Armagh captain Bronagh O'Donnell could be forgiven for feeling drained - the fall-out from the controversial semi-final win over Galway took much of the shine off the Orchard county's qualification for their first ever All-Ireland Ladies SFC final.

Alex Ferguson has admitted he did have a row with skipper Roy Keane at Manchester United‘s pre-season training camp in Portugal last month.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s 27th international goal was not enough to see Holland to victory in a bad-tempered clash with 10-man Australia.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens will throw 18-year-old Rene Gilmartin into the lion’s den tonight.

England full-back Ashley Cole has revealed how Arsenal’s favourable treatment of Thierry Henry was one of the reasons why he wanted to leave the club for Premiership champions Chelsea.

England fly-half Andy Goode has demanded a significant improvement from his side as they bid to recapture the Churchill Cup on Sunday.

Greece may be the European Nations champions but their club sides struggled as the group stage of the UEFA Cup got underway with all three representatives beaten.

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Spanish prodigy Rafael Nadal blasted the Roland Garros crowd for “behaving so badly” during his four-set victory over Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday.

Lawrence Dallaglio and his Wasps forwards can expect a heavy workload this week in an attempt to shunt the European champions’ Heineken Cup challenge back on track.

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Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has branded Jose Mourinho “shameless” and claimed if Chelsea won the Champions League it would “make you want to retire”.

The Irish banking sector is not competitive enough and consumers are paying too much for financial services, an Oireachtas report said tonight.

Former Scotland captain David Sole has heavily criticised coach Matt Williams following his side’s record 46-22 defeat to Wales on Sunday.

Full-back Geordan Murphy has warned Scotland are a “huge threat” to Ireland's RBS 6 Nations title bid.

A military jury convicted US army reservist Sabrina Harman early today on all but one of the seven charges she faced for her role in abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison.

Alan Curbishley is poised for a New Year plunge into the transfer market after admitting his squad is stretched to breaking point.

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair today paid tribute to the British forces in Iraq, giving thanks “from the bottom of my heart”.

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