Joe Hodge proved the coolest man in scorching Yerevan by striking a sweet equaliser in Ireland’s Euro U19 finals opener against Norway last night.

Tom Willis’ last-minute try ruined the Ireland Under-20s’ final quarter fightback as England won a titanic play-off 30-23 in awful underfoot conditions in Rosario.

Tom Willis’ last-minute try ruined the Ireland Under-20s’ final quarter fight-back as England won a titanic World Rugby U-20 Championship play-off 30-23 in awful underfoot conditions in Rosario.

There will be no quarter-final place for Ireland in the U17 European Championships for a third year in a row after the hosts could only manage a third draw in a row and bowed out of this year’s tournament.

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s have earned another draw in the European Under-17 Championships.

Twelve months after an injustice undid them at the Euro U17 finals, Ireland were again left fuming by a refereeing decision in the tournament.

ACT Brumbies back row Pete Samu is the standout absentee from Michael Cheika’s Wallabies squad — which features five uncapped players — to face Ireland in the forthcoming June Test series

Stephen Cluxton has won his game’s ultimate honour on four occasions. This Saturday, he makes his 89th championship appearance, going one ahead of Tomás and Marc Ó Sé, writes John Fogarty.

Theresa May faced claims that the British Government offered a "sweetheart deal" to a Tory-led council in order to scrap an embarrassing 15% tax hike.

Munster can expect the kind of reception they like to dish out to visiting teams when they take on Edinburgh in tonight’s deferred Guinness Pro 12 game at Myreside.

Australia cruised to a 12th successive victory over woeful Wales as they ran their hosts ragged at the Principality Stadium.

Israel Dagg scored two first-half tries as New Zealand made it back-to-back wins over defending champions Australia in the Rugby Championship.

Hawthorn’s three-time AFL Premiership captain Luke Hodge will lead the Australian team in the international rules Test against Ireland.

Big Four accountancy firm PwC was accused of promoting “tax avoidance on an industrial scale” to numerous multinational firms in a scathing report by MPs today.

The running costs of the BBC’s prestigious new headquarters at Broadcasting House are almost three-times as high as for other comparable buildings in the UK, the Whitehall spending watchdog has disclosed.

A new study has highluighted the dangers of teenagers sharing personal and private details with complete strangers.

Sir Patrick Stewart, Helen Lederer and Hugh Bonneville are just some of the stars bringing a series of statues to life by giving them a voice.

The UK arm of internet shopping giant Amazon paid corporation tax of less than £10m last year despite generating sales of £4.3 billion.

Virtual ‘girlfriend’ helps satisfy nosey relatives

A rapidly accelerating car driven by a young man screeched across a pavement and straight into a crowd enjoying one of Southern California’s most popular boardwalks, killing one person, injuring 11 and leaving the promenade in chaos as he sped out of sight.

Its corporate motto may be “Don’t be evil” but Google was accused of being devious, calculating, and unethical as British MPs put pressure on its tax regime.

Michael Bradley has left his position as Edinburgh head coach with immediate effect.

IMAGINING the Divine: The Holy Family in Art is an exhibition, centred around The Nativity, currently running in the National Gallery of Ireland.

Starbucks, Google and Amazon were accused of “immorally” minimising their UK tax bills in a damning report by a spending watchdog today.

Starbucks chief Troy Alstead was yesterday told his claims that the coffee chain continually made a loss in Britain “just doesn’t ring true”.

A tally of 3-2 from full-forward Conor Murphy re-ignited Ballinora’s Cork Premier IFC ambitions as they saw off Mayfield at Ballincollig on Saturday.

Chris Paterson is to take on a new role with Scottish Rugby.

Former county star Micéal Ó Croinín showed class is permanent as Naomh Abán had a perfect start to the Cork Premier IFC at Kilmurry on Saturday night.

Munster A’ 31 Cross Keys 12

Up to 181,000 migrants who should have gone home over the past two years alone could still be in the UK illegally, figures showed today.

CRITICISED by some as narcissism gone mad, a fertility forum website, aimed at creating good-looking babies, was launched last month.

CATHERINE Zeta-Jones and Douglas Hodge were winners at the Tony Awards in New York, picking up gongs for best actress and best actor in a musical.

Labour veteran Margaret Hodge was victorious today in her battle with the leader of the British National Party.

Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate has given birth to twin daughters.

Ballinora 2-8 Killavullen 0-10

Ulster 16 Edinburgh 10

A PAIR of “feral” teenagers who subjected a harmless drifter to months of bullying before savagely beating and tossing him into a river were jailed for life yesterday.

THE Scarlets scored five tries to secure Magners League victory over Welsh regional rivals the Dragons at Stradey Park.

Sloppy Edinburgh surrendered their slim hopes of claiming the Magners League crown as they were sent crashing 10-3 by the Borders basement boys in an error-strewn affair at Netherdale.

A dentist suspended for poor patient treatment was told today he will be disqualified for a second time.

EDINBURGH’S dream of bringing the Magners League title to Scotland for the first time was clinically demolished by the streetwise Ospreys at Murrayfield.