Defending World Series champions the Boston Red Sox slumped to their third loss in a row as the New York Yankees claimed a 4-1 home win.

James Paxton struck out 12 as the New York Yankees thrashed bitter rivals the Boston Red Sox 8-0.

The Los Angeles Dodgers set a record for home runs on the opening day of a Major League Baseball season with eight in the 12-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The past year produced another crop of bizarre, eye-watering injuries for sport stars. And not all of them happened during the action.

Take a moment to appreciate baseball's newest hero.

That was for Axel.

The World Series will be decided in game seven on Wednesday after the Chicago Cubs romped to a 9-3 success against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

In a city obsessed with sporting history, Ultan Dillane can see the neat symmetry with Ireland’s bid for a first win over the All Blacks this weekend as the Chicago Cubs chase a first World Series since 1908.

The Chicago Cubs kept their World Series hopes alive as they reduced their deficit to 3-2 against the Cleveland Indians.

If you thought Mayo's wait to get their hands on the Sam Maguire cup was bad, get a load of this.

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A curse or simply not good enough? Whatever your point of view, there’s no denying Mayo’s place in the pantheon of greatest bridesmaids. John Fogarty selects a disappointing dozen of the worst performing final teams in the history of sport...

Hillary Clinton’s tough talk isn’t just talk. Throughout her career as a senator and US secretary of state, she displayed instincts on foreign policy that are far more aggressive than those of President Barrack Obama or any Democrat, writes Mark Landler.

Maybe there is a game more romanticised, more mythologised than rugby.

The New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series with an 8-3 rout on Wednesday. It put them into the World Series for the first time since 2000.

Mayo by creed, a Liverpool and Chicago Cubs fan by deed, Billy Joe Padden may just be a glutton for punishment.

The GAA line you’ve heard and seen all summer is a simple one.

Anthony Beevor has written another history of another decisive WWII battle — the last throw of the dice for the Nazis, the Battle of the Bulge. Richard Fitzpatrick enjoyed it.

Not a puck did we see of Saturday’s All-Ireland hurling final replay.

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It is almost 40 years since Johan Cryuff reacted to his transfer from Ajax to Barcelona for a record fee by remarking that he was “no longer a footballer, I am an industry.”

Late last night in Miami, the old F Scott Fitzgerald adage about no second acts gracing American lives was given a run for its money by an inconsequential game between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins.

We can wonder just why Lar embraced his unusual assignment with such diligence

A piece of advice if you ever get the chance to visit Miami: avoid the F-Word at all costs.

Jessica Simpson was left dazzled by boyfriend Tony Romo's rocking skills at Hollywood's Key Club on Monday night when he took the stage for a rendition of Gus 'n Roses anthem 'Sweet Child o' Mine'.

YOU’RE aware that they’re picking presidential candidates in America at the moment.

Eoin Kelly’s striking. Ronaldinho’s flicks. Brian O’Driscoll’s running with the ball in hand. Enjoy the aesthetic experience, says a Stanford professor of literature. Michael Moynihan found out how an eighteenth century philosopher explains the appeal of sport.

WORLD Series champions Boston and the Houston Astros clinched the final two Major League Baseball playoff berths on the last day of the regular season on Sunday.

ROOKIE Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in four runs and Josh Beckett tossed four superb innings in relief as the Florida Marlins posted a 9-6 triumph over the Chicago Cubs to qualify for baseball’s World Series.