There have been many strange reasons for red cards: urinating, kicking a ball boy, and pulling down an opponent's shorts (ahem, Edin Dzeko) to name a few.

Aryna Sabalenka will face Elena Rybakina in the Indian Wells final, and she wants revenge.

An Irish punter has scooped more than half a million euros from the bookies after placing one of the greatest Cheltenham Festival bets of all time.

Brooks Koepka almost made a hole hole-in-one during his third round at the third hole of The Players.

Celtic threw the gauntlet down to Hearts in the Scottish Premiership title race after they came from behind to beat 10-player Motherwell 3-1 at Celtic Park.

Burnley's slide towards the Championship continued as a drab 0-0 draw with Bournemouth did little to change their bleak outlook.

Sunderland suffered a third straight home defeat as Brighton benefitted from Yankuba Minteh's scruffy second-half strike to win 1-0 and leapfrog their hosts to move into the top half of the Premier League.

A great team performance secured Ireland's fifteenth Triple Crown. But which players performed the best.

Jackson has found it hard going since forcing through a move to the German giants in the summer, when Chelsea tried to perform a U-turn on letting him leave Stamford Bridge.

On what could have been an historic day in Dublin, Scotland saw their hopes of winning the Six Nations crushed under a green fist.

Ireland pull off a fantastic 43-21 win over Scotland in a pulsating Triple Crown contest in Dublin, to keep their hopes of regaining the Six Nations title from France alive on Super Saturday.

Dickens defends his WBA super-featherweight title for the first time in Dublin blockbuster

Denmark international started against PSG midweek but was at fault for two of their five goals

Ireland 43-21 Scotland: Andy Farrell’s side didn’t get the favour they needed from England in Paris having done their part in Dublin

The winger, formerly on Newcastle’s books, scored the only goal on his return to the north-east.

⚽️ Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off⚽ Live scores | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Email TimThe players are out there. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal’s stand-in captain, leads his team as they hand-slap their way along the Everton line. Mikel Arteta greets David Moyes with the obligatory hug, plus a broad smile. The crowd sing North London …

Ireland 43-21 ScotlandAndy Farrell’s side run in six tries in dominant displayIn sporting vernacular Scotland have long looked on Dublin as a “hard place to go”. Roughly an hour’s flight time from Edinburgh, they get to stay in a decent hotel, play in a relatively modern stadium with good facilities, against modestly resourced opponents, and in …

Mikel Arteta has freshened up his attack against Everton

Pedro Neto now suspended for Blues as Liam Rosenior faces goalkeeper headache

Andy Farrell’s side moved three points ahead of France ahead of the late game.