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Friday 23 October 2020
The 35-year-old will win his 148th cap on Saturday when Wales take on France.
The “sharp and deep” lockdown will begin at 6pm on 23 October.
The defeat for the Bulgarians is a boost to Stephen Kenny’s side’s hopes of avoiding relegation.
The Irish manager stood by Darren Randolph and cursed his side’s luck as they were beaten again.
The Irish boss lost five players over a single Covid positive test last night, with four players identified as close contacts because of seating on the plane.
The Ireland captain says their depleted Ireland squad had to dig deep to earn a 0-0 draw against Wales at the Aviva Stadium.
Advocates and survivors of mother and baby homes have been outraged at the government’s handling of legislation passed in the Dáil last night.
An understrength Irish side, weakened by Covid-19, showed more signs of encouragement but again failed to score.
Stephen Kenny’s side were held to a draw after what was a difficult week.
Jack Byrne is among just five outfield players on the bench.
With the Euros dream dead, Ireland need to start getting results to improve their seeding for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers draw.
Welsh manager hails Stephen Kenny’s new look Irish side but plans to give Aaron Ramsey a rare international start in tomorrow’s game in Dublin.
Wales are seeking to bounce back after losing 3-0 to England at Wembley last night.
There were also maiden international goals at Wembley for Conor Coady and Danny Ings.
The now-Tottenham star also misses a game against Bulgaria.
The group were on a trip to Doncaster Races but did not have tickets and did not enter the site, instead visiting a number of pubs.
The Wales skipper says he is still motivated to play football but Madrid won’t let him leave.
It is one of a number of illegally held events across the UK during the bank holiday weekend.
Liverpool full-back Williams, 19, also qualifies for England but will line out for Ireland’s Nations League group rivals.
Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford accused the UK government of making an announcement and then trying to “work out” what they meant.
The 49-year-old was sent home from the 2019 World Cup and handed a nine-month suspension from sport.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier told parliament he was encouraged that care home deaths were falling.
A 57-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 19-year-old man was critically injured.
It is the 5th country in the world to pass the 20,000 mark.
Vaughan Gething later apologised and said he was “obviously embarrassed”.
Data shows the vast majority of the offences took place in supermarkets and shops
Any player earning £25,000 or less per year will not be subject to a pay cut, it has been confirmed.
They face a fine of £30 or arrest if they continue to disobey the guidelines.
Schools across the UK will close from Friday until further notice for all pupils except children of key workers and the most vulnerable.
Earlier, the WRU had said the game would go ahead but sense has finally prevailed.
The England head coach had criticised the referee after their win over Wales.
The Six Nations fixture is due to take place in Cardiff on Saturday.
Stylish playmaker ruptured his Achilles today and won’t play in this summer’s finals.
Ireland’s game is off, but the Six Nations rumbled on and we went minute-by-minute.
The Welsh team will wear black armbands against England today as a mark of respect for the centre, who won 18 caps for his national team.
As Eddie Jones plots revenge against Wales tomorrow, Wayne Pivac refuses to do a Gatland and play mind games with his Aussie rival.
The pair have missed out on international duty since featuring the World Cup final.
The experienced duo are expected to be fit for a daunting trip to Twickenham.
The prop recently flew back to England from Tonga, via Hong Kong.
Wales winger is ‘in a good place’ as he, Liam Williams and Josh Navidi get set for battle against England tomorrow week.
Professional performance analyst Eoin Toolan examines the contests in the air in this Six Nations.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
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