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Dundalk 1 Derry City 0 A 79TH-MINUTE winner from Dane Massey saw Dundalk edge past Derry and secure an opening day win in tonight’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division encounter. A rare defensive lapse from Derry allowed Massey to volley home the winner 11 minutes from time. The Candystripes had successfully frustrated their opponents for […]

“VERY BRAVE,” IRELAND manager Vera Pauw smiled earlier this week when asked about Clare Shine opening up on her mental health struggles a little over a month ago. “She’s very brave and I’m very proud of her, the way she came out. She let me know before that she was planning to do so, and […]

Cork City 1 Finn Harps 0 DENIS HURLEY reports from Turner’s Cross. CORK CITY GOT their first points of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season as Alec Byrne’s goal early in the second half proved to be the winner against Finn Harps. An attendance of 2,367 was present at Turner’s Cross for a game […]

LIONEL MESSI HAS confirmed that he and his Barcelona team-mates will take pay cuts of up to 70% in order to reduce club losses during the coronavirus crisis. La Liga has been suspended since 12 March following the outbreak of Covid-19, with an enforced two-week break later increased to an indefinite postponement. With no games […]

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC HAS been ruled out of Euro 2020 due to a knee injury, the Swedish Football Association has announced. The 39-year-old sustained the problem during AC Milan’s 3-0 win at Juventus last week and faced a race against time to recover his fitness. The SFA wrote on Twitter: “Today, Zlatan has informed [coach] Janne […]

GALWAY’S JOE SHAUGHNESSY has signed a new two-year deal with St Mirren after enjoying a “brilliant” debut season with the Buddies. The 28-year-old defender joined Saints from Southend in July 2020 and was named as vice-captain in October before becoming captain in January. Shaughnessy, now tied to the Paisley club until 2023,  helped St Mirren […]

Click:kinds of electronic components CRISTIANO RONALDO WAS on the score-sheet as European champions Portugal beat Israel 4-0 on Wednesday in their final warm up for the defence of their title. Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes bagged twice, as Ronaldo and Joao Cancelo added for a comfortable win in Lisbon. Ronaldo’s 44th minute strike was his […]

Shelbourne 2 Cork City 1 Andrew Dempsey reports at Tolka Park LEAGUE LEADERS SHELBOURNE maintained their winning streak and stretched their lead at top of the table to 11 points as they saw off Cork City at Tolka Park on Friday evening. Goals from Michael O’Connor and Ryan Brennan sealed the deal for the Reds […]

DUBLIN CAMOGIE PLAYER Leah Butler has backed the Camogie Association’s decision to opt for a split season after their initial schedule drew strong criticism.  The threat of strike action prompted the organisation into a rethink and following a nationwide poll of clubs, a small majority backed a demarcation between the club and county seasons.  53% […]

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