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Wales suffer penalty agony as defeat ends World Cup hopesBy Phil Blanche, Press AssociationWales suffered World Cup play-off heartbreak as Bosnia and Herzegovina won 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Cardiff. It was a cruel repeat of Wales’ exit in the Euro 2024 play-offs as spot-kicks again proved their undoing. Neco Williams missed from the spot for Wales (David Davies). Wales fans screamed for a penalty, but Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs ruled against Ampadu for a high foot. Alajbegovic’s stinging drive was also repelled by Darlow as Bosnia threw caution to the wind and Wales became anxious.

Athlone Town striker Dana Scheriff will be hoping to continue her early season goalscoring form when the Women's All-Island Cup starts on April 4. Athlone Town women's All-Island Cup fixtures confirmedAthlone Town's fixtures for the 2026 Women's All-Island Cup have been confirmed. Athlone Town have been placed in Group C along with Treaty United, Cork City and Irish League Women's Premiership club Cliftonville. The Town complete their group phase fixtures with a trip to Limerick to play Treaty United on Saturday, May 30, at 2pm. The All-Island cup final will take place on Sunday, July 18, and will be broadcast live by TG4.

Ireland had come within four minutes of victory when Wolves defender Ladislav Krejci headed the hosts level on a night when the visitors had led 2-0 after just 23 minutes to leave them dreaming of a first World Cup adventure since 2002. Skipper Krejci’s intervention took the tie to extra time and it was the Czechs who squeezed through 4-3 on penalties despite Heimir Hallgrimsson’s men producing a performance of real character. Parrott had to wait as the Czechs protested, but eventually thumped his spot-kick low to Kovar’s right to give the visitors a dream start. However, the hosts grabbed a lifeline with 27 minutes gone when Nyberg awarded a second penalty, this time for Manning’s needless tug on Krejci’s shirt, and Schick duly obliged from 12 yards. But the sting in the tail came with just four minutes remaining when Krejci powered substitute Michal Sadilek’s free-kick past helpless goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to level.

World Cup playoff: Wales 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (B&A win 4-2 on pens)Wales suffered World Cup play-off heartbreak as Bosnia and Herzegovina won 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Cardiff. It was a cruel repeat of Wales’ exit in the Euro 2024 play-offs as spot-kicks again proved their undoing. Wales were four minutes from booking a home play-off final against Italy – 2-0 winners over Northern Ireland – on Tuesday after Daniel James put them ahead with a stunning strike soon after half-time. Neither side could force a winner in 30 added minutes and Wales drew first blood in the shootout as Karl Darlow saved Ermedin Demirovic’s kick. But Brennan Johnson blazed over and Neco Williams saw Nikola Vasilj push away his penalty, allowing Alajbegovic to plunge the dagger into Welsh hearts.

At Sinnotts sports bar, a queue of fans formed outside before kick off, while another pub set up a TV on the bar counter to draw in punters. It was a frantic game from the off – with three goals within 30 minutes, two of which were penalties – leaving Irish fans “all over the shop”. At the Thomas Moore bar in Dublin city, fans roared at Ireland’s chances and mumbled at the first Czech goal. After the Czechs scored just minutes before the full-time whistle, fans covered their eyes and dropped their heads in their hands. Joey Quinn, who is from Co Kerry and watched the match in the Thomas Moore, said Ireland played well but “gave them an in”.

