Australia boss Joe Schmidt is optimistic next summer’s British and Irish Lions series will be competitive following an agonising 22-19 defeat to Andy Farrell’s Ireland in Dublin. Former Ireland head ...

Sarina Wiegman and Emma Hayes’ sides settled for a stalemate after the hotly-billed battle of the bosses ended in a goalless draw between England and the United States in their Wembley friendly. It ...

Nikki Love, 56, from Nottingham holds the current British record, running from the Western Australia capital to New South ...

Temperatures are expected to plunge on Monday after the UK enjoys a mild weekend, the Met Office has said. Sunday will see highs of 16C before temperatures drop to as cold as minus 7C on Monday night, ...

Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 ...

Max Verstappen celebrated his fourth world championship by putting his Red Bull on pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen started sixth and finished only eighth in the earlier sprint race ...

Thomas Frank labelled Kevin Schade a “shining star” after his hat-trick helped Brentford claim a dominant 4-1 victory over Leicester at the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League.

The Green Party is set to suffer significant losses in the Irish General Election, with its leader expecting just a handful of parliamentarians to be returned.

The Social Democrats have had “a positive day” as they look set to grow their representation in the Dail parliament. Party leader Holly Cairns, who gave birth to a baby girl on polling day, is well ...

Schmidt was part of the New Zealand coaching team which orchestrated Ireland’s agonising quarter-final exit at last year’s World Cup. His side stretched their lead in the 19th minute when Jorgensen ...

Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company has announced it is axing 11 beers from pubs across the UK - see which ones.