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There were a number of football games due to be played over the weekend

All matches off in Laois, Offaly and Kildare

07 Aug

No matches will take place in Laois, Offaly and Kildare for the next two weeks after the National Public Health Emergency Team recommended a partial shutdown in the three counties.

Jakobsen underwent five hours of surgery after the crash

Boxing.

Donovan confident long road will stand to him

Boxing

Eric Donovan tells RTE 2FM's Game On that he's had the best possible preparation for a fight in an empty venue, as he gets ready for next week's bout against Zelfa Barrett.

Eric Donovan faces the biggest night of his professional career on Friday week

Donovan fight will be for IBF Intercontinental belt

Boxing

Ted Cheeseman earned a unanimous decision victory

Cheeseman beats Eggington in brutal 'Fight Camp' clash

Boxing

Explosive Tennyson takes British lightweight title

Boxing

Katie Taylor will fight Delfine Persoon next month

Hearn: Katie has been waiting to silence the doubters

Boxing

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Darts.

Sherrock made history at the last World Championships

Sherrock gets Austria invite, Women's series on way

Darts

Fallon Sherrock will take part in the 2020 World Series Finals in Austria next month, the Professional Darts Corporation has announced.

Dimtri Van den Bergh threw a 170-checkout in his win over Gary Anderson. Credit: Lawrence Lustig/PDC

Van den Bergh ousts Anderson to win World Matchplay

Darts

Dimitri van den Bergh is into the final in his first World Matchplay appearance

Van den Bergh and Anderson into World Matchplay final

Darts

Glen Durrant will face Dimitri van den Bergh in the last four on Saturday

Van der Voort says sorry to ref following Durrant loss

Darts

Anderson eventually shook off Whitlock, who had knocked out Michael van Gerwen in the second round

Anderson and Smith set up Matchplay semi-final showdown

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Athletics.

Kipruto to miss Monaco after positive Covid-19 test

Athletics

20x20 No Proving, Just Moving ambassador Orla Comerford is aiming to get back in the starting blocks soon

'Making a team this year would have been a huge ...

Paralympics

'I've kind of scrubbed off competitions this season'

Philosophical Barr doubtful of racing again in 2020

Athletics

Fionnuala McCormack of Ireland competes during the Women's Marathon during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games

Tokyo marathon & race walk qualifying to restart first

Athletics

The 2019 London Marathon was held last April

London Marathon decision pushed back

Athletics

Ciara Mageean celebrates her achievement in Switzerland.
Picture credit: Twitter@ciaramageean

Mageean goes under 2 minutes to break 800m Irish record

Athletics

Provisional ban for Kenyan star Elijah Manangoi

Athletics

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Swimming.

Robert Powell won the Men's 200m Freestyle at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin last December but that result has been disqualified

Irish swimmer Robert Powell banned for 12 months

Swimming

Clare Cryan: 'It's really strict and it's a little bit weird but actually, it's okay'

Divers happy to throw themselves in at the deep end

Swimming

'Relief & excitement' as Irish swimmers return to pool

Swimming

Resilient Mona McSharry ready to play the long game

Swimming

The NAC will host the Irish Open in April or June 2021, which is set to double as the Olympic trial meet

Swim Ireland awaiting Government green light to return

Swimming

Ellen Keane is set to compete in her fourth Paralympics

Keane finding solace in team vibe outside of the pool

Swimming

'If it doesn't go ahead next year, it does make sense that it would be cancelled'

Keane: Cancellation makes sense if 2021 Games delayed

Olympics

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Hockey.

Chloe Watkins with her World Cup silver medal during a reception with the President at Áras an Uachtaráin

Pandemic pause may work in Ireland's favour - Watkins

Hockey

Watkins pays tribute to departing Boyles

Hockey

Katie Mullan: 'We would be silly of not having the goal of winning a medal at the Olympics'

Irish skipper wants Olympic medal after pandemic delay

Hockey

Hockey Ireland asks clubs to pause appeals processes

Hockey

Cricket is among the sports allowed back under Phase 2

New training guidelines: Electronic logs and no showers

Other sport

Mullan making a difference during coronavirus pandemic

Hockey

McFerran is based in the Netherlands with SV Kampong

McFerran's Dutch courage boosted by Irish support

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Tennis.

Elina Svitolina was a semi-finalist at last year's US Open

Svitolina and Bertens to swerve US Open

Tennis

World number five Elina Svitolina and world number seven Kiki Bertens are the latest players to pull out of the US Open.

'Slim to none' - Kyrgios unlikely to be at French Open

Tennis

Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam at Flushing Meadow last year

Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open over virus fears

Tennis

Novak Djokovic won in Madrid in May 2019 - the tournament is vital for French Open preparations

Blow to tennis calendar as Madrid Open cancels

Tennis

Carola Pessina (foreground) plays with Vittoria Oliveri on the rooftops of their homes during Italy's lockdown in April

Federer drops in on rooftop tennis tweens

Tennis

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Cricket.

Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes run as Shaheen Afridi of Pakistan looks on dejected

Pakistan 'missed a trick' in England defeat, says Akram

Cricket

Pakistan captain Azhar Ali "missed a trick" several times in the opening Test against England and their three-wicket loss will hurt the team and their fans, according to bowling great Wasim Akram.