Ireland got their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup qualification campaign off to a winning start after beating Canada 5-2 in Santiago, Chile on Sunday.

Dublin proved that reports of their demise appear to be greatly exaggerated as they comfortably saw off Roscommon at King and Moffatt Dr Hyde Park.

A recap of the live action and reports from the Allianz Hurling League, where Cork extended their perfect start to the season with victory over Kilkenny.

Laois continued their flawless Allianz Hurling League Division 2 campaign with a 1-23 to 0-17 victory over Westmeath at TEG Cusack Park.

Two men aged in their late teens have died in a single-vehicle crash in Co Mayo overnight. The car veered off a local road - the L5140, in Laghtadawannagh near Ballina - into a ditch and caught fire ...

Limerick saw off Offaly in Tullamore by a 2-19 to 0-17 scoreline in the National Hurling League, relegating their hosts from Division 1A in the process.

Tipperary avenged their Tailteann Cup elimination against Leitrim with a comprehensive 13-point victory to keep their Allianz Football League Division 4 promotion hopes alive.

Kerry v Monaghan, Fitzgerald Stadium, 1.15pm Mayo v Armagh, Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, 1.15pm Donegal v Galway, Father Tierney Park, Ballyshannon, 1.15pm ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, state media confirmed, after the United States and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran.

An exciting battle at the Box-It Athletic Grounds, which included penalties at both ends, saw the spoils shared between Armagh and Dublin in this Lidl National League Division 1 clash.

Dublin enjoyed a terrific afternoon of hurling in Belfast after they stormed to a huge 1-31 to 1-16 victory over Antrim in Allianz Hurling League Division 1B on Sunday afternoon.

Galway sealed their fourth win of their Lidl National League Division One campaign with a hard-fought victory over Kerry at Austin Stack Park in Tralee in hardy winter conditions.