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 15 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 https://www.the42.ie/ronan-maher-broken-ankle-7071881-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T23:16:19+01:00 Tipperary captain Ronan Maher suffers broken ankle during club challenge game GAA, Hurling, Ronan Maher, Setback, Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ronan-maher-takes-to-the-field-507f6cef-54fd-466c-85db-7b9630303ca4-630x442.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shaun-evans-fifa-referee-white-supremacy-gesture-2-7071543-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T22:51:00+01:00 World Cup referee accused of making 'white supremacy' gesture says it was 'subconscious twitch' 2026 world cup, FIFA, Football, Racism, Shaun Evans, Soccer, var, VAR controversy, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-15-at-14-30-30-bb0ed68c-051f-4453-8c0d-1e939a7a81a8-630x502.png https://www.the42.ie/cape-verde-podcast-7071738-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T22:16:38+01:00 ‘Quintessential Pico’ - Lopes stars as Cape Verde shock Spain 2026 world cup, AFCON, Cape Verde, David Sneyd, Football, Podcast, Roberto Lopes, Shane Keegan, Spain https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/atlanta-aarhus-usa-15th-june-2026-pico-lopes-from-cabo-verde-celebrate-during-fifa-world-cup-2026-spain-and-cape-verde-credit-image-ulrik-pedersenzuma-press-wire-editorial-usage-only-441f24e0-3a9c-4cd6-8623-5596bc889db2-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pico-lopes-cape-verde-7071836-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T22:00:45+01:00 Inside Pico Lopes' day of glory with Cape Verde: Ray Houghton embrace and video call with Shamrock Rovers' teammates 2026 world cup, Cape Verde, glory moment, pico lopes, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/pico-lopes-cabo-verde-gestures-during-spain-and-cape-verde-group-h-fifa-world-cup-2026-atlanta-stadium-atlanta-united-states-on-june-15-2026-thor-wegnerdefodi-images-photo-by-defodi-images-6644ac20-6b83-455e-9746-4e076c155bb5-630x386.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-united-all-or-nothing-documentary-7071730-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T19:32:19+01:00 Man United announce 'All Or Nothing' documentary for 2026/27 season all or nothing, Amazon Prime, documentary, fly on the wall, Manchester United, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/old-trafford-manchester-on-monday-27th-april-2026-general-view-of-old-trafford-stadium-during-the-premier-league-match-between-manchester-united-and-brentford-at-old-trafford-manchester-on-monday-25232ea6-551c-435a-adcd-2f350faec278-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/spain-cape-verde-pico-lopes-world-cup-7071604-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T19:18:52+01:00 Dubliner Pico Lopes helps Cape Verde stun Spain with 0-0 draw in World Cup opener 2026 world cup, Cape Verde, History Boys, Soccer, Spain https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mikel-oyarzabal-spain-and-pico-lopes-cabo-verde-battle-for-the-ball-during-spain-and-cape-verde-group-h-fifa-world-cup-2026-atlanta-stadium-atlanta-united-states-on-june-15-2026-thor-wegner-c12805fc-b5bc-4708-8a8a-05a66cac4b33-630x403.jpg https://www.the42.ie/darragh-fitzgibbon-appendicitis-7071687-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T19:05:44+01:00 'Strange few weeks': Fitzgibbon hoping to be fit for Cork-Offaly after appendicitis surgery All-Ireland Hurling Championship, Cork GAA, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Fingers crossed, Hurling, Offaly GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/eir-senior-hurling-championship-season-launch-c1c018d9-2698-4492-8102-6780477d8628-630x439.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bulls-urc-rivalry-7071287-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T18:17:08+01:00 Leinster and the Bulls have plenty of history when it comes to knock-out rugby Leinster, Rivalry, Rugby, Bulls, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/johnny-sexton-and-jack-conan-with-gerhard-steenkamp-as-tempers-flare-between-the-two-sides-2cb284cc-f041-4b93-97b7-5fbb764c0ea7-630x437.