O'Gara out as Sexton faces Boks
Jonathan Sexton comes in for Ronan O'Gara as Ireland make six changes for Saturday's clash with South Africa.

Worthington has McCourt concerns
Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington believes Celtic winger Pat McCourt must improve in order to secure a regular place in his squad.

Lincoln chasing Derry's McClean
Lincoln City are to continue attempts to sign Derry City's Northern Ireland Under-21 international James McClean.

Blues refuse to sell Oval tickets
Linfield are refusing to sell tickets for the Boxing Day game at the Oval because of plans by Glentoran to increase admission prices by 20%.

McIlroy fails in bid for top spot
Lee Westwood edges out Rory McIlroy to end the season as Europe's number one after the Englishman won the Dubai World Championship.

Kidney praise for fly-half Sexton
Ireland coach Declan Kidney praises the performance of fly-half Jonathan Sexton after an impressive international debut against Fiji.

Five-try Ireland defeat Fiji
Ireland score five tries as they comprehensively defeat Fiji 41-6 at the Royal Dublin Society.

GAA affords GPA official status
The GAA affords official status to the Gaelic Players' Association.

Giants seal double over Panthers
The Belfast Giants completed a weekend double over Nottingham Panthers with a 4-0 win on Saturday night.

Magee rescues draw for Under-23s
Jay Magee nets a 90th-minute equaliser as Northern Ireland Under-23s draw 2-2 with Wales in the International Challenge Trophy.

Kenny stays on as Derry City boss
Stephen Kenny is to remain on as manager of Derry City.

List of unemployed players issued
A players' union has published a list of 109 League of Ireland footballers who are out of work.

Donemana receive suspended ban
Donemana are handed a suspended three-year ban from the Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup after incidents at this year's final.

Fifa to meet over play-off issues
Fifa calls for an extraordinary general meeting in December to discuss incidents at the World Cup play-offs.

McIlroy moves into world top 10
Rory McIlroy's consolation on missing out on the European number one spot for 2009 is his move into the world's top 10 for the first time.

I considered quitting, says Henry
Thierry Henry thought about quitting international football following his handball in last week's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.

All change for Ireland A squad
Ireland A make eight changes to the match squad for Friday's clash with the Argentina Jaguares at the Tallagh Stadium in Dublin.

McKillop wins Irish junior title
Paralympic gold medallist Michael McKillop secures a place at the European Cross County Championship by winning the Irish junior crown.

Behind the scenes with Jonny Evans
BBC reporter Thomas Kane gets exclusive access to Manchester United star Jonny Evans

A competition hoping to take off
Can the British & Irish Cup be a success?

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