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Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off chaotically this morning as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.

Ryan O'Kane has become Sligo Rovers' 19th signing ahead of the 2026 SSE Airtricity Premier Division season.

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are being lined up for a long-anticipated fight as part of Riyadh Season in 2026.

Zane Gonzalez landed a 43-yard field goal as time ran out as the Atlanta Falcons completed a 29-28 comeback against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Harry Byrne's goal-kicking proved the difference as error-strewn Leinster held off a determined Leicester to claim a 23-15 Investec Champions Cup victory at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

The action as it happened from this evening's Investec Champions Cup encounter between Leicester Tigers and Leinster at Welford Road

Spain's Eugenio Chacarra leads by two shots at the halfway stage of the Alfred Dunhill Championship after firing a second-round 66 at Royal Johannesburg Club.

Rob Cross put a horrible couple of months behind him as he won his opening match at the World Championship.

Wexford FC have appointed former Republic of Ireland Women's Under-19 head coach Dave Connell as their new first-team manager.

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United are still waiting to find out whether Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui can face Bournemouth before going to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Waterford have announced the signing of goalkeeper Arlo Doherty from Derry City and forward Conor Carty from St Patrick's Athletic.

Michael McQuaid of Pro Football Ireland looks at some of the key storylines ahead of Week 15 of the NFL season, which got underway last night when the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.

Six goals in 18 appearances was not the impact Arsenal were expecting from summer signing Viktor Gyokeres but manager Mikel Arteta is confident the Swede will come good.

Ireland women star Sophie MacMahon has today announced her retirement from representative cricket.

Former Leinster star and Samoa international Michael Ala'alatoa will make his first start for Munster this weekend as he's named in the starting line-up for their Investec Champions Cup clash against Gloucester at SuperValu Páirc Uí…

Brighton and Hove Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler has said that Evan Ferguson remains an option for the Seagulls as speculation about the striker's future continues to grow.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been included in the squad to face Brighton after talks with head coach Arne Slot.

Donal Lenihan previews this weekend's Champions Cup action stating that both Leinster and Munster face must-win clashes.

Luke Littler returned to the scene of his greatest moment in style as he eased through the opening round at the World Championship.

Class will out, as they say. "Levels" was the word Shelbourne manager Joey O'Brien magnanimously used to describe the gulf in class that saw Crystal Palace inflict a 3-0 defeat on his charges in their Conference League clash at Tallaght…

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner admitted he was surprised by the way that Shelbourne were willing to play out from the back in the first half of Thursday night's Conference League clash at Tallaght Stadium.

Republic of Ireland internationals scored all three goals as Roma defeated Celtic 3-0 at Parkhead, with Evan Ferguson striking twice for the Italians after an early own goal from Liam Scales.

It was the tie that jumped off the page when the draw was made for Shelbourne's maiden UEFA Conference League campaign but in the end, the challenge of taking on an established Premier League opponent proved a bridge too far as Crystal…

Igor Jesus' late goal sealed Nottingham Forest a 2-1 win in Utrecht and boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish in the Europa League group phase.

After the heroics of reaching the knockouts last year, Shamrock Rovers' Conference League story in 2025 has become a forgettable one after a frustrating night in Iceland.

Shelbourne welcomed Crystal Palace to Tallaght Stadium for this Conference League group stage tie.

Jamie Vardy has been named Serie A's player of the month for November.

Ireland secured a bonus point in sudden death with a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout success over England in the second game of their FIH Pro League campaign at Abbotstown.

Conference League latest score: Breidablik v Shamrock Rovers

Three-time women's world champion Ng On-yee caused an upset in the first round of the Snooker Shoot Out with victory over Mark Allen in Blackpool.