Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Nathan Coulter-Nile (C) of Australia is congratulated by team mates after their victory during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Australia top ICC test rankings, with Ireland 12th

Australia have replaced India at the top of the International Cricket Council's Test rankings, while Ireland are 12th overall.

Cricket • 01 May 20

India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie postponed due to tension

India's Davis Cup tie against Pakistan at Islamabad next month has been postponed to November under "exceptional circumstances" after a security review, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday.

Tennis • 22 Aug 19

NZ stun India to reach final despite Jadeja heroics

New Zealand survived Ravindra Jadeja's late onslaught to stun India by 18 runs in a low-scoring thriller on Wednesday and reach the Cricket World Cup final for the second time in a row.

Cricket • 10 Jul 19

Ireland outclassed by ruthless India

Ireland have been beaten 3-0 by India in their second test game this week in Santomera, Spain.

Hockey • 03 Feb 19

Hockey World Cup recap: Ireland 1-2 Australia

Ireland went down 2-1 in their opening World Cup game to defending champions Australia. See how it all unfolded here.

Hockey • 30 Nov 18

India run chase too much for Ireland at WT20

Ireland have lost their third Group stage encounter with the in-form Indian side, despite a good bowling performance that pegged the Indian batters back during the latter overs.

Cricket • 15 Nov 18

Alastair Cook celebrates his 33rd Test century in his final innings

Cook bookends his Test career with centuries

Alastair Cook has scored his 33rd Test century for England in his final international innings against India at the Oval - eventually scoring 147.

Cricket • 10 Sep 18

Stuart Broad celebrates with Joe Root after taking another Indian wicket

Hat-tricks for Anderson and Broad as India dismissed

Pace bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson skilfully exploited helpful conditions to each take two wickets as India were dismissed for 329 in 40 minutes on the second morning of the third test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.

Cricket • 19 Aug 18

It's a first washout at Lord's since 2001

Lord's suffered its first washout in 17 years as rain prevented any play between England and India on day one of the second Specsavers Test.

Cricket • 09 Aug 18

Ireland celebrate their shootout victory

Ray Kennedy: Irish hockey finds voice in London heat

RTÉ News reporter Ray Kennedy on how the stars are definitely aligning for Ireland's Women's hockey side.

Hockey • 03 Aug 18

Ireland power through to Hockey World Cup semi-final

Ireland have progressed to the semi-finals of the Women's Hockey World Cup for the first time ever following a 3-1 shoot-out victory over India in London.

Hockey • 02 Aug 18

Ireland will face India in the World Cup quarter-finals

Ireland v India confirmed for 6pm Thursday, live on RTE

Ireland will face India in their World Cup quarter-finals this Thursday, following India's win over Italy. The match will be broadcast on RTÉ2.

other sport • 01 Aug 18

Anna O'Flanagan (L) celebrates with Shirley McCay after the win against India

Huge sacrifices make this all the sweeter - O'Flanagan

Ireland's goalscoring hero Anna O'Flanagan showered praise on here team-mates and all the players' families after the Green Machine pulled off another incredible Women's Hockey World Cup victory to make the quarter-finals in London.

Hockey • 27 Jul 18

Ireland march into Hockey World Cup quarter-finals

Ireland marched into the Women's Hockey World Cup quarter-finals after another superb win in London, as Anna O'Flanagan's first-quarter goal proved enough to sink India and earn progression with a pool game to spare.

Hockey • 26 Jul 18

Ireland put up little resistance at Malahide

Ireland hammered by India in Malahide

Ireland fell to the one of heaviest defeats in Twenty20 international history as India secured a mammoth 143-run success in Malahide.

Cricket • 29 Jun 18

Ireland suffer heavy T20 defeat against India

Rohit Sharma inspired India to a 76-run thrashing of Ireland in the first of two Twenty20 internationals in Malahide.

Cricket • 27 Jun 18

Joe Root: 'I've just been told to strongly deny the accusations, because it sounds quite ridiculous really.'

England slam 'outrageous' accusations of spot-fixing

England players and officials have issued an emphatic denial of "outrageous" allegations of spot-fixing made in an Al Jazeera documentary.

Cricket • 27 May 18

Ireland men & women set for Malahide T20 double-header

Ireland's men and women cricketers will play a T20 double-header at Malahide this summer against India and Bangladesh respectively.

Cricket • 29 Mar 18

Shane O'Donoghue was among the goals for Ireland

Ireland stun India in Azlan Shah Cup

Ireland claimed a shock victory over India in the Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia to claim their first victory of the tournament.

Hockey • 09 Mar 18

Delhi smog causes players to vomit on field

Sri Lanka's Suranga Lakmal and Indian Mohammad Shami vomited on the field before walking off as Delhi's notorious smog continued to plague the third and final test against India on Tuesday.

Cricket • 05 Dec 17

Poonam Raut wrote her name into the record books

Ireland Women fall hard to record-breakers India

Ireland Women were on the receiving end of a world record ODI partnership between the Indian openers, losing by 249 runs in the latest game of the Quadrangular Series in South Africa.

Cricket • 16 May 17

Lendl Simmons rode his luck to help West Indies to the final

West Indies defeat India to reach final

Last-minute injury replacement Lendl Simmons pounced on three hugely-fortunate reprieves to blast the West Indies to a World Twenty20 final against England.

Cricket • 31 Mar 16

Death in India comes just four months after Australia's Phil Hughes died after being hit by cricket ball

Player dies in India after fielding collision

Tragedy struck Indian cricket when a 20-year-old player died today as a result of a freakish on-field collision with a team mate during a club match in the eastern city of Kolkata.

Cricket • 20 Apr 15

Shane Watson celebrates after hitting the winning runs

Ruthless Australia set up semi-final with India

Australia completed an emphatic six-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval on Friday to book a blockbuster World Cup semi-final against reigning champions India.

Cricket • 20 Mar 15

Rohit Sharma celebrates his century during India's win over Bangladesh

India batter Bangladesh to reach World Cup semis

Rohit Sharma led defending champions India into the semi-finals of the World Cup with a 109-run victory over Bangladesh at the MCG.

Cricket • 19 Mar 15