https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-bmw-championship-11-7139302-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T22:44:55+01:00 Rory McIlroy keeps BMW Championship hopes alive with strong third round BMW Championship, finding form, Rory McIlroy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/st-louis-mo-august-22-rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-walks-off-the-1st-green-holding-his-super-stroke-putter-during-the-third-round-of-the-pga-bmw-championship-ship-on-saturday-august-22nd-202-94ebc35b-f2d2-498a-b686-063f9be3b8a3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shelbourne-cork-city-womens-fai-cup-semi-final-7139120-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T22:27:00+01:00 Penalty shootout drama sees Athlone Town set up FAI Cup final clash with Shelbourne Dominant, Football, Match Report, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/maria-matthaiou-is-hugged-by-hannah-waesch-after-winning-the-penalty-shootout-eaa953fb-100e-454f-853f-eea5156f6669-630x447.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brentford-spurs-result-7139218-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T19:38:13+01:00 Brentford blow Spurs away as Keith Andrews celebrates fine 3-0 win Caoimhin Kelleher, Damien Duff, Keith Andrews, Nathan Collins, Premier League, Soccer, Brentford https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/brentford-manager-keith-andrews-celebrates-their-sides-first-goal-of-the-game-with-staff-scored-by-player-keane-lewis-potter-not-pictured-during-the-premier-league-match-at-the-gtech-community-sta-80715f65-c22e-479b-a99a-b39ef72babb8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-championship-round-up-7139245-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T19:27:55+01:00 Ryan Manning scores in a dramatic first win of the season for Southampton irish in championship https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/southamptons-ryan-manning-celebrates-following-the-sky-bet-championship-match-at-st-marys-stadium-southampton-picture-date-saturday-august-22-2026-e221cb37-c346-44aa-aa9a-3e5a9b93ba40-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-brian-hogan-u20-7139214-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T18:42:42+01:00 Kilkenny appoint Brian Hogan as U20 hurling manager Brian Hogan, GAA, Kilkenny GAA, Young Guns https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/brian-hogan-03b95822-5031-4b39-be59-df0f9ce16140-630x404.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-ulster-womens-interpros-7139174-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T17:32:28+01:00 Munster make light work of Connacht to remain unbeaten heading into interpro final Rout, Rugby, women's interpros, Women's Interprovincial Championship https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/katie-corrigan-is-thrown-into-the-air-by-her-teammates-in-celebrating-her-twenty-first-birthday-9e2367fa-5fd3-4c94-86c5-714cc0fabcdc-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/premier-league-results-48-7139148-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T17:15:54+01:00 Premier League wrap: Newly-promoted Ipswich sink Sunderland in 90th minute Football, Openers, Premier League, Round-Up, Soccer, Wrap https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ipswich-towns-dara-oshea-applauds-the-fans-following-victory-in-the-premier-league-match-at-portman-road-ipswich-picture-date-saturday-august-22-2026-78b28189-7814-40cd-8138-8226ae501aa8-630x444.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lando-norris-dutch-grand-prix-2-7139125-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T16:19:19+01:00 Lando Norris overcomes blustery conditions to take pole at Dutch Grand Prix F1, Formula One, Lando Norris https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mclaren-driver-lando-norris-of-britain-reacts-after-winning-the-pole-position-in-the-qualifying-for-the-formula-one-dutch-grand-prix-in-zandvoort-netherlands-saturday-aug-22-2026-ap-photodark-9ef60bd3-3307-49a1-9837-9818479a7603-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hull-city-manchester-united-7139060-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T14:48:00+01:00 Football, bloody Hull! Manchester United stunned on opening day of Premier League Football, Football Bloody Hull, Match Report, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mkm-stadium-hull-yorkshire-uk-22nd-aug-2026-premier-league-football-hull-city-versus-manchester-united-hull-citys-nobel-mendy-celbrates-scoring-citys-second-goal-with-john-egan-credit-actio-f91341b7-7b4f-49eb-ad70-2cfa8b72a19f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/f1-sprint-dutch-grand-prix-7139054-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T14:19:17+01:00 George Russell boosts title hopes with victory in Dutch Grand Prix sprint F1, Formula 1, Formula One