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Leinster Lowedown
'It’s the nature of the business that we are in. The business gets done, and you move on'
among the people
The perils of watching England in the World Cup with Scotland fans in an Irish pub
The 42 braves downtown Boston in the name of enlightenment and friendship.
Six Goal Thriller
Harry Kane scores twice as England make winning start to World Cup bid
Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Croatia 4-2 in Group L.
Frustration
Portugal held to draw by DR Congo in their World Cup opener
Ronaldo fails to fire as DR Congo earn first-ever World Cup point.
Nations Cup
All roads feel like they lead towards Eden Park as Farrell selects another tried and tested squad
Nations Championship
Uncapped Connacht trio included in Farrell's Ireland squad for summer Tests
Jack Crowley and Andrew Porter are among the injury absentees.
Luck of the Draw
Best/worst draw? Ireland WNT set to discover World Cup play-off opponents
The draw takes place at 11am on Thursday.
Down in Albion
Unhappy and inglorious: England can go well in the World Cup if they relax and be themselves
just short
Ireland narrowly miss out on FIH Hockey Nations Cup semi-finals after South Africa thriller
Soccer
The 24 hours that sum up the emotion and stardust of this World Cup
Three of the greats deliver more magic as stories from the fringes also take centre stage.
