Irish sport news

Aidan O'Brien will saddle a three-strong team at this year's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, while his son Joseph will also be seeking glory in the European middle-distance championship.

Jane Clohessy and Niamh Gallagher will both make their first starts for Ireland, while Scott Bemand is set to hand three players their debuts in Saturday's rematch with Japan in Cork.

Anthony Joshua accepted a pay cut of over £10m (€11.7m) for his long-awaited clash with Tyson Fury to take place in the UK, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn.

Chief executive Vinai Venkatesham has offered his backing to Roberto De Zerbi after Tottenham's poor start to the new campaign.

Lewis Hamilton has called for leadership change at Ferrari but insisted under-pressure team principal Fred Vasseur is "the right guy" to take the Italian giants forward.

Pádraig Harrington is the sole Irish player in the field, with the Dubliner playing Carnoustie on Thursday.

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his respect for Pep Guardiola and the Manchester City sides that battled Liverpool in some of the Premier League's closest title races has left him reluctant...

The Republic of Ireland's Katie McCabe did not feature for Chelsea, as they held Lyon to a scoreless draw on matchday two of the UEFA Women's Champions League on Wednesday.

Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick noted that he had watched "two different faces" of the Irish team in the opening two rounds of the Nations League.

Neil Treacy is joined by Ian Keatley on this week's RTE Rugby podcast, as we look back on a tough start to the URC for the four Irish provinces.

Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal's training camp and promised to "tell the truth about the reasons that led to my departure".

Former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice has been appointed the manager of the Galway senior footballers on a three-year term, having been ratified at a meeting of the county board on Wednesday night.