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Harry Arter wants World cup spot to make up for Euros misery

by 10/10/17 10:50pm

Harry Arter has admitted reaching the World Cup finals with the Republic of Ireland would more than make up for his Euro 2016 misery. The 27-year-old Bournemouth midfielder missed out on last summer’s festivities in France after damaging a thigh...

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Ireland and Northern Ireland will be unseeded in play-off draw

by 10/10/17 10:40pm

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will both be unseeded for next week’s World Cup play-off draw, when they will learn if they will face either Switzerland, Italy, Croatia or Denmark. Michael O’Neill and Martin O’Neill’s teams both finished...

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Cork City will play Dundalk in FAI Cup final … again

Cork City will play Dundalk in the FAI Cup final for the third successive year. Dundalk emerged victorious with a...

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Roger Federer played tennis with Mickey Mouse and we’re not sure who was more excited

Roger Federer is a 19-time major champion in tennis, but he faced something entirely different when on the court in...

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Pacific Islands rugby players fear more ‘tragedies’ after teammate dies by suicide

Pacific Islands rugby stars fear more “tragedies” like the suicide of Tarbes prop Isireli Temo unless they act now over...

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Briege Corkery still mulling intercounty future

Briege Corkery remains undecided on her inter-county future, remarking that she’s “enjoying the time off” and is “content” lining out...

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Head of Rio Olympics must remain in prison, judge rules

Carlos Nuzman, who headed the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, will remain in prison under a judge’s order issued yesterday. Nuzman...

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Wales boss Chris Colemanunsure about future after World Cup heartbreak

Wales manager Chris Coleman will hold talks on his future after his World Cup dream was destroyed by the Republic...

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World Cup qualifying – the state of play around the world

The race to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia is nearing its conclusion. Here’s a look at how...

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Iceland qualify for World Cup for first ever time

Gylfi Sigurdsson helped Iceland seal qualification for their first ever World Cup finals by scoring in an emotional 2-0 victory...

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Wales v Ireland: Player ratings and story of the match

James McClean sent the Republic of Ireland into a World Cup play-off as Wales’ hopes of qualification were ended by...

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DJ Carey is Kilkenny’s new U-21 hurling manager

Kilkenny legend D.J. Carey, has been appointed manager of the Cats under-21 hurling team. The Young Irelands (Gowran) clubman takes...

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Jeff Hendrick: When it comes to the big games this group of lads show up

Jeff Hendrick praised the spirit shown by the Republic of Ireland as they claimed second spot in Group D with...

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James McClean puts Ireland into the World Cup play-offs

James McClean sent the Republic of Ireland into a World Cup play-off as Wales’ hopes of qualification were ended by...

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Wales v Republic of Ireland – the lessons learned

By Ger McCarthy The result was all that mattered Irrespective of the quality of football on display, the result was...

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Here is the Ballon d’Or shortlist for 2017

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been named on a 30-man shortlist to win the 2017 Ballon d’Or. Kane has enjoyed...

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Reece Grego-Cox hat-trick maintains Ireland U21’s unbeaten run in Euro qualifiers

Republic of Ireland’s U21s continued their unbeaten run in the European Championship qualifiers with an impressive 4-0 win over Israel...

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Ireland’s first female Olympic gymnast retires after 13 years

Irish Olympian Ellis O’Reilly has announced her retirement from gymnastics. The 19-year-old, who made history by becoming the first Irish...

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Here’s what an expert has to say about Gordon Strachan’s claim Scotland are ‘genetically behind’

An expert has refuted Gordon Strachan’s claim the Scottish national football team is “genetically behind” their competitors following their failure...

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Dallas Cowboys owner threatens to drop players who take the knee during national anthem

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has warned that any of his players who disrespect the US flag will not play....

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