https://www.the42.ie/charlie-smyth-cut-from-new-orleans-saints-7147083-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T22:31:39+01:00 Charlie Smyth cut by New Orleans Saints before start of NFL season - reports Charlie Smyth, New Orleans Saints, NFL, tough break https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/new-orleans-saints-place-kicker-charlie-smyth-stands-on-the-field-during-warmups-before-a-preseason-nfl-football-game-against-the-dallas-cowboys-in-arlington-texas-friday-aug-28-2026-ap-photot-1a7aa4d0-be09-4525-a02b-5b2f43b97411-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/i-didnt-like-eggs-a-few-weeks-ago-now-i-eat-them-every-day-7145600-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T21:00:31+01:00 'I didn't like eggs a few weeks ago; now I eat them every day' Alcohol, Diet, Eggs, Fitness, fitness challenge, Food https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/photo-2026-08-29-18-41-55-13483b65-6d58-4c2a-9d63-31884046b9f5-630x840.jpg https://www.the42.ie/germany-defend-mens-hockey-world-cup-title-7146994-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T20:02:25+01:00 Germany make history by defending men's Hockey World Cup title Germany Hockey, Hockey, Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Spain Hockey, Top Of The Tree https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/germany-players-celebrate-after-winning-the-world-cup-field-hockey-final-match-between-spain-and-germany-in-wavre-belgium-sunday-aug-30-2026-ap-photogeert-vanden-wijngaert-66a0d620-6d5c-478b-9b74-a7686288dace-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leona-maguire-womens-irish-open-2-7146920-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T18:48:08+01:00 Maguire equals best-ever finish at Women's Irish Open to take tie for fourth Aine Donegan, Annabel Wilson, Canice Screene, Golf, K Club, Lauren Walsh, leona maguire, signing off, women's irish open https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/leona-maguire-a8eb14fd-71cc-4c24-b087-0f673a39cce9-630x409.jpg https://www.the42.ie/emiliano-martinez-seals-chelsea-move-7146602-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T18:36:06+01:00 Martínez seals Chelsea move, Arsenal forward close to Barcelona switch Emiliano Martinez, EPL, Premier League, Soccer, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Transfer News https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-argentina-goalkeeper-emiliano-martinez-reacts-after-spain-had-a-goal-disallowed-during-the-world-cup-final-soccer-match-between-spain-and-argentina-in-east-rutherford-n-j-near-new-york-sund-1f3236f3-447b-43ae-b599-b68efe29e73e-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/derry-city-shamrock-rovers-report-7146919-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T18:27:29+01:00 Shamrock Rovers come from two goals down to rescue draw with Derry League of Ireland, LOI, point apiece, Soccer, Derry City, Shamrock Rovers https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dylan-watts-celebrates-after-he-scores-his-sides-3rd-goal-of-the-match-18a3e6b7-e990-4693-9c6f-2d2c124e76a8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rangers-clinch-much-needed-away-victory-over-aberdeen-7146744-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T17:40:53+01:00 Rangers ease pressure on McInnes with first league win of the season Scottish Premiership, Connor Ronan, Relief, Soccer, Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rangers-manager-derek-mcinnes-centre-and-his-players-celebrate-in-front-of-their-fans-after-the-william-hill-premiership-match-at-pittodrie-stadium-aberdeen-picture-date-sunday-august-30-2026-de6e9437-9793-4c41-80fe-61d084bf3ab5-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mags-cremen-on-course-for-another-medal-as-mixed-double-sculls-pair-advance-from-semi-7146643-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T17:00:23+01:00 Irish trio claim silver medals at World Rowing Championships Fintan McCarthy, Fiona Murtagh, Konan Pazzaia, Mags Cremen, Rowing, Take a Bow https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/silver-for-murtagh-wrc-2026-b75756e6-02bf-4324-833d-29f11a6670b2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ballygunner-secure-13th-consecutive-waterford-shc-title-7146816-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T16:39:41+01:00 Ballygunner survive major scare to secure 13th consecutive Waterford SHC title Ballygunner, Champions, Final, Fourmilewater, GAA, Late Drama, Waterford SHC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/peter-hogan-and-mikey-mahony-lift-the-trophy-b629d248-8a5f-4445-a203-fe126a940227-630x413.jpg https://www.the42.ie/finn-lynch-eighth-world-championships-7146805-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T16:27:55+01:00 Finn Lynch takes eighth place overall at World Championships in Dún Laoghaire Finn Lynch, ILCA7 World Championships, Sailing https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/finn-lynch-0b944c2f-c7da-4813-ba48-cbc18538a325-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sophie-osullivan-800m-personal-best-7146773-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T16:06:59+01:00 Sophie O'Sullivan sets new 800m personal best as Adeleke takes sixth over 200m Andrew Coscoran, Athletics, sophie o'sullivan, Track and Field