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Injury forces Matthews’ retirement from rugby

“It’s heartbreaking being told your rugby career is over,” admits Connacht centre Keith Matthews.

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Wilkinson announces his retirement from Test rugby

Veteran fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has announced his immediate retirement from international rugby.

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London-Fermanagh match called off due to snow

GAA officials will announce when the rescheduled game will take place on Monday.

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Ulster and Munster progress to Interprovincial Football final

Today’s action featured two contrasting contests, with a Leinster side that included Bernard Brogan enduring a loss.

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Calling it quits: Bob Casey will retire at the end of the season

The London Irish legend and former Irish international is ready to hang up his boots.

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Euro 2012: Ireland’s Odyssey is at an end

Sheer effort brought us to the edge of something special, but change is needed to take us over the the line.

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Sheridan hoping for fairytale ending to brilliant handball career

Handball veteran Tom Sheridan plays his final senior match this Saturday. Twenty-six years after his first senior All Ireland win, he told Paul Fitzpatrick that he has no regrets.

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Founder blows final whistle on gaelic games forum An Fear Rua

The site’s administrator Liam Cahill says the model of anonymous internet forums is ‘no longer viable’.

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Hoop dream turns to nightmare: the 9 faces of Stephen Kenny’s Shamrock Rovers...

Shamrock Rovers sacked manager Stephen Kenny on Tuesday after less than nine months in charge.

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Video game maker Atari files for bankruptcy

Atari, which turned 40 last year, was a video game pioneer with games like “Pong” and “Centipede,” but has changed ownership several times amid financial problems.

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VIDEO: Heat’s streak goes cold as Bulls run wild

A four point win counts as a rampaging triumph when the team you beat just won 27 straight games.

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7 gas Twitter reactions to the JLS split

They’re calling it a day after five years in the spotlight.

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Losing Wallabies coach Robbie Deans: OUT. Ewen McKenzie: IN.

The Australian Rugby Union are expected to confirm the news on Tuesday but you can’t keep a good story down.

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English and French clubs to form breakaway ‘merit-based’ tournament

Premiership Rugby say negotiations with the ERC are over and will open qualification to the proposed tournament to other nations.

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Limerick’s Niall Moran retires from inter-county hurling

Moran was “an inspiration,” Limerick team-mate Gavin O’Mahony said today.

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9 statements you’ll utter while staying in and admitting defeat tonight

It’s ok. We’re all in the same boat.

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Flappy Bird creator is taking the game down because it ‘ruined his life’

BUT CAN HE TAKE THE PAIN AWAY?

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13 addictive games that almost ruined your life

Just one more level. One more.

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Bitcoin exchange MtGox files for bankruptcy after major theft

MtGox’s debts totaled more than $65 million and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoin, worth several hundred million dollars, are unaccounted for.

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After nearly ten years, Sony will pull the plug on the PSP

Sony has stopped selling the handheld in Japan and North America, and will do the same in Europe later this year.

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L’Oreal drops World Cup model after controversy over hunting photos

Axelle Despiegelaere was asked to model for the company after being spotted in the crowd at the World Cup.

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Xabi Alonso has retired from international football and the world is a poorer...

“I have formed part of an historical generation that has fulfilled the dreams of millions of fans.”

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Here’s the single best headline about George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin’s...

*applause*

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Met Éireann issues rainfall warning for seven counties

If you’re in Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork or Waterford, get your umbrellas out.

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One of the first free music streaming services launched is dead

Grooveshark was founded back in 2006 but its failure to secure music rights led to its downfall.

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Rory McIlroy will not play at the Open next week

Defending champion forced to pull out with ankle injury.

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Pacman eyeing his next battle with fight game nearly over

Manny Pacquiao is planning to run for a seat in the Philippines senate later this year.

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Ulster are OUT of the Champions Cup as five-star Stade get the job done in Paris

For the first time since 1997/1998, there is no Irish representative in the quarter-finals of Europe’s top competition.

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Pacquiao fired by Nike after homophobic comments

The former Filipino boxing champion described gay couples as ‘worse than animals’.

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Messi double effectively resigns Arsenal to another last-16 European exit

Reigning champions Barcelona picked up a 2-0 win tonight.

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Time Out bars are now gone in Ireland… and this is their replacement

RIP Time Out.

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Time Out bars are now gone in Ireland… and this is their replacement

RIP Time Out.

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Irish defender leaves Dundee United days after walk-off incident

But manager Mixu Paatelainen insists Gavin Gunning’s exit has nothing to do with the handball controversy.

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Sorry, but it's unlikely you'll ever beat the world record for this game

The new world record for Donkey Kong is 1,218,000 and it’s very unlikely anyone will surpass it.

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Three and easy! Ibrahimovic treble puts Man United in driving seat

The striker continued his fine run of form in front of goal as Jose Mourinho’s men secured victory in the Europa League at Old Trafford.

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'My heart was broken for them': Mother's anger as GamerCon founder apologises...

GamerCon founder Ferdi Roberts has said he is “incredibly sorry”.

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Tom Tierney steps down as Ireland head coach following World Cup defeat to...

He had been in charge for three years.

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Klopp: We're all fighting for second place in the Premier League

The Liverpool boss believes the title race in England is over with Manchester City’s dominant lead at the top of the table

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'You don't expect that call. I just said 'thank you' as it's very difficult...

A month has passed since Sophie Spence’s international retirement was fast-tracked by a phone call from new Ireland head coach Adam Griggs. She has regrets over the way it ended, but is now looking to...

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Chaotic scenes as Hamburg relegated for the first time after 55 seasons in...

The 1983 European Cup winners were the only founding member of the Bundesliga never to have been relegated since 1963.

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