Fit and ready after coming through club action at the weekend, Parrott will be the focus of Ireland's attack against Czechia in Prague

The Ireland captain said his side can cope in Prague without key midfielder Josh Cullen

Tomás Soucek has been stripped permanently of the captaincy.  The West Ham United midfielder was disciplined by the Czechia FA after his team failed to applaud their fans following the facile 6-0 win over Gibraltar in November.

There is a clean bill of health in the Ireland camp ahead of Thursday's World Cup playoff against Czechia in Prague

'I think Maeve and people like Patricia Scanlan have sent the very essence of Irishness out into the world'

Jack Crowley, Craig Casey and Jeremy Loughman are again available for Munster as Denis Leamy hopes a player-led clear-the-air meeting in Cape Town can spark a rebound from a heavy defeat to the Sharks

The Lyon man was considered a big doubt for the playoff but he says he's ready for the Irish'. 

The Arsenal man has not featured for the Three Lions since leaving the squad in Qatar for personal reasons.

Australia rugby’s outgoing boss celebrates the high points, ‘not end points’, as he prepares to guide the side in three Tests before handing over the keys

Two-goal hero says City are ready to hunt down Arsenal as Rodri reckons Carabao Cup can be springboard in title race

In the past 10 years, Ireland have introduced nearly as many new outfield shirts (20) as Hungary and this week's play-off opponents Czechia combined (21)

DeChambeau breaks down in tears after victory in LIV South Africa

For Czechia, there was the welcome sight of Pavel Sulc not only returning to the Lyon starting line-up but scoring in the Ligue 1 defeat at home to Monaco. 

Alan Browne had been a constant in the Ireland squad for seven years, but had endured an absence of 18 months

Watkins saw his World Cup dreams suffer a big blow on Friday when he was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s squad.

City have a chance to win the first major trophy of the season on Sunday as they face Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final

With Manchester United drawing and Liverpool losing, Chelsea had the chance to go fourth.

Elsewhere James Abankwah plays the full match as Watford keep a clean sheet away at Leicester.

The Reds’ hopes of returning to European football’s premier club competition next season suffered another blow after a Danny Welbeck double inflicted their 10th loss of a dismal title defence.

All the Icelander will require when the squad holds their first training session on Monday is honesty