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Dermot Earley announces his retirement from inter-county football
Dermot Earley has brought the curtain down on his illustrious inter-county career with Kildare due to continuing injury concerns.
Baggies ruin Fergie’s emotional send-off in 10 goal thriller at The Hawthorns
Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom roared back from three goals down to snatch a draw in a quite staggering 10-goal thriller at The Hawthorns.
Arsenal hold their nerve to secure Champions League spot
LAURENT KOSCIELNY ensured Arsenal of a place in the Champions League qualifiers with the only goal in a tight encounter at Newcastle.
Baggies ruin Fergie’s emotional send-off in 10 goal thriller at The Hawthorns
Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom roared back from three goals down to snatch a draw in a quite staggering 10-goal thriller at The Hawthorns.
Heartache for Spurs as Bale's wonder strike isn't enough for fourth
Tottenham suffered yet more Champions League heartache as they missed out on a top-four berth to Arsenal despite yet another wonder goal from Gareth Bale.
McDowell wins World Match Play Championship
Graeme McDowell today became the first Irish winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship with a hard-fought victory over Thongchai Jaidee in Bulgaria.
As it happened: Mayo, Westmeath and Cavan victorious
Relive the opening day of the GAA Championship and final day of the Premier League
Jonny Wilkinson named European player of year as Heaslip misses out
JONNY WILKINSON has capped a triumphant Heineken Cup campaign with Toulon by being named European player of the year.
'Our aim is to try and come back' – Higgins
Keith Higgins has watched last year's All-Ireland once. He went through the ordeal about a month after the loss to Donegal, but Mayo players don't need a DVD to remind them of what happened. It is ingrained a lot deeper than that.
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Les Kiss names Rory Best as skipper for US tour
Rory Best is Ireland skipper for US tour
Toulon victorious over Clermont Auvergne
Wilkinson kicked three penalties and landed the decisive conversion to Delon Armitage's try as Toulon rallied from 15-6 down to clinch their first major trophy in over two decades.
Irish Independent's bumper GAA championship preview
Expert analysis, detailed reviews of every country playing in the football and hurling championships, previews, tips, fixtures plus much more are also included in our bumper GAA championship production.
Moyes reflects on emotional week
David Moyes bid farewell to Everton, the club he has managed for 11 years, as he prepares for his final match for the Toffees against Chelsea.
Newcastle to give Harper send off
Steve Harper, Newcastle's longest-serving player, is set to be given a rousing send-off by his home fans, as he bids farewell to the Magpies against Arsenal.
Benitez bids farewell to Chelsea
Interim manager Rafael Benitez faces his last game in charge of Chelsea, and says it will be hard to say goodbye to the players
Wenger confident over fourth place
A win at Newcastle would secure Arsenal Champions League football next season, and manager Arsene Wenger is looking to thrive on the pressure.
AVB hoping for Newcastle favour
Tottenham need to beat Sunderland and hope Arsenal fail to win at Newcastle to secure Champions League football next season.Manager Andre-Villas Boas says finishing fifth would not change his side's transfer policy in the summer, and hopes to keep superstar Gareth Bale no matter what happens.
David Beckham retires: A fairytale career in his own words
David Beckham has retired from professional football after 20 years in the game, after helping Paris St Germain win the French league title.
Irish Independent's bumper GAA championship preview supplement
The long wait is over for the All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championships which begin in earnest this weekend, and the Irish Independent has all you want to find about this year’s action in our bumper preview supplement
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Les Kiss confirms he will work under Joe Schmidt
Les Kiss has confirmed that he will be a permanent member of Joe Schmidt's Ireland coaching team upon completion of the summer tour to the United States and Canada.
Jonny Wilkinson named European player of year as Heaslip misses out
JONNY WILKINSON has capped a triumphant Heineken Cup campaign with Toulon by being named European player of the year.
Rory Best to captain 28-man squad on tour of North America
Rory Best will lead Ireland's 28-man squad for their tour to the United States and Canada after being overlooked by the British and Irish Lions.
Familiar agony for Clermont
Robbie Deans keeps us guessing with Wallabies squad for Lions Tests
Olding seizes opportunity to learn the hard way
Downey and Coughlan set to miss out as Ireland look to 2015
Ulster's time is coming after operation transformation
Leinster's old tricks enough to outwit inferiorStade, but familiar foes Ulster aren't as easily fooled
Arsenal hold their nerve to secure Champions League spot
LAURENT KOSCIELNY ensured Arsenal of a place in the Champions League qualifiers with the only goal in a tight encounter at Newcastle.
