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Jetlagged Ronaldo can’t break Riyadh stalemate as Al-Nassr and Al-Shahab draw in King Salman Club Cup

There can’t have ever been a substitute bench in Saudi Arabian football with the collective talent of Cristiano Ronaldo, Seko Fofana, Anderson Talisca, Alex Telles and Abdulrahman Ghareeb but there they were sat on Friday as Al-Nassr drew 0-0 with Al-Shahab in their opening game of the King Salman Club Cup. The result means that both sides from Riyadh are still very much in this 16-team tournament, known in the past as the Arab Club Champions Cup, but the team in yellow will surely be more satisfied given the team that started the game in the south-western city of Abha.

Belgian Grand Prix practice hit by treacherous conditions at Spa

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Carlos Sainz topped the times for Ferrari but Formula One was left facing a problematic challenge on Friday as heavy rain curtailed the only free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Spanish driver clocked a best lap time of two minutes and 3.207 seconds to finish ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris with Charles Leclerc fourth for Ferrari.

Celine Boutier leads as Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow treading water at Evian Championship

France's Celine Boutier shot a two-under-par second-round 69 to take the halfway lead of her home major at the Amundi Evian Championship on Friday, while Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow made it through to the weekend in France.

Juventus banned from Europa Conference League after breaching fair play rules

Juventus will not play in Europe next season after being banned over breaches of UEFA's Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play rules, while Chelsea will pay €10million for submitting incomplete financial information, Europe's soccer governing body have confirmed.

Ireland fall to 10-wicket loss as Australia win series

Ireland fell to a 10 wicket loss to Austalia as the tourists completed a series victory in the third one day international in Dublin. Chasing down Ireland's total of 217, the tourists did not lose a wicket as openers Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland - the latter moving up the order in place of injured captain Alyssa Healy - each scored centuries to race over the line with more than 14 overs to spare. Orla Prendergast hit 71 for the hosts, who lost the second match by 153 runs after the series opener was abandoned because of rain.

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Jetlagged Ronaldo can’t break Riyadh stalemate as Al-Nassr and Al-Shahab draw in King Salman Club Cup

Belgian Grand Prix practice hit by treacherous conditions at Spa

Celine Boutier leads as Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow treading water at Evian Championship

Juventus banned from Europa Conference League after breaching fair play rules

Ireland fall to 10-wicket loss as Australia win series

Ireland looking to shock Croatia in sold-out clash at the National Basketball Arena

IRFU agree rule changes to achieve 40% female board representation

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final: All you need to know for Dublin v Kerry