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Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald claims the Team Cup was “very valuable” despite Great Britain and Ireland’s golfers wrapping up victory over Continental Europe with eight matches to spare. Any jeopardy quickly evaporated as Justin Rose’s GB&I side romped to a 17-8 triumph, with the overall result sealed by Tommy Fleetwood’s 3&1 win over Matthieu Pavon. It gave the Englishman, …

Ireland captain Gaby Lewis believes her team “have the skill to get a win or two” in the three-game one-day series against India that starts in Rajkot on Friday. The Ireland women have never beaten India in 12 previous ODIs but the hosts go into the first bilateral series between the sides minus skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and fast bowler Renuka …

Ireland wing Mack Hansen will face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday following critical comments he made about the officiating in Connacht games after last month’s defeat by Leinster. Hansen said the refereeing of his side’s United Rugby Championship (URC) 20-12 loss at Aviva Stadium on 21 December made it feel like they were playing against “16 men”. Connacht coach Pete …

During 2024, Steven Davis and Jonny Evans, first and fourth on the Northern Ireland men’s team’s all-time appearance list, hung up their boots, although the latter continues to play on for his club Manchester United. In addition Stuart Dallas, another key player and one of the few in the squad with significant Premier League experience, was forced to retire through …

Ulster back row Nick Timoney says he will never take his place in the squad for granted after years of watching players come and go at Kingspan Stadium. Having won 155 caps since his debut in 2017, Timoney is one of the most experienced players in an increasingly youthful Ulster squad. However, when he was breaking through, the Dubliner admitted …

B&Q is adding the stores to its existing range of eight, in a move intended to increase home improvement offerings for its customers. ADVERTISEMENT Home improvement giant B&Q Ireland is to buy three leasehold Homebase stores in Ireland for £3.2m (€3.86m). The stores will subsequently be converted to the B&Q banner, from Homebase, with the first one expected to be …

The former Millwall player has scored two international goals, having previously played for Northern Ireland at Under-21, U19 and U17 level. His final season with Rotherham was marred by injury. “I’m delighted to be coming home and once I had spoken with Tiernan and heard his plans for the club, it was a simple decision,” Ferguson told the Derry City …

Bangladesh clinched a winning 2-0 lead in the one-day series against Ireland in Mirpur as they chased down their target of 193-6 with five wickets and 6.1 overs to spare. Amy Hunter top-scored with Ireland for 68 but the run-outs of Orla Prendergast (37) and Laura Delany (33) by Rabeya Khan proved crucial as the visitors’ tally was below par. …

Saturday’s game, which has been arranged to celebrate the Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU]’s 150th anniversary celebrations, pits Farrell against his predecessor Joe Schmidt, who took over as Australia boss in January. Schmidt won three Six Nations titles and secured a first win over the All Blacks in six years as Ireland boss after a successful stint in charge of …

While Nelson is excited for the future, all eyes are firmly on Friday’s first leg at Inver Park. Playing in a game of this magnitude will be a new experience to many of Oxtoby’s squad, with only 11 of those who featured at Euro 2022 involved in the current squad. The arrival of Oxtoby in the summer of 2023 has …