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Life has moved fast for Prendergast over the past couple of years. Born in Kildare, he spent 18 months of his childhood in Syria, where his father Mark – a lieutenant-colonel the Irish Defence Forces – was based at the time. “I have great memories of it,” Prendergast recalled of his time in Damascus. “I met Diarmuid Mangan, who I …

Harlem Eubank stayed unbeaten and collected the 20th victory of his career by defeating Nurali Erdogan on points in Newcastle. The 30-year-old was making his debut at welterweight, but put in a largely uneven performance over eight rounds against France’s Erdogan. All three judges saw it for Eubank, scoring the contest 77-73, 79-70 and 77-72. “Different style tonight, first fight …

Luke Littler breezed into the second round of the Players Championship with a 6-0 victory over Rob Cross. An early break of throw gave Littler the upper hand and when Cross missed bull to win in the fourth leg the 17-year-old sensed a whitewash was on the cards. Littler, who won the Grand Slam of darts last Sunday, duly closed …

Reuters Conor McGregor is one of the biggest Irish sports stars and has a global profile A woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has won her claim against him for damages in a civil case. A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. He has been …

Uefa has opened an investigation after Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw was hit by an object during the Women’s Champions League win against Hammarby. Shaw scored either side of half-time as City won 2-1 at Stockholm Arena on Thursday, securing their place in the quarter-finals with two group games still to play. The Jamaican striker’s animated celebration in front of …

England will host world champions Spain in their first home game of the 2025 Nations League. The rematch of the 2023 World Cup final will take place on Wednesday, 26 February at 20:00 GMT. Spain are the current holders of the Women’s Nations League and sit one place below the Lionesses in the Fifa world rankings. “It’s very exciting to …

There were questions over India’s batting coming into the series, after being bowled out for 46, 156 and 121 in their 3-0 defeat by New Zealand. Opener and captain Rohit Sharma is missing this game after the birth of his second child, while number three Shubman Gill was not considered for selection after injuring a thumb in India’s intra-squad warm-up. …

Virat Kohli’s struggles continue as he is dismissed for just five on the opening day of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth. It is the fifth time Kohli has been dismissed for a single-figure score in his past 10 innings. FOLLOW LIVE: Australia v India – radio commentary & score updates Available to UK users only.

Lewis Hamilton led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Hamilton headed Russell by 0.396 after they traded fastest times at the end of the session, having set the pace throughout the hour. McLaren’s Lando Norris, still technically in the title fight, was third fastest, while championship leader Max Verstappen’s Red Bull …

Jofra Archer will be in the Indian Premier League auction after initially being left off the shortlist. The England fast bowler was entered on the longlist, then not among the 574 names published to go under the hammer last week. It was unclear why Archer appeared to have withdrawn, though there looks to have been some confusion over his future …