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American Quincy Hall dug deep in the final metres to overhaul Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith and take the Olympic 400 metres gold in another race of scintillating quality on Wednesday. Hudson-Smith seemed on course to win his country’s first gold over…

Rhasidat Adeleke has become the first Irish female sprinter to reach an Olympic final after she qualified for the 400m final in Paris. The Dubliner finished with a time of 49.95 just behind Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser who finished first.…

The athlete training session for the Olympic marathon swimming was cancelled on Tuesday as concerns over the water quality of the River Seine continued at Paris 2024. Athletes had been due to take to the water for familiarisation sessions ahead…

Boxing Kellie Harrington will bid to become the first Irish woman to successfully defend her Olympic title this evening. The Dubliner is up against China’s Wenlu Yang in the final of the 60kg division at Roland Garros. Yang came out…

Julian Alvarez is close to completing a move from Manchester City to Atlético Madrid in a deal worth over £81million in total, the PA news agency understands. The deal is not yet fully complete, but it is understood to be…

Andrew Flintoff struggled with anxiety, experiencing “nightmares and flashbacks” and was “crying every two minutes” after being seriously hurt in a high-speed car crash while filming Top Gear. The former England all-rounder revealed he only left his home for medical…

St. Pat’s are through to the third qualifying round of the Conference League. Jak Elbouzedi and Romal Palmer scored their goals in this evening’s 2-2 draw away to Vaduz. The Saints won the tie 5-3 on aggregate, and will play…

Former Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare has died at the age of 60. Shakespeare held numerous roles during his coaching career, most notably as assistant to Claudio Ranieri when the Foxes won a surprise Premier League title in 2016. He got…

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has ruled himself out of the race to replace Gareth Southgate as England manager. The 57-year-old German had been touted as an outsider for the post vacated by Southgate in the wake of England’s Euro…

Republic of Ireland defender Jake O’Brien has joined Everton from Lyon in a deal worth £17 million (€20 million). O’Brien has signed a four-year deal with Everton, returning to the Premier League after leaving Crystal Palace last year. The 23-year-old…