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-donegal-croke-park-7071629-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T17:26:18+01:00 Dublin v Donegal fixed for Croke Park, Kerry v Armagh to be shown on GAA+ Fixtures, GAA, Gaelic Football https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/daire-obaoill-and-ethan-dunne-79a2f627-fa2b-4978-a7ba-b5c490617657-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-leicester-friendly-7071605-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T16:49:59+01:00 Munster to host Leicester Tigers in Cork pre-season friendly Munster, Rugby, Tune-up https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/limerick-republic-of-ireland-25th-apr-2026-craig-casey-of-munster-looks-on-during-the-united-rugby-championship-round-16-match-between-munster-rugby-and-ulster-rugby-at-thomond-park-in-limerick-i-f8cc49f3-63a7-4360-bea6-e5db4ed4227d-630x472.jpg https://www.the42.ie/south-africa-v-ireland-2-7071533-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T16:16:15+01:00 Ireland women to play first-ever Test series in South Africa in October Ireland Women, Rugby, WXV Global Series https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-view-of-the-ireland-team-ahead-of-the-game-in-the-dressing-room-57bf1c4e-8656-4dfe-8c1a-cb8e72f48ae2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-squad-update-12-7071413-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T14:37:44+01:00 Andrew Porter ruled out of Leinster's URC final against the Bulls Blow, Leinster, Rugby, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/andrew-porter-477406e1-b3d4-46f0-96fd-c2be06425a3a-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rugby-podcast-8-7071329-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T13:38:03+01:00 Ireland's plan, the URC final, Lowe legacy, and ROG's bad night bernard jackman, Ireland, James Lowe, Leinster, Podcast, Ronan O'Gara, Rugby, Rugby Union, rugby weekly extra, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/andy-farrell-a149e92f-1d58-4752-86c0-12bc871c3d54-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/round-3-gaelic-football-draw-7071201-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T11:23:35+01:00 Danger here! The tightrope is removed for a cut-throat weekend of championship football Draw, GAA, Hotting Up https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rian-oneill-with-jason-foley-and-gavin-white-369c6d88-cdc9-46ba-821a-7c4726aed834-630x757.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-all-ireland-football-championship-round-3-draw-7071057-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T08:44:48+01:00 Kerry meet Armagh, Dublin face Donegal: All-Ireland senior football round 3 draw Championship, GAA, Gaelic Football, Knockout games https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jack-oconnor-shakes-hands-after-the-game-with-kieran-mcgeeney-d35d17f1-5f42-4c36-9724-f3e3cdbd4e8f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/real-madrid-chelsea-marc-cucurella-7070985-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T07:03:04+01:00 Spain star Marc Cucurella makes Real Madrid switch after four years at Chelsea Chelsea, Marc Cucurella, Premier League, Real Madrid, Soccer, Spain, Transfer Talk https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/liverpool-v-chelsea-premier-league-anfield-a0c61cb9-99e0-40ba-a8ae-914f3b1121b0-630x407.jpg https://www.the42.ie/golf-canadian-open-bud-cauley-shane-lowry-7070971-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T06:43:29+01:00 Cauley wins Canadian Open, Lowry finishes in tie for 29th Bud Cauley, canadian open, Golf, Shane Lowry https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/bud-cauley-of-the-united-states-poses-with-the-trophy-after-winning-the-canadian-open-golf-tournament-in-caledon-ontario-sunday-june-14-2026-frank-gunnthe-canadian-press-via-ap-8121a8b3-ee05-4ddb-8928-a0135a5d522d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/belgium-egypt-world-cup-poll-7066446-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-15T06:00:52+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup game - Belgium or Egypt? 2026 world cup, Belgium, Egypt, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup, World Cup Poll https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/casablanca-mo-salah-of-egypt-during-the-africa-cup-of-nations-playoff-between-egypt-and-nigeria-at-the-stade-mohammed-v-on-january-17-2026-in-casablanca-morocco-maurice-van-steen-anp-1b34c8b8-55d3-4240-ba78-ff31ef229cc1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-gaelic-football-all-ireland-football-7070866-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T06:00:36+01:00 Get on board with the maddest All-Ireland football championship... ever! GAA, Gaelic Football, mad ted, madness, Upsets Galore https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/anthony-williams-and-gavin-devlin-celebrate-after-the-game-baf6517f-3a17-4c17-ba55-51e5b0426863-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pico-lopes-cape-verde-spain-world-cup-7070908-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-15T06:00:31+01:00 Dubliner Pico Lopes' journey of a lifetime to World Cup with Cape Verde 2026 world cup, Cape Verde, dream coming true, pico lopes, Soccer, Spain https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_7326-80cca163-43c4-418c-9053-135882bf6677-630x472.jpeg