Glen Durrant will get the chance to show why he is the top seed after reaching the final of the BDO World Championship. read more

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu sought to clarify the club’s position on Lionel Messi’s future following a week of institutional upheaval by declaring that renewing the Argentine maestro’s contract was “indispensable”. read more

Meath booked a place in the O’Bryne Cup semi-final as their third round match with Laois ended in a draw. read more

Munster coach Rassie Erasmus was eager to keep a lid on expectations after watching his side book their place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals. read more

Marcos Alonso scored twice as Chelsea moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League, making light work of Diego Costa’s absence in a routine 3-0 victory. read more

Francis Saili’s try eight minutes from time edged Munster into the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup after a performance loaded with steel and grit in Glasgow. read more

Daryl Horgan made a huge impression on his first start for Preston as the Lilywhites recorded a 2-0 win at Deepdale in the Championship to end Brighton’s 17-match unbeaten run. read more

England are preparing to limit one-day captain Eoin Morgan’s availability for the Indian Premier League, while allowing other players to stay at the competition for longer. read more

Connacht head coach Pat Lam believes a quarter-final spot is now in his team’s hands after they kept their Champions Cup hopes alive with a 66-21 victory over Zebre. read more

Arsenal cast aside their Premier League away day blues to wreck Paul Clement’s Liberty Stadium bow as Swansea boss. read more

West Ham shrugged off Dimitri Payet’s absence as an Andy Carroll wonder-strike helped secure a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace. read more

After their demolition of Zebre, Connacht and Tiernan O’Halloran are now looking forward to the “exciting situation” of trying to make the knockout stages of the Champions Cup for the first time. read more

Matt Doherty is confident that he has an international career ahead of him and won’t be bugging Martin O’Neill for another call-up. read more

Any Second Now maintained his unbeaten record with victory in the Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown. read more

Rory McIlroy finds himself in second place, three shots behind leader Graeme Storm heading into the final round of the BMW South African Open. read more