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You can watch Cork v Galway on Saturday and Clare v Limerick on Sunday live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI. Saturday’s semi-final will throw in at 15:30 BST at Croke Park, with BBC coverage starting at 15:15. Sarah Mulkerrins will be joined in studio by former Galway captain and 2017 All-Ireland winner David…

Josko Gvardiol’s stoppage-time goal is ruled out for offside after a VAR review, denying Croatia an equaliser against Portugal in their World Cup knockout match in Toronto. Source link

South Africa’s Sinalo Jafta is run out by a “brilliant” bit of fielding by England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge, to help England all but secure victory and book their place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final. READ MORE: England v South Africa Available to UK users only. Source link

Pubs will now be allowed to stay open until the end of England’s World Cup match against Mexico, which is due to kick off at 1am UK time on Monday. The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further than they already have been for the World Cup. But Prime Minister Keir…

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has denied allegations of misconduct carried in an investigation by golf publication Skratch, with his representatives calling the piece an “anonymously sourced drive-by shooting”. The Skratch investigation by journalist Alan Shipnuck alleged Mickelson was no longer welcome at three California golf clubs because of inappropriate behaviour towards women. It also…

Welcome to our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible to score more points. Three…

How a team defends is not done in isolation. In possession, tactics affect how well a team defends too. With England having longer spells of possession in the second half, they were able to minimise the impact of DR Congo’s build-up play. This will be a more difficult ask, playing in what is an away…

Another day, another stunning Wimbledon outfit for Naomi Osaka. After the four-time Grand Slam champion arrived for her opening match at the All England Club in an elegant, full-length kimono – entirely white to adhere to the tournament’s strict dress code – Osaka chose to “mix it up a little bit”. Returning to action on…

Northampton and Bath will compete for points in the same tough Champions Cup pool next season, having been drawn alongside the Pretoria-based Bulls and Top 14 runners-up Montpellier. The Bulls lost in the United Rugby Championship (URC) final against Leinster in June, while Montpellier were also one match from glory, beaten by Toulouse in France’s…