https://www.the42.ie/athlone-town-skopje-uwcl-7074959-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T16:10:22+01:00 Athlone Town drawn against ŽFK Skopje 2014 in Champions League qualifying Athlone Town, Euro Vision, UWCL https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/athlone-town-team-photo-with-fans-after-the-match-960b13f5-a8d3-4f5d-a887-0b14755640ca-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carla-ward-play-off-draw-reaction-7073643-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T13:42:22+01:00 'If you're going to get to a World Cup, you've got to beat the best' - Carla Ward on play-off draw Football, Ireland WNT, Reaction, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/carla-ward-15f16ba3-2ff0-44ae-9727-76dc35cc7f03-630x378.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rhys-ruddock-lansdowne-fc-7074770-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T13:41:58+01:00 Rhys Ruddock takes first Head Coach role with Lansdowne FC BIG ROLE, lansdowne fc, new boss, Razor, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rhys-ruddock-7787a623-2fff-4418-bb69-c7a9fc2686de-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-hurling-quarter-finals-7-7073317-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T12:56:58+01:00 Who can bounce back best? All-Ireland quarter-finals loom into view All-Ireland Hurling Championship, Clare GAA, Closer Look, Cork GAA, Dublin GAA, Hurling, Offaly GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mixcollage-18-jun-2026-11-48-am-5674-da90b787-f7c2-452c-ba13-2cd8d88dab18-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-wnt-play-off-draw-2-7073618-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T11:40:00+01:00 Ireland to face Kazakhstan in 2027 World Cup play-off semi-final Football, Luck of the Draw, Pot Luck, Road to Brazil, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-ireland-team-celebrate-after-the-game-8ab9893b-4d1d-46b5-b6cf-43234709abd3-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-podcast-13-7073772-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T11:00:26+01:00 More GAA+ aggro and the most exciting football weekend of the year All-Ireland Football, Armagh GAA, Declan Bogue, Donegal GAA, Dublin GAA, Fintan O'Toole, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry GAA, Monaghan GAA, Podcast, Ronan Early https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jim-mcguinness-arrives-0067db69-3eb1-4963-9df4-a0cc722aef23-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-leinster-23-7073829-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T06:30:46+01:00 'It’s the nature of the business that we are in. The business gets done, and you move on' Leinster, Leinster Lowedown, Lowedown https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-18-24-32-d480f54e-9045-4998-a74a-f215d2fa18ff-630x483.png https://www.the42.ie/czechia-south-africa-world-cup-poll-7072406-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-18T06:15:29+01:00 Who will win this afternoon's World Cup game – Czechia or South Africa? 2026 world cup, Call it, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/czechias-ladislav-krejci-reacts-after-scoring-against-south-korea-in-zapopan-near-guadalajara-mexico-thursday-june-11-2026-ap-photodolores-ochoa-ea7b479a-b5b6-47bd-9554-9b2670481df9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-coleman-cork-penalties-7073236-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T06:00:16+01:00 Next man up: Mark Coleman sticking to simple technique on Cork penalties Cork GAA, GAA, Hurling, mark coleman, Offaly GAA, sweet striker https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mark-coleman-scores-a-penalty-past-goalkeeper-nickie-quaid-ad7b8f8c-0681-4775-b23e-62197d96b0de-630x325.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-world-cup-scotland-fans-7074027-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-18T00:07:01+01:00 The perils of watching England in the World Cup with Scotland fans in an Irish pub 2026 world cup, among the people, Croatia, England, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_7593-4cf7a374-7f91-4fc8-9df5-172cb839bf6b-e1781732774224-630x840.