A panel will meet to examine a 30th-minute incident in the Sharks' 29-26 Aviva Premiership defeat at Harlequins last Saturday.

"Irish people are passionate about their sport - it will be a great buzz now on Sunday."

Dublin is no stranger to parties, but the capital exploded in celebration at around 9.40pm tonight.

"A night grandas will bore their grandkids about in 50 years… It was electric in there. It still is."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's international career is over after Sweden exited Euro 2016 following a 1-0 defeat by Belgium in Nice tonight.

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has denied intentionally stamping on Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea after being landed with a Football Association charge.

Colombia got their Copa America campaign up and running with a 1-0 victory over Brazil in Group C last night.

"It would be great to hole a few more putts, because I feel like I’m giving myself plenty of chances."

Jamie O’Hara’s girlfriend tonight lashed out at fans for their treatment of the Wolves midfielder after today’s defeat to Blackburn.

Real Madrid defender Pepe has been handed a two-match ban while coach Jose Mourinho and midfielder Mesut Ozil have each been suspended for one game following Wednesday’s ill-tempered Primera Division match with Villarreal.

The Donegal Ladies Gaelic Football Association (DLGFA) have sent a letter of complaint to their Croke Park counterparts, in the wake of a serious injury suffered by teenage forward Geraldine McLaughlin last weekend.

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Greek civil servants went on strike again today, paralysing the government and public transport in protest at ever-deeper austerity measures and seemingly ineffectual financial policies.

Blackburn fans calling for the removal of manager Steve Kean have been banned from displaying protest banners before and during Saturday’s home match with Chelsea.

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The hurlers of Kerry, Wicklow, Kildare and Down advanced in the Christy Ring Cup following victories this afternoon.

Brian O'Driscoll has repeated Ireland's mantra that the team is close to producing a special performance.

United States midfielder Landon Donovan and coach Bob Bradley were both left without an answer as to why what would have been a winning goal in their World Cup Group C match against Slovenia was disallowed.

A teenager who threw a sawn-off shotgun and a cartridge over a wall into a garden when he saw a member of An Garda Siochana is to be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Declan Kidney has urged Ireland to end their long wait for success in Paris by rising to the most daunting challenge in the RBS 6 Nations.