Maybe Greece will be the war to end all wars. But probably not.

That Carr is gone before a championship ball has been kicked would reflect badly on those who appointed him, were they not already dealing with the fallout from the departure of Karl Lacey.

The timing of Haaland’s Tuesday night feast is not without significance.

No greater love hath any commentator than to lay down his microphone for his fellow man. The ultimate sacrifice.

Watching Barcelona and United play each other in the Europa League last week put one in mind of late-career Laurel and Hardy, reduced to playing provincial music halls to half full houses

How can rugby be both on the brink of transcendent glory and, at the same time, existential collapse?

Is this new policy the Blues are considering a betrayal of the club's rich history?

When this is all over, how will it be between us and the great grizzly bear who sits benignly in the coaching box overseeing the latest franchise in the Irish rugby team’s cinematic universe?

Irish sporting scandals are so bitter because the stakes are so small. It rarely matters greatly to the overall health of the nation which way these things play out, yet it seems to matter so much. Think of the children!

Almost seven out of ten rugby fans said they would oppose any ban on drinking at the Aviva Stadium