California Chrome will bid to add his name to the list of great American horses to have won the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita tonight. 

Football’s world governing body has confirmed it has begun disciplinary action against the Republic of Ireland over a 1916 commemorative jersey worn in a friendly game last March.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman has advised James McCarthy not to join up with the Republic of Ireland for their forthcoming match against Austria.

How does New Zealand remain at such an imperious level from season to season, asks Ronan O'Gara.

Leigh Halfpenny will make his eagerly-awaited Test match return tomorrow when Wales host opening autumn opponents Australia.

Cian O’Connor is hoping the celebrations that greeted the arrival on Wednesday of a second child, Cara Louise, to him and his wife Ruth will continue this weekend at the Global Champions Tour (GCT) final in Doha, Qatar.

Ireland and Ulster winger Tommy Bowe might be talking about American football when he says that he’s going through a Jammie Dodger phase.

My time with you has come to an end but I enjoyed sharing every chaotic minute of it with you and hope that someone, somewhere got something from it.

Early days but the signs are that Leinster have learned from their limitations last term and are looking to add some inventiveness to what was a ponderous attacking template in Leo Cullen’s first season in charge.

“Once the scrum goes unopposed it’s like a game of rugby league. I’m an old fashioned boy from the Welsh coal-mining towns so the scrum was the platform and that differentiated the game more than anything. I would like to see a directive that you’d have two specialist props and a hooker on the bench.”

The All Blacks’ ability to seal the Rugby Championship with two rounds remaining highlighted the burgeoning gap between the world champions and the rest of the sides, though the team were not prepared to let their final games become footnotes.