Ireland coach Andy Farrell pictured in November 2018
Andy Farrell: 'Early World Cup announcement has boosted Ireland'
Assistant coach Farrell insisted Ireland had been able to shake off criticism and bond closer together.
Sep 5, 15:41
 Australia's Steve Smith celebrates his century on September 5, 2019
Steve Smith punishes England to put Australia in command
He has now occupied the crease for over 17 hours in four innings during the series, following prior knocks of 144, 142 and 92.
Sep 5, 15:38
 England's Steph Houghton reacts after missing a penalty against USA in the World Cup semi-final on July 2, 2019
Steph Houghton desperate to come out on top in first WSL Manchester derby
City are expecting a 20,000-plus crowd at the Etihad Stadium.
Sep 5, 12:53
 Anthony Watson pictured in March 2018
Anthony Watson: 'England will not hold back in final World Cup warm-up'
The final practice match takes place in Newcastle against Italy on Friday night.
Sep 5, 12:52
 Gareth Southgate pictured in England training on September 2, 2019
England vs. Bulgaria: Five talking points ahead of Euro 2020 qualifier
The Three Lions began their Group A campaign with two wins from two.
Sep 5, 12:52
 Gareth Bale in action for Real Madrid on August 11, 2019
Gareth Bale "raring to go" after summer of speculation
A summer move to China looked on the cards for Bale until Real Madrid pulled the plug.
Sep 5, 12:51
 Australia's Steve Smith celebrates his century on September 5, 2019
Steve Smith brings up another century on day two
Smith has almost single-handedly carried his side's batting burden in this series.
Sep 5, 12:50
 Caoimhin Kelleher pictured in August 2019
Stephen Kenny challenges Caoimhin Kelleher to prove he deserves Liverpool chance
Ireland are seeded fourth in a tough qualification group.
Sep 5, 10:50
 Warren Gatland pictured in August 2019
Warren Gatland makes full 15 changes for final World Cup warm-up
Wales and Ireland will both complete their World Cup warm-up schedules on Saturday.
Sep 5, 10:49
 Roy Keane pictured at Nottingham Forest in April 2019
Roy Keane launches fresh attack on old foe Jonathan Walters
Keane served as Martin O'Neill's number two with Ireland for five years.
Sep 5, 10:48
 Leicester City's James Maddison pictured on August 24, 2019
Ben Chilwell backs Leicester teammate James Maddison to shine for England
Ben impressed by his Leicester team-mate.
Sep 5, 10:47
 Steve Clarke pictured in charge of Scotland on June 8, 2019
Scotland vs. Russia: Talking points ahead of Euro 2020 qualifier
Will Oli McBurnie make amends with his first Scotland goal?
Sep 5, 10:46
 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Hungarian Grand Prix on the podium on August 4, 2019
Italian Grand Prix: Five talking points as Lewis Hamilton looks to hit back
Hamilton holds 65-point lead ahead of the Monza race.
Sep 5, 10:45
 Gareth Southgate pictured in England training on September 2, 2019
Sir Geoff Hurst delighted to see youth get a chance for England
Mount, Maddison and Mings the lastest to benefit.
Sep 5, 10:44
 Catriona Matthew pictured on August 2, 2019
Catriona Matthew determined to lead Europe to first Solheim Cup win since 2013
Matthew determined to lead Europe to first Solheim Cup win since 2013
Sep 5, 05:54
 Mason Mount in action for Chelsea on August 31, 2019
Mason Mount relishing chance to line up with old friend Declan Rice for England
Chelsea great Lampard's return home has seen highly-rated Mount finally get a shot at Stamford Bridge.
Sep 5, 05:54
 Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy pictured on March 22, 2019
Mick McCarthy urges Ireland to make life "unpleasant" for Switzerland
The two sides meet in Dublin on Thursday evening.
Sep 5, 05:52
 Tyrone Mings pictured in an England press conference on September 4, 2019
Tyrone Mings credits John Terry for helping him improve as a defender
The Aston Villa defender is preparing for a potential England debut.
Sep 5, 05:51
 Stuart Dallas in action for Northern Ireland in November 2018
Stuart Dallas looking to continue winning run ahead of Germany clash
Michael O'Neill's side started their qualifying campaign with a perfect 12 points from 12.
Sep 5, 05:49
 Derby County's Tom Lawrence celebrates scoring their second goal against Huddersfield on August 5, 2019
Tom Lawrence heaps praise on Chelsea boss Frank Lampard
The pair spent last season together when Derby reached the Sky Bet Championship play-off final.
Sep 5, 05:49
 Morgan Gibbs-White in action for Wolves on November 7, 2018
Morgan Gibbs-White wants England Under-21 captaincy
The Wolves midfielder played during the disappointing European Championships in the summer.
Sep 5, 05:48
 Billy Vunipola pictured on August 24, 2019
Steve Borthwick: 'Billy Vunipola needs game time ahead of World Cup'
The Saracens star will start against Italy at St James' Park on Friday evening.
