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