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China pits robots against humans in half marathon
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing today, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21km course. Continue reading... -
Progressive Currawood scores at Cork
Currawood booked a potential trip to the Curragh for the Tetrarch Stakes following a convincing victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race at Cork. Continue reading... -
Laois off to perfect start beating Westmeath
The Laois senior hurlers made the perfect start to their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign as they defeated Westmeath with a fair degree of comfort in O'Moore Park. Continue reading... -
Nolan bags hat-trick as six-goal Carlow beat Down
Chris Nolan scored three goals as Carlow got their Joe McDonagh Cup challenge off to the perfect start with an excellent second half performance to beat Down 6-23 to 0-20 at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday. Continue reading... -
Kerry fight back to snatch injury-time win over Kildare
Kerry scored the last five points, including a 73rd-minute point from captain Oisin Maunsell, to stage the ultimate smash and grab at Cedral St Conleth's Park as they beat Kildare 1-17 to 0-19. Continue reading... -
Dublin prove too strong for Meath in Leinster clash
Dublin got the defence of their TG4 Leinster crown underway with a 2-10 to 1-06 victory against old foes Meath at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading... -
Premier League: Wins for Manchester City and Brentford
Late goals from Nico O'Reilly and Mateo Kovacic bolstered Manchester City's hopes of a 15th successive season of Champions League football as they scraped a 2-0 win over Everton in their final trip to Goodison Park. Continue reading... -
Clare overcome Tipperary to reach Munster final
It may have been a little closer for comfort that they would have preferred but there's no doubt that Clare merited a first Munster Senior Football Championship victory over neighbours Tipperary in 25 years in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg, Ennis. Continue reading... -
Dazzling Down comeback floors Fermanagh in Ulster
Down produced a dazzling late comeback to break Fermanagh hearts in a magnificent game of football at Brewster Park. Continue reading... -
Mayo book final place with second-half surge in Leitrim
After a ding dong battle with Leitrim in the opening half Mayo, who only led by the minimum at the break, upped their game in the second half to claim a clear cut but far from impressive win over the home side at Carrick-on-Shannon. Continue reading... -
England rout Scotland to set up grand slam decider
England wingers Claudia MacDonald and Abby Dow both scored doubles in a 59-7 rout of Scotland at Welford Road to set up a Six Nations grand slam decider next week against France. Continue reading... -
Villa bounce back to beat Newcastle and boost CL hopes
Aston Villa put their Champions League disappointment behind them with an emphatic 4-1 win against in-form Newcastle as Unai Emery's men continued their bid to return to European football's top table in style. Continue reading... -
Brady brace against Treaty roars Athlone to the top
Champions Athlone Town continued their unbeaten start to the season with a big come-from-behind win at home to a spirited Treaty United, and in doing so regained top spot over title rivals Shelbourne. Continue reading... -
United Rugby Championship recap: Leinster 41-17 Ulster
Leinster enjoyed another dominant victory as they beat Ulster at Aviva Stadium. Continue reading... -
Connacht's play-off hopes suffer after Stormers defeat
Connacht saw their United Rugby Championship play-off hopes suffer another setback as they began life after Pete Wilkins with a 34-29 defeat to Stormers in Cape Town. Continue reading...