Category Sport

The Irish men’s hockey team have booked their place in this summer’s Olympic Games. Ireland defeated South Korea 4-3 in the qualifying tournament’s third-place play-off. Anything other than outright victory would mean no Irish team in the Olympic tournament in…

Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota claimed second-half doubles as Premier League leaders Liverpool moved five points clear with a crushing 4-0 victory away to Bournemouth. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds initially struggled to create at the Vitality Stadium in the absence of…

Plus: The government is adamant Man City’s Premier League financial charges were not discussed during a meeting between club and sports minister last spring; Aston Villa have rejected an offer from West Ham to sign Jhon Durán on loan with…

Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool as part of his rehabilitation following a muscle injury; Salah was subbed during Egypt’s draw with Ghana on Thursday; Egypt say he will miss their final group game and any potential last-16 game if…

Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer’s record by reaching a 58th grand slam quarter-final in style at the Australian Open. It appeared the world number one might do so by becoming the first player to claim a ‘triple bagel’ victory at…

Nick Dunlap will take a three-shot lead into the final round of The American Express tournament as he chases the first win by an amateur on the PGA Tour for 33 years. The University of Alabama student shot 10 birdies…

Diogo Jota scored two goals and set up another in Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Sunday; Jamie Carragher said Jota is the club’s best Premier League finisher, ahead of of Mohamed Salah, Michael Owen, Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez…

Elina Svitolina retires due to a back injury with Czech teenager Linda Noskova advancing to a meeting with Dayana Yastremska who upsets two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka; we will bring you live scores, reports, analysis and features from Melbourne…

Natasha Jonas was pushed to the limit but retained her IBF welterweight crown with a razor-thin split decision victory over American rival Mikaela Mayer in a thriller in Liverpool. Jonas started strongly in the first defence of the world title…

Manchester United have named Omar Berrada as their new chief executive after raiding rivals Manchester City in a dramatic statement of intent. United have been looking for a successor to Richard Arnold, who left the club in November, and Berrada…