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/england-croatia-7074034-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T23:11:17+01:00 Harry Kane scores twice as England make winning start to World Cup bid Football, Six Goal Thriller, Soccer, World Cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dallas-17-06-2026-dallas-att-stadium-world-cup-2026-match-between-england-and-croatia-picture-shows-england-player-harry-kane-celebrating-the-1-0-credit-pro-shotsalamy-live-news-6ac80a82-be38-4e63-ab2e-e676f1c4ff29-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/vozinha-mother-visa-7074040-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T22:58:16+01:00 Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha’s mother gets visa to attend World Cup Football, Reunion, Soccer, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/cape-verde-spain-wcup-soccer-01d04c9c-4f5f-4bb5-bb42-3af9bc7c8097-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/conor-gannon-dublin-challenger-7074010-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T22:45:43+01:00 Ireland's Gannon bows out of Dublin Challenger after defeat to former World No. 3 Dimitrov Tennis https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/conor-gannon-shakes-hands-with-grigor-dimitrov-after-the-match-dd4a2d25-c9c5-4648-a465-3a7c7eb9900e-630x401.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-will-harrison-7073477-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T20:48:40+01:00 Munster set to sign Australian playmaker Will Harrison Addition, Munster, niq, playmaker, Will Harrison https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sydney-australia-march-29-will-harrison-of-the-waratahs-runs-the-ball-during-the-super-rugby-pacific-match-between-nsw-waratahs-and-melbourne-rebels-at-the-allianz-stadium-on-march-29-2024-in-syd-29c04135-093e-4e35-a613-dd3cfda4510b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/danny-rohl-manager-red-bull-salzburg-7073215-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T20:40:00+01:00 Rangers appoint Hearts boss Derek McInnes as Danny Rohl replacement Manager, mutual agreement, Rangers, Scottish Premiership, Soccer, swift action https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/file-photo-dated-130526-of-derek-mcinnes-rangers-have-announced-the-appointment-of-derek-mcinnes-as-their-new-manager-on-a-three-year-contract-following-the-departure-of-danny-rohl-issue-date-wed-dd737c68-0c4a-4872-a467-2694612b7087-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-squad-for-nations-cup-summer-series-7073835-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T20:00:07+01:00 All roads feel like they lead towards Eden Park as Farrell selects another tried and tested squad Nations Cup, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/andy-farrell-during-the-warm-up-ahead-of-the-match-a40ce01d-d3dc-4352-910b-9b84e10a81b9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/teenage-cyclist-died-collision-waterford-named-shane-o-brien-2-7073916-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T19:55:47+01:00 Tributes paid after death of promising young cyclist Shane O'Brien ballygalane, Lismore, N72, RIP, Road Traffic Collision, Shane O'Brien, tributes, Waterford, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/blurred-frame-2-01b9e47a-6468-43c2-951c-341e220e0271-630x377.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-spain-7073882-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T19:16:21+01:00 Ireland bounce back from Dutch defeats with crucial point against Spain FIH Hockey Pro League, Hockey https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/hannah-mcloughlin-caf3940a-e005-4865-8f6c-952eed847b59-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/who-will-win-the-2026-us-open-7073121-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-17T19:00:01+01:00 Poll: Who do you think will win the 2026 US Open? Cameron Young, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, US Open, vote early vote often, Xander Schauffele https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/flags-whip-in-the-wind-on-the-17th-hole-during-a-practice-round-for-the-u-s-open-golf-tournament-at-shinnecock-hills-golf-club-in-southampton-n-y-tuesday-june-16-2026-ap-photogeorge-walker-iv-67b2b931-ceee-4737-9004-460960d1fd5d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-rugby-podcast-21-7073860-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T18:44:10+01:00 Ireland squad reaction and URC final look-ahead andy farrell, Bulls, Ireland, Leinster, Podcast, Rugby, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/andy-farrell-during-the-warm-up-ahead-of-the-match-2060755f-ec80-4452-a99f-781e7639ffc2-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-squad-for-nations-championship-7073597-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T17:00:45+01:00 Uncapped Connacht trio included in Farrell's Ireland squad for summer Tests Nations Championship, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sean-jansen-and-sam-illo-53fe9f7f-420a-479d-8b75-6b14e69ae4a3-630x390.