Baggies ruin Fergie’s emotional send-off in 10 goal thriller at The Hawthorns
Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom roared back from three goals down to snatch a draw in a quite staggering 10-goal thriller at The Hawthorns.
Heartache for Spurs as Bale's wonder strike isn't enough for fourth
Tottenham suffered yet more Champions League heartache as they missed out on a top-four berth to Arsenal despite yet another wonder goal from Gareth Bale.
Ever considered inter-county management? Try our new Fantasy Gaelic competition
Inter-county management can look a lot easier than it actually is. While most of us will never get the chance to take the reins of a county team — as much as we might like to — there is now an opportunity to get a taste of the real thing.
Sectarian row D-Day
The two players at the centre of the verbal abuse controversy in a Monaghan club game last weekend will learn their fate today.
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Regeneration policy ensures hope replaces hype for Tribe
Where are they now?
The fielder: the real adventures of an inter-county footballer
'Our aim is to try and come back' – Higgins
Earley eyes Kildare retirement after latest injury left him barely able to walk
Horan's Mayo look ready to press on as Galway struggle to halt slide
Laois overpower Saffrons
Zane Keenan and Willie Hyland destroyed Antrim to send Laois into a quarter-final clash against Carlow.
Conneely goals seal final place
Longford sailed through to the Lory Meagher Cup final with a comprehensive 6-13 to 1-10 win over Fermanagh. Kevin Conneely grabbed a hat-trick, while Joe O'Brien, Ciaran Finucane and Michael Farrell chipped in with the other goals.
Doyle hat-trick propels Carlow
Craig Doyle emerged as the unlikely hero at Dr Cullen Park, coming off the bench as a blood sub to score a sensational hat-trick as Carlow charged into the second round.
Leitrim pull out of Warwickshire trip 'to spend costs on local hurling'
Henry Shefflin in fresh injury blow
DJ autobiography to hit shelves in the autumn
Ryan eager to stay centre stage after long wait in wings
John Mullane: Gym 'monsters' changing the face of our great games
Flynn preaches caution as Down press case for place in final four
Dawn must rise to Epsom endurance test
Portentous or not, as a prelude to the 2000 Guineas earlier this month a TV network chose to broadcast the climax to the 1984 edition of the opening colts' classic – reason being that that race (as well as the 1971 victory of Brigadier Gerard over Mill Reef) is generally regarded as its historical gold standard.
Weld primed for Navan rematch
Voleuse De Coeurs and Missunited, first and second in last year's Irish Cesarewitch, are set for an intriguing rematch in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan today.
Murphy's Naas victor in Big Time
Trainer John Murphy's phone has been ringing off the hook since the impressive victory of Big Time at Naas on Wednesday evening.
McDowell wins World Match Play Championship
Graeme McDowell today became the first Irish winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship with a hard-fought victory over Thongchai Jaidee in Bulgaria.
Still chasing Brad's record in Europe's Wentworth reunion
An unusually strong gathering of Europe's leading players, from the present and recent past, won't include Pádraig Harrington for this week's £4.75m BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The three-time Major winner withdrew yesterday from the challenge of the famous West Course, which doesn't rank among his favourite golfing stretches.
Unchallenged in his world
Imagine, for a moment, these two things really happened. First, in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine, Tiger Woods admits to using a product that is banned under the PGA Tour anti-doping policy. And four months later, on his way to victory in the Players Championship at Sawgrass, Vijay Singh takes a penalty drop beside a pond on the 14th hole that a leading analyst and former Tour pro describes as "really, really borderline".
Mullingar's Morgan determined to realise Scratch Cup dream after recent health scare
Lucan's O'Donovan tied for the lead after stunning round in Welsh Open
Poulter in survival battle
McDowell's extra venom lifts World bid
Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts off to slow start
McDowell's cold steel can slay World rivals
Rafa back to his best as he destroys Federer in Rome final
RAFAEL NADAL continued his stunning run of form by crushing Roger Federer in little more than an hour to win the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome.
Ireland may have role in Pakistan's return to fold
THEY come here this week to take on Ireland's cricketers in two internationals, but the benighted land of Pakistan has little to cheer about these days. The geo-political fall-out of the Afghan Wars has drawn it into the grim battle between the West and Islamist terrorism. And its 183 million people – it is the sixth most populous country in the world – haven't been able to forget their troubles through sport either.
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A splash of colour as … John Rocha and Specsavers join forces
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