https://www.the42.ie/france-morroco-world-cup-7097274-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T23:11:22+01:00 Kylian Mbappe continues godly replication of Lionel Messi with another goal from heavens 2026 world cup, France, Morocco, Quarter-Final, Sensational, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/frances-kylian-mbappe-center-scores-the-opening-goal-during-the-world-cup-quarterfinal-soccer-match-between-france-and-morocco-in-foxborough-mass-near-boston-thursday-july-9-2026-ap-photom-38e19a7f-e969-41a6-abdc-f97942fea237-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alan-reynolds-reaction-bohemians-st-josephs-7097327-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T23:06:37+01:00 'The pitch was really sticky, so it stopped us playing the way we like to play' alan reynolds, League of Ireland, LOI, Reaction, Soccer, St Joseph's, Bohemians https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/stephen-odonnell-alan-reynolds-and-derek-pender-a4af0e79-2de3-487f-90e2-3a08ed5a1417-630x380.jpg https://www.the42.ie/france-morocco-world-cup-quarter-final-2-7097143-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T23:01:50+01:00 France make light work of Morocco en-route to World Cup semi-finals France, Les Bleus, Morocco, Soccer, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/foxborough-lr-michael-olise-of-france-kylian-mbappe-of-france-desire-doue-of-france-celebrate-the-1-0-during-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-quarter-final-match-between-france-and-morocco-at-boston-stad-0d05214c-16a3-44e3-92f1-ed5ddd7bb128-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-dublin-all-ireland-football-gavin-white-tom-osullivan-7097136-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T21:38:00+01:00 White named to start for Kerry, Murchan on standby list for Dublin Dublin, GAA, gavin white, Kerry, Teamsheets https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/gavin-white-77dbee3a-2a1a-4595-b8e8-858e15722702-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/derry-city-cska-sofia-7097146-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T21:22:26+01:00 Late goal gives Derry City hope after first leg defeat to CSKA Sofia CSKA SOFIA, Derry City, Europa League, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/james-olayinka-with-stefano-sensi-a33d268e-76cf-4cc5-a301-b67c9d17aa72-630x578.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bohemians-st-josephs-report-7096922-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T20:05:35+01:00 Bohemians earn first-leg advantage after victory over Gibraltarians alan reynolds, League of Ireland, LOI, Report, Soccer, St Joseph's, Bohemians https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/douglas-james-taylor-scores-the-first-goal-from-a-penalty-with-ross-tierney-12ab1cf2-0c76-4f51-b6be-beb9f744674b-630x417.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-shares-scottish-open-lead-after-opening-round-7096654-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T19:42:00+01:00 Rory McIlroy shares Scottish Open lead after opening round as it stands, Bernd Wiesberger, Golf, Rory McIllroy, Scottish Open, Tom Kim https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-on-the-ninth-fairway-during-day-one-of-the-genesis-scottish-open-2026-at-the-renaissance-club-north-berwick-picture-date-thursday-july-9-2026-48bbdcff-38de-4910-a7ab-11a3ca972d47-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pico-lopes-shamrock-rovers-world-cup-7097158-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T19:36:39+01:00 Pico Lopes returns to training with Shamrock Rovers ahead of Champions League tie Back in action, League of Ireland, LOI, pico lopes, Shamrock Rovers, World Cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/july-3-2026-miami-gardens-florida-usa-lionel-messi-10-of-argentina-looks-on-as-nicolas-gonzalez-15-of-argentina-battles-pico-lopes-4-of-cabo-verde-for-the-ball-during-the-fifa-world-cup-rou-cd0676ff-b5ba-42e7-83ef-ea8ac5ac7870-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sean-jansen-ireland-7096108-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T19:30:59+01:00 'He was never the biggest or tallest, but always the hardest working' Debut, green island, Ireland, Japan, sean jansen https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/1-12e5f818-ac70-4524-831c-9755af9deb2b-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/quansah-ban-7097088-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T18:10:32+01:00 Jarell Quansah given two-match ban for red card against Mexico England, Soccer, World Cup 2026 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/file-photo-dated-06-07-2026-of-jarell-quansah-who-has-been-given-a-two-match-ban-following-his-red-card-in-englands-last-16-win-over-mexico-issue-date-thursday-july-9-2026-c72512af-1642-45ad-b812-42aa88541806-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rhasidat-adeleke-200m-7096931-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T18:03:57+01:00 Rhasidat Adeleke to return to 200m as quest for European qualification continues 200m, 400m, Athletics, Planning, Rhasidat Adeleke, Track and Field https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/rhasidat-adeleke-70b56093-aba2-4dcb-879d-7743480b9203-630x349.