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-wnt-play-off-draw-7072601-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T16:48:43+01:00 Best/worst draw? Ireland WNT set to discover World Cup play-off opponents Football, Ireland WNT, Luck of the Draw, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-ireland-team-26e7130a-d78f-4276-83d0-7b3c11b078ce-630x387.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ascot-racing-prince-of-wales-stakes-ombudsman-7073712-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T16:46:56+01:00 Ombudsman wows Ascot crowd in Prince of Wales’s romp Ascot, Horse Racing, John Gosden, Ombudsman, Royal Ascot https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/royal-ascot-2026-day-two-ascot-racecourse-3027533f-81cd-4781-bd53-80e7de51cca4-630x447.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-jacues-nieneber-7073634-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T16:30:57+01:00 'Jacques has been immense for us as a group and the players love working with him' anticipation, Leo Cullen, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leo-cullen-a0f43233-cbd5-42e9-bf9f-aad41f7a1231-630x387.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kieran-brookes-munster-7073575-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T15:53:29+01:00 Munster poised to sign former England tighthead Kieran Brookes Front Row, Munster, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/kieran-brookes-of-usap-during-the-pro-d2-final-match-between-provence-and-perpignan-at-stade-maurice-david-on-june-14-2026-in-aix-en-provence-france-photo-by-philippe-lecoeurfepicon-sport-7d18136b-a3fe-464e-8851-5e566e4287ff-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bulls-teams-3-7073515-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T15:32:26+01:00 Tadhg Furlong returns to Leinster side to play Bulls in URC final Leinster, Rugby, Team news, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tadhg-furlong-31223efa-edf2-46b5-acf4-1038d0187d45-630x663.jpg https://www.the42.ie/league-of-ireland-european-draws-7073258-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T13:45:00+01:00 Shamrock Rovers, Derry, Shels, and Bohs learn second round European opponents Champions League, conference league, Europa League, League of Ireland, Luck of the Draw, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rory-gaffney-during-the-game-8facb891-d70c-4cc4-9507-2d8f9fe31882-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-la-rochelle-pre-season-fixture-7073237-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T12:19:54+01:00 Munster to visit Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in pre-season Munster, Old friends, Pre-Season, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jack-crowley-scores-a-drop-goal-despite-ultan-dillane-7c9b9e6d-fcd3-47a4-b8a7-26fecc68f342-630x448.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-world-cup-2026-7072892-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T11:30:08+01:00 Unhappy and inglorious: England can go well in the World Cup if they relax and be themselves Down in Albion, England, Soccer, World Cup 2026 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/englands-harry-kane-left-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-with-team-mate-jude-bellingham-during-the-fifa-world-cup-european-qualifying-match-at-the-air-albania-stadium-tiran-36ae2ab2-2325-495c-8284-d83e0ab06350-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kylian-mbappe-flute-celebration-world-cup-7073054-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T08:56:28+01:00 Kylian Mbappé's flute celebration was inspired by... James Corden flute, James Corden, kylian mbappe, play it again, World Cup, World Cup 2026 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/frances-kylian-mbappe-10-celebrates-after-scoring-the-opening-goal-of-his-team-during-the-world-cup-group-i-soccer-match-between-france-and-senegal-in-east-rutherford-n-j-near-new-york-tuesday-a91a86eb-8cf7-40bc-9ae6-d10462f06dd4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-south-africa-fih-hockey-nations-cup-7073041-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T08:12:58+01:00 Ireland narrowly miss out on FIH Hockey Nations Cup semi-finals after South Africa thriller FIH Hockey Nations Cup, Hockey, Ireland Hockey, just short, South Africa Hockey