Connacht both being in the BKT United Rugby Championship semi-finals.
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RTÉ Rugby podcast: Gibson-Park interview, URC semi-finals & the AIL's day in the sun
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Eddie O'Sullivan to look ahead to this week's BKT United Rugby Championship semi-finals, and look back on Terenure's win against Clontarf in the AIL final.
CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals: 5 things to know as Gallants fly SA flag high in Africa
A new name will be engraved on the CAF Confederation Cup trophy this season as the Moroccan monopoly of the competition comes to an end.
Real Madrid v Man City: Parallel paths of Vinicius and Haaland collide in UCL semi-finals
Shortly after Real Madrid lifted the Copa del Rey and a warm Saturday night in Seville spilt into the early hours of Sunday, the Madrid president Florentino Perez was grumbling about scheduling and praising the contribution to the final, a 2-1 win over Osasuna, of Vinicius Junior. “The best player in the world in his position”, Perez said of the Brazilian.
Premiership semi-finals: Saints and Tigers must carry weight of history
N orthampton and Leicester will have to overcome increasingly hefty odds if they are to prevent the two regular season frontrunners Saracens and Sale Sharks from hosting an S club party at this year’s Premiership final at Twickenham on 27 May.
Aix-en-Provence Challenger: Andy Murray beats Luca van Assche in straight sets to reach semi-finals
Andy Murray’s clay-court recovery continued as he defeated Luca van Assche 6-2 7-6(6) to reach the semi-finals of the Aix-en-Provence Challenger. The Scot will face Harold Mayor or Alexander Bublik next as he rebuilds confidence and form ahead of Roland Garros in the wake of a shaky start to the clay season. Ad Murray cruised through a confident opening set before recovering from facing two set points to edge a second set tie-break.
Carlos Alcaraz holds off Khachanov to book place in Madrid Open semi-finals
The world No 2, Carlos Alcaraz, produced a second-set fightback to defeat Karen Khachanov and secure his place in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open. Alcaraz, the defending champion, is bidding for successive ATP Tour titles after winning in Barcelona last week.
Carlos Alcaraz mounts superb second-set comeback to down Karen Khachanov and reach Madrid Open semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz mounted a superb second-set comeback to down Karen Khachanov and reach the Madrid Open semi-finals. The world No. 2 looked in trouble at 5-2 down in the second set to a surging Khachanov, but he reversed the momentum to win 6-4 7-5 and secure his place in the last four once again at the event he won last year.