Rookie number 10 Prendergast, who was making his first Test start for Irelan, was sent to the sin bin in the eighth minute.

Developing countries have accused richer nations of trying to get their way – and a small financial aid package – via a war of attrition.

A pupil from Auchinleck Primary School has finished second in an annual cross country event with almost 500 kids.

Tens of thousands of people have staged a protest in Barcelona over the rocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. People held up homemade signs reading “Fewer ...

Fabian Hurzeler is happy for Brighton fans to continue to sing about Europe after they moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Bournemouth.

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank intends to appeal against Christian Norgaard’s red card after claiming referee Chris Kavanagh was not brave enough to ignore the advice of VAR to dismiss the defender ...

The Brazil forward made it six goals for the season after his 31st-minute finish helped Wolves draw level after Alex Iwobi’s opener from distance.

Clean-up operations are under way after Storm Bert swept across the island of Ireland, causing flooding and thousands of power outages. Power cuts affected 60,000 customers at the height of the outage ...

Jamie George has braced England to face the unexpected when Eddie Jones returns to Twickenham in Sunday’s climax to the Autumn Nations Series. For the first time since he was sacked in 2022, Jones ...

Eight-time and defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out on the opening day of the UK Championship after a 6-4 defeat to Barry Hawkins in York. Hawkins reeled off four frames in a row to haul ...

A cat who was wedged inside a drainpipe has been rescued by fire crews. The female black feline, named John, became stuck inside a pipe connected to a garage – prompting Avon Fire and Rescue Service ...

Novak Djokovic says his rivalry with Andy Murray has “one final chapter” after his long-time adversary joined him as his coach for the upcoming Australian Open. Murray – Britain’s greatest ever player ...