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Pakistan completed a 2-0 one-day international series win over Ireland in Belfast with victory by five wickets at Stormont here on Monday that rounded...

Ireland has scored 238 for a loss of 8 wickets in the first inning of second one-day international against Pakistan. Paul Stirling was the top...

Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second and final one-day international at Stormont here on...

Ireland’s hopes of convincing the International Cricket Council they are deserving of a World Cup place were undermined by a thumping seven-wicket defeat to...

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, who was considering retirement from ODIs on being sacked as skipper, has pulled out of the two one-day...

Queen Elizabeth II expressed regret and “deep sympathy” to the victims of Britain and Ireland’s turbulent shared history in a speech seen as setting...

Queen Elizabeth II arrived in the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, wearing the emerald green of her hosts as she started the first visit...

Queen Elizabeth II embarks Tuesday on the first visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland since it won independence, surrounded by...

DUBLIN - The Irish government promised full backing to their cricketers Friday in efforts to overturn their removal from the next World Cup, slamming the decision as flying in the face of sportsmanship.
On Tuesday the International Cricket Council confirmed a decision to slash the 2015 and 2019 World Cups to just 10 teams in a move that was described by Cricket Ireland's chief executive Warren Deutrom as "frankly outrageous". Sports Minister Leo Varadkar, at a special reception

KOLKATA - All-rounder Paul Stirling cracked a 72-ball 101 as Ireland completed their World Cup campaign on a winning note despite their group stage exit with a six-wicket win over Netherlands on Friday. The Dutch had posted a competitive 306 from their 50 overs on the back chiefly of 106 from Ryan ten Doeschate and 84 from skipper Peter Borren. But their innings dramatically ran out of steam with their last four wickets falling in successive balls, all from run-outs, as they chased

KOLKATA - South Africa will be wary of Ireland's fighting spirit when they seek to nail down a World Cup quarter-final place on Tuesday. Ireland have been the most impressive of the non-Test nations, pulling off a shock win over England and testing favourites India and the West Indies before losing. South Africa, with six points from four games, will be assured of a place in the last eight with a victory while Ireland, with two points from four matches, only have a slim chance of

MOHALI - West Indies staved off Ireland's spirited challenge for a 44-run win in a Group B match to inch closer to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday. Ed Joyce (84) and Gary Wilson (61) fought bravely but Ireland could manage only 231 as they lost all their wickets in 49 overs to fall well short of West Indies' total of 275. Earlier, opener Devon Smith (107) struck his maiden century in one-day internationals but it was Kieron Pollard's stroke-filled 94 off 55 balls that

DUBLIN - Ireland is set for a coalition government after the two parties that topped last month's elections, Fine Gael and Labour, agreed Sunday to share power and work together on slashing a massive deficit.
"I am happy to tell you that we have concluded an agreement," Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny told RTE state radio, adding: "Some of the final details are now being worked out for presentation to both parties."
The February 25 election has redrawn the political map of

BANGALORE - Giant-killing Ireland have vowed to play aggressive cricket in Sunday's World Cup match against India as they attempt to add the host nation to their list of scalps. The non-Test-playing nation provided the shock of the tournament to stun England by three wickets on Wednesday and all-rounder John Mooney said they would adopt the same fearless approach in Bangalore. "Our expectations going into the India game will be the same and we will go all out. Every game we play, we

BANGALORE - Who's saying what about Ireland's shock World Cup win over Ireland:
"There's two proud people in the stands and probably four million proud people at home." Ireland's Kevin O'Brien, watched by his mother and father in Bangalore, who smashed the fastest World Cup century in history to lead his team to their stunning win over England.
"Our bowling could have been better.....we weren't reckoning on an outstanding innings from Kevin O'Brien. It was pretty brutal."