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“Meath are never beaten”

Gone are the days of the mighty, punishing Meath teams. But they still strike fear as a team that’s never beaten.

Finely balanced Lions Tour comes down to Auckland Test

Warren Gatland and Steve Hansen make final preparations ahead of Saturday’s crunch series decider

Arsenal’s future is more Lacazette and less Mbappe

The North London club have struggled to capture the cream of European talent in recent transfer windows. Why would that change now they’re in their…

Harry Kane must become England’s best player

Somewhere between the first and second Premier League Golden Boots Harry Kane also managed to bag a third crown: becoming England’s best player.

Antrim’s Ciaran Johnston and the taste for success

Antrim hurler Ciaran Johnston is well used to…

Please, please put your camera phone away

The Aviva Stadium, we are constantly reminded, is a smoke free environment. If we could make these places a phone free environment, the world would be a better…

United gloss over poor season with Europa League success

Jose Mourinho’s men defeat Ajax to lift Europa League trophy and seal Champions League football next season.

Is World Rugby’s five-year residency rule a solution?

The extension from three years to five for the player residency rule may not be the final remedy.

Little time for also-rans as the Championships get underway, four weeks after they start

20 years ago, Britpop came to an end

After an initial wave of excellence buoyed by Oasis and Blur, by 1997 the Britpop hype was dead.