A man found dead in Co Down has been remembered at his funeral as a “kind and thoughtful” person who helped others. The body ...

Marti Cifuentes criticised the effort of in-demand midfielder Bilal El Khannouss as Leicester crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.

Chris Davies was full of praise for the “desire” of his Birmingham side after they struck twice late on to dramatically beat Blackburn 2-1. Todd Cantwell’s sublime 50th-minute volley looked like ...

Second-half goals from Dan Kemp and Gassan Ahadme, the second scored about 90 seconds after coming on for his debut following a midweek loan switch from Charlton, sent Boro top of the table, the only ...

Shoaib Bashir is unfazed at Nathan Lyon’s lukewarm assessment of him, despite England’s first-choice spinner being an admirer of his Australian rival for many years.

Jimmy Thelin was delighted to see Aberdeen keep up their winning habit in cup competitions. The Dons eased past Morton 3-0 at Cappielow to reach the last eight of the Premier Sports Cup. Sivert Heltne ...

Some shoplifters “feel they can rob shops with impunity”, a policing chief has said. Katy Bourne, the national lead for shoplifting at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, said more ...

Tranmere and Gillingham maintained their unbeaten starts to the League Two season following a 1-1 draw at Prenton Park. Omari Patrick’s second goal in as many games appeared to have given Andy ...

The Britpop band featuring the Gallagher brothers will take to the stage at Croke Park – their first show in Ireland in 16 years.

Brazilian forward Ronald condemned Sheffield United to a third successive defeat as Swansea claimed a 1-0 Championship win. Ronaldo struck in the 66th minute to give the home side a deserved victory ...

Sunderland marked their return to the Premier League in style with a 3-0 win over West Ham at the Stadium of Light.

Pro-Palestine protesters chanted “RAF shame on you” as they held a demonstration outside an air base calling for an embargo on selling arms to Israel. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered along the ...