https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/unnamed-26-8d818e90-a25b-4941-9faa-b876e136706d-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-stardust-7072957-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T07:15:16+01:00 The 24 hours that sum up the emotion and stardust of this World Cup 2026 world cup, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/argentinas-lionel-messi-10-celebrates-after-scoring-his-third-goal-during-the-world-cup-group-j-soccer-match-between-argentina-and-algeria-in-kansas-city-mo-tuesday-june-16-2026-ap-photoed-1ede5f8d-8e34-4fdf-aebf-ea74d8a93fa5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tommy-obrien-leinster-profile-7072057-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T07:00:25+01:00 Tommy O'Brien has delivered a stand-out season after years of injury pain Leinster, Resilient, Rugby, Tommy O'Brien, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tommy-obrien-1a10ec47-5806-4550-a1f4-3cdabaa70d0a-630x387.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-v-croatia-poll-7071704-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-17T06:15:18+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup game - England or Croatia? 2026 world cup, Call it, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup Poll https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/10th-june-2026-inter-and-co-stadium-orlando-florida-united-states-of-america-friendly-international-football-england-versus-costa-rica-harry-kane-of-england-leaves-the-pitch-after-the-first-hal-6f62450e-5feb-46e9-afa0-4162a60a1a76-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-paywall-dodgy-box-7072316-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T06:00:51+01:00 Kerry-Armagh is the biggest show in town, so why are the GAA putting it behind a paywall? column, GAA, Paywall, PAYWALL BLUES https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tom-osullivan-with-ben-crealey-and-tomas-mccormack-8b3228c4-8821-48b7-9c1a-89d0caf581a3-630x431.jpg https://www.the42.ie/erling-haaland-norway-iraq-7072962-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-17T01:29:06+01:00 The beast is alive at the World Cup! Erling Haaland double helps Norway ease past Iraq 2026 world cup, ERLING Haaland, Iraq, no mercy, Norway, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/foxborough-ma-june-16-erling-haaland-9-of-norway-reacts-after-scoring-a-goal-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-group-i-match-between-iraq-and-norway-on-june-16-2026-at-boston-stadium-in-foxborough-37ee31db-75dd-4273-b05f-2e73f655d1ab-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-england-cricket-t20-world-cup-7072948-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T23:44:54+01:00 Defeat to England subjects Ireland to second loss at T20 World Cup Cricket, England, Ireland https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/irelands-orla-prendergast-is-bowled-by-englands-dani-gibson-during-the-icc-t20-world-cup-match-at-the-hampshire-bowl-southampton-picture-date-tuesday-june-16-2026-db1c82b1-0b7c-48ad-b67b-0721c72fd221-630x406.jpg https://www.the42.ie/france-senegal-world-cup-7072925-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T22:17:41+01:00 Mbappe breaks French all-time goalscoring record with late burst against Senegal 2026 world cup, France, Senegal, Soccer, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/frances-kylian-mbappe-celebrates-after-scoring-the-opening-goal-of-his-team-during-the-world-cup-group-i-soccer-match-between-france-and-senegal-in-east-rutherford-n-j-near-new-york-tuesday-june-a68fc26f-0a04-45f2-8646-25b740c083ec-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jan-paul-van-hecke-tottenham-transfer-7072877-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T21:15:11+01:00 Tottenham agree £52m deal for Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke Premier League, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/arlington-united-states-14th-june-2026-netherlands-defender-jan-paul-van-hecke-6-applauds-the-fans-after-the-netherlands-v-japan-fifa-world-cup-2026-group-f-match-at-dallas-stadium-arlington-u-02192d92-a2db-482a-b5d3-becd6fb39130-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bulls-leinster-scrum-7072138-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T20:32:34+01:00 Bulls out to settle scrum score with Leinster in Croker repeat Bulls, contest, Final, High Ball, Leinster, no scrum no win, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-view-of-a-leinster-scrum-29367789-3c49-4d02-8832-75fa2d4ed734-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/chay-mullins-7072817-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T20:14:00+01:00 Ulster announce signings of Eduardo Bello, Keynan Knox, and Chay Mullins Going North, On the Move, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/eduardo-bello-dejection-75ab9de7-8e43-4f59-8f69-68d6b07054ad-630x756.