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Dublin's rocky road to marathon success

The Irish Life Dublin Marathon is in rude health. For this year's edition, the 43rd staging of the event, there were 40,000 entry requests.

LOI preview: Win a must for Shamrock Rovers against Dundalk to keep race alive

And then there were two. Shelbourne still at the summit, kicking back into gear with wins over Waterford FC and Drogheda United. And Shamrock Rovers, despite dropping to fourth after St Pat's win over Derry on Friday night, who have a game in hand in which to close the deficit on their cross-city rivals.

Nico Echavarria edges out Justin Thomas as Seamus Power finishes strongly

Justin Thomas fell one shot short of winning his first PGA Tour title in over two years as Colombian Nico Echavarria claimed victory at the Zozo Championship in Chiba.

Carlos Sainz on pole as Max Verstappen edges out title rival Lando Norris at Mexican Grand Prix

Max Verstappen edged out title rival Lando Norris as Ferrari's Carlos Sainz claimed pole position at the Mexico Grand Prix.

Robert Lewandowski with a brace as Barcelona rout Real Madrid

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire second-half double to set the leaders on course for a 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid in a sensational Clasico victory in La Liga on Saturday.