Paris St Germain were crowned Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday as second-placed Monaco lost 3-2 at Lyon. The latest success for Luis Enrique’s side means Kylian Mbappe, whose contract expires in the summer, will depart the French capital with seven league titles. Trailing by 12 points, only a win would […]
Irish pair Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry came through a play-off to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. At the end of the fourth round, Lowry made the most of a superb chip on to the 18th green by McIlroy by sinking a birdie putt, extending the contest as they joined Martin Trainer and […]
Manchester City reeled Premier League leaders Arsenal back in with a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest as the title race heads towards a thrilling finale. The Gunners moved four points clear when they beat Tottenham in a frantic north London derby earlier on Sunday, but City immediately responded thanks to goals from Josko Gvardiol and […]
Arsenal were able to weather a grandstand finish to move a step closer to a first Premier League title in 20 years with a potentially season-defining 3-2 victory at rivals Tottenham. The Gunners held a one-point lead over Manchester City ahead of Sunday’s clash but all eyes were on whether Mikel Arteta’s men could pass […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan showed signs of his best form as he took a 5-3 lead on Ryan Day at the World Championship. Both players made a number of big breaks in a high-quality first session of their last-16 clash at the Crucible. The ‘Rocket’ got off to a flying start, hitting a 123 break in the […]
The provincial hurling championship brought plenty of drama this weekend, as rivals in Munster and Leinster renewed acquaintances. In Munster, the first game of the day saw Clare travel to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to meet Cork. Having each taken losses in the opening round last weekend, both counties were in need of a win to […]
Gaelic games Hurling After both counties lost last weekend, there’s a lot on the line for the senior hurlers of Cork and Clare today. Their Munster championship round-robin game begins at Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 2pm. That match is followed in the province by the meeting of All-Ireland champions Limerick and Tipperary at the Gaelic […]
Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke ran under 11 seconds to win the women’s 100 metres final at the Texas Invitational. The 21-year-old ran a wind-assisted 10.84 seconds, but the time won’t count towards the record books. The women’s 100m at the Texas Invitational. Wind +3.51st – Rhasidat Adeleke 🇮🇪 10.842nd – Celera Barnes 🇺🇸 10.943rd – Dina […]
Leinster surrendered their place at the top of the United Rugby Championship table after going down to a 42-12 defeat to Stormers in Cape Town. Glasgow’s bonus-point win over Zebre Parma earlier in the day sees the Scottish side hold a four-point advantage at the summit with just three rounds to go. The dominant South […]
Everton capped a season-defining week with a third successive home victory to secure their Premier League status as Idrissa Gueye scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Brentford. For the second successive campaign it was a midfielder – a year ago Abdoulaye Doucoure had the honour on the final day – who stepped […]
England claimed their sixth successive Women’s Six Nations title and completed a hat-trick of Grand Slams after toppling France 42-21 in Bordeaux. The Red Roses led from the moment prop Maud Muir charged over in the fourth minute and they went on to score six tries, with number eight Alex Matthews crossing twice in front […]
Ireland finished third in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations after they twice came from behind to narrowly beat Scotland 15-12 and secure their qualification for the 2025 World Cup. Scotland hit the front with the only try of the first half when Elis Martin crossed the whitewash to give them a 5-0 lead at the […]