National Sport

Higgins, Selby and Murphy progress to second round of Northern Ireland Open

by 11/11/19 10:40pm

By Press Association John Higgins, Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy safely reached the second round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast. World number five Higgins beat Chinese teenager Chang Bingyu 4-2, sixth-ranked Selby overcame Xu Si, also of China,...

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Groin injury rules Aaron Connolly out of November matches

by 11/11/19 7:45pm

Aaron Connolly has been ruled out of the upcoming games against New Zealand and Denmark due to injury. The Brighton and Hove Albion teenager was officially withdrawn from Mick McCarthy’s squad this evening. The striker had a scan in England...

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Robbie Henshaw returns to Leinster training ahead of European opener

Robbie Henshaw will return to Leinster training this week ahead of Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup opener with Benetton. The centre...

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Aaron Connolly off injured for Brighton before big week for Republic of Ireland

Aaron Connolly was taken off with a groin injury on club duty ahead of a big week for the Republic...

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McCarthy hits out at Derby over Keogh sacking

By Steve Neville Mick McCarthy has hit out at Derby’s termination of Richard Keogh’s contract. The Ireland manager was speaking...

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Andrew Conway’s try helps Munster to victory over Ulster

By Press Association [score] [team1]Munster[/team1][score1]22[/score1] [team2]Ulster[/team2][score2]16[/score2] [/score] Andrew Conway provided a match-winning try of real class as Munster battled past...

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