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The Republic of Ireland launch their Euro 2024 qualification campaign with the toughest of fixtures against World Cup finalists France on Monday evening. Stephen Kenny’s men will have to be at their best to stand any chance of denying the…

GAA Tipperary have beaten Kilkenny 1-19 to 1-18 in their Group B Division One game in the Allianz National Hurling League. Jake Morris found the back of the net for the hosts in Thurles. Elsewhere in the same section, Waterford…

Updated: 4pm Here’s the latest from today’s sporting action… Rugby France’s Six Nations title defence is off to a good start, but Italy putting up a fight in the final game of the opening weekend. It’s 14-19 in Les Blues’…

Kildare manager Glenn Ryan says his side will need to produce an even better performance to be crowned Leinster champions this year. The Lilywhites booked their place in the provincial final following a 2 point win over Westmeath in today’s…

Super substitute Lyndon Dykes scored a late double as Scotland moved impressively to the top of their Nations League group with a thumping 3-0 win over Ukraine at Hampden Park. After a goalless first half, striker Che Adams and midfielder…

“The weekends are tough now,” Steve Evans tells Sky Sports. It is a curious comment as he looks out over his sun-kissed garden in Rutland. Nevertheless, this is the mindset of the out-of-work football manager. “I am a bit of…

Nottingham Forest have made changes off the field by hiring Filippo Giraldi as their new sporting director but Steve Cooper is expected to remain as head coach for now. Forest are bottom of the table following Monday’s 4-0 defeat at…

In the space of a few hours, West Bromwich Albion have ripped up the entirety of their plans and started again. They’ve sacked their head coach, and their chief executive. But the new approach appears to be pointing to an…

Spain’s women players insist they have never called for the dismissal of head coach Jorge Vilda – and hit out at the governing body for going public over their concerns. The Royal Spanish Football Federation said it had received 15…

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber insists Rassie Erasmus’s latest ban will not affect Saturday’s game against England and that “all the facts” have not been made public. Director of rugby Erasmus has been given a two-game matchday ban by…