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Conor McGregor claimed he had won every round of his promotional tour alongside Floyd Mayweather but the UFC superstar was once again forced to defend himself against ...

Conor McGregor at Friday night's press conference at the SSE Arena in London

Mayweather accuses McGregor of making racist remarks

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will conclude their media tour in London this evening

Mayweather ensures dollars rain down on McGregor

Joe Ward will remain an amateur until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Joe Ward commits his future to amateur boxing

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor meet in the ring on August 26

McGregor promises fourth round KO against Mayweather

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Athletics.

Leon Reid wants to run for Ireland in London

Sprinter pleads with IAAF to be allowed run for Ireland

Thomas Barr: 'I have a really good winter behind me'

Barr back on track for Nationals

Lenihan claims silver in discus in London

Paralympics

David Gillick: Bolt jolt would help next generation

Patrick Monahan on his way to finishing sixth in London

Monahan fails to make final of 800m in London

Jason Smyth bags his second gold in London

IAAF Council member Fredericks suspended from athletics

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MMA.

Galore Bofando knocked Charlie Ward out cold in Glasgow

Seery and Ward beaten at UFC Glasgow

MMA

Ireland's Neil Seery lost his last ever fight as the UFC returned to Glasgow tonight, with compatriot Charlie Ward knocked out in dramatic fashion at the SSE Hydro in ...

Mayweather accuses McGregor of making racist remarks

Mayweather ensures dollars rain down on McGregor

Joseph Duffy has signed a new deal with the UFC

Joseph Duffy signs new UFC deal

MMA

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor at their publicity event in Toronto

McGregor and Mayweather trade insults in Toronto

MMA

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Tennis.

Nastase banned from tennis roles until 2020

Romania Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase has been handed a three-year ban from the competition following his behaviour during the match against Great Britain in Constanta ...

Wimbledon matches under scrutiny

Angelique Kerber was last year's US Open champion

US Open to top $50 million in prize money

Conor Niland played in the main draw at Wimbledon in 2011

Niland: Ireland needs to build more indoor clay courts

Roger Federer: 'I hope that I'm back, but there's never a guarantee.'

Federer offers no guarantees he'll be back at Wimbledon

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Cricket.

John Bracewell will move on before the end of the year

Bracewell to leave head coach role in December

Head coach John Bracewell will leave Ireland at the end of his contract in December.

Busy international schedules will make it difficult to find a Test opponent in 2018

Patience needed during wait for first Irish Test match

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Kevin O'Brien in action for Ireland against England at Lord's

Ireland in talks over historic Lord's test in 2019

Ed Joyce returned to the Irish set-up after spending his prime playing for England

Deutrom hopeful Test status will keep top players home

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Snooker.

Ken Doherty was in his first ranking semi-final in six years

Doherty loses decider to miss out on Riga final

O'Sullivan made the quick-fire clearance at an exhibition in Lincoln

Watch Ronnie O'Sullivan reel off 6-minute 147 clearance

Awards keep coming for world champion Selby

Mark Selby has now won three world titles

Selby feared the worst before stirring comeback

Selby shows class to retain world snooker crown

Controversy at Crucible as Selby closes in on title

Mark Selby has won two of the last three World Championships

Selby flourishes as Higgins flags at the Crucible