Mayo’s coach for the last six seasons, Donie Buckley, and long-serving goalkeeping coach, Peter Burke, are both leaving the county management team.

Clare joint-manager Donal Moloney has heaped praise on the character of his players who, he believes, have been unfairly criticised since claiming a shock All-Ireland title back in 2013.

A first championship win over Kilkenny in 45 years progressed Limerick to an All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Cork after this pulsating contest.

Cork totally outclassed Tipperary to end the county’s 11-year wait for a Munster U21 hurling crown.

Russia have qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over Spain. The teams were level at 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra-time in Moscow.

Saturday’s expected sell-out crowd in Healy Park, when Tyrone host Dublin in phase two of the Super 8 series, could see the travelling support outnumber their opposition, according to sources in Tyrone.

Vladimir Lenin’s “useful idiots” were the Western intellectuals invited to the Soviet Union to witness and tell the world about the wonders of the worker’s utopia.

James Haskell insists the history of the British Empire means England must accept their status as the most hated team in the NatWest 6 Nations.

Monaghan picked up a second consecutive Division 1 win as they staved off a Kerry second-half comeback in Inniskeen.

Willian dispatched two inch-perfect finishes as Chelsea cruised past Hull 4-0 and into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

By Tric Kearney

Pep Guardiola was involved in a furious row with Wigan boss Paul Cook as Manchester City's quadruple bid was sensationally derailed by their FA Cup bogey team.

Wolves took another step closer to promotion after goals from Diogo Jota and Ruben Neves earned the runaway Sky Bet Championship leaders a 2-0 win against Derby at Molineux.

Leinster brought an end to Saracens’ reign as defending double European champions, denying the English side a hat-trick of Champions Cup titles with a polished performance in Dublin.

Leicester eased through to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Peterborough at London Road.