The draw for the Nations League takes place on Thursday evening.

Can anybody stop Guardiola’s juggernaut and, if not, what does a double-treble say about the health of football?

The result was a stunning upset for Jordan, who are ranked 87th in the world while South Korea are the third-best team in Asia, 64 places above them.

Brazilian footballer Dani Alves sat in silence and listened to a stream of witnesses give evidence during the second day of his sexual assault trial in Spain on Tuesday.

Optimism comes with the territory when a new coach takes the reins and the Argentinian, a dapper dresser and multilinguist with a beaming smile, certainly made a good impression at the tournament launch in Dublin last month.

Munster's double World Cup-winning lock RG Snyman has returned to full training. 

More to the point for Ireland is that he is just one of a number of coaches from these shores who is busy building a healthy CV for himself at the highest levels of the game and it's worth noting that Farrell’s contract, like that of Erasmus and Flannery, expires in 2027.

While there will be no public utterances of that nature you can be sure that, behind closed doors, this Irish squad are fully aware of the potential rewards that lie ahead.

Cardiff forward Seb Davies has been called in.

With bullet trains, bamboo forests and battered octopus, Japan is one big adventure for solo traveller Nicola Brady

MLS’s glamor franchise embarked on a preseason tour around the globe. It has devolved into a series of defeats, disappointments and disgruntled fans.

Flannery will replace friend Felix Jones - now with England - as the defence coach under the leadership of Erasmus, who has returned to the head coach role following the departure of Jacques Nienaber to Leinster. 

Jürgen Klinsmann’s side stumbled into the last four but now only Jordan stand between the Taeguk Warriors and the final.

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has urged the European Parliament to implement reforms of rules governing MEPs’ declarations of interest ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

The €740,000 purchase will be trained by Paul Nicholls and part-owned by Alex Ferguson 

O'Mahony's in-game exhibition of leadership galvanised Ireland's collective mental strength, says Josh van der Flier. 

Whichever way you shake it, it now looks distinctly like Ireland’s year.

"I don’t know that we’d ever felt more loved"

Alves, a former Barcelona player, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman on the night of December 31, 2022. He denies any wrongdoing

This weekend will see Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in Nevada with Usher taking to the stage as the headline act for the half time show. The Six Nations continues and after their impressive win in France Ireland take on Italy in their first clash at home and Allianz hurling league continues this weekend - find all you need to know about sport this week in our TV guide.