https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/zandvoort-netherlands-22nd-aug-2026-george-russell-gbr-mercedes-amg-petronas-f1-team-celebrates-his-sprint-victory-at-the-formula-1-heineken-dutch-grand-prix-sprint-at-circuit-zandvoort-zand-0e65a9f5-4301-4c44-883a-f64de29d8b07-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-show-jumping-team-2-7138975-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T11:21:11+01:00 Ireland’s show jumping team secure Olympic qualification Equestrian, LA Bound, show jumping https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/unnamed-3-59ef56fe-37ac-4adf-88c4-819a763bf807-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ballina-stephenites-7138970-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T10:51:51+01:00 Defending champions Ballina Stephenites knocked out of Mayo senior football championship Ballina Stephenites, End of the road, GAA, Mayo SFC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ballina-stephenites-line-up-for-a-minutes-silence-5b249080-4216-4274-9387-5cc9e49b7373-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lionel-messi-fined-slap-7138962-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T10:23:38+01:00 Lionel Messi fined by MLS for slapping opposition player Football, Lionel Messi, MLS, Sanction, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mls-inter-miami-union-soccer-4daea1f5-b9aa-4fe0-ba20-0d242a6136a7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/adam-olaniyan-7136842-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T08:00:18+01:00 'I want to be the guy that's brought Irish heavyweight boxing from nowhere to world-championship level' Adam Olaniyan, Boxing, Irish Boxing https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/adam-olaniyan-looks-on-after-knocking-down-his-opponent-9c4cbed0-7adf-4079-9e9c-6051c58ffbc3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mayo-david-mcbrien-andy-moran-7138724-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T07:30:06+01:00 Mayo's 'decentralisation' drive may spark new frontier in quest for the missing 1% GAA, Gaelic Football, Keane Eye, Mayo GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sam-callinan-andy-moran-and-david-mcbrien-with-the-sam-maguire-cup-in-their-home-town-23d2fc53-f6ef-465d-a030-b352df75711e-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/colm-nally-frc-coaching-7134140-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T07:00:53+01:00 'Chaos is paying off': An insider's guide to how Gaelic football coaching is being transformed Coaching, GAA, Interview, New Rules, NEW WAY, training ground https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/colm-nally-c199ba0f-d323-4f67-afe4-955127e35f8b-630x372.jpg https://www.the42.ie/springboks-all-blacks-preview-7137796-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T06:30:57+01:00 Tensions rise as Springboks and All Blacks brace for explosive series opener All Blacks, greatest rivalry, Rugby, Springboks https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-new-zealands-damian-mckenzie-front-is-tackled-south-africas-ben-jason-dixon-left-and-teammate-damian-de-allende-during-a-rugby-championship-test-match-between-south-africa-and-new-zealand-4cf4cf44-ca57-4356-8525-37c213d1be5e-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/darragh-corcoran-kilkenny-henry-shefflin-7138486-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T06:15:57+01:00 Darragh Corcoran: Henry Shefflin appointment 'massive for Kilkenny hurling' darragh corcoran, GAA, Henry Shefflin, Hurling, Kilkenny, Kilkenny GAA, TJ Reid, Top Cat https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/darragh-corcoran-f1975a73-2b78-4cce-a092-3d617583811a-630x862.jpg https://www.the42.ie/troy-parrott-real-betis-transfer-2-7138560-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-22T06:00:23+01:00 Inside Troy Parrott's Real Betis deal: Caoimhín Kelleher reference, West Ham delay and Galatasaray interest Exclusive, How it happened, in detail, real betis, Soccer, Troy Parrott https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/troy-parrott-aec45eb7-b944-4758-87a2-aa575f866e4a-630x748.jpg https://www.the42.ie/drogheda-st-patricks-7138639-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T22:29:26+01:00 Pats putting together strong title challenge with strong win over Drogs drogs, LOI, Pats, poised https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/barry-baggley-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-b7d48fcd-3f44-487f-a563-d6bbe6ee7155-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-draw-does-little-for-sligos-survival-hopes-7138801-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T22:10:55+01:00 Waterford draw does little for Sligo's survival hopes Graham Coughlan, LOI, Soccer, Stalemate, Sligo Rovers, Waterford United https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/darren-purse-489a09b5-5ff4-49ff-9347-ec21c84d0c77-630x473.