Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Shane Duffy celebrates after scoring Norwich City's equaliser at Preston

Championship: Duffy, Robinson and Moran on target

Leeds moved level on points with Sky Bet Championship leaders Sunderland as they sealed a 2-1 win over Watford following two blunders from Hornets goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann while there were three Irish scorers in a night of draws.

Soccer • 22 Oct 24

Callum Robinson paid tribute to his friend George Baldock

Championship wrap: Robinson on target in Cardiff rout

Republic of Ireland striker Callum Robinson was on target as Cardiff produced their best display of the Championship season to thrash Plymouth 5-0 and heap further misery on Wayne Rooney.

Soccer • 19 Oct 24

Pascal Struijk celebrates with his fellow Leeds players after opening the scoring

Leeds end Sheffield United's unbeaten start

Pascal Struijk and Mateo Joseph struck second-half goals to secure Leeds a 2-0 Yorkshire derby win and consign Sheffield United to their first defeat of the season.

Soccer • 18 Oct 24

Former Shamrock Rovers striker Sinclair Armstrong was among a quartet of Irish players in the Bristol City starting line-up - Mark Sykes came on for the Robins in the second half

McNally scores first Bristol City goal to salvage draw

Luke McNally headed his first Bristol City goal to earn a 1-1 Championship draw from a passionate Severnside derby with Cardiff at Ashton Gate.

Soccer • 06 Oct 24

Championship wrap: Obafemi and O'Mahony among the goals

Michael Obafemi and Mark O'Mahony were among the goals in the Championship as both players opened their scoring accounts for their new clubs.

Soccer • 05 Oct 24

Republic of Ireland international Tom Cannon is loan at Stoke from Leicester

Championship wrap: Cannon fires in four for Stoke

Republic of Ireland international Tom Cannon scored four goals as Stoke thrashed Portsmouth 6-1 in the Championship.

Soccer • 02 Oct 24

Jobe Bellingham scored a superb goal from distance for his Sunderland side in their win over Derby

Championship: Black Cats claw their way to top spot

Sunderland took advantage of defeats for West Brom and Blackburn to climb to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after a 2-0 win over Derby.

Soccer • 01 Oct 24

It's Knight's first league goal of the season

Knight rises high to score Robins leveller

Republic of Ireland midfielder Jason Knight found the net as Bristol City fought back to deny Swansea victory in a 1-1 Championship draw.

Soccer • 29 Sep 24

Festy Ebosele celebrates after scoring his first goal for Watford

Championship: Ebosele helps Watford sink Sunderland

Championship leaders West Brom suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at struggling Sheffield Wednesday as while nearest challengers Sunderland lost 2-1 to a Watford side who opened the scoring through Republic of Ireland international Festy Ebosele.

Soccer • 28 Sep 24

Owen Beck shrieks in pain after Milutin Osmajic's egregious transgression

Preston's Osmajic charged for taking a bite out of Beck

Preston striker Milutin Osmajic has been charged with biting an opponent during last Sunday's goalless draw with Blackburn in the Sky Bet Championship.

Soccer • 26 Sep 24

Elland Road last hosted Premier League football in the 2022-23 season before relegation to the Championship which Leeds are currently playing in

Leeds announce phased stadium expansion plans

Leeds have announced plans to increase the capacity of Elland Road to 53,000 as part of a phased upgrade of the stadium.

Soccer • 23 Sep 24

West Brom's Josh Maja continued his rich vein of form in front of goal

Championship round-up: Baggies stay top thanks to Maja

Josh Maja's sixth goal of the season kept West Brom top of the Championship after a 1-0 victory over Plymouth at the Hawthorns.

Soccer • 21 Sep 24

Championship: Plymouth record first win under Rooney

Wayne Rooney celebrated his first win as Plymouth boss after skipper Joe Edwards' stoppage-time effort clinched a 3-2 victory to halt Sunderland's winning start.

Soccer • 14 Sep 24

Waterford native Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season

Championship wrap: Molumby and Browne among the scorers

Republic of Ireland midfielders Jayson Molumby and Alan Browne were among the goals in the Championship for West Brom and Sunderland respectively.

Soccer • 31 Aug 24

QPR players, left to right, Karamoko Dembele, Jonathan Varane and Alfie Lloyd celebrate the win

QPR stun Luton as winless run continues

QPR stunned Luton Town with a quickfire second-half double as they earned a first league victory of the season with a 2-1 success at Kenilworth Road.

Soccer • 30 Aug 24

Sinclair Armstrong heads home Bristol City's second against Millwall

Championship round-up: Armstrong and Dunne on target

Sinclair Armstrong was both provider and scorer as Bristol City finally overcame Millwall in a seven-goal thriller at Ashton Gate.

Soccer • 17 Aug 24

Ireland striker Sammie Szmodics netted 27 goals for Blackburn Rovers last season

Ireland's Szmodics nominated for PFA Championship award

Ireland striker Sammie Szmodics has been shortlisted for the Professional Footballers' Association Championship Player of the Year award.

Soccer • 07 Aug 24

Adam Armstrong struck in the 24th minute, with Leeds failing to put genuine pressure on Southampton

Saints march back into Premier League at Leeds' expense

Southampton secured an instant return to the Premier League after Adam Armstrong struck in the first half to haunt Leeds again and earn his team a precious 1-0 win at Wembley.

Soccer • 26 May 24

Ilia Gruev cuts a dejected figure after the loss to Southampton earlier this month

Leeds hoping third time's a charm when they face Saints

Leeds midfielder Ilia Gruev believes his side's two defeats to Southampton this season will count for nothing when they meet them again in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final.

Soccer • 20 May 24

Republic of Ireland international Will Smallbone opens the scoring against West Brom

Fans clash at St Mary's as Saints seal Wembley date

Supporters of Southampton and West Brom clashed during a pitch invasion at the end of the Championship play-off semi-final second leg at St Mary's.

Soccer • 17 May 24

The Leeds players celebrate the first of their four goals at Elland Road

Leeds crush Norwich to book Wembley date

Leeds stayed on course for an immediate return to the Premier League after sweeping Norwich aside 4-0 in the second leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final.

Soccer • 16 May 24

Southampton and Ireland midfielder Will Smallbone tackles Conor Townsend

Play-off first leg fails to separate Baggies and Saints

West Brom and Southampton played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final at the Hawthorns.

Soccer • 12 May 24

Borja Sainz and Wilfried Gnonto battle it out at Carrow Road

Norwich and Leeds play-off ends in stalemate

Norwich and Leeds shared a 0-0 first-leg stalemate at Carrow Road that left their Championship play-off semi-final evenly poised.

Soccer • 12 May 24

Kieran McKenna celebrates Ipswich Town's promotion

The rise and rise of Ipswich Town boss McKenna

Last weekend, the remarkable rise of one of the most respected young managers in the game continued as Kieran Mckenna's Ipswich Town clinched promotion to the Premier League.

Soccer • 09 May 24

Omari Hutchinson celebrates Ipswich's second goal

Championship: Ipswich earn promotion to Premier League

Goals from Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson fired Ipswich back into the Premier League for the first time in 22 years with the 2-0 win over Huddersfield also confirming the Terriers' relegation.

Soccer • 04 May 24