Westmeath secure top-flight status and send Laois down
Westmeath's senior hurlers have secured top-flight spring hurling for 2024 and relegated Laois to Division 2 with a hard-earned, but deserved, victory at FBD Semple Stadium.
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Cork find the goals to battle past Meath
Two first-half goals secured the points for Cork in their Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 clash with Meath at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.
Jim Crawford slams 'ignorant, uneducated' racist trolls
Republic of Ireland Under-21s boss Jim Crawford has hit out at the "uneducated" trolls who sent "unacceptable" online abuse to members of the country's under-15s squad.
Tuchel: We are here to win all the titles
Bayern Munich's current squad is among the best in Europe and taking over the German champions comes with instant pressure to succeed, new coach Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday. Bayern surprisingly parted ways with Julian Nagelsmann on Friday and wasted no time in bringing in former Chelsea coach Tuchel in a deal to 2025 as his replacement. Bayern bosses blamed the team's performances in the past months for the sacking of Nagelsmann, with Bayern in second place in the Bundesliga. They face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals next month and are also through to the German Cup last eight. "They are one of the best clubs in the world. Their DNA is about winning and also the way, but firstly about winning," Tuchel told a news conference. "The responsibilities are clear and there is absolutely no misunderstanding. The squad assembled by Bayern is one of the most talented and best squads in Europe. You can challenge for every title with this squad." "That puts me under pressure but at Bayern it's about winning all titles. We are here to win all the titles."
Shevchenko to help restore 'destroyed' hometown stadium
Andriy Shevchenko answered a plea to restore a stadium in the war-ravaged Ukrainian town of Irpin where he played as a child after being moved by the scale of the destruction inflicted by Russian forces. The former striker, who as one of Ukraine's most recognisable stars has worked to raise money and awareness since his country was invaded in February last year, travelled in August to the town outside Kyiv which had been a centre of fighting in the early weeks of the war. A focus of Russia's attempts to encircle the capital, Irpin was bombarded throughout March and was briefly occupied, before Ukrainian forces reclaimed control.
'We're preparing to win' - Ogbene sounds rallying cry
Chiedozie Ogbene threw any faux caution out the window and laid things out as plainly as possible for the Republic of Ireland ahead of Monday's clash with France: "If you're not confident there's no point in showing up."
Northern Ireland's Charles hoping to catch Guardiola's eye
Shea Charles wants to force his way into Manchester City's first team after setting down a marker in Northern Ireland's midfield.
Three-time world champion Nelson Piquet fined for racist and homophobic slurs against Lewis Hamilton
Thee-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered pay 5 million Brazilian Reals (€885,500) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court ruled on Friday. In an interview in November 2021, Piquet used a racial slur referring to the seven-time world champion, when commenting on Hamilton's British Grand Prix crash with Max Verstappen. Hamilton called for action to change "archaic mindsets" after footage of the interview surfaced on social media last June.