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-dundalk-league-of-ireland-7138650-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T22:04:14+01:00 Galway stick a pin in Dundalk balloon with impressive win on the road Galway, LOI, party poopers, the town https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kris-twardek-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-798a6513-b8f0-4150-9490-549428233f35-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bohemians-derry-league-of-ireland-report-7138653-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T21:50:16+01:00 Dalymount's final days closing in as Bohemians produce stirring comeback win over Derry City Bohemians, Bohs, Derry, Derry City, League of Ireland, LOI https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/connor-parsons-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-with-team-mates-and-fans-5a0ea576-6948-4b72-840e-84df8f7ebaf0-630x430.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-united-agree-deal-baleba-7138723-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T20:42:01+01:00 Man United agree deal for €75 million-rated Brighton star carlos baleba, EPL, premier leaugue, Soccer, team:Brighton & Hove Albion (Football 69), Manchester United, Transfer News https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/11th-april-2026-turf-moor-burnley-lancashire-england-premier-league-football-burnley-versus-brighton-and-hove-albion-carlos-baleba-of-brighton-and-hove-albion-runs-with-the-ball-745b55a4-8e45-49a7-af69-ae79b0039cec-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tottenham-man-city-savinho-7137673-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T20:28:00+01:00 Ezri Konsa joins Arsenal, Curtis Jones leaves Liverpool EPL, Ezri Konsa, Football, HEY BIG SPENDERS, Premier League, Soccer, Arsenal https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-photo-dated-17-06-2026-of-england-defender-ezri-konsa-arsenal-have-laid-down-a-significant-statement-in-their-bid-to-retain-the-premier-league-title-by-completing-the-51million-signing-of-englan-76280b9f-c967-461b-9a28-9451b89cf767-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-bmw-championship-9-7138704-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T20:26:44+01:00 Rory McIlroy heads back to range after slipping off the pace at BMW Championship BMW Championship, Early Days, Golf https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/st-louis-mo-august-20-rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-looks-on-during-the-first-round-of-the-bmw-championship-on-august-20-2026-at-bellerive-country-club-in-st-louis-missouri-photo-by-joe-ro-5b332e43-b416-42e2-bf75-1cbb94a55835-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/roddy-collins-return-ebbsfleet-united-7138607-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T19:04:13+01:00 Roddy Collins back in football with Ebbsfleet United ebbsfleet, Return, RODFATHER https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/roddy-collins-513a91ce-471c-4ac3-a6fb-4df5525eec31-630x407.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rhys-mcclenaghan-misses-out-on-medal-at-european-championships-7138510-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T18:45:40+01:00 Rhys McClenaghan misses out on medal in European Championships final Eamon Montgomery, Final, gymnastics, Not to be, pommel horse, Report, Rhys McClenaghan https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rhys-mcclenaghan-1e7257ef-4f46-4ebf-ad4c-9fd8e30327b8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/flooring-porter-retirement-7138534-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T18:08:24+01:00 Gavin Cromwell announces retirement of Flooring Porter Cheltenham, Horse Racing https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/danny-mullins-on-flooring-porter-comes-home-to-win-9ec4d644-fbb5-402b-b412-238b764e3d31-630x476.jpg https://www.the42.ie/george-russell-formula-1-dutch-gp-7138431-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T17:11:44+01:00 George Russell pips Lando Norris to pole position for Dutch GP sprint race F1, Formula 1, Motorsport https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mercedes-driver-george-russell-of-britain-in-action-during-the-sprint-qualifying-at-the-formula-one-dutch-grand-prix-in-zandvoort-netherlands-friday-aug-21-2026-ap-photopatrick-post-8a73bc30-486d-4774-9fc6-00c91e26758f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sports-quiz-19-7137842-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T17:00:21+01:00 Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz Q and A, Q&A, Quiz, Sports Quiz https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/troy-8ad9172f-dcdc-43b9-b1ce-283c994e6fd8-630x410.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/az-alkmaar-troy-parrott-documentary-7138281-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T16:23:41+01:00 Watch: AZ release Troy Parrott documentary 'Icon in Ireland, Forged in Alkmaar' AZ Alkmaar, Soccer, Troy Parrott, Troy Story https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rotterdam-netherlands-19th-apr-2026-rotterdam-19-04-2026-stadium-de-kuip-season-20252026-dutch-euro-jackpot-knvb-beker-final-match-between-az-alkmaar-and-nec-nijmegen-cup-final-picture-sh-1b001c13-264b-47ce-88dc-680f28a1a8ba-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/argentina-players-banned-fifa-7138218-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T15:43:40+01:00 Three Argentina players banned over brawl after World Cup final defeat Argentina, Falkland Islands, FIFA, Football, Leandro Paredes, punished, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/new-york-usa-19th-jul-2026-fight-between-gavi-esp-thiago-almada-arg-leandro-paredes-argspain-argentinaworld-cup-finalspanien-argentinien-19-07-2026credit-moritz-mulleralamy-liv-4b1f71f6-d59e-4327-9c6a-6e8aa3f19413-630x455.