https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sophie-osullivan-celebrates-qualifying-from-her-heat-of-the-womens-1500m-769c2a86-8ced-41d1-9c4d-5ec2c9105b9e-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tottenhams-e350-million-transfer-splurge-continues-as-everton-star-set-to-join-7146626-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T13:46:09+01:00 Tottenham's €350 million transfer splurge continues as Everton star set to join big spenders, EPL, Iliman Ndiaye, Premier League, Richarlison, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bournemouth-uk-29th-aug-2026-iliman-ndiaye-of-everton-warms-up-before-the-afc-bournemouth-vs-everton-premier-league-match-at-the-vitality-stadium-bournemouth-picture-credit-should-read-paul-ter-ed843066-4f9b-4ffb-8719-0e5b74585fc3-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rds-laya-arena-redevelopment-7144969-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T08:00:34+01:00 527 tonnes of steel and 'beast mode' pints: a behind-the-scenes look at Leinster's new Laya Arena Leinster, moving home, Rugby, Shane Nolan https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-view-of-the-laya-arena-after-its-recent-refurbishment-cd24b74b-1b8d-4863-965d-86d0b1698cf8-630x399.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-gaelic-football-new-rules-kevin-mcstay-7146383-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T07:45:28+01:00 Will the latest new rule trials improve Gaelic football? GAA, Gaelic Football, in the spotlight, New Rules https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jack-carney-contests-a-high-ball-with-sean-obrien-and-joe-oconnor-738c42f5-1ba0-4e00-8047-f89038e4e648-630x738.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-county-club-players-7145551-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T07:00:36+01:00 Physical and tactical - how GAA's county stars are standing out more in the club game club, county, GAA, Grassroots, Keane Eye https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-29-aug-2026-04-23-pm-6365-76cf23be-cc0a-43c8-865f-33b3fbb002a1-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/euro-2028-dublin-tickest-hospitality-7146027-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T06:30:54+01:00 Euro 2028 hospitality tickets for Dublin go on sale at a cost of €1.5 million euro 2028, FAI, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-general-view-of-the-the-euro-trophy-henri-delaunay-cup-ahead-of-the-uefa-euro-2028-launch-at-below-the-lights-piccadilly-circus-london-uefa-euro-2028-will-take-place-in-the-uk-and-republic-of-i-1a06b2d9-31b8-4828-8670-b266a8c9fb2c-630x376.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-open-walker-cup-west-clare-7143346-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T06:00:08+01:00 'Our time has come' - Spotlight falls on West Clare golf clubs for two prestigious tournaments anticipation, Doonbeg Golf Club, Irish Open Golf, Lahinch Golf Club, Walker Cup, West Clare Golf https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/county-clare-ireland-20th-june-2022-the-golf-course-and-the-trump-international-golf-links-hotel-building-in-doonbeg-county-clare-ireland-e8bffed7-497e-46ab-9d72-94fcc547ec4b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hrgovic-itauma-boxing-heavyweight-7146529-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-30T00:11:14+01:00 Moses Itauma taken to hospital after being stopped in heavyweight title fight Boxing https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/moses-itauma-v-filip-hrgovic-the-o2-arena-6575cefb-0f42-4745-945a-9c95cf80f377-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/college-football-classi-aviva-stadium-7146486-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T21:51:02+01:00 In pics: Aviva Stadium hosts College Football Classic as North Carolina prevail Bill Belichi, Bill Belichick, College Football Classic, North Carolina, TCU, touchdown https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-general-view-of-pre-match-entertainment-f8805252-7cf8-4d6d-b0a1-510506741384-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-leinster-rugby-interpros-7146402-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T19:17:57+01:00 Buttimer tries inspires Munster to win over Leinster and interpros title Leinster, Munster, Women's Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/maeve-og-oleary-lifts-the-vodafone-womens-interprovincial-championship-trophy-2a0c6ce7-a892-4637-b32b-b488e9dfe16c-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/troy-parrott-real-betis-la-liga-7146178-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T18:18:00+01:00 Troy Parrott has goal disallowed as first La Liga start ends in 5-2 defeat La Liga, coybib, real betis, Troy Parrott https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/troy-parrott-of-real-betis-during-laliga-ea-sports-between-ud-levante-v-real-betis-played-at-ciudad-de-valencia-stadium-in-valencia-on-august-29-2026-in-spain-32011b9a-7a7e-48a6-8d35-0800623e38e0-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leona-maguire-golf-irish-open-7146192-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T17:44:00+01:00 'A nice moving day': Leona Maguire rockets up Irish Open leaderboard with bogey-free 63 Golf, In The Mix, Irish Open, ladies european tour, leona maguire, moving day, women's irish open https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/leona-maguire-on-the-18th-af712c2c-c04b-433d-bdf3-3afc97a17dc0-630x427.