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In a successful Indoor World Championships for Ireland, it was quite the dramatic few days for Sharlene Mawdsley. The Tipperary athlete looked like she had qualified for the final of the 400 metres with an impressive display in the semi-final.…

Plus: Man Utd sent scouts to watch Barcelona defender Mikayil Faye score a stunner on his Senegal debut; Barcelona have turned down £172m for La Masia graduate Lamine Yamal; Manchester City are monitoring developments with Everton centre back Jarrad Branthwaite…

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso handed a 20-second time penalty which relegates him two places in the final Melbourne result to eighth; Stewards ruled that Alonso performed “an unusual manoeuvre” in his approach to Turn Six; George Russell was close behind…

Andy Murray receives treatment on his ankle in the deciding set before falling to a dramatic defeat against Czech Tomas Machac at the Miami Open; you can watch the tournament, plus over 80 tournaments a year, including the US Open,…

Toto Wolff admitted it was a “fair question” whether he remained the right person to lead Mercedes – after Lewis Hamilton’s worst ever start to a season was confirmed at the Australian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz delivered the best drive…

Since moving back to these shores after a significant stint overseas, Mayo footballer Lisa Cafferky has been playing a major role in the development of young sportspeople across a range of different disciplines at one of Ireland’s leading third-level institutions.…

Sammie Szmodics hopes he has “shut up” the detractors who questioned his hunger to play for the Republic of Ireland after finally making his international debut. The 28-year-old Blackburn striker has twice in the past had to pull out of…

Images and videos of a Rangers crest sticker over the Hearts badge surfaced on social media, sparking a backlash from Hearts fans; Rangers retained the Sky Sports Cup by beating Partick Thistle 4-1 at Tynecastle Image: Rangers lift the Sky…

West Ham were denied an equaliser in their 2-0 loss to WSL leaders Chelsea on Sunday night; Riko Ueki’s goal was disallowed for offside on the West Ham forward, but replays showed she was clearly onside; there is no VAR…

Interim Republic of Ireland boss John O’Shea backed Evan Ferguson to end his goal drought after seeing the Brighton teenager miss a penalty during Saturday’s 0-0 friendly draw with Belgium. The 19-year-old striker had a first-half spot-kick saved by Matz…