Sep 5, 05:47
 David de Gea on the ground during the Premier League game between Huddersfield Town and Manchester United on May 5, 2019
Thursday's papers: David de Gea, David Silva, Christian Eriksen
Juventus reportedly hope to swoop for David de Gea and other out-of-contract Manchester United players.
Sep 5, 05:43
 Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after match point against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina (not pictured) in a quarterfinal match on day ten of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2019
Rafael Nadal battles past Diego Schwartzman into US Open semis
The Spaniard will play Italian 24th seed Matteo Berrettini, a five-set winner over Gael Monfils.
Sep 5, 05:42
 Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after match point against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina (not pictured) in a quarterfinal match on day ten of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2019
US Open day 10: Rafael Nadal last of the 'big three' still standing
Matteo Berrettini won a five-set match against Gael Monfils.
Sep 5, 05:41
 Jamie Murray in action on September 15, 2018
Jamie Murray wins twice in a day to continue US Open progress
Murray also reached the final of the mixed doubles competition.
Sep 5, 05:37
 Bianca Andreescu of Canada after beating Elise Mertens of Belgium in a quarterfinal match on day ten of the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2019.
Teenager Bianca Andreescu reaches US Open semi-finals
The Canadian teenager recovered from dropping the first set to beat Belgium's Elise Mertens.
Sep 5, 05:35
 Matteo Berrettini of Italy celebrates after his match against Gael Monfils of France (not pictured) in a quarterfinal match on day ten of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2019
Matteo Berrettini beats Gael Monfils in five-set thriller
Svitolina reached the last four on Tuesday after defeating Johanna Konta in straight sets, with Monfils watching on.
Sep 5, 05:32
 Robert Moreno takes Spain training on September 4, 2019
Robert Moreno challenges Spain to put in perfect qualifying performance
Spain have already won all four of their matches in Group F so far.
Sep 4, 20:20
 Luxembourg head coach Luc Holtz pictured in March 2019
Luc Holtz urges Luxembourg to learn lessons from Northern Ireland
The teams go head-to-head in a friendly at Windsor Park on Thursday.
Sep 4, 19:09
 Craig Overton pictured on September 4, 2019
Craig Overton confident England can bounce back in Ashes fourth Test
Smith was in the runs yet again at Old Trafford.
Sep 4, 19:07
 Harry Winks in action during the Premier League game between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa on August 10, 2019
Harry Winks admits watching England progress has been hard
The 23-year-old missed out on the run to the last four of the 2018 World Cup.
Sep 4, 19:04
 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland reacts after match point against Donna Vekic of Croatia (not pictured) in a quarterfinal match on day ten of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2019
Belinda Bencic books first Grand slam semi-final spot at US Open
The 22-year-old won 7-6 (5) 6-3 against her close friend and frequent hitting partner Donna Vekic.
Sep 4, 19:03
 Steve Smith in action on September 4, 2019
Ashes fourth Test day one: Rain and Steve Smith frustrate England
The Australia batsman returned from concussion to boost the tourists.
Sep 4, 19:00
 Paul Pogba pictured during Manchester United's Premier League clash with Chelsea on August 11, 2019
Twitter responds to growing racism problem in football
The online platform has been urged to tackle the issue of racist abuse by Kick it Out and the PFA.
Sep 4, 18:12
 A general shot of a Premier League football ahead of the Premier League clash between Everton and West Ham United at Goodison Park on October 30, 2016
Riz Rehman hopes next generation will be better equipped to deal with racism
The brother of former Fulham, QPR and Bradford defender Zesh faced his own battles when coming through the youth ranks.
Sep 4, 18:11
 Andy Ruiz Jr celebrates taking Anthony Joshua's belts on June 1, 2019
Andy Ruiz Jr vows to "prove everyone wrong" in Anthony Joshua rematch
Ruiz inflicted a first defeat on Joshua to win the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world titles.
Sep 4, 18:11
 General view of Hull City's KCOM Stadium taken May 2017
Hull City defender Angus MacDonald diagnosed with bowel cancer
MacDonald, 26, had only recently returned to full training having been sidelined for almost a year due to deep vein thrombosis.
Sep 4, 17:47
 Manchester United's Paul Pogba reacts after his penalty is saved by Wolverhampton Wanderers' Rui Patricio on August 19, 2019
PFA urges social media companies to do more to protect players from racist abuse
Networks asked to provide "targeted monitoring of player accounts, club accounts, key fixtures and tournaments to address any racist abuse promptly".
Sep 4, 17:46
 Vincent Kompany is unveiled as Anderlecht manager on June 25, 2019
Vincent Kompany: 'Racism problem lies within football institutions'
Lukaku is the latest of a handful of racist abuse incidents in football in recent weeks.
Sep 4, 17:45
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