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Joe Ward: The unluckiest man in Irish boxing

Joe Ward had the world at his feet. He was an amateur boxing sensation, he had a golden future laid out before him. Until disaster struck, over and over again.

Dutch shocks for Zverev, Medvedev as seeds fall in Canadian Open

Carney curses Infantino as FIFA backs its president

FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino gets the support of executive members at an emergency meeting in Morocco.

Inexperienced halves pair get nod for first Wallabies Test under new coach Les Kiss

Ryan Lonergan and Declan Meredith to start against Eddie Jones’s Japan Kiss makes four changes to starting XV for clash in Osaka New Australian coach Les Kiss has thrown his support behind inexperienced halves pair Ryan Lonergan and Declan…

Kiss makes four changes to Wallabies' starting side, includes uncapped Henry on bench

New Zealand A to play in Top End T20 Series and one-dayers in Australia

The squad of 16 features 13 internationally capped players

Jos Buttler scripts history, breaks Kieron Pollard's all-time T20 run record

Jos Buttler achieved a significant cricket milestone on Wednesday. He surpassed Kieron Pollard to become the leading T20 run-scorer. Buttler's unbeaten 51 powered Manchester Super Giants to victory. Tim Seifert also contributed a strong…

Dockers not treating trip to MCG any differently as AFL finals loom

Fremantle are flag favourites and make a rare trip this weekend to the home of the grand final — but coach Justin Longmuir isn't buying into the importance of the venue as his side looks to seal the minor premiership.

Chase: 'We could have made room for an extra spinner'

On a pitch where spinners took 20 of the 28 bowler wickets that fell in the match, West Indies picked only one frontline spinner

'Fighting just for a fair go': Elite sport failing on racism, Olympian says

The first Aboriginal woman to represent Australia in Olympic boxing has told a federal racism inquiry she was threatened with "repercussions" if she carried the Aboriginal flag at an Olympic Games qualifier.

Arsenal players fuming after Betis defeat, says Arteta

J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign

A move to align with the European calendar has been made in part to strengthen the position of Japanese clubs in the transfer market — especially when it comes to selling players.