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Former Chelsea and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba weighed in on the racism row involving his old coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday, saying the Portuguese coach “is not a racist and history is there to prove it.”

Antony James was training to be a police officer at the time of his arrest.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons also addresses the funding for the stalled Casement Park GAA stadium.

Irish Football Association technical director Aaron Hughes says the newly announced National Training Centre could make a “huge” difference in developing the country’s next generation.

This week’s newsletter wonders if we can still find the balance between access to players as well as providing them with the protection that ensures their safety? When did we stop seeing those in the limelight – be it athletes, musicians, film stars or anyone else – as human? At what point did it become

Slovenian star was traded to LA in shock move Dončić admits emotions affected him in game Luka Dončić had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in his first game against the Dallas Mavericks since they traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers, leading his new team to a 107-99 victory. Dončić secured his first

Red Bull principal attacks driver’s treatment at F175 event ‘The fandom has changed over the last few years’ Christian Horner has said he was unhappy at the barrage of booing that greeted Max Verstappen when the four-time world champion was introduced at formula one’s F175 launch show in London last week and observed that the

The league is booming but there’s a wrinkle: one team has overcome built-in anti-dynasty safeguards and the game threatens to become predictable The NRL is doing pretty well lately. Last week’s annual report contained numbers any code would crow about. Record revenue, record TV viewership, record crowds, a booming women’s game, an eight-figure surplus, an

European Indoor Championships next step for teenager Runner hopes to emulate Keely Hodgkinson with victory Four years ago, Keely Hodgkinson went from being an unknown teenager to an overnight sensation by claiming glory at the European Indoor Championships. Next week Innes Fitzgerald, another 18-year-old British star, will hope to repeat the trick after being named

A Thousand Blows, the knockout new drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, puts Victorian-era boxer Hezekiah Moscow in the spotlight. But it doesn’t even begin to do justice to the astonishing real-life history For many people, the story of Black British boxing starts with the disgraceful scenes that took place at Wembley Arena in