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jannik-sinner-us-open-7138192-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T15:27:18+01:00 Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open with knee injury ATP Tour, Blow, Grand Slam, Injury, Jannik Sinner, Tennis, US Open https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jannik-sinner-of-italy-lifts-the-trophy-after-defeating-alexander-zverev-of-germany-in-the-gentlemens-singles-final-on-day-fourteen-of-the-2026-wimbledon-championships-at-the-all-england-lawn-tennis-aedd7080-bcf7-4bfe-8710-2cb5f2693b69-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-lee-westwood-liv-7138083-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T14:48:50+01:00 'Typical of Rory' - Lee Westwood hits back at McIlroy comments about LIV players Golf, Lee Westwood, Liv, PGA, response, Rory McIlroy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bedminster-nj-august-09-lee-westwood-of-the-liv-golf-league-tees-off-on-the-16th-hole-during-the-final-round-of-liv-golf-new-york-on-august-9-2026-at-trump-national-golf-club-in-bedminster-new-j-d83a0ce8-e65b-4d1d-b600-d4d0102357dc-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/troy-parrott-real-betis-transfer-7137845-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T14:29:53+01:00 What can Troy Parrott expect at new club Real Betis? a fresh start, La Liga, Explainer, Football, Manuel Pellegrini, real betis, Transfer News, Troy Parrott https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/betis-fans-may-28-2025-footballsoccer-uefa-europa-conference-league-final-2025-wroclaw-match-between-real-betis-balompie-1-4-chelsea-fc-at-the-stadion-wroclaw-in-wroclaw-credit-mutsu-kawamori-14745f58-bba6-4d20-8957-f6069125f2f4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rhasidat-adeleke-100m-italy-7137770-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T10:47:05+01:00 Rhasidat Adeleke to race over 100m in Italy next weekend Athletics, Rhasidat Adeleke https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rhasidat-adeleke-celebrates-with-her-silver-medal-eec54a6c-fe49-48c8-aab5-6d05fc3d1465-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/top-5-worst-signing-the42s-2026-27-premier-league-predictions-7137374-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T08:00:21+01:00 Top 5? Worst signing? The42's 2026-27 Premier League predictions EPL, Predictions, Premier League, Premier League 2026-27, Preview, season preview, Soccer, Writers https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/london-uk-24th-may-2026-the-premier-league-trophy-after-the-crystal-palace-vs-arsenal-premier-league-match-at-selhurst-park-london-picture-credit-should-read-paul-terrysportimage-credit-sport-a2f178a3-efa3-4424-9e30-69167f44eb1d-630x436.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-bmw-championship-8-7137590-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T07:45:00+01:00 Rory McIlroy finds form to share BMW Championship lead BMW Championship, Golf, Rory McIlroy https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bmw-championship-golf-2b9b3e81-4d30-4402-b636-3c2abe70ac56-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tv-guide-weekend-sport-168-7137527-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T07:30:49+01:00 Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport Sport, Tune in, TV, TV Listings https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-20-aug-2026-09-15-pm-4738-17e24698-e7f5-4207-bd67-bd9bd4dde35b-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/premier-league-title-favourites-7130239-Aug2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-08-21T06:45:30+01:00 Poll: Who do you think will win the 2026/27 Premier League? Arsenal, Aston Villa, Call it, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Premier League, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/london-uk-24th-may-2026-martin-odegaard-of-arsenal-lifts-the-trophy-after-his-team-win-the-premier-league-title-after-the-crystal-palace-vs-arsenal-premier-league-match-at-selhurst-park-london-p-22e06371-87d5-4ac7-8f3d-6a794b03ed02-630x463.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kevin-doyle-premier-league-7137224-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-21T06:00:41+01:00 'You spend years being told the Premier League is the best in the world. It's all propaganda' Flashback, Kevin Doyle, Premier League https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stack-doyle-steven-hunt-leicester-city-v-reading-walkers-stadium-leicester-england-25-march-2006-36e09df1-f39c-4d37-a711-662eac341d8c-630x421.jpg