Kevin O'Brien smashed the fastest ever World Cup century to propel Ireland to a stunning three-wicket win over England in a Group B match on Wednesday.
Jeev Milkha Singh endured another tough day at the Irish Open as he stuttered to a three-over 75 in the penultimate round to slip to the tied 36th spot on the leader-board. At the top, Welshman Bradley Dredge turned in a sparkling six-under 66 that elevated him to the top of the leader-board on nine-under 207, one clear of England's Richard Finch, who posted a seven-under 65.
Shiv Kapur, Jyoti Randhawa failed to do so with scores of four-over 148 and seven-over 151. Frenchman Michael Lorenzo-Vera carded a second round of two-under 70 to post the leading score of six-under 138.
Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a shout-out to his homeland, saying, 'I'm a very proud Irishman standing here tonight.'
Shane Filan, one of the main leads of the popular 1990s Irish boyband Westlife, was in the stands at Old Trafford, watching his favourite club Manchester United held to a 2-2 draw by Tottenham Hotspur.
Dasun Shanaka produced a solid all-round performance, which included bowling figures of 4 for 23, as former champions Sri Lanka overcame some jittery moments to down Ireland by 41 runs in their T20 World Cup warm-up game in Lauderhill (USA) on Friday.
As several countries recognised Palestinian statehood on Wednesday, Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz sent a clear and unequivocal message to Ireland and Norway stressing, "Israel will not remain silent."
Banville's winning the Man Booker prize marks the victory of style over melancholy content.
Tony O'Reilly, chief executive of Independent News and Media Group, is keen on an estimated 30% stake in Dainik Jagran, one of the largest circulated Hindi-language dailies.
Northern Ireland reached their first major tournament in 30 years and their neighbours south of the border beat world champions Germany to take a big step towards joining them at Euro 2016 in a memorable night for Irish football on Thursday.
Irish jockey Richard Hughes has lost his appeal against a lengthy ban given to him while riding in India, putting his participation in doubt for the start of the British flat racing season.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Pakistan and Ireland in Lauderhill, USA on Sunday.
A washout in England-Namibia game in the same group will see Scotland go through.
Suryakumar Yadav maintained his numero uno position among batters despite being out of competitive cricket for past three months while ace spinner Rashid Khan, back in Afghan jersey after an injury lay-off, is back among top-10 in bowlers' list in the latest ICC T20I rankings published on Wednesday.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Canada and Ireland, in New York, on Friday.
The Irish Medical Organisation has rejected a motion supporting the regulation of abortion -- when there is a real and substantial risk to the life of a pregnant woman -- as in the case of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died as a result of a miscarriage. The motion was defeated by 42 votes to 32 at the IMO's annual conference in Killarney.
Jeev Milkha Singh's hopes of a top 20 finish went up in smoke. After an error-strewn front nine the Indian came tied 40th, signing off with a two-over 74 in the Irish Open in Adare Manor, Ireland. Englishman Richard Finch walked away with the title, closing with 70 for a total of 10-under 278.
With the IPL 2024 season heading towards its business end, and RCB finding themselves in a must-win situation, Player of the Match Mohammad Siraj put up a stellar show with the ball in front of home fans.
His family originates from Varad region near Malwan along Maharashtra's Konkan coast.
A marriage of stuffed eggplant or brinjal and South Indian-flavoured rice has a new outcome.
Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final
Protests continue to demand both an immediate Israeli ceasefire and the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
Sindhu, Lakshya win openers; Sai Praneeth loses in US Open
Ireland is set to appoint Martin O'Neill as manager and Roy Keane as his assistant, more than a decade after the former captain walked out on the team at the 2002 World Cup, FAI chief executive John Delaney said on Tuesday.
Members of Ireland's women's soccer team threatened on Tuesday to boycott their next international match unless the country's football association tackles what they described as "humiliating" working conditions.
IMAGES from the soccer matches played across leagues on Friday
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
With the athletes bidding goodbye to Paris after another bone-tingling edition of the Olympics, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com, shares some interesting nuggets that made the Paris Olympics an event to remember!
Irish amateur Paul Dunne is in contention to become the first amateur to win the British Open for 85 years after a sensational third-round display sent him rocketing into a tie for the lead on Sunday.
India's dismal performance in the recent Olympic Qualifiers for boxing has triggered a coaching crisis just four months before the Paris Games as High Performance Director Bernard Dunne has stepped down while foreign coach Dmitry Dmitruk is likely to be shown the exit door very soon.
Musheer Khan smashed his second century of the ICC Under-19 World Cup as India thrashed New Zealand by 214 runs.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the opening match against Ireland?
Cricket Ireland confirmed that India will travel to Ireland in August for a three-match T20 International series.
Blessed with a glut of superb all-rounders in B Sai Sudarshan, Abhinav Manohar and Vijay Shankar, as well as bowlers like Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan who can smoke the opposition bowling when the situation demands, Gujarat look set to put on another big show for their fans this season.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
A priest in Ireland's County Offaly has joined the long Irish Catholic tradition of priests engaging in pugilism.
A second-string England cruised to a 48-run victory over Ireland in the second ODI at Trent Bridge on Saturday
Pro-Palestinian protests were registered in Tokyo, Japan; Beirut, Lebanon; Dublin, Ireland; Amman, Jordan on October 11, 2023.
If Pitroda's blunder cost him his office, what should the BJP's unrepentant attitude cost it?, asks Shyam G Menon.
