Alexander Zverev reached his third Australian Open semi-final with a four-set win over American Tommy Paul. The second seed, who is bidding for a first grand slam title, had lost both his previous two meetings against Paul but proved the…
England have been hit by the loss of vice-captain Jamie George for their Guinness Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 1, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for the Dublin showdown. Hooker George suffered a hamstring injury in Saracens’…
Chelsea climbed back into the Premier League’s top four with a 3-1 victory over Wolves at Stamford Bridge to end a five-game winless run. It had looked like being the same old story for Enzo Maresca’s team when, at the…
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate admits he still has a contract issue to resolve but is demonstrating his commitment to the club by making the sacrifice of playing through pain to keep the team competing on four fronts. The France international’s…
An Australian TV presenter has publicly apologised to Novak Djokovic and Serbian tennis fans after the 10-time Australian Open champion boycotted his post-match interview on Sunday. Djokovic revealed afterwards that his decision not to answer on-court questions in the customary…
CUALA (Dublin) 3-14 ERRIGAL CIARÁN (Tyrone) 1-16 Cuala made it a Dublin double and completed their senior set of All-Irelands themselves with this edgy win over Errigal Ciarán. The Andy Merrigan Cup heads to the southside of the capital after…
Brighton recorded their third straight Premier League away win at Manchester United as second-half goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter secured three points on a day of tributes to Denis Law at Old Trafford. Rutter capitalised on an dismal…
Na Fianna 2-23 Sarsfields 0-20 The hallmark of Na Fianna’s road to Croker had been injury-time specials. They often had to show a nerveless capacity to dig themselves out of a seemingly undiggable hole. But today was frighteningly easy. On…
Alex Ferguson has hailed Denis Law as the “greatest Scottish player of all time” and described him as the “cornerstone” of Manchester United’s success. Law, who won two league titles with United and was a member of their European Cup-winning…
Darwin Nunez scored twice in stoppage-time as Premier League leaders Liverpool left it late to claim a 2-0 victory at Brentford. Nunez came off the bench to give Liverpool the lead with a close-range finish before he rounded off a…