Republic of Ireland's U21s continued their unbeaten run in the European Championship qualifiers with an impressive 4-0 win over Israel today.

Galway native Ryan Manning has his sights set on guiding Ireland to the U21 Euro finals and earning senior promotion.

It is the dream of every sports broadcaster to have their voices usher in one immortal moment. Jimmy Magee had a lifetime’s worth, writes Tommy Martin.

Latest: Tributes from all walks of Irish life have flooded in following the death of the RTE commentator, journalist and Memory Man, Jimmy Magee.

A Grenfell Tower survivor who escaped from the 19th floor of the burning building has said he will be haunted for life by the sight of the raging fire.

Whether it was playing on the pitch, or partying off it, Terry McDermott gave it his all. The Liverpool legend lived life to the full and he remains a larger-than-life character

Newcastle saw their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship cut back to three points after being held to a goalless draw at Reading while Brighton ran out 2-0 winners at bottom club Rotherham.

After sealing his long-term future, Michael Harriman would love nothing better than to crown the week by scalping strugglers Aston Villa in today’s FA Cup third round tie.

Saido Berahino has been given extra time off by West Brom following a blocked move to Tottenham.

QPR manager Chris Ramsey has not given up hope of keeping striker Charlie Austin.

Chelsea have completed the loan signing of Radamel Falcao with Blues boss Jose Mourinho hoping to bring out the real form of the Colombian after his mediocre year at Manchester United.

In spite of infernal overnight motorway roadworks, I suspect our 180-mile trek home from Burnley on Saturday night must’ve felt a helluva lot less tiresome than it did for the smattering of Spurs fans who schlepped back from their half-hearted display at Turf Moor the previous weekend.

QPR 0 CHELSEA 1: The league table suggests Chelsea are moving towards the Premier League at a gentle canter but there was nothing serene about their progress as they moved seven points clear at Loftus Road.

Eden Hazard is without equal in the Premier League this season and the clear player of the year, according to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

QPR 1 Tottenham 2

QPR’s hopes of beating the drop received a major blow as Harry Kane underlined his England credentials with a match-winning brace for Tottenham.

Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud are ready to lead Arsenal to another top-four Premier League finish, according to Arsene Wenger.

Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez guided Arsenal to a routine 2-1 Premier League victory at struggling QPR, despite Charlie Austin striking back late on.

QPR v Arsenal Tonight: Loftus Road, 7.45pm Referee: Kevin Friend Betting: QPR 11/2, Arsenal 9/15 Draw 31/10 Arsene Wenger believes his Arsenal side are currently "nowhere near" being involved in the race for the Premier League title — but believes a consistent run could change all that.

Arsene Wenger believes his Arsenal side are currently “nowhere near” being involved in the race for the Premier League title – but believes a consistent run could change all that.

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Sunderland 0 QPR 2

Sunderland v QPR: Tonight: Gus Poyet has urged his resurgent Sunderland team not to become the first to surrender a Premier League point to struggling QPR on their own pitch.

QPR 0 Southampton 1: Chris Ramsey speaks to his good friend Tim Sherwood regularly but even he was unable to clarify whether the former Tottenham manager will be taking over at QPR, whose season went from bad to worse when top scorer Charlie Austin limped away from Loftus Road with an ankle injury after their fifth successive defeat.

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman insists he is still looking “down rather than up” the table, despite Saints climbing to third with a 1-0 victory at QPR today.

Former Republic of Ireland stalwart Richard Dunne is set to shelve plans to retire at the end of the season.

Harry Redknapp insists his career is not finished following his sudden resignation as QPR manager.

Harry Redknapp insists he did not resign as QPR manager because of the club’s lack of signings in the January transfer window. 

Do you want to listen to Jim White all day?

Panic buys, protracted deals and last-minute loans can all occur on transfer deadline day, but the closure of this window is unlikely to cause much of a stir for Barclays Premier League clubs.

Louis van Gaal says he feels an uncomfortable "twitch" in his backside every time Manchester United play 4-4-2.

Gary Neville thinks Manchester United’s defence lacks "control" and consistency.

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Tony Fernandes has branded reports Harry Redknapp faces the sack at QPR as “a load of nonsense”, according to the Loftus Road manager.

Diego Costa took his top-flight tally for the season to 17 as Chelsea extended their Barclays Premier League lead to five points with a crushing 5-0 win over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Harry Redknapp has accused a Loftus Road insider of trying to end his reign as QPR manager.

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"Let’s all sit and talk straight, when you’re earning X amount of pounds, and someone wants to give you money that’s nowhere near that, you’re not going to go are you?"

”You have to prove yourself. A player of £95million has to prove himself also.”

The Irish company behind the pitch where Munster’s European dream could come to an end has told the province they have nothing to fear — from the artificial surface at least — when they travel to Saracens tomorrow.