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Thursday 7 December

Today's Top Stories

Premier League

Leon Bailey fires Villa to statement win over stuttering Man City

Under Pressure

McTominay delivers big three points for Manchester United against Chelsea

O'Gara:
Banned

O'Gara handed one-match ban for La Rochelle's Champions Cup opener with Leinster

Cameron Hanekom: Bulls back-row has the skillset of a pure number eight.
Champions Cup Preview

Six players who could be the breakout stars of the Champions Cup

Ryan finished fifth in the 50m backstroke final on Wednesday.
Swimming

Shane Ryan misses out on European Championship medal by agonising 0.02 seconds

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Carusa keen to drive on after breakout 2023 and McCabe-inspired form
‘This year has been very, very good for me,’ says Ireland’s US-born striker.
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Golf’s fraught state a warning to the sports embracing nothing but profit
The sport’s chasing of money has left it splintered and worse, and is part of a trend in modern sport – everything that happens is making things worse.
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The incredible stat that highlights one of the best performances of the season
Aston Villa earned a stunning 1-0 win over reigning champions Man City on Wednesday.
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McTominay delivers big three points for Manchester United against Chelsea
Scot scored in either half to give Erik ten Hag’s side a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.
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Leon Bailey fires Villa to statement win over stuttering Man City
1-0 defeat at Villa Park leaves reigning champions winless in their last four league games.
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Mikey Johnston makes first Scottish Premiership start in two years as Celtic beat Hibs
Oh Hyeon-gyu scored a brace as Celtic ran out 4-1 winners.
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Liverpool close gap on Arsenal and ruin Wilder’s Sheffield United return
Elsewhere, Fulham fired five past Nottingham Forest while there were also wins for Brighton and Bournemouth.
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'An Irish team that's not as familiar - that's the beauty of the Champions Cup'
Irishman Noel McNamara is the attack coach for Bordeaux, who face Connacht on Friday.
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Six players who could be the breakout stars of the Champions Cup
Murray Kinsella, Ciarán Kennedy and Gavan Casey highlight their players to watch in this year’s competition.
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Shane Ryan misses out on European Championship medal by agonising 0.02 seconds
Ryan finishes fifth in 50m backstroke final, while Daniel Wiffen set the fastest qualifying time for Thursday’s 1500m freestyle final.
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'Lacking motivation' talk irks Ireland as they end batshit year with a bang
McCabe and Eileen Gleeson were not best pleased with some commentary and questioning before last night’s rout of Northern Ireland.
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O'Gara handed one-match ban for La Rochelle's Champions Cup opener with Leinster
Head coach banned for ‘indiscipline’ in La Rochelle’s Top 14 defeat to Racing 92 last month.
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Evan Ferguson on six-strong shortlist for RTÉ Young Sportsperson of the Year
Brian Gleeson, Eve McMahon, Elizabeth Ndudi, Nick Griggs and Róisín Ní Ríain are also nominated.
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'Is it happening in Ulster? I don’t really think so if I’m being honest'
The need for the northern province’s middle-tier players to step up was discussed on today’s Rugby Weekly Extra.
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Darren Randolph 'feeling much better' after medical incident in pre-match warm-up
The Republic of Ireland international was due to start in a development squad game but was replaced before kick-off.
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R&A boss says rule change to reduce golf-ball distance is ‘proportionate’
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods supported the proposal but it was opposed by the PGA Tour and PGA of America.
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Bayern agree deal to sign in-form Spain youngster next summer
Bryan Zaragoza will arrive from Granada for a fee of €15 million.
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Harte spared a trip to Omagh as GAA confirm league fixtures for 2024
Jim McGuinness commences his second spell in charge of Donegal by hosting Cork.
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Connacht and Leinster rugby among biggest beneficiaries in new top-up to infrastructure grants
The State has granted an additional €37 million to already-approved projects owing to costs incurred because of the pandemic and inflation.
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'A special night' – Mikel Arteta savours late Declan Rice winner
‘Difficult to understand new rules’ – Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea need to improve discipline.
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'Carragher didn’t win one' - Guardiola takes aim at Sky pundits and says City will win title
‘Maybe I’m wrong and they are seeing everything that I’m not able to see, but I don’t have that feeling.’
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'I didn't want to lose that cutting edge. That's why this job was a perfect fit'
The South African explains why he swapped the Springboks for Leinster.
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Was Roy Keane right all along about Man United?
The club legend has been heavily critical of Red Devils players for years now.
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England hammer Scotland 6-0 - but Netherlands score twice in stoppage time to end GB Olympic hopes
Damaris Egurrola’s stoppage-time double saw Netherlands edge out England by a single goal on goal difference.
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Rice scores 98th-minute header to nick seven-goal thriller for Arsenal
Arsenal open up five-point lead at the top in dramatic fashion, while elsewhere, Wolves beat Burnley 1-0.
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Drogheda United swoop for 22-goal Athlone Town striker Pierrot
The Haitian goalscorer was unveiled by Drogheda on Tuesday evening.
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'I'm hoping it won't be too hostile at home': Ireland's Lucy Quinn trumps partner
The Birmingham City attacker opened the scoring in tonight’s 6-1 whitewash at Windsor Park.
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Connacht scrum-half Reilly set to miss 12 weeks following ankle surgery
Reilly set to face long spell on the sidelines following surgery on damaged ankle ligaments.
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'We had a lot of distractions about whether we lacked motivation or personality'
Departing interim head coach leaves with exemplary record and takes aim at critics.
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Anthems and flags abound in Windsor, 30 years on from that Night in November
‘But instead of ‘Ooh Ah Up The Ra’, there was the familiar, clever banner of ‘Ooh Ah Up The Mná’ as Republic win out 6-1 in Nations League.
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Republic of Ireland hit Northern Ireland for six as they finish with 100% record in Belfast
Lucy Quinn, Heather Payne, Kyra Carusa, Katie McCabe, Louise Quinn and Caitlin Hayes all scored at Windsor Park.
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Wiffen wins Ireland's first-ever gold medal at European Short Course Championships
Gold for Wiffen and bronze for Walshe leave Ireland second in the medal table after the opening day in Romania.
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Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland, Nations League
The Republic sought to end 2023 on a high as they faced Northern Ireland.
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'Fearless and remarkable' - Irish motorsport icon Rosemary Smith dies at age of 86
The Irish sport great passed peacefully in Dublin today.
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Ex-Celtic and Northern Ireland player Paddy McCourt cleared of sexual assault conviction
Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service offered no evidence during the brief hearing.
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Boost for Munster as O'Mahony nears return
The Ireland international has been making major strides in his recovery from a shoulder injury.
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Former Ireland number two Andrews joins Sheffield United
The Dubliner will be part of Chris Wilder’s backroom staff.
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No Sinead Farrelly as Gleeson makes two changes for Belfast derby clash
Windsor Park hosts this evening’s Nations League meeting with Northern Ireland.
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Klopp defends Kelleher after Fulham display
The Cork native is set to start back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time.
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Boost for Ulster as Henderson and Herring resume training ahead of Champions Cup opener
The full-back suffered the head injury against Edinburgh last weekend.
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