Erik ten Hag confident Man United can avoid European exit
Erik ten Hag is confident his inconsistent but talented Manchester United side can beat Bayern Munich to stay in Europe as they pray for a Champions League miracle.
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Leinster co-captain Ryan hails immediate Nienaber impact
James Ryan hailed the impact of new senior coach Jacques Nienaber after Leinster shut out European champions La Rochelle in a famous Investec Champions Cup away win.
Fans banned from attending matches in Greece for two months
Greece must play all its top league football matches without fans for the next two months following a severe injury to a police officer in violence during a volleyball match in Athens last week.
O'Sullivan out of Scottish Open on medical grounds
Ronnie O'Sullivan has pulled out of the BetVictor Scottish Open citing medical reasons.
Louis Oosthuizen holds off Charl Schwartzel to win at rain-delayed Alfred Dunhill Championship
Louis Oosthuizen overcame torn tendons in his arm and a nervy finish to win the rain-delayed Alfred Dunhill Championship on Monday, carding a final round 69 to finish two strokes ahead of home rival Charl Schwartzel. It was the first success in five years for the 41-year-old Oosthuizen, who started the final round tied with close friend Schwartzel, and was still level with him after play was suspended on Sunday because of heavy rain and the threat of lightning at Leopard Creek Country Club. Oosthuizen and Schwartzel resumed their battle amid more heavy rain on Monday but Schwartzel immediately bogeyed the eighth hole, and again three putted on the 10th, to allow Oosthuizen to take the lead. The 2010 Open winner, who hurt his arm on Friday, consolidated his advantage with birdies on the 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th holes to open up a three-shot lead with two holes to go. But there was a sudden show of nerves as Oosthuizen bogeyed the 17th with a poor putt and then hit a wayward approach to the last but still managed to save par. "I had a good run there at the end from the 13th through to the 15th and this was a tournament that I really wanted to win, it took me a while," said Oosthuizen, who brushed off his injury. "I'm managing it but it's fine," he said. It is the fifth time that 2011 Masters champion Schwartzel has finished runner-up at Leopard Creek, having also won the tournament four times, three of them at the picturesque course on the border of Kruger Park.
World-record holder Daniel Wiffen determined to keep focus ahead of big 2024
Daniel Wiffen has said he will not lose focus on a massive 2024 after creating history for Irish swimming with a world record in the 800m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
Castlehaven hero Damien Cahalane called on soccer muscle memory
Damien Cahalane's penalty shootout heroics saw Castlehaven crowned Munster club football champions on Sunday and led to the inter-county hurler hailing the day as one of the best of his life.
Twickenham to host 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final
Twickenham will host the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final, with Sunderland's Stadium of Light chosen as the venue for the opening fixture. World Rugby and Rugby Football Union made the announcement on Monday morning, after it had been confirmed in August which eight stadiums would be used for the tournament. The Red Roses will open the World Cup at the 48,707-seater Stadium of Light on August 22 before the 16-team competition concludes at Twickenham on September 27. Twickenham hosting the final opens up the opportunity for a new world-record crowd for a women's international to be set after the stadium welcomed 58,498 spectators for England's victory over France earlier this year. "Women's Rugby World Cup England 2025 will be a generational moment for rugby," World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said. "The biggest, most accessible and most widely-viewed, its unstoppable momentum will reach, engage and inspire new audiences in ways that rugby events have not done before. "The selection of Sunderland for the opening match underscores that mission.