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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are one shot behind leader Sepp Straka going into Sunday’s final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. The pair, who were team-mates for Ireland at the Paris 2024 Olympics, both hit seven-under-par rounds of 65 to reach 15 under. “Let’s hope one of us does the business,” said Lowry, from County Offaly in …

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Some fans could have been forgiven for thinking Saturday’s game against Aston Villa would be Matheus Cunha’s last in a Wolves shirt. The Brazil forward, 25, has scored 11 goals in 23 Premier League games for Wolves this season, but has been linked with a move away from Molineux in the past month. With the transfer window closing on Monday …

Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Bealham, Ryan, Beirne, Baird, Van der Flier, Doris (capt). Replacements: Sheehan, Healy, Clarkson, Henderson, Conan, Murray, Crowley, Henshaw. England: Steward; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Murley; M Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje (capt), Martin, T Curry, B Curry, Earl. Replacements: Dan, Baxter, Heyes, Chessum, Cunningham-South, Willis, Randall, F Smith. Referee: Ben …

Galopin Des Champs stormed to victory in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown for the third year running. The 1-2 favourite, ridden by Paul Townend, comfortably saw off the challenge of eventual third Fact To File, while Grangeclare West grabbed second in a one-two-three for trainer Willie Mullins. Strains of ‘Ole, Ole, Ole’ broke out in the crowd to salute …

Aston Villa are closing in on a loan deal for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford before Monday’s transfer deadline. Sources have told BBC Sport talks are at an advanced stage, but there is work to be done to finalise the move. The prospect of working with Villa boss Unai Emery is understood to be an attractive one for the 27-year-old. …

England slumped to an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 122 runs in the one-off Test in Melbourne, handing Australia a 16-0 clean sweep in the Women’s Ashes. Australia were bowled out for 440 in their first innings after England impressed to take the last five wickets for nine runs in the first session, but still faced a deficit of …

Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Bealham, Ryan, Beirne, Baird, Van der Flier, Doris (capt). Replacements: Sheehan, Healy, Clarkson, Henderson, Conan, Murray, Crowley, Henshaw. England: Steward; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Murley; M Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje, Martin, T Curry, B Curry, Earl. Replacements: Dan, Baxter, Heyes, Chessum, Cunningham-South, Willis, Randall, F Smith. Referee: Ben O’Keeffe …

Wales will travel to Nice on Saturday to spend the week preparing for the Italian test. “The players have worked hard over the last couple of weeks and the players are aware of how important next week is,” said Gatland. “We go to Nice tomorrow for the week and that’s going to be important for this group.” Wales have also …

World champion Luke Littler cruised through to the second round of the PDC World Masters with a commanding straight-set win over Andy Baetens in Milton Keynes. Competing on home soil for the first time since becoming darts’ youngest world champion, teenager Littler completed an efficient 3-0 victory to set up a second round meeting with James Wade. Littler, 18, averaged …