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# Disappointment

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Ireland must regroup for World Cup classification matches after defeat to Germany
Incredible scenes as Kyrgios wins bad-tempered Wimbledon clash with Tsitsipas
Gareth Bale absent as Poland come from behind to beat Wales in Nations League opener
Defending champion among the big names to crash out early at French Open
Connacht wait for one more signing but Friend is 'really happy' with his squad
Arsenal players feeling ‘really down’ after latest setback
Disappointment for Ireland's men's and women's underage teams as they miss out on qualifying
Udinese-bound teen on target but Ireland's youngsters beaten by England
Ireland's Eric Donovan suffers defeat against two-time Olympic gold medalist
Reigning champions Algeria crash out of Africa Cup of Nations
Willie O'Connor exits World Darts Championship at the hands of 'Bully Boy'
IRFU expresses disappointment and 'refutes the overall tenor' of women's letter
Eileen Gleeson laments performance after Glasgow City beaten by Celtic in Scottish Cup final
'I’d rather they all sit down' - Distracted Ronnie O’Sullivan sees UK title bid sunk
Ireland beaten by Austria in FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifier
Demetrius Andrade stops Jason Quigley in two rounds to defend his middleweight title
St Patrick's Athletic suffer Uefa Youth League exit
'We wanted to test ourselves against the best team in Ireland - and we didn't do that'
'It's hard when you're really close and it's snatched away from you' - Natalya Coyle
Rory McIlroy agonisingly misses out on Olympic bronze medal in marathon play-off
'We have broken the ceiling' - Irish hockey history-makers disappointed but proud after Olympic exit
Irish women's hockey team's Olympic dream ends after Great Britain defeat
Mona McSharry qualifies for 100m breaststroke semi-finals, but disappointment for Danielle Hill
Injury prompts Ireland's Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe to 'pass my place onto another athlete' at Olympics
Caster Semenya fails again in 5,000m Olympic qualifying bid
Ireland beaten by Iceland for the second time in four days
Pandev becomes 2nd oldest goalscorer ever at Euros but North Macedonia lose on debut
Second-half fightback comes too late, as Ireland suffer defeat in Iceland
Defeat in Glasgow ends Leinster's hopes of reaching the Rainbow Cup final
'It’s really heartbreaking' - Barry-Murphy unhappy as relegation looms
Fulham's Premier League survival hopes dealt a major blow after late drama
England U21s suffer nightmare start at Euros
Barcelona 'gutted' at earliest European exit in 14 years
Jurgen Klopp plays down reaction of substituted Mohamed Salah in Chelsea loss
Ciara Mageean withdraws from European Indoors 'due to a few setbacks'
Rowdy fan kicked out as Nadal powers on in Australia, teenager Gauff beaten in second round
Stoke chief 'very disappointed' after James McClean's alleged Covid-19 breach
Losing start for Wayne Rooney's Derby
'It's never nice to lose 3-0 and have the ball knocked around you a little bit'
Play-off heartbreak for Northern Ireland as Slovakia snatch extra-time victory