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Sport

Brighton and Ireland's Shane Duffy celebrates after his side's victory over Watford in the Premier League. Photo: Steve Bardens/Getty Images

Shane Duffy soaring again after family tragedy and off-field issues

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (left) and Edinson Cavani on the pitch after the Premier League defeat to Aston Villa match at Old Trafford, Manchester

Gary Neville: Why Manchester United will not win the Premier League title

Jack O'Connor has stepped down from his role in Kildare and is set for a return to the Kingdom

Opinion Why I'll be happy to see Jack O'Connor back at the helm in Kerry

Paddy Prendergast in action for Mayo in Croke Park

Mayo’s last All-Ireland winner Paddy Prendergast dies without seeing Sam Maguire's return

Shane Lowry hugs Rory McIlroy on the 16th green after losing to Patrick Cantlay of team United States 4&2 during Sunday Singles Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Play Rory McIlroy in tears as America complete crushing Ryder Cup win over Europe

Nuno Espirito Santo took the blame for Tottenham’s loss to Arsenal (Nick Potts/PA)

Questions already being asked of Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo after desperate Arsenal defeat

Team Europe captain Pádraig Harrington talks to Ian Poulter during the Ryder Cup singles matches at the Whistling Straits Golf Course

No excuses from Padraig Harrington as he faces up to record Ryder Cup defeat

Brentford's Ethan Pinnock celebrates scoring his side's first goal against Liverpool

Opinion Liverpool's flaky defence cost them dearly and this Brentford result could come back to haunt them

Boxer Aidan Walsh

Aidan Walsh want to give back to community after Olympic bronze medal win

Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer consoles Bruno Fernandes after the midfielder's penalty miss

Opinion Solskjaer is rapidly running out of credit...I fear he is down to the last few coins now

Yoane Wissa of Brentford celebrates scoring his sides third goal during the Premier League match between Brentford and Liverpool at Brentford Community Stadium on September 25, 2021 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Jurgen Klopp and Jordan Henderson react after Liverpool's crazy game at Brentford

Soccer

Manchester City defender Ruben Dias celebrated at the final whistle of Saturday’s 1-0 win over Chelsea (Adam Davy/PA)

Talking points from this weekend’s Premier League action

Brighton and Ireland's Shane Duffy celebrates after his side's victory over Watford in the Premier League. Photo: Steve Bardens/Getty Images

Shane Duffy rising again after a year from hell that left his career in turmoil

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (left) and Edinson Cavani on the pitch after the Premier League defeat to Aston Villa match at Old Trafford, Manchester

Gary Neville: Why Manchester United will not win the Premier League title

Harry Kane has yet to score in this season’s Premier League (Mike Egerton/PA)

How Harry Kane’s Premier League scoring slump compares to his previous droughts

Raul Jimenez (right) ended his long wait for a club goal (Adam Davy/PA)

Raul Jimenez vows to kick on after first Wolves goal since his head injury

Nuno Espirito Santo took the blame for Tottenham’s loss to Arsenal (Nick Potts/PA)

Questions already being asked of Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo after desperate Arsenal defeat

GAA

Paddy Prendergast in action for Mayo in Croke Park

Mayo’s last All-Ireland winner Paddy Prendergast dies without seeing Sam Maguire's return

Paddy Prendergast, fullback on the last Mayo senior football team to win an All-Ireland in 1951 proudly holding his All-Ireland medal at home in Ballinorig, Tralee

Mayo GAA All-Ireland winner Paddy Prendergast dies aged 95

Jack O'Connor has stepped down from his role in Kildare and is set for a return to the Kingdom

Pat Spillane Opinion Why I'll be happy to see Jack O'Connor back at the helm in Kerry

Frank Burns of Tyrone lifts the Sam Maguire Cup

‘In the hospital I promised him I would give my full focus to win an All-Ireland for Tyrone’ - Frank Burns

Mayo manager James Horan during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Mayo and Tyrone

Pat Spillane Opinion There is no point in sugar-coating it.... Mayo bottled it in a final, yet again

Sanitising products await players in the dressing-room before the Allianz Hurling League Division 2A match between Down and Carlow at McKenna Park in Ballycran, Co Down last May. Photo: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

‘It’s a fudge and a disappointment...the GAA should be agitating more’ - Anger at dressing room restrictions

Columnists

Brentford's Ethan Pinnock celebrates scoring his side's first goal against Liverpool

John Aldridge Opinion Liverpool's flaky defence cost them dearly and this Brentford result could come back to haunt them

Jack O'Connor has stepped down from his role in Kildare and is set for a return to the Kingdom

Pat Spillane Opinion Why I'll be happy to see Jack O'Connor back at the helm in Kerry

Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer consoles Bruno Fernandes after the midfielder's penalty miss

Paul McGrath Opinion Solskjaer is rapidly running out of credit... I fear he is down to the last few coins now

Manchester United midfielder Fred and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Roy Curtis Opinion Set next to Klopp or Guardiola or Tuchel, Solskjaer is exposed as a join-the-dots civil servant

A dejected Ryan O'Donoghue and Kevin McLoughlin of Mayo after the All-Ireland football final

Pat Spillane Opinion Mayo had no 'Plan B' as James Horan's men bottled yet another All-Ireland final

Liverpool's Naby Keita (centre) celebrates with team-mates after scoring his side's third goal

John Aldridge Opinion Palace victory may have flattered Liverpool but Klopp's men are firmly back on the front foot

Rugby

The All Blacks perform the Haka before their Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Brisbane on Saturday. Photo: Darren England/AAP via Reuters

All Blacks fitness coach gives the inside story on how he prepares his players

Thomond return: Gerbrandt Grobler. Photo: Sportsfile

Controversial Gerbrandt Grobler returns to Thomond as Leinster set sights on RDS date

Jonathan Sexton pictured during the Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Lions snub won’t change Johnny Sexton’s mindset for season ahead, insists Felipe Contepomi

Garry Ringrose of Leinster was at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin for the launch of the United Rugby Championship, which will be available free-to-air on RTÉ and TG4. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Garry Ringrose hoping to put his injury hell behind him once and for all

The area where the makeshift dressing rooms were

IRFU and Leinster apologise for 'unacceptable error' regarding women’s changing facilities

Joe Schmidt stepped away as Ireland coach after the 2019 World Cup. Image credit: Sportsfile.

‘I am disappointed to be leaving’ – Joe Schmidt set to depart World Rugby role

Boxing

Oleksandr Usyk punches as Anthony Joshua ducks during the Heavyweight Title Fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Thumping defeat for Anthony Joshua as his reign as heavyweight champion ends

Boxer Aidan Walsh

Aidan Walsh want to give back to community after Olympic bronze medal win

New Kellie Harrington mural revealed featuring gold medal winner's now famous catchphrase

Katie Taylor and Jennifer Han during their Undisputed Female Lightweight Championship bout at Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds.

Katie Taylor reigns supreme as she outclasses Jennifer Han in Leeds

Katie Taylor with her world title belts. Picture: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing via Sportsfile

Katie Taylor v Jennifer Han – What time, what channel and all you need to know

Katie Taylor poses with Jennifer Han and promoter Eddie Hearn with her belts after the press conference at the Queens Hotel, New Station Street, Leeds yesterday. Photo: Action Images via Reuters

'El Paso's Sweetheart' facing into her moment of destiny as Katie Taylor awaits

Golf

Team Europe captain Pádraig Harrington talks to Ian Poulter during the Ryder Cup singles matches at the Whistling Straits Golf Course

No excuses from Padraig Harrington as he faces up to record Ryder Cup defeat

Shane Lowry hugs Rory McIlroy on the 16th green after losing to Patrick Cantlay of team United States 4&2 during Sunday Singles Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Play Rory McIlroy in tears as America complete crushing Ryder Cup win over Europe

Shane Lowry of Ireland and team Europe celebrates his putt on the 18th green to win his match with Tyrrell Hatton. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Shane Lowry dedicates point to his mother as Europe stare at heavy Ryder Cup defeat

Captain Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry of Team Europe look on during Friday Afternoon Fourball Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Harrington insists McIlroy is a ‘leader’ but drops him for first time in Ryder Cup career

Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter line up a putt on the 14th green during Friday Morning Foursome Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 24, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Bad start for Europe at the Ryder Cup as Rory McIlroy fluffs his lines

Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington and Team USA captain Steve Stricker shake hands as host Rob Riggle looks on during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

‘The importance of the first session is decided after the result’ – Harrington plays strong hand to open

Horse Racing

Jockey Benoit de la Sayette. Photo: Racing Post

Teenage jockey Benoit de La Sayette gets six-month ban for cocaine use

Trainer Gordon Elliott claimed his first winner at Sligo after returning from suspension. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Gordon Elliott claims first winner on return with Fancy Foundations at Sligo

Ryan Moore on St Mark's Basilica after winning the Irish Champion Stakes during day one of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

St Mark’s Basilica comes on top in thrilling Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown

Go Bears Go and Rossa Ryan.

Bears to go hug it out

Wonderful Tonight impresses

She's a wonder

The Shunter and jockey Brian Hayes on their way to winning the SalesSense Beginners Steeplechase at Punchestown last September. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The Shunter has the bookies running for cover as the Galway Races get underway

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