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jimmy-dunne-jason-knight-jack-moylan-finn-azaz-irish-championship-7146285-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T17:42:00+01:00 Six Irish goalscorers in the Championship as Jimmy Dunne bags QPR winner Boys in Green, Championship, irish in championship, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/queens-park-rangerss-jimmy-dunne-centrecelebrates-scoring-his-teams-second-goal-during-the-sky-bet-championship-match-at-ewood-park-blackburn-picture-date-saturday-august-29-2026-8ae919fc-1a52-45d4-b883-b0858963e86b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/celtic-scotland-camilo-duran-falkirk-7146305-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T17:29:41+01:00 Camilo Duran at the double to give Celtic victory over Falkirk Camilo Duran, Celtic, falkirk, Scotland https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/celtic-v-falkirk-william-hill-premiership-celtic-park-37acb6b3-5c53-4074-9049-48de4ce32771-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/athlone-town-shamrock-rovers-7146287-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T17:09:28+01:00 Athlone Town go six clear at the top of Women's Premier Division Athlone Town, League of Ireland, Soccer, Table Toppers, Women's Premier Division https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/madie-gibson-2005a17a-17d1-4188-a129-37e3c8e3018f-630x768.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andoni-iraola-liverpool-manager-7146258-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T16:40:45+01:00 'Everyone was aware of the situation': Iraola fumes at substitution delay before Forest penalty andoni iraola, Liverpool, Premier League https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/liverpool-manager-andoni-iraola-on-the-touchline-during-the-premier-league-match-at-anfield-liverpool-picture-date-saturday-august-29-2026-08e53178-db70-4ea8-b399-9e388a548cfe-630x441.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tom-mckibbin-golf-british-masters-7146221-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T16:09:40+01:00 Tom McKibbin within inches of an albatross to sit third at British Masters belfry, Golf, tom mckibbin https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/northern-irelands-tom-mckibbin-during-day-three-of-the-husqvarna-british-masters-at-the-belfry-hotel-resort-sutton-coldfield-picture-date-saturday-august-29-2026-e1d0acb2-97a9-4dc8-8e54-950f0fe68c62-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fiona-murtagh-world-rowing-championships-7146131-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T15:34:00+01:00 Fiona Murtagh wins semi to set up world final rematch; Fintan McCarthy misses out Fintan McCarthy, Fiona Murtagh, Rowing https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bosbaan-amsterdam-holland-netherlands-26th-aug-2026-2026-world-rowing-championships-day-three-heat-ireland-womens-single-sculls-w1x-with-fiona-murtagh-credit-action-plus-sportsalamy-live-f55157ba-7982-4fb2-a4af-e36899c6fe81-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liverpool-2-nottingham-forest-2-7146153-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T14:48:00+01:00 Victor Munoz rescues late point for Liverpool against Nottingham Forest Liverpool, Premier League, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/liverpools-victor-munoz-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-premier-league-match-at-anfield-liverpool-picture-date-saturday-august-29-2026-4435ccb5-1e01-4aeb-907a-6248770fa2a8-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kellie-harrington-boxing-2-7146092-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T13:36:13+01:00 Kellie Harrington named on Ireland team for European Championships Boxing, European Championships https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kellie-harrington-celebrates-winning-fa6f32b5-3e0f-4038-94bc-7edf6efbc617-630x383.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ross-enamait-3-7145660-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T07:30:04+01:00 'I didn't hear it, but if I'd heard it at the time, there might have been a different scene in the ring' Boxing, Interview, Katie Taylor, last dance, Ross Enamait https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ross-enamait-cc9ebf75-8762-4ae1-86b2-796521edaef7-630x405.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jamie-barron-waterford-hurler-fourmilewater-7143293-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T07:00:56+01:00 'We crave these days' - Waterford's enduring force chases senior club hurling glory Deise Decider, GAA, Hurling, Jamie Barron, Waterford GAA, Waterford hurling, Waterford SHC, waterford shc final https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/782489535_1520795440088561_6137786003782101367_n-3da6bbc1-f3c1-467e-b5fb-8847f95b1077-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jonah-lomu-film-interview-7141126-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T06:30:26+01:00 'Jonah Lomu threaded different worlds, his identity was quite fragmented' Jonah Lomu, on the big screen, Rugby, New Zealand https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jonah-lomu-new-zealand-0c46eb84-a3ff-487a-934e-022ec1904d19-630x453.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fai-national-league-2-7145960-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-29T06:00:59+01:00 FAI's new National League gets underway with arrival of Mayo FC piquing interest League of Ireland, LOI, National League, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-view-of-the-launch-1ff02696-0347-48d4-bf82-3ff0129be2be-630x355.jpg