The sad truth, however, is that these days, it’s often hard to find beauty in elite professional sport.

Scott Bemand saw his side well beaten by an impressive England in Cork on Saturday.

The stats, impressive as they were, don’t even do him justice. His running lines and power meshed with a delicious offload game. He chipped in with at least three turnovers. He made one breathtaking chase back and clearance. He even collected a lineout.

Tommy Tiernan’s guests included singer-songwriter and activist Charlotte Church, Cork jockey Davy Russell, and writer Oein DeBhairduin

World No 2 shoots fine 66 in third round. Bryson DeChambeau is second, Corey Conners third

England ultimately won 49-5 having scored six of their seven tries after the interval

It’s a scoreline that masks a superb first-half effort from the Irish who took the lead midway through that opening period.

All Blacks maestro savours another Champions Cup landslide as Glasgow have no answer for Leinster's class

With Liverpool and Arsenal in line for two of five guaranteed spots in the tournament we assess other contenders

Rose began the second round with a three-shot lead and quickly extended his advantage with a birdie on the par-five second after getting up and down from a greenside bunker

The big question will be whether there is enough left in the tank, mentally and physically, for Munster to deliver the type of performance necessary to unseat a Top 14 side on home soil which did not appear to need a top gear to see their way past Ulster on the same ground last Sunday

As the full-house signs go up all over Munster, Kieran Shannon in a two-part series delved the history books and crunched the numbers to see who previously has had claim to be the biggest draw and hottest ticket in the game.

Calvin Nash is enjoying playing alongside Thaakir Abrahams and Andrew Smith.

Barrages of popcorn and even live poultry are featuring at screenings of A Minecraft Movie

England visit Cork for a Six Nations showdown this weekend. 

It's league finals weekend in the Lidl Ladies competition with Armagh and Kerry going head-to-head in Division 1 with Cork and Galway facing off in Division 2.

Diego Maradona should not have undergone surgery two weeks before his death because it was not a serious matter, the negligence trial into his death has heard.

We've decamped down to Cap Ferret for a change of air but 50km up the coast on Saturday this rejuvenated Munster team should not be underestimated 

Stacey Flood will face the England XV's for the first time this Saturday.

The heavyweight class she views as a “new lease of life”. She can fuel more than ever and not have to fixate about numbers on a scale. Having free will with food has been embraced and is being enjoyed.