IRELAND UNDERAGE INTERNATIONAL Eiran Cashin was on target as Derby County’s U19s progressed to the next round of the Uefa Youth League after a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund. 18-year-old Cashin, who predominantly plays as a defender, grabbed Derby’s opener in the 46th minute, pouncing on the ball and poking home following a goalmouth scramble from a corner. It was a dream start to the second half for the hosts — who another Ireland youngster, Festy Ebosele, impressed for — at Pride Park, with Jordan Brown making it 2-0 on 51 minutes. While Cashin also made crucial impacts in defence, Dortmund soon pulled one back through Reda Khadra. The Ireland…

IT WAS PUZZLING last season when arguably the best player in the Tyrone club championship didn’t receive a call-up to the county panel under Mickey Harte last October.  Paul Donaghy led Dungannon Thomas Clarkes to Tyrone SFC glory and finished the campaign as the championship’s top-scorer with 31 points in four games.  Harte’s failure to call-up Donaghy in what turned out to be his final season summed up the conservatism of his latter years in charge of the Red Hand.  One of the first moves of new joint-bosses Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan was to add Donaghy to the set-up and he impressed on his debut with a 10-point haul…

FORMER IRELAND RUGBY Sevens international Louise Galvin is back in the Kerry ladies football set-up for the 2021 season.  The Finuge / St Senan’s clubwoman is named to start in midfield for the Kingdom in their Division 2A Lidl Ladies National Football League opener against Meath on Sunday. Navan’s Páirc Tailteann hosts the clash, with throw-in at 3pm. Galvin called time on her glittering Sevens career last September after five years in the green jersey; the Covid-19 pandemic ultimately bringing an end to that chapter of her colourful sporting career. A physiotherapist by trade, the 33-year-old also played 15s rugby for Ireland, making her debut at the 2017 World Cup — head…

Joey Barton pictured after last night’s game between Sunderland and Fleetwood Town. Source: EMPICS Sport Click Here: Germany football tracksuit FLEETWOOD TOWN MANAGER Joey Barton accused Sunderland of playing “hoof ball” during the 1-1 draw between the sides in their League One fixture at the Stadium of Light. Fleetwood, who moved into the play-off spots with Saturday’s win over Portsmouth, were on course for a sixth consecutive victory last night until Max Power scored for Sunderland with the last kick of the game. The visitors had taken the lead in the fifth minute through Barrie McKay, who finished off a move which was engineered by Irish pair Paddy Madden and…

Kilkenny celebrating at the final whistle of last year’s final. Source: Ken Sutton/INPHO HOLDERS KILKENNY WILL face either Wexford or Laois in the 2021 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final after the draw was made this morning. Davy Fitzgerald’s Wexford — 2019 champions — will meet Cheddar Plunkett’s Laois in the quarter-finals, with Brian Cody’s Cats waiting for the winners in the last four. 2020 finalists, and 2017 and 2018 champions, Galway are on the other side of the draw, playing either Dublin or Antrim in their semi-final in the race for the Bob O’Keeffe Cup. The draw took place on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, with Leinster GAA chairman Pat Teehan joining…

THE ICING HAS been put on top of a dream Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] season for Orla O’Dwyer, the Tipperary dual star finishing runner-up in Brisbane Lions’ Best and Fairest Awards. Luck of the Irish ☘️ After an outstanding season, Orla O’Dwyer is our Best & Fairest Runner-Up in what has been a nail-biting count! Congratulations Orla 🥈 #Uncaged pic.twitter.com/XFq4J20eCO — Brisbane Lions AFLW (@lionsaflw) April 23, 2021 O’Dwyer was instrumental each and every step of the way as Brisbane were crowned 2021 Premiers in last weekend’s historic Grand Final win over Adelaide Crows. In just her second season in the AFLW, the 22-year-old enjoyed a simply stunning individual…

Updated May 23rd 2021, 6:06 PM MEATH CLINCHED A Division 2 promotion play-off spot today while Clare took a major step towards the same stage in this afternoon’s football league action. A second win for the Royals today as they overcame Down means they and Mayo are through from Division 2 North to the promotion play-offs, guaranteed of that qualification ahead of next weekend’s final games. Clare are top of Division 2 South after beating Kildare and know avoiding defeat next Sunday against Cork will guarantee them a shot at reaching Division 1. ***** Clare 1-13 Kildare 0-13 CLARE GAVE THEIR prospects of securing football league promotion to Division 1…

Click:tin box manufacturerDublin 2-16 Galway 1-15 John Fallon reports from Tuam Stadium GOALS FROM CON O’Callaghan and Aaron Byrne proved decisive as Dublin set up an Allianz League semi-final meeting with Donegal after holding off a spirited Galway challenge at Tuam Stadium. Galway will now face Monaghan in a relegation play-off and will take a lot of confidence from this performance. Yet the issue never really looked in doubt as Dublin were able to manufacture scores when it matter most. Galway won the toss and opted to play against the strong breeze in the opening half and were in a strong position at the break when they went in level…

MOHAMED SALAH AND Sadio Mane scored as Liverpool set a new top-flight record by coming from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the Premier League at Anfield. Liverpool made history by winning a 22nd home league game in succession, despite Callum Wilson netting a controversial opener after a push on Joe Gomez in the build-up went unpunished by referee Paul Tierney and a VAR check. Jurgen Klopp’s side started sluggishly but reacted to that setback brilliantly, with Mane teeing up Salah to mark his 100th Premier League appearance for the club with a goal in the 25th minute. Mane capitalised on further shoddy Bournemouth defending to ensure Liverpool bounced back following…

Click:ceramic transformer CORK BOSS KIERAN Kingston has placed the emphasis on youth for tomorrow night’s league clash with Limerick as part of ten changes while Tipperary welcome captain Seamus Callanan back to face Westmeath on Sunday. Only two players in the Cork starting fifteen, Damien Cahalane and Alan Cadogan, are over the age of 24 for the trip to the Gaelic Grounds as ten changes are made from the landslide win against Westmeath last time out. Patrick Collins returns in goal while Cahalane, Niall O’Leary, Ger Millerick and Mark Coleman, who captains the team, are brought into the defence. Billy Hennessy is introduced to the midfield while the attack sees…