Premier League programme revealed
Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United will start the 2013-14 season at League Cup winners Swansea.
Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United will start the 2013-14 season at League Cup winners Swansea.
Cork will be the venue for this afternoon's games in the FAI Ford Cup and Airtricity League.
After last night's World Cup qualifier at the Aviva Stadium, the focus today is on the domestic game with four games in the Airtricity League Premier Division.
FAI Ford Cup holders Derry City begin the defence of the trophy on when they face Blarney United at O'Shea Park.
Anthony Stokes picked up his William Hill Scottish Cup final winners' medal after the 3-0 win over Hibernian at Hampden Park yesterday - and then turned his attention to the Champions League next season.
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is increasingly confident FA Cup-winning manager Roberto Martinez will stick with them to lead their bid for promotion back to the Premier League.
Peamount United retained the Bus Éireann Women's National League Cup this afternoon at the headquarters of the Mayo Football League in Milebush, Castlebar.
Rafael Benitez hailed the impact of Fernando Torres after Chelsea had claimed the Europa League crown with a 2-1 win over Benfica last night.
Roberto Martinez insists FA Cup winners Wigan must be proud of their achievements despite suffering the "heartbreak" of relegation from the Barclays Premier League with a 4-1 defeat at Arsenal.
Recently crowned Setanta Sports Cup champions Shamrock Rovers travel to Richmond Park to take on St Patrick's Athletic in tonight's Airtricity League Premier Division encounter, kick-off 7.45pm.
FA Cup winners Wigan were relegated from the Barclays Premier League as Arsenal moved up into the top four with an emphatic 4-1 win.
The FA Cup final is the highlight of the action in England this weekend, while the race for Europe continues as well.
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to put the Champions League semi-final exit to Borussia Dortmund to one side and win the Copa del Rey.
FAI Ford Cup holders Derry City will begin their defence of the trophy against non-league Blarney United.
The United States is not ready to host a rugby World Cup, International Rugby Board (IRB) head Brett Gosper said.
Drogheda United will face Shamrock Rovers in this year's Setanta Sports Cup final despite being beaten 1-0 by league champions Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds as they won 2-1 on aggregate.
Results from Saturday's soccer action in the Airtricity League Premier Division, the Barclays Premier League and the FA Cup
Team news for the weekend's Barclays Premier League ties and FA Cup semi-finals.
Ireland cruised to a six wicket victory over UAE in their World Cricket League encounter at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE.
The prospect of the 2022 World Cup being switched to the winter has increased after both Premier League chairman Dave Richards and Britain's FIFA vice-president backed a move.