A couple of weeks ago the new Red Mills Unraced Stake at Curraheen Park was unveiled. This is a great addition to the calendar at this track as it has long lacked a similar stake, the type which goes particularly well at other venues.

After a remarkable run in defeat a week earlier, Razldazl Duke earned himself a change of name with a scintillating display in victory in Sunday night’s second round of the Red Mills and Track Supporters’ Club Open Unraced Stake at Clonmel.

Most eyes were probably on events in Barcelona’s Nou Camp and Munich’s Allianz Arena last Tuesday evening, but there were happenings of a less-gilded though far more uplifting and important nature unfolding at the same time at the tidy little Tameside Stadium in Ashton-Under-Lyne in England’s north-west.

In a club and a city on the march, Cork City captain Johnny Dunleavy looks forward and back, says Neal Horgan.

The BBC received criticism after it did not show Bradford’s FA Cup victory on Sunday.

Colm O’Neill, father of US soccer star Shane, says his son would be "really, really interested" in the Republic of Ireland but adds that communication with the FAI has been limited.

Lucas Leiva heaped praise on Steven Gerrard after the Liverpool captain began his long goodbye with a match-winning display at AFC Wimbledon.

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The British government is to set up a group of experts aimed at making it easier for fans to run football clubs.

Phil Jones admits Manchester United are still learning Louis van Gaal’s new system but the defender believes their 100% record in pre-season shows they are ready for the new Premier League campaign to start.

An opportunistic second-half strike from Republic of Ireland striker Andy Keogh - made possible by a howler from visiting goalkeeper Ross Worner - and a Martyn Woolford effort ensured Millwall progressed to the Capital One Cup second round with a 2-1 victory over AFC Wimbledon.

One lower league club has a cruel sense of humour.

Arsenal’s match against West Ham on St Stephen's Day is likely to be called off due to the threat of a tube strike, it is understood.

AFC Wimbledon chief executive Erik Samuelson has called for Milton Keynes to drop the word Dons from their name.

Having apologised to the manager and his team-mates for the wildly ill-advised and inflammatory tweet he posted just after Friday’s game in Astana, James McClean was intent on letting only his feet do the talking yesterday, working up a red face of a different kind as the sun beat down on an Irish training session at the home of AFC Wimbledon in London.

“Robbie! Robbie!”

The cold snap continued to wreak further havoc to the British sporting calendar today after the npower Championship clash between Peterborough and West Ham was postponed.

MANCHESTER UNITED avoided further humiliation after their derby drubbing as they breezed through last night’s Carling Cup fourth round clash at Aldershot, winning 3-0.

FC UNITED general manager Andy Walsh has admitted the non-league outfit gave serious consideration to refusing to appear on live TV tonight.

Blizzards and plummeting temperatures across the UK have already claimed a number of the weekend’s sporting fixtures with more set to follow later in the day.

DEAN KIELY insists he has not quit international football with Ireland and has claimed Giovanni Trapattoni broke an understanding that he would not be called up just to sit on the bench.

Leeds United face an away tie against Oldham Athletic in the first round of the FA Cup.

DERBY, relegated in shame from the Premier League last season, are on the brink of a Wembley final after edging past Stoke in the Carling Cup quarter-final.

A LAST-GASP goal from Craig Mackail-Smith gave Peterborough a 1-0 win over Ryman Premier side AFC Hornchurch in the first round of the FA Cup yesterday.

Leeds have been handed a home clash against fellow Coca-Cola League One outfit Northampton following the draw for the first round of the FA Cup.

SPURS first-team coach Gus Poyet believes the spectacular 6-4 game with Reading less than a week ago in the Premier League will have no bearing on today’s FA Cup third-round clash with the Royals.

Fledgling North West Counties Division Two outfit FC United will begin life with an away fixture at Leek CSOB on Saturday, August 13.

Manchester United supporters will approach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to manage a breakaway club if Malcolm Glazer’s bid to takeover at Old Trafford is successful.

Wimbledon chairman Charles Koppel claims the club are better off without their stay-away fans despite months of playing at a near-deserted Selhurst Park.

Wimbledon supporters accused Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier of crying crocodile tears after he admitted the decision to allow the club’s move to Milton Keynes was “appalling“.

AFC Wimbledon, the club founded by fans unhappy with Wimbledon Football Club’s move to Milton Keynes, have been elected to the Combined Counties League.

Wimbledon supporters are working on setting up a new club as they continue to fight their move to Milton Keynes.