Women's football: FA and PFA agree changes to contracts to include maternity and long-term sickness cover

As the Tailteann Cup gets ready for lift-off this weekend, it is a competition years in the making. There has been an appetite for the competition's inaugural season to be a success, with promotional guarantees being made. The Tailteann Cup decider has been set as a curtain-raiser to an All-Ireland...

Down star Barry O'Hagan has insisted that the Mourne County footballers have paid no heed to recent comments by Kilcoo's Eugene Branagan. 2021-22 Club Player of the Year Branagan caused a stir earlier this month, when stating that the reason he and many of his club colleagues were reluctant to join the county panel was due to a lack of a winning mentality.

The 2021/22 Premier League season may not be over yet but that isn't stopping clubs from unveiling their new kits for the 2022/23 campaign. The dawn of every new season brings with it fresh hope on the pitch and fresh threads in the kitbag. For Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal containing that excitement before the end of this season proved too difficult a task.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will no longer host the 2023 European finals after scheduling issues forced a switch to the Aviva Stadium. Dublin will now stage the showpiece events of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup next year on May 19 and May 20 respectively. Tournament organisers have acted...

Follow all the twists and turn at the top and bottom of the Premier League on Sunday with Sky Sports. Sky Sports will simultaneously broadcast three games on the final day of the Premier League season, with Manchester City vs Aston Villa, Liverpool vs Wolves and Brentford vs Leeds United all being shown live on Sunday May 22.

The Premier League is entering the final few days of the season and there is still plenty to play for in the remaining matches. Manchester City rescued a 2-2 draw at West Ham leaving the door open for Liverpool to move a point behind them with a 2-1 victory at Southampton.

Stephen McLaughlin's goal and a superb defensive performance saw Mansfield into the League Two play-off final with a 3-1 aggregate win over Northampton. McLaughlin struck the only goal of the second leg, with Mansfield leading 2-1 from Saturday's opening game at Field Mill, on the half-hour mark after a perfect square ball from the returning Elliott Hewitt.

Lee Johnson intends to engage the Hibernian fanbase with a brand of "aggressive, forward-thinking" football. The 40-year-old former Sunderland and Bristol City boss was appointed as Shaun Maloney's successor at Easter Road on a four-year deal on Thursday. Hibs have just completed an underwhelming campaign in which they finished eighth...

Marco Botti's El Bello bids for a career hat-trick whilst Nationwide goes in search of a third win on the all-weather this afternoon, live on Sky Sports Racing. The three-year-old has found form in his last two starts, winning by a neck at Wolverhampton before a dominant success at Newcastle last time out and heads to Dunstall Park again in search of a third consecutive victory (2:20).

Worcester were crowned winners in the Premiership Cup Final after scoring the most tries in a dramatic 25-25 draw at the Brentford Community Stadium. A try from Kyle Hatherall in the dying moments helped to bring the visitors level and send the clash into extra time. The deadlock continued throughout...

Rangers' hopes of Europa League glory ended with penalty shootout misery as Eintracht Frankfurt secured the trophy in Seville. The Ibrox side dreamed of lifting a European trophy for just the second time in the club's history but it is the Bundesliga side's name etched on this year's trophy after the match finished 1-1 after extra-time.

Frank Lampard hailed his team's fighting spirit after Dominic Calvert-Lewin's diving header five minutes from time extended Everton's proud 71-year stay in the top flight with a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on a night for the ages at Goodison Park. Needing a victory to make themselves safe and avoid...

Closutton maestro Willie Mullins looks to send a six-strong team to Auteuil for this weekend's French Gold Cup and French Champion Hurdle, both live on Sky Sports Racing. The Irish champion trainer's French travelling party is headlined by two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo, who would become only the third horse to win both the Cheltenham showpiece and French Gold Cup on Sunday with victory in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.

Iona Stephen investigates the physical benefits from playing golf and reveals some interesting statistics from your average round. Former England cricketer James Taylor also shares his story of how golf helped him deal with an early retirement.

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira was involved in an altercation with an Everton fan following a pitch invasion at Goodison Park. Everton had come from behind to beat Palace 3-2 and secure their Premier League survival, leading to a mass pitch invasion of fans. Everton come from behind to beat...

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's national newspapers... Paul Pogba agreed personal terms with Manchester City but turned down a move to the Etihad because he was concerned about the backlash from Manchester United supporters. Transfer Centre LIVE!. Get Sky Sports. Download the Sky Sports App. DAILY...

Chelsea effectively secured a third-place finish despite failing to capitalise on a dominant performance as they drew 1-1 with Leicester. The Blues, defeated by Liverpool on penalties in Saturday's FA Cup final, fell behind when James Maddison curled home a stunning finish in the early stages but it proved to be one of only two Leicester shots in a one-sided game.

Everton secured their Premier League status as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's 85th-minute header saw them complete a remarkable second-half comeback from two goals down to clinch a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on a night of high drama and tension at Goodison Park. Frank Lampard's side grabbed their second shot at safety...