Live coverage of the provincial senior football championships is likely to be severely dented by the introduction of the Super 8 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final stages and the reformatting of the provincial senior hurling competitions as round robins.

Roscommon captain Conor Devaney admits it’s hard to make sense of their long-standing dominance of Cavan.

Leinster flew out for South Africa via Paris last night with forwards coach John Fogarty warning that they will have to roll with the punches off the field long before they step inside the white lines.

Rivals candidates vow to fight on despite Super Tuesday setbacks

Presidential hopeful refuses to condemn supremacist’s backing

Donald Trump’s campaign for the Republican US presidential nomination is building a momentum that may sweep away challenges by Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, with his crushing win in the Nevada caucuses marking a third straight victory in state contests.

For all the well-wishes and patronising pats on the back Leicester have earned this season, Tuesday night may well have seen Man City and Arsenal fans anxiously thumb the Foxes fixture list for the very first time. Claudio Ranieri’s boys have stuck around much longer than expected.

The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl for the second time in two years after clinching a dramatic 28-22 win over the Green Bay Packers in overtime at CenturyLink Field.

Motorsport: Organisers of the Irish Forest Rally Championship received a major boost at their awards ceremony in Clonmel on Saturday night with the announcement that Valvoline will underpin the series for the next three seasons.

Lewis Hamilton is hoping his luck has turned as he heads into the second half of a nip-and-tuck battle for this year’s Formula One world title.

Gareth Bale returned to his native Cardiff on Tuesday night as star-studded Real started the new campaign as they finished the last one – with a trophy.

South Africa flanker Schalk Burger is set to miss the three-Test series against England next month due to a knee injury.

Bursaspor today announced Kenny Miller has agreed terms over a move to Turkey.

AUSTRALIA flanker George Smith has announced his retirement from international rugby at the age of 29.

Captain William Porterfield remains confident his Ireland team can cause another World Twenty20 upset – despite their eight-wicket defeat against champions India.

Barack Obama will win Virginia’s primary election, the first of three states holding their contests today, CNN projected.

President George Bush urged Republicans to “go forward, fight for victory and keep the White House in 2008” as the Democratic presidential hopefuls prepared for voting in five more states this weekend.

More than 20 states went to the polls on Super Tuesday in the most significant day so far in the race to the White House.

YOU wouldn’t know it judging by the events of the last fortnight but rugby in New Zealand is under threat.

FRANCE coach Bernard Laporte has called on his side to realise their true potential against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday.

US Senator John Kerry coasted to victory in the Maine caucuses, wrapping up a three-state weekend sweep that pushed the Democratic front-runner closer to the party nomination than any of his vanquished rivals.

Jennifer Capriati and Venus Williams will clash in the final of the Ericsson Open in Miami after both secured semi-final wins.

Rugby League bosses have hit back at criticism by Sir Alex Ferguson of their decision to hold big matches at Old Trafford.