Cynical play is not restricted to soccer.

Sporting Director Earnie Stewart is leaving to join PSV Eindhoven and General Manager Brian McBride has stood down from his role.

Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued 18 yellows cards in total at the Lusail Stadium.

Meanwhile, Jamie Carragher believes the Portugal star ‘wants to be sacked’ by the club.

Tuchel has appealed against his one-match ban, but expects to be missing from the bench when Chelsea host Leicester on Saturday.

The former All Blacks head coach also believes Ireland were ‘outstanding’ in claiming a 2-1 series win in New Zealand.

Labour’s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell has demanded further pressure be put on Uefa.

British MPs have joined calls for a formal investigation.

The La Liga giants thought they had a signing to define an era and the heir to Cristiano Ronaldo.

The former world number one has written an open letter to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.

Two months since the contentious Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – a race Lewis Hamilton said was ‘manipulated’ – Masi’s fate is yet to be decided.

Felix Zwayer was slammed by the England international following Dortmund’s defeat to Bayern Munich last month.

The Minister would not be drawn on the possibility of withholding funding from the Union.

The Irish manager and captain are sticking by Callum Robinson, after his comments on the Covid-19 vaccine caused a stir internationally.

The All Blacks failed to travel to Perth as scheduled this weekend for the August 28 clash against the Wallabies.

‘You don’t get to stoke the fire at the beginning of the tournament by labelling our anti-racism message as ‘Gesture Politics’ and then pretend to be disgusted when the very thing we’re campaigning against, happens.’

Tyler Toland remains estranged from the Ireland camp.

The Ireland boss addressed the Donegal teenager’s long-term international absence on a call with the media on Friday.

Broadcaster Piers Morgan was scathing of the couple on Twitter and on breakfast television this morning.

eCOMM Merchant Solutions have ended their arrangement with Elliott, while a local GAA club has voiced its support for the trainer.

Ben Healy was left injured by two late hits at Thomond Park.

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli said football will have a revenue drop of four billion euros in two years.

Trump said he had no plans to take further military action.

Clubs have also discussed boycotting games against any ‘B’ sides allowed to compete in the competition.

‘He’s right!’ Lewis responded to Joshua’s barb. ‘We ARE cut from a different cloth.’

Fianna Fáil and the SDLP announced their policy partnership last month.

Ozil called time on international duty after Germany’s World Cup exit, citing ‘racism and disrespect.’

The IRFU’s strategic review on the women’s game is still in progress, but is due to be completed before the end of the summer.

Former out-half Paddy Wallace says Ulster’s decision to sever ties with Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding was commercially driven.

Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are also subject to similar reviews by rugby officials.

Romanian referee under fire after Belgium’s 18-10 win against Spain.

Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama have also come out against the disgraced film producer.

It comes after a huge backlash over Trump’s response to white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia,

The review will look at key learning points, practices which require improvement, and any other issues of note.

The organisation published its financial results ahead of the AGM tonight.

“You just cannot enter the field of play, you cannot be sparring up to opponents, you cannot be shouldering players.”

A second loss in the RBS 6 Nations is not an option, says the Ireland full-back.

Arrangements were made to impound any produce which showed unacceptable levels of contamination.

This morning the barely six-month-old government is facing a major crisis over Fianna Fáil’s objections to its rental plans.

However, a quarter have changed their plans for hiring as a result of Brexit.