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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kalpana-wins-king-george-vi-and-queen-stakes-7113240-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T16:51:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kalpana exacts revenge with King George victory at Ascot</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Colin Keane with Kalpana on their way to winning the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/formula-one-hungary-qualifying-7113232-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T16:30:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Norris pips Hamilton to Hungary pole as Mercedes duo struggle</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[McLaren driver Lando Norris celebrates pole position.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/eve-mcmahon-sailing-bronze-la-7113172-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T16:00:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eve McMahon wins bronze medal at LA Sailing Grand Slam</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Eve McMahon wins bronze medal at LA Sailing Grand Slam]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/rhasidat-adeleke-22-7113190-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T15:36:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Bringing it back to basics'- Adeleke after securing European Championships qualifying time</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Athletics</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mission accomplished: Rhasidat Adeleke celebrates as she crosses the line.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/donald-trump-lebron-james-3-7113117-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T13:11:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Maybe he’s a racist' - Trump hits out at LeBron James</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[LeBron James [file photo].]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/world-matchplay-results-7113071-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T11:45:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Price and Van Veen progress to World Matchplay semi-finals</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gerwyn Price celebrates winning his quarter-final match against Ross Smith.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/leona-maguire-womens-scottish-open-7113065-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T10:34:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maguire just outside top 10 at halfway point of Scottish Open</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Leona Maguire pictured earlier this year.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kerry-mayo-all-ireland-final-7111729-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T08:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kerry-Mayo must be seen as this glorious year’s finale, not some tired sequel from the past</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The prize on offer on Sunday in Croke Park.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kerry-Mayo must be seen as this glorious year’s finale, not some tired sequel from the past]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kerry-mayo-preview-podcast-7110482-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T07:55:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mayo v Kerry, the Trigger’s Broom All-Ireland final</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Mayo v Kerry, the Trigger’s Broom All-Ireland final]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-season-7112210-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T07:30:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A huge World Cup season is already underway for Irish rugby</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Back to Work, Ireland, Irish Rugby, Pre-Season</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland facing the haka last weekend in Auckland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A huge World Cup season is already underway for Irish rugby]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/sean-moore-interview-nomme-kalju-7111992-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T07:15:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The ex-West Ham starlet aiming to establish himself in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>League of Ireland, LOI, Nomme Kalju, Potential, Sean Moore, Soccer, Shelbourne</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Shels’ Sean Moore celebrates scoring.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The ex-West Ham starlet aiming to establish himself in Ireland]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-wrap-david-sneyd-7112142-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T07:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>World Cup 2026: Where the beautiful game and the great swindle existed side by side</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Campiones: Spain celebrate victory of the 2026 World Cup. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: Where the beautiful game and the great swindle existed side by side]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kerry-football-tradition-7110351-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-25T06:00:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Unity, tradition, art: Why football means so much in Kerry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>A sporting tradition, All-Ireland Final, GAA, Kerry, Tradition like no other</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Geaney: Kerry captain.  ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Unity, tradition, art: Why football means so much in Kerry]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-st-pats-league-of-ireland-7112961-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T22:24:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dundalk stop the rot as St Pat's drop costly points</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dundalk's Cian Dillon and Jamie Lennon of St Pat's.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dundalk stop the rot as St Pat's drop costly points]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/tyson-fury-mariusz-wach-7112908-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tyson Fury lands a punch on ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fury eases past veteran Wach to close in on Joshua fight]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/michael-kim-pga-tour-59-7112882-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T19:40:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kim enters PGA Tour history books with 59; Power maintains progress at 3M Open</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Kim celebrates his putt for 59.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kim enters PGA Tour history books with 59; Power maintains progress at 3M Open]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/clones-town-fc-john-delaney-park-7112814-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T18:19:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Clones Town FC rename 'John Delaney Park' after vote</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A general view of a sign at 'John Delaney Park'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Clones Town FC rename 'John Delaney Park' after vote]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/infantino-trump-ioc-7112759-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:28:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>IOC will not investigate Infantino over Trump dealings at World Cup</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The IOC will not investigate FIFA president Gianni Infantino, left, over allegations his relationship with US President Donald Trump breached its rules on political neutrality (Bradley Collyer/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[IOC will not investigate Infantino over Trump dealings at World Cup]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/sport-weekly-quiz-13-7112472-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz</news:title>
            <news:keywords>It's Quizness time, Sports Quiz</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/madrid-spain-20th-july-2026-pains-players-parade-onboard-an-open-top-bus-through-the-streets-of-madrid-on-july-20-2026-spain-one-day-after-the-national-football-team-won-their-second-world-cup-2b21ec81-2b55-4cf9-b327-cee167da560d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Spain players celebrate their World Cup win.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/jurgen-klopp-29-7112059-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T15:14:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Klopp confirmed as new Germany boss, Guardiola turns down Italy job due to family reasons</news:title>
            <news:keywords>New Job, Soccer</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[On the move: Emily Murphy. ]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T14:22:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Maxence Lacroix in action for France.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/matthew-dalton-7112110-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T11:56:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Matthew Dalton following Ulster's victory over Zebre in March.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T11:02:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Conor Loftus in action for Mayo against Louth.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T10:09:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T09:45:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Seamus Power (file pic).]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Clodagh Quirke before Tipperary's meeting with Clare earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Branko Pavic is tackled by Ellis Chapman.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/senior-open-padraig-harrington-7111610-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/monaghan-gaa-stephen-gollogly-rip-7111670-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Gollogly, pictured in action for Monaghan in 2013.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/rossa-ryan-28-day-ban-7111588-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/jack-oconnor-kerry-all-ireland-final-7110967-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-commonwealth-games-katarina-johnson-thompson-7111437-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Kate O'Connor.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/ireland-all-blacks-analysis-5-7110983-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/christos-tzolis-7111097-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Christos Tzolis in pre-season action for Club Brugge.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:title>Paul Geaney: Kerry's coaching changes, the year he should've taken out, and All-Ireland lessons</news:title>
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