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Zebre claim first win of the season as Edinburgh leave Italy pointless
Zebre claimed their first win of the Guinness PRO12 season and ended Edinburgh's unbeaten start at the...
Win at Ospreys lifts Connacht to second in the PRO12 table
Connacht climbed to second in the Guinness PRO12 table, level on points with leader Scarlets, after condemning...
Jurgen Klopp acknowledges Liverpool must improve in front of goal
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes many of his players have become too anxious about scoring and are...
Fabio Borini seeks Wear-Tyne derby tonic for Sunderland’s ills
Fabio Borini is hoping derby victory over Newcastle can belatedly kick-start Sunderland's season ....
Steve McClaren focused on winning not league table ahead of derby
Steve McClaren will not even allow himself to look at the Barclays Premier League table until Newcastle...
English FA receive €15,000 fine, with Lithuania penalised double for crowd trouble
England fans became embroiled in nasty scuffles with home supporters, leading to the UEFA fine ....
Ulster get bonus in victory over Blues
Ulster racked up a third win from five PRO12 games, beating Cardiff Blues ....
Leinster defeat bolstered Warriors
McFadden's last-minute penalty clinched a hard-earned victory as they beat the defending champs ....
Shingler’s stoppage time kick sinks Munster
Shingler kicked a dramatic stoppage time penalty from halfway as Scarlets won the top-two battle ....
Here’s why tickets for Ireland’s Good Friday friendly v Switzerland may sell fast
It was never going to be the most attractive of friendlies, but the FAI may have...
Sport Ireland hit back at IABA for releasing ‘very little new information’
"Unfortunately there was very little new information ... and it remains unclear what transpired ."...
Flying first for Colin Bowe as Irish enjoy Cheltenham success
Bowe was thrilled to saddle his first winner at Cheltenham as Shantou Flyer lunged late to win...