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-football-sellouts-semi-finals-7096832-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T17:45:51+01:00 All-Ireland sellouts show that in football’s summer of love, the game has never been better Croker Clashes, Dublin, GAA, Kerry, Louth, Mayo https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mixcollage-09-jul-2026-05-20-pm-8666-488f3cfc-505c-4769-a5d9-c9a710eb15f8-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-japan-podcast-7096512-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T13:45:31+01:00 Four debutants among Ireland squad to face Japan Podcast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sean-jansen-ceec763b-b23a-4b09-9865-b37f8810f224-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/farrell-ireland-japan-3-7096076-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T12:30:33+01:00 Opportunities abound as Farrell shakes things up in Australia andy farrell, auditions, chances, Ireland, Selection, Team https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ciaran-frawley-and-ronan-kelleher-celebrate-after-the-match-38b51c14-e5e0-422e-bce0-4c359462116d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-sykes-signs-for-millwall-7096351-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T12:16:10+01:00 Republic of Ireland midfielder Sykes signs for Millwall Mark Sykes, Millwall, new recruit, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mark-sykes-43a3c400-125a-4d9f-bdf9-d587f5a1c4d3-630x456.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-football-semi-finals-podcast-7096329-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T11:58:38+01:00 Fever pitch: Sold-out All-Ireland football semi-finals previewed GAA, Podcast https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/kobe-mcdonald-celebrates-scoring-a-point-0341b990-3754-4f3e-9aed-a11d133e6dcb-630x374.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-kieran-brookes-michael-alaalatoa-7096270-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T11:55:28+01:00 Former England prop Brookes joins Munster as Ala’alatoa extends contract Kieran Brookes, Michael Alaalatoa, Munster, On The Dotted Line, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/michael-alaalatoa-dejected-after-the-game-42335cf2-1075-425b-8350-4cdb8b282706-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andy-farrell-new-caps-7096009-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T09:05:21+01:00 Farrell wants four new caps to 'rip in' against Brave Blossoms fresh faces, Ireland, Japan, Nations Championship, Newcastle https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/bryn-ward-9845326b-0349-45da-b568-f899586c1d7b-630x451.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pierluigi-collina-defends-world-cup-referee-7096028-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T08:35:42+01:00 Pierluigi Collina defends World Cup referee after Egypt-Argentina controversy Controversy, FIFA, Soccer, World Cup 2026 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ifab-agm-2026-saturday-february-28th-50e1e07e-d251-4c17-b52d-5edb99c23d16-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/eddie-jones-ireland-2-7095945-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T06:41:15+01:00 'We expect to dominate the Irish scrum in the second half' - Jones Eddie Jones, Ireland, mate, Mind Games?, props, Scrum https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/eddie-jones-ac22b6ab-2093-423f-bf4e-851bbac71bc9-630x347.jpg https://www.the42.ie/france-morocco-world-cup-quarter-final-7095022-Jul2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-07-09T06:15:55+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup quarter-final – France or Morocco? 2026 world cup, France, Morocco, Soccer, Sports Poll, vote early vote often https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/east-rutherford-new-jersey-usa-7th-july-2026-france-forward-kylian-mbappe-10-dribbles-the-ball-during-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-round-of-32-match-between-france-and-sweden-at-metlife-stadium-in-e-e90b8e5b-9260-4aa5-ae22-aaa95ca8b9fd-630x472.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-team-japan-2-7095939-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T06:00:21+01:00 Frawley at 10 for Ireland as Jansen starts on debut against Japan Ireland, Japan, Nations Championship, Newcastle, Team news https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sean-jansen-ca1c9fdd-61b1-48b4-9747-1fc9b2446d8e-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-quarter-finals-3-7095783-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T05:30:58+01:00 The tears, fears and sense of rejuvenation for World Cup quarter-finalists 2026 world cup, Last Eight, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ipa86481771-lionel-messi-of-argentina-celebrates-the-victory-in-tears-after-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-16-football-match-between-argentina-and-egypt-on-7-july-2026-at-mercedes-benz-stadium-in-81ddea2b-697a-4ae1-8da9-30ebebdfccc9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-lowe-humphreys-7095926-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T04:45:33+01:00 'We are very disappointed to see James leave the Irish system' David Humphreys, Exit, James Lowe, Leinster https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/james-lowe-celebrates-winning-816947bd-376d-4f0e-8941-00c73a3601f4-630x376.