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Rodri has the gleaming gold of an FA Cup winners’ medal around his neck and the lettering on his dark Manchester City T-shirt frames it all: “June 3rd 2023. CUP
Read MoreSteve Waugh’s Australians travelled to Gallipoli to get them in the right mindset for the 2001 Ashes. We must assume that Ireland made a similarly inspirational visit to St Johns
Read MoreMax Verstappen takes pole position for Red Bull at the Spanish Grand Prix; Carlos Sainz second, Lando Norris takes surprise third; Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez and George Russell made early
Read MoreEngland are on the cusp of a comprehensive victory over Ireland in their one-off Test at Lord’s, with Ollie Pope taking centre stage on day two, hitting a maiden Test
Read MoreCan United draw hope from their January win? United’s victory in the last derby turned out to be nowhere near as pivotal as it felt at the time. It was
Read MoreThe sun came just before lunch, breaking the blanket of cloud which had looked so encouraging as England started the day. “We’re here to score runs, take wickets and win
Read MoreIga Swiatek served up another bagel as the defending women’s champion moved into the third round of the French Open with a straight-sets win over American Claire Liu. Like in
Read MoreThursday night kicks off a big year for women’s rugby league. For the first time, women’s State of Origin becomes more than a standalone game, before an expanded NRLW featuring
Read MoreIreland captain Andy Balbirnie says beating England at Lord’s would be his team’s “best achievement in cricket” as he stressed they see the game as a “pinnacle event”. Cricket Ireland’s
Read MoreWorcestershire seamer Josh Tongue will make his England debut in this week’s one-off Test against Ireland at Lord’s after being preferred to Chris Woakes. The 25-year-old will join Stuart Broad
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