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sharlene-mawdsley-ostrava-golden-spike-7072848-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T20:06:40+01:00 Podium for Sharlene Mawdsley, national record for Mark English at Ostrava Golden Spike Athletics https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sharlene-mawdsley-9054381a-99b0-4327-9fb9-5ae7ba559347-630x434.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shamrock-rovers-champions-league-draw-3-7072524-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T17:15:00+01:00 Shamrock Rovers drawn against Malta's Floriana in Champions League qualifying UEFA Champions League, Euro Vision, road to europe, Soccer, Shamrock Rovers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dylan-watts-celebrates-scoring-a-penalty-d7bd277d-de5e-45b6-9866-6fb15cc53b79-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bow-echo-royal-ascot-7072711-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T16:57:36+01:00 Bow Echo hangs on for St James’s Palace glory from Gstaad Gstaad, Horse Racing, Royal Ascot https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/bow-echo-ridden-by-billy-loughnane-right-coming-home-to-win-the-st-jamess-palace-stakes-during-day-one-of-royal-ascot-at-ascot-racecourse-berkshire-picture-date-tuesday-june-16-2026-2bce86ac-eec2-4383-83ba-adbe35977a04-630x388.jpg https://www.the42.ie/conor-gannon-tomic-7072662-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T16:44:28+01:00 Ireland's Gannon shocks former top 20 player Tomic at Dublin Challenger Conor Gannon, Tennis https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/conor-gannon-celebrates-after-winning-a-game-to-bring-the-match-to-a-tie-break-a13bb0b7-8056-4936-b5f8-074cdfc60fd1-630x375.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-world-cup-3-7072491-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T15:03:59+01:00 England's Tino Livramento ruled out of World Cup Blow, England, Football, Newcastle United, Tino Livramento, Trevoh Chalobah, World Cup, World Cup 2026 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/england-v-new-zealand-international-friendly-raymond-james-stadium-ffdae73d-32d0-4f2a-97a1-d9d96ca1d00b-630x436.jpg https://www.the42.ie/isa-nacewa-interview-7072054-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T14:54:17+01:00 Leinster legend Nacewa: 'I would have loved to play under Jacques' detail, Isa Nacewa, Leinster, Rugby, Bulls, URC, Victor Matfield https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/isa-nacewa-a3de0aba-f8a4-4314-a6ff-0d6c3fa5bc67-630x383.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-podcast-3-7072116-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T13:01:55+01:00 World Cup Voices Ep.2 - Pico and his parents reflect on Cape Verde heroics 2026 world cup, Ally McCoist, Cape Verde, Football, pico lopes, Podcast, Spain, Wolrd Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_0951-9be7f15d-b7ad-4989-9d1b-64b7675935d7-630x840.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-all-ireland-championship-fixtures-7071191-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T13:00:23+01:00 17 games live in next weekend's GAA championship schedule Dates For The Diary, GAA, GAA fixtures, Gaelic Football, Hurling https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/peter-duggan-with-paddy-smyth-and-john-bellew-dc24ed83-a53f-494d-9ad7-601374fea5c6-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-wxv-fixtures-7072247-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T12:57:32+01:00 Ireland Women to host WXV internationals in Tallaght and Galway in September new frontier, Rugby, WOMENS WXV https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/scott-bemand-speaks-to-his-side-after-the-match-35a8839c-6381-467c-85ca-e46821052551-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/serena-williams-wild-card-wimbledon-entry-7072196-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T12:18:40+01:00 Serena Williams to play at Wimbledon after getting doubles wild card with Venus back again, EVOLVING BACK, Serena, Wimbledon