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Liverpool star Conor Bradley believes Northern Ireland will learn from their 5-1 beating at the hands of Euro 2024-bound Spain as they look ahead to next year’s World Cup qualifiers. Daniel Ballard’s header less than 70 seconds into the encounter…

Scotland are in Group A with holders Germany, Hungary & Switzerland; Germany vs Scotland opens the Euros on June 14 Angus Gunn never felt the pressure of following in his father’s footballing footsteps, although he admits he did annoy his…

Iga Swiatek has had trouble replicating her clay form on the grass and particularly at Wimbledon where she has failed to make it beyond the quarter-finals; you can watch Andy Murray in action at the Stuttgart Open, exclusively live on…

Toni Kroos is back, while Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala are ready to star. After a period of struggle, Jurgen Klinsmann explains how the mood has changed and why home advantage could inspire Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany to glory at Euro…

Gaelic games Kilkenny are Leinster senior hurling champions for the fifth year in a row. The Cats defeated Dublin by 3-28 to 1-18 in a one-sided affair at Croke Park. TJ Reid scored two goals for Kilkenny and Eoin Cody…

Leinster brushed aside Ulster 43-20 at the Aviva Stadium to book a United Rugby Championship semi-final clash against the Bulls in Pretoria next weekend. Converted tries from Robbie Henshaw and James Lowe, as well as a Ross Byrne penalty, had…

Iga Swiatek swept to a fourth French Open crown to keep her Queen of Clay title at Roland Garros. The world number one from Poland brushed aside Italian underdog Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-1 in and hour and eight minutes. King…

Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega feels “motivated and challenged” after signing a one-year contract extension. The 31-year-old German, who joined the club in 2022, has extended his stay until 2026 after saying the club “provides players with everything we need…

World number one Scottie Scheffler produced a brilliant finish to open up a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Memorial Tournament. Seeking a fifth win of the season, Scheffler followed a front nine of 33 with bogeys on…

England boss Gareth Southgate accused his players of failing to show enough character as they slumped to a 1-0 loss to Iceland at Wembley. The home side’s last match before Euro 2024 ended in boos at the final whistle after…