Karl Sheppard's first-half double fired Cork City six points clear in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division after a pulsating encounter at Turner's Cross.

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Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli chose not to celebrate his first Premier League goal for the club but assistant manager Colin Pascoe insists the player was delighted.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has requested a personal hearing after accepting Football Association misconduct charge.

Austria’s “bearded lady” Conchita Wurst finished the clear winner in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Arsene Wenger insists he will have no input into who will one day take over from him as manager at Arsenal.

Belgium came close to choking under the weight of expectation in their World Cup opener against Algeria but goals from substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens eventually saw them over the line.

Manchester United forward Juan Mata admits he was “mad” he was not able to give fans what they deserved in the defeat to Liverpool.

David Moyes admits being Manchester United manager is harder than he ever imagined.

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Conchita Wurst stole the show at Europe’s biggest charity event, despite plenty of big-name competition.

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow's late own goal denied struggling Newcastle a first Premier League win at St James' Park since October as Burnley struck late to snatch a 1-1 draw.

Tottenham missed the chance to move into the Premier League’s top four as they drew 1-1 at Southampton.

Managerless Everton suffered further misery as Charlie Austin's brace for Southampton condemned them to a 4-1 defeat at St Mary's today.

Barcelona assistant manager Jordi Roura described last night’s 4-0 thrashing by Bayern Munich as an “awful result” with the Catalan club’s hopes of reaching the Champions League final all but over.

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By Daniel Pilcher

Munster winger Simon Zebo has revealed that he didn't know he was going to play at fullback for Ireland, a position he has never played before, until a couple of days before the South Africa game.

Referee Mike Dean was condemned by Swansea manager Michael Laudrup for his decision-making during a worrying extra-time incident in yesterday’s 1-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Tottenham.

Massadio Haidara has condemned as “ridiculous” the Football Association’s decision not to take retrospective action over Callum McManaman’s horror tackle at the DW Stadium on Sunday.