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In Madeira, the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo is felt from the moment you arrive. The airport is named after him. A bust stands outside it. And a quarter of a century after leaving for Lisbon, he remains a source of…

Tottenham Cristian Romero will not face retrospective action for pulling the hair of Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella on Super Sunday – as pulling a player’s hair is not considered an offence in football’s rules. In a controversial final few minutes of…

Courtney Lawes’ involvement in the Guinness Six Nations has been plunged into doubt because of the calf injury sustained on club duty for Northampton on Saturday. Lawes has withdrawn from the England squad that was due to begin preparations for…

A total of 20 Premier League matches have been called off for Covid-19 related reasons this season, with the league and some clubs taking criticism in recent weeks. Why has it got to this stage, and does something need to…

After taking Aussie Rules Football by storm, Mayo’s Cora Staunton has announced her retirement from AFLW with the GWS Giants. Having achieved so much playing football with both Mayo and her club Carnacon, Staunton became the first Irish women to…

Replacement Caolin Blade claimed a 66th-minute bonus point as Connacht overcame Benetton 38-19 at the Sportsground. Connacht captain Jack Carty converted tries from Niall Murray and Paul Boyle and added a penalty to establish a 17-7 half-time lead. Marcus Watson…

Coco Gauff relished being the centre of attention in New York as she reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time. The 18-year-old is poised to break into the top 10 for the first time next week…

Watford host fellow strugglers Norwich City on Friday Night Football and Claudio Ranieri wants Vicarage Road to be a fortress between now and the end of the season to aid the club’s Premier League survival hopes. It is three months…

Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall’s much-anticipated bout on Saturday has been postponed provisionally until October 15, following the death of The Queen. Saturday’s scheduled fight at The O2 in London was an undisputed middleweight championship encounter, but after the passing…

Natasha Jonas has received an offer to fight Claressa Shields in what would be a major clash between the in-form fighters of world boxing. At the recent British Boxing Board of Control Awards Jonas made history when she became the…