Category Sport

Kylian Mbappe cost Paris Saint-Germain £166m in 2018 but leaves on a free transfer after his contract expired; France captain signs five-year contact at Real Madrid worth £12.8m a year after tax; the 25-year-old will receive a signing-on bonus of…

Enzo Maresca succeeds Mauricio Pochettino as head coach of Chelsea; 44-year-old Italian leaves Leicester after leading them to promotion to the Premier League by winning the Championship; Maresca preferred to Thomas Frank, Roberto De Zerbi and Kieran McKenna for the…

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was delighted to see the club continue their “love story” with the Champions League after the LaLiga giants secured a record-extending 15th crown with victory over Borussia Dortmund. Despite being second best for much of…

Four Irish boxers have booked their place in the Paris Olympics this Summer at the qualification in tournament in Bangkok. Gráinne Walsh booked her place at 66kg after she defeated Armenia’s Ani Hovedepyan via unanimous decision. Jennifer Lehane will also…

Novak Djokovic admitted his late-night finish at the French Open “could have been handled differently” while Coco Gauff branded playing into the early hours “not healthy”. Djokovic endured the latest finish in Roland Garros history as he beat Lorenzo Musetti…

Enzo Maresca is set to become Chelsea’s new head coach, replacing Mauricio Pochettino; The ‘Marescalator’ will take charge at Stamford Bridge after just 67 games in management and one full season in English football – with Leicester in the Championship…

Rob Cross outlasted Gerwyn Price 8-7 in a thrilling encounter to win the US Darts Masters in New York City on Saturday. The 33-year-old Englishman did not hold a lead at any stage of the final until the decisive leg.…

GAA Derry and Armagh are just about to get underway at Celtic Park in their All-Ireland Group One clash. Elsewhere in that group Galway currently trail Westmeath at halftime in Mullingar by 7 points to 8. Earlierl Tyrone defeated Clare…

Novak Djokovic endured the latest finish in French Open history against Lorenzo Musetti to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros. The world number one and defending champion’s match was shoved back into the early hours due to the incessant…

Enzo Maresca set to succeed Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea head coach; 44-year-old Italian is leaving Leicester after leading them to promotion to the Premier League by winning the Championship; Maresca preferred to Thomas Frank, Roberto De Zerbi and Kieran McKenna…