1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (231+ words) Shamrock Rovers 2 (2) Ararat Armenia 1 (3) Shamrock Rovers were left disappointed in their UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie with Ararat Armenia as the visiting side edged through on aggregate score. They made the dream start as the opening goal of…...

6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (112+ words) The Irish News Marc Cucurella keeps promise with tattoo of Spain boss Luis de la Fuente The left-back left Chelsea to join Real Madrid this summer. Marc Cucurella has kept his promise to have an image of Spain’s World…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (832+ words) THE darkest hours came just before the dawn for Jordan Flynn and Mayo. Back in 2018, Crossmolina clubman Flynn was banned for 18 weeks for a shove on referee Niall Cullen at the end of Mayo’s All-Ireland U20 championship final loss to Kildare....

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (433+ words) A Belfast-born publican has told how his Bordeaux bar was packed to the rafters for the All-Ireland final - as France’s worst wildfire in decades raged just nine miles away. Frank Jackson (73), the owner of the Connemara pub has lived in…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (487+ words) Roberto Mancini has been announced as the new head coach of Italy. The reappointment of the 61-year-old, who led Italy to the European Championship five years ago, concludes a turbulent 24 hours for the country’s football federation. Italy were seeking a…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (458+ words) The owner of a Belfast city centre takeaway has said that he is worried about the safety of businesses as his premises became the latest to be burgled in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Rajiv Prasad, who owns Samosa…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago   (331+ words) Falkirk boss John McGlynn has had no contact from the Scottish Football Association about the vacant national team manager’s job but is flattered by being linked to the post. The game’s ruling body are looking for a new Scotland boss…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (657+ words) THE Nikola Tesla Museum. The Church of Saint Sava. The Josep Broz Tito Mausoleum. The Avala Tower. Sure, Larne have a match to play in Serbia’s capital on Wednesday night, against FK Crvena Zvezda, the artists formerly known as Red…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (361+ words) Zinedine Zidane has been named as the new head coach of France. The World Cup-winning former France midfielder succeeds Didier Deschamps, who stepped down this month after 14 years in charge. Zidane, whose appointment was confirmed by the France Football Federation…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago   (378+ words) Gianni Infantino’s extraordinary Instagram post accusing FIFA’s critics of spreading “hate” has been dismissed as “pathetic” by La Liga president Javier Tebas. The FIFA president’s 15-page message came before confirmation on Monday that Democrats in the United States Congress were…...