Ireland have confounded all expectations this last two games. For ill and for good.

Ahead of the game, hundreds gathered to protest outside the Norwegian parliament, with many wearing the jerseys of the Palestine national team.

The centre back is not fit to feature away to Iceland in Group D next week.

Caoimhin Kelleher produced a brilliant penalty save to deny Ronaldo in the second half.

Caoimhin Kelleher pulled off a remarkable penalty save from Cristiano Ronaldo but Ruben Neves headed in at the death

The 26-year-old forward, in scintillating form this season with 14 goals in 10 appearances for Real Madrid, sustained the injury in the 83rd minute of the Azerbaijan game after scoring one goal and assisting in another.

The Wrexham forward is set to line up against Belgium in World Cup qualifying action on Monday.

Both swimmers return to racing on Saturday, Walshe in the 400m Individual Medley and McSharry in the 100m Breaststroke

Áine O'Gorman, 36, and Karen Duggan, 34, played together with Peamount United, though O'Gorman left for Shamrock Rovers three years ago.

Heimir Hallgrímsson admits Ireland may be chasing for long spells before a sold-out crowd of 51,000 at Estádio José Alvalade.

O’Connell himself reckons his benefit to Ballincollig is less as a footballer and more the person he has become on the far side of the world.

After a year in which PSG conquered Europe and Portugal’s midfield became their blueprint, Vitinha stands at the heart of both success stories — the metronome driving club and country forward as Ireland prepare to face his masterclass in Lisbon.

Taylor reflected on the “archaic” culture which he feels surrounds the game.

Saturday night in Lisbon offered a grim reminder of what we’ve lost.

It is another action packed weekend of sport with Ireland making the trip to Lisbon to take on Portugal in their World Cup qualifier, the Premier League continues and the club championships enter the business end of the season - all you need to know here.

Uganda consolidated second spot in the group with a 1-0 victory in Botswana as Jude Ssemugabi netted early in the second half at Francistown.

World Cup qualifiers: Scotland 3 (Christie 64, Ferguson 80, Dykes 90+3) Greece 1 (Tsimikas 62) Lewis Ferguson netted his first Scotland goal as Steve Clarke’s side came from behind to beat Greece 3-1 and ...

From ‘Team 33’ to taxpayer seed capital, Irish football’s fortunes have long mirrored the nation’s boom-and-bust cycles

If Heimir Hallgrímsson’s prediction of 70% possession for the hosts ensues, optimisation of the ball is imperative

One of Ireland's standout players for over a decade now, Coleman is constantly namechecked by managers - especially Martinez - as an exemplar for budding talent to emulate