https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/12th-june-2026-hsbc-championships-queens-club-west-kensington-london-england-hsbc-championships-tennis-day-three-serena-williams-usa-practices-at-queens-club-8e1aa4ed-9c31-41c7-8e31-81b6d606a948-630x437.jpg https://www.the42.ie/vozinha-7072104-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T11:21:57+01:00 'I also cried because my mum didn’t manage to be here because of the visa' breakout star, Cape Verde, Soccer, vozinha, World Cup 2026 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/atlanta-usa-15th-june-2026-josimar-evora-dias-silva-vozinha-of-spain-seen-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-football-match-between-spain-and-cabo-verde-at-mercedes-benz-stadium-final-score-spain-1de8668b-d9c3-433d-b3c8-f23e02c7ee1f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pico-lopes-world-cup-7071901-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T10:30:08+01:00 'It is a history that will remain forever' - Pico Lopes' parents speak of pride at World Cup heroics 2026 world cup, Cape Verde, Family Fortunes, pico lopes, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/hk4-fizxmaaci4k-d9153cd4-e815-4138-93d8-4c235e4a5fe6-630x472.jpg https://www.the42.ie/loi-european-draws-7072025-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T09:21:33+01:00 Shamrock Rovers and Derry City learn potential opponents as LOI sides set for European draws Champions League, League of Ireland, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/graham-burke-68d2e852-c10c-4d12-bd53-f1c019b43437-630x406.jpg https://www.the42.ie/iran-told-to-return-to-mexico-immediately-after-politically-charged-world-cup-opener-2-7072013-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T09:01:03+01:00 Iran told to return to Mexico immediately after politically charged World Cup opener Amir Ghalenoei, Football, Iran, LA, Mehdi Taremi, United States, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/inglewood-california-usa-15th-june-2026-team-iran-in-a-team-photo-before-playing-new-zealand-to-a-2-2-world-cup-tie-at-los-angeles-stadium-credit-image-mark-edward-harriszuma-press-wir-a0aa9643-f851-437a-bba8-037b14167812-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bilbao-final-7071816-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T07:15:29+01:00 Leinster used down week to dig into Champions Cup final loss Bilbao, Leinster, Lessons, Next Final https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/thomas-clarkson-and-josh-van-der-flier-dejected-after-the-match-d0080600-11dc-4cbe-b28f-77cd04ffe23d-630x445.jpg https://www.the42.ie/uruguay-v-saudi-arabia-7071898-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T07:04:01+01:00 Maxi Araujo denies Saudi Arabia as Uruguay held in World Cup opener 2026 world cup, spoils shared https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/uruguays-maxi-araujo-20-celebrates-after-scoring-their-opening-goal-during-the-world-cup-group-h-soccer-match-between-saudi-arabia-and-uruguay-in-miami-gardens-fla-monday-june-15-2026-ap-pho-0d6fc482-ad8a-48fd-99fa-e7acd43f6f6b-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lara-gillespie-giro-ditalia-7071787-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T07:00:29+01:00 'It's mostly my feet that suffer' - Gillespie on surviving intense Giro d'Italia heat Cycling, Giro d'Italia Women, lara gillespie https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/bibione-italia-01st-june-2026-irelands-lara-gillespie-of-uae-team-adqs-red-jersey-during-stage-3-of-the-giro-ditalia-women-from-bibione-to-buja-italy-monday-june-1-2026-photo-by-marco-alp-927009f4-4245-428e-bb86-6a90369a3bd8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/porter-leinster-loosehead-7071809-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-16T06:30:13+01:00 'Andrew’s a loss but whoever has played has done admirably' Leinster, Loosehead, no scrum no win, porter, Scrum https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/andrew-porter-1c98cf69-abd3-4da4-b8ac-9d0eaf2218fe-630x503.jpg https://www.the42.ie/france-senegal-poll-7066671-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-16T06:00:23+01:00 Who will win tonight’s World Cup game – France or Senegal? 2026 world cup, group i, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup Poll https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ipa85504282-michael-olise-of-france-11-celebrates-his-goal-with-kylian-mbappe-during-the-international-friendly-football-match-between-france-and-northern-ireland-on-june-8-2026-at-decathlon-arena-81a2ab29-3c9c-45fb-8085-4d75b866285f-630x420.jpg