Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

The U19s are bidding to qualify for the European Championships finals in Georgia next July

Ireland U19s to face England in Elite Round group

The Republic of Ireland U19s have been drawn with England, Czech Republic and Norway in next year's UEFA Elite Round.

McNair brace helps Northern Ireland to rare away win

Northern Ireland achieved what England could not as they beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in Prague on Monday but they had to cling on as the hosts threatened to come back from three goals down.

Soccer • 14 Oct 19

Zdenek Ondrasek slots a famous winner past Jordan Pickford in the England goal

Czech Republic shock England in Prague

England fell to their first qualifying defeat in a decade as debutant Zdenek Ondrasek secured the Czech Republic a deserved victory against Gareth Southgate's stuttering side.

Soccer • 11 Oct 19

England fans cause problems in Prague

England supporters have been involved in violent clashes with Czech police in Prague.

Soccer • 11 Oct 19

Andy Lyons, left, Brandon Kavanagh and Ali Reghba celebrate the 2-1 win over Czech Republic

Mohan 'full of pride' for Irish U-19 semi-finalists

Manager Tom Mohan praised the courage and skill of his team as the Republic of Ireland secured a semi-final spot at the U-19 European Championships after a 2-1 victory over Czech Republic.

Soccer • 21 Jul 19

Jonathan Afolabi scores Ireland's opener

Ireland U19s beat Czechs to seal Euro semi-final spot

Ireland's Under-19s will face holders Portugal in Wednesday's European Championship semi-final after securing victory in their final group game against Czech Republic.

Soccer • 21 Jul 19

Republic of Ireland 2-1 Czech Republic - U19 Euro recap

The Republic of Ireland U19s can progress to the semi-finals with a victory in Armenia.

Soccer • 21 Jul 19

Late Omobamidele goal seals draw for Ireland Under-17s

Ireland fought back to claim a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic in their Group A UEFA European Under-17 Championships clash at the RSC in Waterford.

Soccer • 06 May 19

Czech international Josef Sural dies in bus crash

Czech striker Josef Sural, who played with Turkey's top-tier outfit Aytemiz Alanyaspor, has been killed after a minibus carrying players from the club crashed while returning from an away match.

Soccer • 29 Apr 19

Sterling effort from England in easing past the Czechs

Raheem Sterling's hat-trick helped England swat aside the Czech Republic 5-0 as Gareth Southgate's men made a dream start to their European Championship qualification campaign.

Soccer • 22 Mar 19

Dejected Ireland players after the final whistle

Heartache for Ireland Under-17s

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s went down 3-2 to the Czech Republic at a rain-sodden Tallaght Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Soccer • 11 Nov 18

Petra Kvitova is out for the Czech Republic

Another blow for Czechs as Kvitova out of Fed Cup final

Petra Kvitova has been ruled out of the opening day of the Fed Cup final because of illness.

Tennis • 09 Nov 18

Jonny Evans scores Northern Ireland's first

Brilliant Northern Irish guarantee at least second spot

A play-off for the World Cup finals in Russia beckons for Northern Ireland after their 2-0 win over Czech Republic guaranteed second place in Group C.

Soccer • 04 Sep 17

Mats Hummels is congratulated by his team-mates

World Cup qualifying: Germans take another step closer

Holders Germany took a significant step towards qualifying for next summer's World Cup in Russia with a hard-fought 2-1 win in the Czech Republic.

Soccer • 02 Sep 17

Shirley McCay won her 250th cap for Ireland

Ireland ease past Czechs as McCay hits milestone

Goals from Lena Tice, Roisin Upton and Grace O'Flanagan Ireland swept past the Czech Republic in their EuroHockey Championship 5th-8th-placed play-off semi-final on Thursday.

Hockey • 24 Aug 17

Petra Kvitova is still recovering from a knife attack

Still no time-frame for Kvitova return to tennis

Petra Kvitova has revealed there is still no timescale on her return to tennis following a knife attack three months ago.

Tennis • 21 Mar 17

Ireland topped Group C to qualify for the 3rd/4th place play-off

Ireland Women to face North Korea in play-off

The Republic of Ireland Women will face North Korea is in a 3rd/4th place play-off at the Cyprus Cup in a first-ever meeting between the two countries at any level.

Soccer • 07 Mar 17

Petra Kvitova will be home for Christmas

Petra Kvitova set to be released from hospital

Petra Kvitova will spend Christmas at home as she is due to leave hospital on Friday following surgery on a hand injury sustained in a knife attack.

Tennis • 22 Dec 16

Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern denies Ladislav Krejci

Northern Ireland start campaign with Czech point

Northern Ireland kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a dull goalless draw in the Czech Republic.

Soccer • 06 Sep 16

Crowd trouble disrupted the game late on

Crowd trouble mars draw between Czechs & Croatia

Tomas Necid's injury-time penalty grabbed the Czech Republic an unlikely point as Croatia - who are also likely to face UEFA sanctions following crowd trouble - blew a two-goal lead.

Euro 2016 • 17 Jun 16

Gerard Pique popped up three minutes from time to get Spain's European Championship defence off to a winning start

Spain strike late to deny resolute Czech Republic

Reigning champions Spain left it late but Gerard Pique's 87th-minute header earned them a deserved 1-0 victory over a dogged Czech Republic in their Euro 2016 Group D opener.

Euro 2016 • 13 Jun 16

Tomas Rosicky is still doing it for the Czech Republic

Czechs bank on a fit Rosicky to pull the strings

Czech fans' primary concern heading into the Euro 2016 finals in France is likely to be the fitness of Tomas Rosicky even though they qualified without help from the gifted playmaker for half of their campaign.

Euro 2016 • 03 Jun 16

Spain have dominated the European Championships

Spain out for three on bounce

Champions on the last two renewals, Spain are hoping to cement their legacy but Croatia, Czech Republic and Turkey will attempt to harm their Group D fortunes.

Euro 2016 • 07 Jun 16

Scotland's Ikechi Anya scores during the only goal in the international friendly between the Czech Republic and Scotland

Ikechi Anya seals Scottish away win in Prague

Ikechi Anya's first-half strike gave battling Scotland a 1-0 friendly win over Czech Republic at the Generali Arena in Prague.

Soccer • 24 Mar 16

The Czech Republic team celebrate their Fed Cup success

Karolina Pliskova leads Czechs to Fed Cup title

The Czech Republic defended their Fed Cup title on Sunday as Karolina Pliskova became the home team's hero with a starring performance in their thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Russia.

Tennis • 15 Nov 15