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irfus-humphreys-on-munster-randle-and-the-leinster-tax-7095946-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T04:00:33+01:00 IRFU's Humphreys on Munster, Randle and the 'Leinster tax' David Humphreys, Four Proud Provinces, Munster, performance director, provinces https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/david-humphreys-with-andy-farrell-af21b3ba-d053-47ea-9c59-5c9ac84c371d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ronan-ogara-leinter-7095925-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-09T00:27:13+01:00 'He'll be a candidate' - O'Gara in frame for Leinster job, says Humphreys Head Coach, job, Leinster, Leo Cullen, ROG https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ronan-ogara-arrives-cf3af7a4-ed0b-414c-bfa3-2870a36a7ee2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/athlone-town-shelbourne-2-7095782-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T22:25:13+01:00 Athlone Town return to top of table after thrilling draw with Shelbourne Football, LOIW, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/lily-agg-84742f88-bf75-4445-a80b-30cf6c06bee9-630x385.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fai-motion-israel-7095794-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T22:10:00+01:00 FAI motion to fulfil Israel fixtures passes at EGM Football, Soccer, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/attendees-at-the-protest-48c7c7d3-23d6-4829-9c78-b66ccf9d7234-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-united-santos-7095710-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T20:40:00+01:00 Man United agree €56m deal with Chelsea for Brazil midfielder Andrey Santos Football, Making moves, Report, Soccer, Transfers https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/chelsea-training-monday-march-16th-86fcaff4-2e00-4b76-ae54-8af784b5bb10-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gillian-bourke-australia-7095345-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T20:00:50+01:00 'People like Joe Schmidt and Andy Friend are so generous with their time' Coaching, Gillian Bourke, Irish Abroad, Rugby Australia, wallaroos https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/gillian-bourke-49958d37-a4e0-49d2-a6f1-d4f7f084f1da-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-golden-boot-race-7093884-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T20:00:14+01:00 Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Kane: Who will win the World Cup Golden Boot? 2026 world cup, All-timer, blockbuster, Football, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/gb-a60e5e7a-dcdc-4b19-ae6c-8411f2c81e98-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-podcast-7-7095750-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T19:27:57+01:00 No rest for the wicked Podcast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/atlanta-aarhus-usa-7th-july-2026-lionel-andres-messi-from-argentina-and-hamdy-fathy-from-egypt-during-fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-and-egypt-credit-image-ulrik-pedersenzuma-press-wir-7a163fda-13c3-4c42-84c4-1d0a8b8d481c-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ruben-love-cam-roigard-7093111-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T18:00:24+01:00 All Blacks' attack energised by new half-back pairing Analysis, cam roigard, like a hurricane, Nations Championship, ruben love, Rugby, New Zealand https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/nz-9_10-ade02430-fbcd-4d2b-a99a-ee5ab83dc77e-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/offaly-gaelic-football-mickey-harte-declan-kelly-7095625-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T17:32:25+01:00 Offaly looking for new football management as Kelly and Harte step away GAA, Gaelic Football, Offaly, position vacant https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mickey-harte-and-declan-kelly-bc2daec2-bdf8-4b4c-8d38-4c74b13ef491-630x640.jpg https://www.the42.ie/henry-shefflin-kilkenny-backroom-team-7095520-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T16:58:44+01:00 Herity, two Comerfords, Tyrrell, O'Neill all expected to form new Cats backroom Backroom, GAA, Hurling, Kilkenny, Staff https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/henry-shefflin-a6e2a918-2263-473f-9534-df94ec40ae35-630x441.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alexia-putellas-london-city-lionesses-transfer-7095433-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T15:55:33+01:00 Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas signs for London City Lionesses London City Lionesses, Transfer Window, WSL https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/barcelona-esp-27th-may-2026-fc-barcelona-vs-real-sociedad-may-27-2026-alexia-putellas-11-of-fc-barcelona-during-the-match-between-fc-barcelona-and-real-sociedad-corresponding-to-the-last-day-o-eeb0073c-5806-4243-b744-5711dd82424a-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-scottish-open-13-7095353-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T15:08:39+01:00 Rory McIlroy's chance meeting with Nick Faldo and Open preparation Golf, Rory McIlroy https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-during-a-practice-day-ahead-of-the-genesis-scottish-open-2026-at-the-renaissance-club-north-berwick-picture-date-wednesday-july-8-2026-9f7e5bef-aa5a-4327-8032-27cfca727454-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/azteca-podcast-7095335-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T15:02:44+01:00 World Cup Voices Ep.6 - The Lopes Family, Trump talks soccer, and a night at the Azteca Podcast https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/img_8538-90e83b59-992a-4e67-8083-1036e8cc94ee-630x840.jpg https://www.the42.ie/colm-lyons-referee-all-ireland-hurling-final-7095294-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T14:46:57+01:00 Colm Lyons named as All-Ireland final referee All-Ireland SHC, Cork GAA, Galway GAA, Limerick GAA, Man in the Middle https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/colm-lyons-3ec224ca-60ce-4f45-ae77-5dc928c3f44c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/israel-fai-mep-2-7095256-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T13:54:20+01:00 FAI should bow to pressure of football fans on Israel fixtures ahead of EGM vote tonight, MEP says Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, EU, FAI, Israel, Nations League, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/image-703e9c3c-94f2-41db-b4b1-441160996b09-630x455.