Flanker Kolisi, his country’s first black captain, overcame childhood poverty to lift the Webb Ellis Cup four years ago in Japan.

Steward was dropped for the first time in his 29-cap Test career for the last-eight victory over Fiji, losing the number 15 jersey to the more attack-minded Marcus Smith.

Bearing in mind it was as he says his “first real year” as a Tipperary senior hurler, 2023 worked out reasonably well for Alan Tynan.

No injury concerns for Springboks after quarter-final battle.

Phil Waugh says Wallabies coach denied it to him directly.

Only England still possess an unbeaten record amongst the teams in the last four.

Four years after coming forward about systemic abuse in Canadian soccer, Ciara McCormack has become the first female co-owner and CEO of a League of Ireland club

Dupont, Sexton, Farrell, Smith and Ford have been the focal point for media attention but a pair of grafters are lighting up this World Cup in a different bur equally effective way

The Real Madrid and England midfielder is just the tonic after so much sporting heartache.

Gatland placed his future in the hands of the Welsh Rugby Union following his side’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina on Saturday.

Gleeson also paid tribute to her former club Peamount United after they secured the Women's Premier Division title last weekend.

Nunez opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with a diving header, and Brazil's night went from bad to worse two minutes later when Neymar went down after tussling for the ball with De la Cruz.

New Zealand official Ben O'Keeffe was jeered off, and criticised afterwards by France captain Antoine Dupont, for his officiating on Sunday.

Most European cities have gorgeous fountains at their heart, but not Ireland

The case in Dublin involving an anonymised Irish entertainer who was cleared of child defilement charges that would have defined him as a sex offender for the rest of his life illustrates how an imperfect and, in some ways, unsatisfactory procedure ...

It's back to reality but the World Cup keeps turning as we reach the semi-final stage. 

Pollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory with a 32-12 win and still remembers the disappointment etched on the faces of Eddie Jones’ men.

Over 50 per cent of the 100 players in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two said they had been part of a game where a pitch invasion had resulted in a player being attacked or harassed.

The Scots went into the friendly knowing they had qualified for the 2024 European Championships

Smith ended the last-eight victory over Fiji with a fat upper lip and a bandage on his head