"We just seemed to be off the pace and I have to blame myself, I didn't prepare the team well enough."

The goals remain the same for Andy Farrell ahead of his second Guinness Six Nations campaign as Ireland head coach, and so do the teams to chase.

Jack Harrison condemned Newcastle boss Steve Bruce to fresh misery as Leeds ended their three-game losing streak with victory in the Premier League match at Newcastle.

Anti-lockdown protesters have thrown tennis balls at Parliament and Downing Street as thousands joined a demonstration in central London.

The Glasgow club have been in talks this week with former Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe about the vacant managerial post

Hugo Keenan does a good ‘aw shucks’ but all the modesty in the world can’t hide the fact that the Dubliner has made the epic journey from bit-part player to Mr Indispensable in the space of six months.

Ireland’s undisputed No 9 for close to a decade, he wasn’t required to leave the bench in the 27-24 win against the Scots

Power hadn't started for Kilkenny since the 2019 All-Ireland final defeat to Galway due to an operation on her finger and then suffering a broken kneecap in training just before her scheduled competitive return

Reports claim Edouard is prepared to let his Celtic contract expire, leaving him free to speak to other clubs in January

The Blues had Reece James sent off for handball in an incident that saw Mo Salah equalise from the spot

Cork City remain second from bottom having now claimed just their fourth point of the season

“It’s not about today,” said manager Pat English. “It’s about the 10 years of work that is after going in.”

Harry Kane made his first appearance for Tottenham Hotspur this season – and he was reminded why he is right to push for a move.

A group of Northern Irish men are hoping to have set a new world record for swimming from Ireland to Wales. The Oa Giants swam 116kms (72 miles) from Co Wexford to the Pembrokeshire coast in 34 hours and 25 minutes.

A number of spectators were escorted from Muirfield Village during last week’s Memorial Tournament for shouting “Brooksy” at current US Open champion DeChambeau

Woods underwent surgery on open fractures to his lower right leg and further injuries to his foot and ankle following a single-vehicle crash in Los Angeles in February.

Rory McIlroy will begin at the 10th just after 1.30pm Irish time alongside fellow two-time PGA champion Brooks Koepka and the champions from four years ago, Justin Thomas

The Baggies are the eighth club Allardyce has managed in the Premier League but a 3-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium means the former England boss has been relegated from the division for the first time

A heavy price to pay for halfhearted compliance

Whether Westmeath deserved to be the side to crop up with the late winner or not is another matter.