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Ashleigh Barty roared into the Melbourne night after exorcising 44 years of Australian tennis pain. By beating American Danielle Collins 6-3 7-6 (2), Barty finally ended the long reign of Chris O’Neil as the last home Australian Open singles champion…

Matt Gay kicked the winning field goal as time expired to help the Los Angeles Rams hold off a trademark Tom Brady comeback and reach the NFC Championship game with a 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady had…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept their NFL playoff chances in their own hands with a come-from-behind 19-16 overtime victory against the Arizona Cardinals on Christmas Day. The visitors stayed top of the NFC South after overcoming a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit…

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…