New boss Bruce watches from the stands as Newcastle beat West Ham
Steve Bruce was unable to be pitch-side because of Chinese visa restrictions.
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Steve Bruce was unable to be pitch-side because of Chinese visa restrictions.
Without Joe Canning, the Tribesmen got off to a winning start at Pearse Stadium.
The Mobhi Road side were without Dublin defenders Jonny Cooper and Eoin Murchan.
The Shannonsiders survived a late onslaught from Davy Fitzgerald’s side.
Manchester United need to up their game if they are to progress from Group H in the Champions League, says Paul Pogba.
Former England international Casey Stoney’s side made a fine start to the FA Women’s Championship.
Goals from Diego Costa (2), Saul Niguez and Koke helped Diego Simeone’s side to victory.
Timothy Weah, the son of 1995 Ballon d’Or winner George Weah, rounded out the victory with his first league goal.
Goals from Shinji Kagawa and Yuya Osako saw Japan upset the 2014 quarter-finalists on Tuesday.
Interim Ulster boss Jono Gibbes got off to a winning start with a comprehensive defeat of the Southern Kings on Friday night.
The Gabon international made a positive impact in his first appearance for the Premier League side and maintains there is much more to come
Katie Taylor was reflecting on her first ever professional victory.
Eden Hazard put the Blues ahead with a penalty just after half-time before James Collins levelled matters.
The Limerick side led GMIT by 21 points at the interval and were able to rest a number of players in the second period.
The Italians were narrowly beaten in an entertaining game at Stade de France.
It’s the third time in six years that the Sky Blues have won the competition.
Kevin McLoughlin starred for the Green and Red in their two-point victory in Castlebar.
Jessica Gleeson’s 35-yard strike was enough to earn the Irish club victory over Lithuanian side Gintra.
The game plan, Ian Keatley, Ireland’s centres, scope for improvement and a patched-together back row.
Matt O’Connor’s side picked up all four points at the RDS as Darragh Fanning scored two tries.
The former Accrington Stanley boss saw his side beat Drogheda 2-1 this evening.
*We are getting wildly ahead of ourselves here.
The New Zealander feels his team must up their performances levels ahead of the Australia and All Blacks Tests.
Four tries from Rob Penney’s men did for Gloucester but Connacht finished their preseason on a losing note.
There was late drama with a TMO decision going against the Irishman’s side to deny them a bonus point.
Les Kiss and Joe Schmidt turned down the chance to experiment wildly and Ian Madigan was the go-to guy.
The Kiwi coach says the imminent return of the likes of Tommy Bowe and Chris Henry will make next week’s team selection very tough.
Rob Penney welcomes back Ronan O’Gara, Keith Earls and Conor Murray ahead of his side’s RaboDirect Pro12 encounter on Friday.
The world number two beat Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi in straight sets last night.
Anthony Stokes claims the Bhoys’ first goal of the season and helps his team to a 2-0 win at Hibernian.