As you can imagine Sweden are ecstatic after qualifying for the World Cup at the expense of Italy tonight.

Ronnie O'Sullivan had to deal with a stage invader after booking his place in the fourth round of the English Open.

Judd Trump fended off a determined challenge from Stuart Bingham as he made a successful defence of his 888sport European Masters title.

Some of the world’s top professional drone-racing pilots have landed in Ireland to compete for the first time here in their sport’s version of Formula 1.

Some of the world’s top professional drone-racing pilots have landed in Ireland to compete for the first time here in their sport’s version of Formula 1, writes Eoin English.

A resigned Novak Djokovic was at a loss to explain the shocking ending to his French Open title defence.

A resigned Novak Djokovic was at a loss to explain the shocking ending to his French Open title defence.

Novak Djokovic yesterday survived the first serious test of his French Open credentials by fighting back from two sets to one down to beat Diego Schwartzman.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been told to “grow up” by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn as he prepares to head to the Crucible.

Eurosport is to be made available for the first time and in high definition to eir Vision customers in Ireland today.

Venus Williams admits she will be up against the fiercest competitor in the game when she faces her sister Serena in the Australian Open final tomorrow morning (tomorrow 8.30am, live on Eurosport).

Waterford’s Craig Breen (26) will defend his Circuit of Ireland title against opposition that includes European Rally Champion and last year’s event runner-up Kajetan Kajetanowicz along with former triple British rally champion Keith Cronin and Ulster driver Alastair Fisher.

Seven-time major champion Mats Wilander is backing Andy Murray to win two or three more grand slams but says the Scot’s body language is still a key weakness against the top players.

TV3 could bid against RTÉ for Irish TV rights to the Olympic Games if, as expected, free-to-air rights are sub-licensed to an Irish broadcaster.

GAA dominates this weekend’s sporting fixtures, but hey, we love our football and hurling so bring it on!

IT may seem off-target to talk about the privatisation of the free-to-air broadcasting of the Olympic Games — still, despite everything, a magnificent international spectacle — at the very moment the great European project, and especially the unfortunate, vulnerable people of Greece, is facing its greatest challenge.

RTÉ has yet to decide if it will broadcast the 2020 and 2024 Olympics after US-based media giant Discovery Communications secured the European broadcast rights for four Olympics through 2024 in a landmark deal worth €1.3bn.

Tennis, hurling, rugby and the small matter of a Champions League final - we hope you didn’t have big plans for the weekend because they will be hard to fit in around all the sport.

A late puncture proved costly for Team Sky’s Richie Porte as Nicola Boem (Bardiani-CSF) won stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday.

Italian Davide Formolo was rewarded for going it alone with victory on stage four of the Giro d’Italia.

Uefa European U17 Championship

Stuart Bingham wants to scale new heights after his fairytale Betfred World Championship triumph.

To celebrate the return of Champions League football this week, Mastercard surprised a group of amatuer players and turned their 6-a-side game into a night to remember.

Four-time champion Roger Federer suffered his earliest exit at the Australian Open since 2003 as he slumped to a stunning four-set defeat against Italian Andreas Seppi.

Africa Cup of Nations preview

Andy Murray made a statement for the 2015 season by easily defeating Rafael Nadal to reach the final at an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi.

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For one glorious summer, London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park felt like the centre of the world.

New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden has issued a statement apologising after he missed a flight due to a drinking session and was subsequently dropped by management.

The Cork Schoolboys League have confirmed in a statement that the result and the fine to Carrigaline United will stand following the club’s decision not to continue a league game after a player was allegedly subjected to racial abuse during the match.

The Cork man at the centre of an international cycling media storm has apologised to anyone he offended following his now infamous selfie with Sunday’s stage winner of the Giro d’Italia in Dublin, Marcel Kittel.

What’s it like coming to Ireland from Copenhagen? They’ve got Noma, we’ve got Lennox’s.

Ireland rugby captain Paul O’Connell says he’s looking forward to visiting Parkhead to see his cousin Eoghan O’Connell line out for Celtic.

Wilson Kipsang of Kenya set a new world record as he powered to victory in today’s Berlin Marathon.

“Hang on, what’s he played there?”

Andy Murray is ready to play a full role for Great Britain in the Davis Cup after sealing their spot in the elite World Group with a straight-sets win over Croatia's Ivan Dodig.

Irish swimmer Barry Murphy this morning qualified for the 50m breaststroke semi-finals at the World Championships in Barcelona.

Highlights include John Creedon's retracing of Michael Collins's final day.

Sean Kelly believes Chris Froome’s rivals will be kicking themselves for not having done more to take the yellow jersey off his shoulders during Sunday’s dramatic stage nine of the Tour de France.

First week of the Tour. Establish a rhythm, stay upright, refuel smart, get through it.

A score from a 2009 Bohs v Leixlip underage tie has been lighting up the internet, described as "the greatest solo goal ever scored in amateur football".

Mark Cavendish claimed the spoils on the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia, benefitting from a crash in the final kilometre to snatch the win for his Omega Pharma team.

German biathlete Florian Graf has apologised for his “blackout” moment in which he stuck his highly sensitive small-bore rifle in his face during a World Cup race in Oberhof, Germany at the weekend.