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rhasidat-adeleke-withdraws-from-monaco-diamond-league-7095181-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T12:30:13+01:00 Rhasidat Adeleke withdraws from Monaco Diamond League 400m, Athletics, Rhasidat Adeleke, Setback, Track and Field https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/irelands-rhasidat-adeleke-after-finishing-seventh-in-the-womens-200m-during-the-wanda-diamond-league-series-london-athletics-meet-at-the-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-london-picture-date-saturday-9ec1cb75-e9d1-460f-8c5c-5f9dd8df3659-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-defence-wallabies-7094840-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T11:00:43+01:00 What was going on in the Irish defence as the Wallabies cut loose? Analysis, Australia, cohesion, Collisions, CONNECTION, Defence, Ireland, Nations Championship https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/95171_2996189-copy-fb70e7cc-f0bf-47d7-adc6-ea618de2f3b3-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ranking-8-remaining-teams-world-cup-7093909-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T07:00:36+01:00 Power ranking the 8 remaining teams at the 2026 World Cup 2026 world cup, Contenders, Quarter finals, Soccer, Argentina, England, France https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/chestnut-hill-ma-may-30-a-general-view-of-the-fifa-world-cup-trophy-on-display-during-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-trophy-tour-at-margot-connell-recreation-center-at-boston-college-on-may-30-2026-in-7c705b86-5df1-497f-a5ac-46a837bf56d5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gavin-devlin-louth-all-ireland-semi-7094450-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T06:30:04+01:00 'There's always more you can get out of the jar if you believe': Devlin and Louth chase All-Ireland dream All-Ireland SFC, GAA, Gaelic Football, Gavin Devlin, Louth and proud, Louth GAA, Mayo GAA, Sam Mulroy https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/gavin-devlin-and-sam-mulroy-celebrate-after-the-match-062d793c-8e4c-4aae-b051-a501d1d0f5c5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jimmy-obrien-ireland-3-7094821-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T06:20:10+01:00 'I don't mind where I play. I'm pretty comfortable in any of them' Australia, Ireland, Jimmy O'Brien, job, Nations Championship, versatile https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/jimmy-obrien-and-bundee-aki-celebrate-after-the-match-42cccf36-5ed1-4622-9675-6f0f85e59568-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/john-kiely-limerick-manager-7094710-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T06:15:22+01:00 Kiely declares Lynch fit for All-Ireland, explains change of approach to opposition analysis cian lynch, Injury Update, John Kiely, Limerick GAA, Limerick hurling https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/john-kiely-093b3b58-eebe-478f-a7f0-394d5076f841-630x388.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andy-moran-mayo-manager-3-7094734-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T06:00:06+01:00 Andy Moran happy to see connection rebuilding with Mayo supporters all ireland semi final, All-Ireland SFC, Andy Moran, Mayo Football, Mayo GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/andy-moran-d7acbcf2-d1ee-4101-a205-4493c4d7921a-630x460.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-japan-selection-7093852-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T03:12:40+01:00 Farrell's Ireland selection for Japan will be particularly interesting Intrigue, Ireland, Japan, John Fogarty, Options, Selection, Stick or Twist? https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/andy-farrell-8e3b05ed-f08c-4e7e-819a-252497262f4e-630x764.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alvaro-arbeloa-fulham-7094803-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T00:13:19+01:00 Álvaro Arbeloa announced as new Fulham boss Fulham, Premier League, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/alvaro-arbeloa-head-coach-of-real-madrid-during-the-spanish-championship-laliga-football-match-between-real-madrid-cf-and-deportivo-alaves-on-21-april-2026-at-santiago-bernabeu-stadium-in-madrid-spa-08c29911-8cdc-4203-b104-4ae9eff964a5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/colombia-switzerland-world-cup-7094787-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-08T00:05:40+01:00 Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals 2026 world cup, Colombia, Penalties, Shoot-out, Switzerland, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/switzerlands-manuel-akanji-5-heads-the-ball-in-front-of-colombias-luis-suarez-25-during-the-world-cup-round-of-16-soccer-match-between-switzerland-and-colombia-in-vancouver-british-columbia-tu-a23ae120-c52e-4a43-ae9a-8025ab66a699-630x419.jpg