Katie Taylor says she will have to beat ‘the best fighter in the division’ as she bids to become a two-weight world champion in Manchester this weekend.

Behemoth are special guests on all UK and European shows.

Ariana Grande fans are being warned security is being ramped up for her gigs in the 3Arena in Dublin this September.

Sunderland scraped through to the Sky Bet League One play-off final after grinding out a goalless draw with Portsmouth in a feisty encounter at Fratton Park.

Former amateur world champion Michael Conlan will face Mexico City’s Ruben Garcia Hernandez tomorrow night as part of a bumper weekend of Irish boxing on Americas east coast.

HIS cha cha charm offensive on Sunday night’s Dancing with the Stars brought the studio audience to their feet.

From reformed pop icons to vintage rockers and singing showmen, there’s a lot to look forward to in live music in 2019. Here, in chronological order, Ed Power looks at some of the highlights.

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Fury claims he can go on to knock out "dosser" Anthony Joshua and reclaim his place as the king of the heavyweight division after confirming a return to the ring for the first time in nearly three years.

He last fought in November 2015 when he outpointed Wladimir Klitschko to win the IBF, WBA and WBO titles.

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The man accused of carrying out the Finsbury Park terror attack was a "ticking time-bomb" who became obsessed with Muslims after watching a drama based on the Rochdale grooming scandal, a court heard.

A report into the Manchester Arena attack recommends public bodies dealing with families of the bereaved adopt rules inspired by the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster.

After the terror attack on the Ariana Grande concert, Tony Walsh’s poem became the rallying call of his home town. He’s coming to read in Cork and Dublin, writes Colette Sheridan.

A homeless man who was hailed a hero in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing in the UK has admitted stealing a purse and mobile phone from stricken victims of the attack.

The dive itself is an unsophisticated relic relied upon only when there has been a gross failure of imagination, writes Larry Ryan.

Chris Eubank rose to his feet to defend family honour when George Groves lit the fuse for his super-middleweight clash with Chris Eubank Jr by questioning his opponent's pedigree.

Country singer Shania Twain has announced Irish concert dates next year.

A man hailed a "homeless hero" at the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing has denied stealing a purse and mobile phone from victims of the attack.

A man who urinated on a woman at a Drake concert at Manchester Arena has been given a suspended jail sentence.

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The brother of Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi will be tried in Libya over his alleged role in the attack, the country's chief prosecutor has said.

The best friend of a 15-year-old girl killed in the Manchester Arena bombing will walk her mother down the aisle later this year.

The attack in Barcelona is the latest major terrorist outrage to hit Europe in recent years.

The Manchester Arena will reopen for the first time since the terror attack with a benefit concert to honour those killed in the bombing.

An 18-year-old man has died in England after a fight in which three other people were injured.

Frank Warren has "guaranteed" Tyson Fury will reclaim the world heavyweight title after dismissing suggestions he has retired.

Saffie Rose Roussos came to Manchester in May a happy, smiling eight-year-old to see her pop idol perform on the most exciting night of her young life.

Hughie Fury is scheduled to be one of the first headline acts at the Manchester Arena when it reopens following May’s terrorism attack — and he wants to deliver a world heavyweight championship title for the city.

A funeral will be held for a "perfect" young couple who were killed in the Manchester Arena bombing.

A one-minute silence will be staged ahead of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix in tribute to the victims of the London Bridge terror attack.

British voters are going to the polls today after one of the strangest General Election campaigns of modern times in the country.

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A conference to explore ways to address the kind of youth radicalisation, that can lead to atrocities such as those in London and Manchester, opens tomorrow in Galway.

Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi may have stored items used to assemble the device in a Nissan Micra, police in England have said.

The brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi has been released without charge by police.

Police investigating the Manchester bombing have arrested a 24-year-old man.

Ariana Grande has visited young fans injured in the Manchester terror attack in hospital.

The mother of the youngest victim of the Manchester bombing has been taken off life support and told about her daughter's death.

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Salman Abedi bought most of the key component parts of the suicide bomb he detonated in the Manchester Arena terror attack, police said.

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The group said the year was marred by terrorist attacks across Europe, confirming flight bookings fell in the aftermath of the explosion at the Manchester Arena last week.

A search is also being carried out an address in Moss Side, in the south of the city, as part of the investigation.