Jordi Murphy says tonight’s derby PRO14 clash against Munster is “as big as a European game” to Ulster as the northern province looks to build momentum into 2019.

The Portsmouth striker is suspended for Germany qualifier next Tuesday.

Back again. Still chasing their dream, hoping this September might bring something different.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Juventus goals as the defending Serie A champions extended their 100% to the season with a 2-1 home win over Sassuolo.

Tommy Barker discovers a new family home built to modern standards but with a timeless, stylish elegance

Ciarán Carey says Limerick’s All-Ireland final victory this year has made the disappointments of 1994 and ‘96 easier to bear.

When Greek league rivals AEK Athens and PAOK Thessaloniki met last season, a disallowed goal late in the match — which was, finally, allowed — threw the sport into chaos.

The teams may have been level 10 times but Clonoulty-Rossmore were most deserved winners of their first Dan Breen Cup in 21 years.

Rafael Nadal roared to French Open title number 11 with a straight-sets demolition of Dominic Thiem.

Captain fantastic Sinéad Aherne finished with 1-9 as 2017 TG4 All-Ireland senior champions Dublin added a first-ever Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 title to their cabinet.

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.