A generally nightmarish tournament for Budweiser hasn’t been helped by France’s march on to the final weekend

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni defended his team's behaviour during the fiery quarter-final victory against the Netherlands

Our country is on the world map again thanks to 26 players and a manager who will be an inspiration for generations to come

There is more to come from the current England team, according to Jurgen Klinsmann, who believes their clash with France would have not been out of place as the World Cup final.

A first Ulster title was bound to unleash an emotional firestorm but Glen were giddy with delirium by that stage, especially with how the game ended

Tries either side of half time from wing Matthis Lebel and replacement back Lucas Tauzin and eight points from the boot of full-back Thomas Ramos cancelled out an early Joey Carbery try in front of 21,884 supporters as Toulouse won in Limerick for the second time in three seasons. 

It is a historic moment and, at this stage of the tournament, nobody should be looking at the list of semi-finalists — Argentina, Croatia, France and Morocco — and concluding there are only three nations with a realistic chance.

Despite having a man sent off, Fossa claimed the Munster club junior football championship crown thanks largely to the contribution of 'great clubmen' Paudie and David Clifford

The big worry was the quality the visitors held in reserve on the bench. With that in mind, it was key for Munster to hit the ground running from the outset, which they managed to do.

14-man Kerry champions survive game challenge of Kilmurry to annex a first provincial title

Le Monde said England were the "better side for long stretches" but insisted France were now strong favourites to win back-to-back titles after their 2018 success in Russia.

Barry O’Shea and Declan Quill had been kicking every Strand Road ball, celebrating every turnover, growing delirious with each score. But as Newcastle West began to reel in their team’s four-point lead, the tension for them was palpable. They had been part of this script too many times before.

The Irish province got their campaign off to a winning start in Le Havre. 

New England. Old ghosts. Gareth Southgate’s side stared at a World Cup semi-final date with a jaded and wounded Morocco and instead saw the demons from their past

Olivia Divilly and Chloe Miskell kicked a combined 0-9 as Kilkerrin-Clonberne successfully defended their title with a convincing win over Monaghan’s Donaghmoyne

The Strand Road outfit didn’t score for the 25 minutes of action that followed Barry John Keane’s 39th minute goal but they did enough to keep Newcastle West at bay

Youssef En-Nesyri's header three minutes before half-time was the only goal of a 1-0 victory that was greeted with jubilation by the massed ranks of Morocco fans in the Al Thumama Stadium

Sport is as harsh as the weather, and the fairytale of Honeysuckle found a pair of villains on the Fairyhouse track

It’s worth remembering that Nasser Al Khater is supposed to be the media-savvy, friendly face of the host nation.

The third instalment of His Dark Materials on BBC has the Irish star reprising her role as Mary Malone