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Captain Josh Laurent scored twice as Stoke thrashed Rotherham 6-1 to book their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup. The win extends the Potters’ perfect home record to four victories in all competitions this season – a…

Matt Doherty marked his second Wolves debut with two goals and Nathan Fraser scored on his first senior appearance as they brushed aside League One Blackpool 5-0 to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup. Sasa Kalajdzic doubled his…

Conor Murray acknowledges Ireland’s record-breaking winning run and impressive achievements under Andy Farrell will count for very little at the Rugby World Cup. Ireland travel to France as Six Nations Grand Slam champions and having topped the world rankings for…

Ireland boss Andy Farrell has revealed he persuaded World Cup-bound wing Keith Earls not to retire. Munster veteran Earls is preparing for his fourth trip to rugby’s leading tournament after being named in Ireland’s 33-man squad for France ahead of…

What the papers say Manchester United are targeting Spanish full-backs as a replacement for the injured Luke Shaw. The Daily Express says Marcus Alonso (32) has “made his decision” on a move from Barcelona while Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella is also…

Simone Biles has claimed a record eighth all-around US Championship less than a month after ending a two-year break from gymnastics. The 19-time world champion (26) claimed the record-breaking crown – 10 years after winning her first – as she…

Lewis Hamilton said he “paid the price” for Mercedes’ strategy blunder at the start of Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. Following a first-lap downpour in Zandvoort, Mercedes were too slow to put both Hamilton and team-mate George Russell on the intermediate…

Andy Farrell says Ireland are “devastated” to have lost veteran prop Cian Healy to injury ahead of the Rugby World Cup in France. Healy has been left out of his country’s 33-man squad and is facing up to 10 weeks…

Captain Johnny Sexton admits he instantly regretted the heated exchange with referee Jaco Peyper which caused him to miss Ireland’s Rugby World Cup warm-up matches through suspension. Fly-half Sexton was hit with a three-match ban for misconduct for his behaviour…

Max Verstappen navigated his way through a chaotic and dramatic rain-hit Dutch Grand Prix to equal Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine victories in a row. Pole-sitter Verstappen found himself down in 13th place after seven drivers – including Red Bull…