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Rúaidhrí O'Connor: There’s a culture clash at the heart of Ireland’s bitter rivalry with South Africa

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Ireland are a long way from home behind enemy lines. There is glass everywhere at their luxurious hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, and it only heightens the sense they are being watched at every turn.

GPA staying coy on seeking cut of gate receipts in framework discussions with GAA bosses

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Gaelic Players Association (GPA) administrators refused to be drawn on whether they will seek a slice of GAA gate receipts as part of any future protocol agreement between the associations.

‘Maybe tweak it a little’ – Former Dublin dual star Conal Keaney believes a better solution needed with split season

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Conal Keaney insists the split season “hasn’t made a huge difference to club players”, with the former Dublin dual star convinced a better solution can be found to help avoid fixture congestion.

‘Something had to change’ – Séamus Flanagan on switching jobs to balance hurling and family life

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Earlier this year, Séamus Flanagan made a lifestyle choice to help balance his family, work and hurling commitments.

90g destroyed sailors Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove’s Tokyo Olympics – they plan to harness that heartache

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Sometimes it’s millimetres, the hundredths of a second, or even grammes that define an Olympics for competitors.

‘I think players are just getting fed up’ – Cora Staunton believes player exodus is due to ongoing welfare issues

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The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) vice-president Cora Staunton has suggested female GAA athletes are leaving their sport because of ongoing welfare issues.

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Daniel McDonnell: Ralf Rangnick gets his wings clipped on painful Leipzig return with Austria

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From topping the group of death to a sudden death. Ralf Rangnick’s return to Leipzig wasn’t supposed to end like this.

Davy Fitzgerald steps down as Waterford hurling manager

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Davy Fitzgerald has stepped down as Waterford hurling manager after just two years in charge.

Merih Demiral’s double sends Turkey into Euro 2024 quarter-finals to spell heartbreak for Austria

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Merih Demiral scored twice to send Turkey into the European Championship quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Austria.

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Martina Navratilova hits out at ‘sexist’ advert featuring British rugby players in lingerie

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Martina Navratilova has led a backlash against a “regressive” campaign featuring Team GB’s Olympic rugby players in lingerie.

Former Walker Cup star Liam Nolan grabs dream spot at Open

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Galway amateur Liam Nolan was in disbelief after making testing putts on his final two holes to clinch a dream spot in The Open at Royal Troon.

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Ruthless Cody Gakpo maps out route to take Netherlands back to the big time at Euro 2024

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For the first time in 16 years, Netherlands have made it through to a European Championship quarter-final. For a nation which has won the Euros before it has been an extraordinary period of underperformance in the competition, including…

South Africa tour daily – July 2: Rassie Erasmus names his team for first Test against Ireland

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The Irish Independent's Rúaidhrí O'Connor breaks down all the latest news from Ireland’s summer tour to South Africa as the hosts raise the heat ahead of Saturday’s first Test.

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Manchester United to bring in ex-Chelsea talent spotter to assist with transfer plans

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Manchester United are set to appoint former Chelsea technical director Christopher Vivell on an initial short-term deal to assist with the club’s recruitment in the summer transfer window.

Jude Bellingham to stand by ‘crotch grab’ explanation despite Uefa investigation

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Jude Bellingham will stand by his explanation that his gesture after scoring against Slovakia was intended as an in-joke when Uefa quiz the England midfielder on the matter.

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Novak Djokovic shows no ill effects of surgery as he strolls into round two at Wimbledon

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Novak Djokovic proved once again that he should never be written off after cruising to victory on Centre Court just 27 days after a knee operation.

All-star Eclipse showdown up in the air as White Birch team play waiting game before City Of Troy duel

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An all-star showdown in Saturday's Coral-Eclipse between City Of Troy and White Birch is still up in the air with a decision to be made on the latter's participation after a gallop tomorrow.

Chelsea sign Leicester midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for around £30million as he links up with Enzo Maresca again

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Chelsea have signed Leicester midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for around £30million.

‘Misstiano Penaldo’: John Terry leads fury at BBC’s cheeky caption to Cristiano Ronaldo miss

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John Terry led furious reaction after the BBC captioned a missed Cristiano Ronaldo penalty “Misstiano Penaldo” during its analysis of Portugal’s shootout win over Slovenia at Euro 2024.

Tadej Pogacar takes Tour de France lead after dominant stage four victory

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Tadej Pogacar won stage four of the Tour de France to reclaim the yellow jersey as he put more than half a minute into defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and his other chief rivals.

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‘Our development will be a fitting legacy to the tireless work of Tommie Gorman’ – Sligo Rovers hopeful of state aid for new stadium

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Sligo Rovers are hopeful their application for state funding for their new stadium will bear fruit and leave them with one of the most up-to-date venues in the country.

Thomas Barr fears being ‘nearly man’ in bid to secure place at Paris Olympics

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Thomas Barr faces a nervous wait in the days ahead to see if he has secured a place at the Paris Olympics after the Road to Paris rankings were updated today, with Barr slipping outside the qualification quota for the 400m hurdles.

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Martin Breheny: Dublin are facing the end of an era? There is no basis for that claim

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Sport loves labels. Crunch game, make-or-break season, winner takes all, Super Sunday. Plus, of course, end of an era.

‘The Irish media targeted me’ – Eben Etzebeth stands by his ‘see you in the final’ accusation against Ireland

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Springbok second-row Eben Etzebeth is not backing down from his accusation that a number of Irish players got ahead of themselves after the World Cup pool clash back in October last year.

‘It’s gone a bit old school’ – Paul O’Connell relishing breakdown battle against Springboks

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He was no shrinking violet during his playing days and Paul O’Connell is already excited about the contest that’s coming this Saturday at Loftus Versfeld.

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Jessica Bouzas Maneiro shocks defending Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in first round

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Reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova joined Steffi Graf in the history books after she lost in straight sets to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to suffer a shock first-round exit.

Chart showing hilarity of Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick arrogance for Portugal – 60 attempts, one scored

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By now, the routine is familiar around the world, from Turin to Riyadh, Lisbon to Manchester. Team of Cristiano Ronaldo wins promising free-kick, Ronaldo steps up to take it, sets ball down carefully, strides back with purpose, adopts…

‘I’d rather have two World Cups and a Lions series and take the losses’ – Rassie Erasmus ups the ante ahead of Ireland clash

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Rassie Erasmus isn't backing away from the Springboks’ full on public approach to Saturday’s first Test against Ireland.

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Kevin Palmer: Andy Murray’s legacy is cast in gold as Britain’s greatest sportsman of them all

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Only a few sporting heroes could be considered among Britain's greatest of all-time and Andy Murray should be top of that list.