Updated: Friday, 11 Oct 2013 22:11 | Comments Andre Schurrle celebrates Germany's second goal in their 3-0 victory over Ireland Germany have qualified for the World Cup after a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Ireland in Cologne. Sami Khedira set the ball rolling with a deflected 12th-minute effort from distance, but it was not until Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle converted Toni Kroos' pass from close range 13 minutes after the restart that the points were assured. Mesut Ozil put the seal on Germany's passage to Brazil as the Arsenal midfielder struck in stoppage time at the end of the game to round off a 3-0 win which ensured that Joachim Low's Group C leaders cannot be caught with a game to spare after taking
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Wallabies condemn Pumas to another loss
Updated: Sunday, 06 Oct 2013 09:52 | Comments Israel Folau scored three tries for the visitors in Rosario Australia cruised to a 54-17 win over Argentina in Rosario to ensure the Pumas ended their Rugby Championship campaign without a victory. New Zealand had earlier claimed the title after beating South Africa 38-27 and both these sides knew they were coming into the game playing for nothing but pride. The Wallabies had claimed a narrow 14-13 victory against their hosts in Perth earlier in the tournament but were much more convincing this time as a hat-trick from Israel Folau inspired them to a seven-try win. Adam Ashley-Cooper, Joseph Tomane, Benn Robinson and Bernard Foley also crossed over with Marcelo Bosch and Martin Landajo responding for
US take narrow lead in Presidents Cup
Updated: Friday, 04 Oct 2013 10:45 | Comments Tiger Woods cheers on his team-mates The United States took a one-point lead after the weather-delayed opening-day fourballs at the Presidents Cup at Muirfield. Matt Kuchar and Tiger Woods hammered Angel Cabrera and Marc Leishman 5&4 and Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner were almost as impressive against South Africans Richard Sterne and Branden Grace, winning 5&3. Steve Stricker's excellent up-and-down at the last earned himself and Jordan Spieth a one-up win over Ernie Els and Brendon de Jonge. But the international team salvaged some hope with a hard-fought one-up win for Jason Day and Graeme DeLaet against Hunter Mahan and Brandt Snedeker and a 2&1 success for Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel over Ryder Cup success
2014 Hurling: Clare could face Cork again
Updated: Thursday, 03 Oct 2013 19:26 | Comments Clare and Cork could renew their rivalry in June 2014 Another meeting of Cork and Clare is a possibility after the draw was made for next year's Munster Hurling Championship. Davy Fitzgerald's All-Ireland champions received a bye into the semi-final where they will meet either the Rebels or Waterford. The other last four clash sees Limerick take on Tipperary - a repeat pairing from the 2013 campaign. User contributions and/or comments do not, unless specifically stated, represent the views of RTÉ.ie or RTÉ.Click here for Terms of use
Guardiola wary of dark horses City
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola believes that Champions League opponents Manchester City can be the surprise package of the competition in the manner that Borussia Dortmund were last season. Dortmund exceeded expectations by casting off a long spell of disappointments in Europe and reached the all-Bundesliga final, where they were beaten by Bayern at Wembley Stadium. Bayern and City will fight it out for top spot in Group D at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, having both won their opening pool fixtures. Bayern were 3-0 winners over CSKA Moscow at the Allianz Arena and
Wenger hails ‘outstanding’ Ozil
Updated: Wednesday, 02 Oct 2013 07:39 | Comments Mesut Ozil was a star performer for the Gunners last night Arsene Wenger described Mesut Ozil's masterclass in Arsenal's 2-0 Champions League victory over Napoli as the complete performance. The 24-year-old club record signing inspired a devastating opening 15 minutes that saw him stroke home the opener with the classiest of finishes before setting up the second for Olivier Giroud. Wenger was delighted with the club's record signing, a £43million arrival from Real Madrid, and admitted Arsenal were "lucky" to have lured him to the Emirates Stadium. "Ozil is like the team in that he had an outstanding first half that had everything you want to see from a great player," Wenger said. "There was individual skill,
Sunday Game Team of the Year
Updated: Sunday, 22 Sep 2013 23:38 | Comments Michael Darragh MacAuley gets the vote as Player of the Year from the Sunday Game pundits The All Stars will not be announced until the end of October but the brains trust on the Sunday Game named their best team of 2013 and All-Ireland champions Dublin lead the way with six players on the side. Five Mayo players were rewarded for their efforts this year, while Kerry are doubly represented. The team is completed with one player each from Monaghan and Tyrone. As for the player of the year, well that honour went to Dublin's Michael Darragh MacAuley. Colm Cooper and Keith Higgins were also among the nominees for this award. Read on to see who made