Dr Crokes and Errigal Ciarán secure provincial glory; Energumene makes triumphant return to action
Jordie Barrett scores a try on his debut for Leinster in the Champions Cup against Bristol Bears on Sunday. Photograph: Billy Stickland/InphoLatest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers
It was a mighty fine weekend for Munster and Leinster in the Champions Cup, but one Ulster will want to forget pronto.Munster help themselves to a bonus-point victory over Stade Françaisin their 61-21 triumph – nine in all – but Linley MacKenzie had happier news to report, Connacht opening their Challenge Cup campaign withPeter Óg McCartan made himself “immortal” for the Tyrone side
by scoring an injury-time winner against Down’s Kilcoo in the final. “I wouldn’t be renowned for my scoring,” he said afterwards. “He will be now,” writes Malachy.Arise, Sir David and stop your complainingMickey O’Rourke: ‘I love broadcasting, I love sport. From a financial perspective you couldn’t pick two worse industries’.
, the Willie Mullins-trained star returning after a 593-day absence to win the Bar One Hilly Way Chase for the third time in Cork on Sunday. Next in his sights: a Cheltenham hat-trick in March, having won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2022 and 2023.: Tonight’s Premier League meeting between West Ham and Wolves has been dubbed ‘El Sackico’, the notion being that depending on who loses, either Julen Lopetegui or Gary O’Neil will be down the job centre come Tuesday morning.
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