RTÉ Sport

09/01/2026

Drama aplenty with Hollywood investor watching on

Wrexham won an FA Cup third-round thriller in front of Hollywood owner Ryan Reynolds as Nottingham Forest were dumped out of the competition on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

09/01/2026

Wayne Rafferty will face Paris 2024 Olympian Jack Marley in the men's 90kg semi-finals at the Elite National Championships after defeating former Team Ireland boxer Michael O'Reilly on a night of quarter-final action

Wayne Rafferty will face Paris 2024 Olympian Jack Marley in the men's 90kg semi-finals at the Elite National Championships after defeating Michael O'Reilly on a night of quarter-final action at the National Stadium on Friday.

09/01/2026

Brahim Diaz scored for the fifth game in a row at ⁠the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts Morocco defeated Cameroon 2-0

Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal as Senegal booked a ⁠semi-final berth at the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time in the last four tournaments, ‍beating 10-man Mali 1-0.

09/01/2026

"New-school mentality is if you're good enough, get yourself in there and I think some of these Ulster players have shown this season that they are good enough, and if they are rewarded, brilliant and that will be deservedly so"

Stephen Ferris wants to see more of Ulster's emerging crop of talent getting a chance for Ireland and cited Bryn Ward as an example of a player that might receive a clamour to be fast-tracked if he was lining out for Leinster instead.

09/01/2026

Leo Cullen says Leinster have had "some conversations" with Joey Carbery about a return to the province, while they have been dealt a blow ahead of the Investec Champions Cup clash with La Rochelle with three of their frontline prop forwards missing: https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2026/0109/1552290-leinster-low-on-props-as-munster-make-10-changes/

09/01/2026

Ndiaye netted after 27 minutes, taking advantage of a goalkeeping howler to put Senegal ahead in a tense derby against their west African neighbours

Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal as Senegal booked a ⁠semi-final berth at the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time in the last four tournaments, ‍beating 10-man Mali 1-0.

09/01/2026

"Winning the tour card is the start of it!"

Kilkenny's Niall Culleton won his first Professional Darts Corporation tour card after edging a last-leg decider at UK Qualifying School on Friday afternoon.

09/01/2026

Interim boss Darren Fletcher says he has had no fresh talks about his Manchester United future ahead of this weekend's FA Cup clash with Brighton

Interim boss Darren Fletcher says he has had no fresh talks about his Manchester United future ahead of this weekend's FA Cup clash with Brighton.

09/01/2026

"We'll have our fair share of supporters, they'll be outnumbered by others, but we'll embrace the cauldron..."

Champions Cup cauldrons in France are new to Clayton McMillan, but nothing new to Munster.

09/01/2026

"You can never have enough good players in your squad."

Leo Cullen says Leinster have had "some conversations" with Ireland out-half Joey Carbery about a return to the province.

09/01/2026

Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom says Republic of Ireland left back Robbie Brady is "progressing well" in his recovery from a long-standing calf injury as March's World Cup play-offs loom large

Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom says Republic of Ireland left back Robbie Brady is "progressing well" in his recovery from a long-standing calf injury as March's World Cup play-offs loom large.

09/01/2026

Leinster and Munster name teams for Champions Cup clashes.

Leinster have been dealt a blow ahead of tomorrow's Investec Champions Cup clash with La Rochelle with three of their frontline prop forwards missing.