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Ireland rugby fans will hope Jack Crowley rises to the occasion when he runs out on Friday wearing the fly-half's No 10 shirt which was Johnny Sexton's property for over a decade.Now he gets the nod for the moment which a lot of Ireland fans dreaded when Sexton's name would no longer be on the team sheet.

Hugo Keenan is the notable absentee from Andy Farrell's team as Ireland seek to make it three wins from three Six Nations matches against Wales at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Two years of war in Ukraine has taken its toll on its people, including those preparing for the Paris Paralympics, such as triple world champion swimmer Danylo Chufarov, who told AFP it has had a "massive impact" on his health.

Andy Farrell has raised Irish rugby's profile in the same way fellow Englishman Jack Charlton did for Irish football, based on a concoction of grittiness, humility and panache, according to former Ireland ...

Ukraine's sole Olympic champion from the Tokyo Games, Zhan Beleniuk, is looking forward to defending his Greco-Roman wrestling title in Paris but has told AFP he believes the Russians will stay away in protest at the IOC's hardened stance on their participation.

Irish training legend Willie Mullins admitted he inherited some of his late mother Maureen's traits of putting people at ease, in being diplomatic and thinking outside the box.

(Paris) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which has been under investigation for three months, has "not favoured" China in the case of the 23 Chinese

LVMH's high profile and highly visible product placement in the Paris Games opening ceremony surprised marketing experts and raises the possibility it could cause problems for the International Olympic Committee with their long-term sponsors.

American Sha'Carri Richardson earned silver, with another American, Melissa Jefferson, taking bronze.

The 22-year-old buried a reputation for being always the bridesmaid and never the bride as she stormed to victory.