Ireland

UK ice hockey took another savage blow after the Bracknell Bees team revealed they are quitting the Superleague at the end of the season.

Nissan Ireland has been confirmed as the new title sponsor of the Irish Open Golf Championship, in association with Bord FC!ilte.

UEFA has refuted claims the bid from Russia and the joint bid from Greece/Turkey to host Euro 2008 stood less chance than the other bidders.

Two bids to host UEFA's Euro 2008 tournament have emerged as favourites after the president of European soccer's governing body seemed to pour doubts on a number of the other bids.

German sports brand adidas has brought together its UK and Benelux operations under one management team to form adidas Area North.

Both the English and French bids to host the 2007 Rugby World Cup have been rejected by the International Rugby Board (IRB).

The International Rugby Board (IRB) meets in Dublin today to discuss whether England's innovative proposals for the 2007 Rugby World Cup are within the terms of the tender for hosting rights.

Brendan Menton has resigned as chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland after a damning report on the country's World Cup preparations.

TEAM Marketing has signed off two further TV rights deals for the next Champions League contract in Scandinavia and the Republic of Ireland.

Setanta Sport is launching a new pay-TV channel in the UK and Ireland devoted to North American and Canadian sports.

Coverage of European rugby union’s Heineken Cup could move to a pay-TV platform according to the chief executive of the company in charge of the event.

Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has stated that Ireland won't use government funds to build a EUR400 million ($390m) soccer stadium in Dublin because it needs the money for roads.

The England Rugby Football Union (RFU) has publicly launched its official sole bid to host the Rugby World Cup 2007.

The Rugby Football Union has been ordered to postpone the official launch of its bid to host the 2007 Rugby World Cup (RWC).

Holiday Inn has signed a £1m ($1.56m/EUR1.58m) sponsorship deal with England's Rugby Football Union (RFU).

Following the controversial autobiography of Manchester United and Ireland international, Roy Keane, the English Premiership club has urged its players not to publish any more books.