HILL RUNS IN the Phoenix Park have been a staple of Shamrock Rovers’ pre-season training. Many mornings were spent slogging around The Magazine Fort, with team breakfast the reward afterwards.

ARSENAL MUST HOPE Manchester City fall asunder as quickly in the Premier League title race as they did against Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu. A 22-minute hat-trick in the first half from ...

On Monday, Van Gaal — who took the helm of United at the start of their US tour — will experience first-hand his new club’s rivalry with Liverpool, who have already booked their berth with a match ...

FOREST GREEN ROVERS have sacked their manager, Troy Deeney. The former Watford striker was appointed in mid-December with the club second-from-bottom in League Two, having not won in their previous ...

IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell is set to bring a handful of his regular frontliners back into the starting XV for Saturday afternoon’s Triple Crown decider against Scotland in Dublin. With Ireland ...

These are the missing details that will almost certainly mean an exit next week for Liam Rosenior’s side, but they also exposed PSG’s own defensive vulnerabilities – Barcola in particular was horribly ...

Wales have made three changes, with wing Ellis Mee, out-half Dan Edwards and back row James Botham all included. Out-half Sam Costellow, who was so integral to their improved performance — and near ...

Dan and I started school on the same day as 5-yr olds, Although our careers took different paths, in retirement we renewed contact within the past decade, and found that we still had much in common, ...

Red-hot favourite Majborough couldn’t deliver. PAUL TOWNEND CAME good with Il Etait Temps to take the feature Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. Red-hot favourite ...

IN THE 69TH minute at Tallaght Stadium last Tuesday night, France brought Melvine Malard off the bench as they trailed 1-0. 10 minutes later, the Manchester United star had scored twice to down ...

IGOR TUDOR’S POSITION as Tottenham boss is under intense pressure after another awful night for the Croatian in the Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust called for “emergency action” ...

St Martin’s, Clonmel Commercials, and Newbridge were some of the weekend’s big winners.