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp breaks silence on Mo Salah exitMohamed Salah announced he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, this weekView 2 Images Jurgen Klopp has spoken about Mohamed Salah's upcoming departure from Liverpool at the end of the season (Image: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has paid tribute to Mohamed Salah after the 33-year-old announced his exit at the end of the season. ‌On Tuesday, the Egypt international made the bombshell announcement that he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season. Salah will leave the club on a free transfer after reaching a mutual agreement to end his deal early. Liverpool and the forward eventually came to an agreement, ending the saga, with Salah signing a two-year deal. I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

Lincolnshire village school where 'lessons are unmissable' gets glowing reportInspectors praised 'fun and unmissable lessons'View 2 Images Pupils at The Marton Academy, which received a strong Ofsted report (Image: The Marton Academy)A village school where pupils ‘thrive’ has been given high marks by Ofsted. ‌The Marton Academy in Marton near Gainsborough was rated ‘Strong standard’ for all areas, including teaching, behaviour, early years, and children’s wellbeing. ‌Under the stricter new Ofsted rating system, schools are awarded between ‘Outstanding’ and ‘Urgent improvement’ in six areas, with ‘Strong standard’ being the second highest. Inspectors who visited the West Lindsey school in February praised “fun and unmissable lessons”, and said it is a school where “all pupils learnt well and thrive”. Ofsted found that attendance was high “because they are happy and excited to come to school”.

Senator Aubrey McCarthy said he held no bitterness towards the convicted man. At a sitting of Wicklow Circuit Court, Judge Patrick Quinn suspended the final 3½ years on condition McCann attend all medical appointments and receive all treatments for serious mental health and addiction issues. McCann was a former resident of Tiglin, which provides residential rehabilitation for addiction, homelessness and social exclusion. He had earlier harassed McCarthy by posting threatening comments on the charity’s social media pages over a period of time. Our mental health system must be stronger, more compassionate, and far more accessible,” he said.

U-21 Euro 2027 qualifier: Ireland 1, Moldova 1Jamie Mullins (centre), celebrates after scoring for Ireland during the European U-21 Championship qualifier against Moldova at Tallaght Stadium. Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfileIreland’s hopes of staying involved in the Euro 2027 playoff race suffered another deflating setback as Jim Crawford’s men were held at home by Moldova. Even in defeat, there was plenty to admire about the Irish performance in a 2-0 loss away to group favourites England late last year, but their shock 4-0 drubbing in Andorra four days later was a devastating setback for that play-off push.

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Mohamed Salah tipped to join top European club instead of moving to Saudi ArabiaBy Press Association Sport ReportersLiverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been tipped to defy Saudi Arabian mega-bucks in order to extend his high-profile playing career at one of Europe’s top clubs. But former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Salah is still driven enough to want to pursue more Champions League goals before eventually succumbing to the lure of Saudi Arabia or North America’s MLS. Mohamed Salah has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia (Peter Byrne/PA) Photo by Peter ByrneSpeaking on The Overlap podcast, Carragher said: “I think Mo Salah, the way he’s driven like a Ronaldo, I don’t see the Saudi thing just yet. I just think your career’s over when you go there (Saudi Arabia). I think he’ll still be looking at his Champions League record or how many goals he can get.

Thomas Tuchel has revealed that Ben White will 'clear the air' with his England team-mates who were there when he walked out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 'Everyone deserves a second chance, but I don't even know if he did something wrong or what exactly happened,' said the England boss. 'But an explanation among the players who were there, to clear the air, is sure in progress. Jordan Pickford is set to captain England tonight with John Stones likely to miss out because of a calf problem. LIKELY ENGLAND XI: Pickford; Livramento, Tomori, Maguire, Hall; Mainoo, Wharton; Madueke, Palmer, Rashford; Calvert-Lewin

The mayor of Galway city is to contest the Galway West by-election triggered by Catherine Connolly’s inauguration as president of Ireland. Mike Cubbard, a 40-year-old independent councillor who describes himself as centre-right, said he would contest the election with a “Galway First” message. The Westside native topped the poll in Galway City Central in three local elections. The Galway West by-election will be held in May to fill the seat vacated by Ms Connolly when she became president of Ireland. The city council arranged the contract, it’s their problem.”Other candidates in the Galway West by-election include senator Sean Kyne (Fine Gael), councillor Helen Ogbu (Labour Party), councillor Noel Thomas (formerly Fianna Fáil, now with Independent Ireland), and independent councillor Thomas Welby.

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