Infantino knows that for all its wealth, FIFA lives off World Cup revenue. A big risk in 2026 relates to visas. If large numbers of supporters travel from South and Central America, will Trump be willing to (re)open the US’s borders for the duration of the tournament?

Schmidt replaced Eddie Jones after Australia’s underperformance at the 2023 World Cup.

Ireland have not lost in Edinburgh since 2017 while Scotland travel south in a fortnight’s time looking to claim their fifth Calcutta Cup in succession.

Melia's move to Spurs was officially announced on Tuesday with Duff giving his reaction at the League of Ireland's launch on Wednesday.

A LIV Golf League player will receive an exemption for this year's US Open, tournament organisers announced on Wednesday.

Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty said that Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen have been passed fit for this Sunday's game at Murrayfield

McKibbin’s decision not to play a full rookie season on the PGA Tour is backed up by sound evidence.

Brenda Logue, a talented Gaelic footballer, was 17 when she died in the 1998 atrocity

Liverpool coach left Chiesa and Gomez out of latest squad.

The technology was supposed to be introduced last autumn.

With John Kiely’s blessing, Tom Morrissey spent 90 days exploring South America, recharging before returning to training for the new hurling season

"...as I matured, I realised love is experienced and expressed every day in a billion tiny different ways not just on a random day in February, and not just in a romantic context..."

Viewing figures have surged in the last 12 months following the emergence of teenage star Luke Littler.

Rugby has evolved into a 23-man game, where the quality of the bench can determine victory or defeat

The deal with the Serie A side includes a £5m loan fee and does not come with an obligation to buy.

Pragmatism essential after hubris of last FAI blueprint and National Leagues front and centre with Damien Duff to the forefront.

The 62-year-old sent out more than 1,000 winners in a career that has spanned more than four decades 

It's another action packed weekend of sport on TV with the second round of the Guinness Six Nations , the Allianz hurling and Super Bowl LIX - all you need to know here. 

Scrum-half Dupont took time off to snare Olympic gold which has made him even more effective around the rucks.

The pub culture in Ireland is shifting because of greater health awareness about excessive drinking and younger people’s aversion to getting drunk, says Jonathan deBurca Butler