Diggs back on the field for Bills mandatory practice after skipping opening session
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Evan Ferguson scores as Ireland beat Gibraltar to spare Stephen Kenny further questions over immediate future
Under-fire manager Stephen Kenny was spared further punishment as the Republic of Ireland eased to a 4-0 Euro 2024 qualifying victory over Gibraltar. Brighton teenager Evan Ferguson fired the visitors into an eighth-minute lead at the Estadio Algarve with his third senior international goal before Celtic winger Mikey Johnston, Wolves defender Matt Doherty and substitute Callum Robinson struck to wrap up just a second win of the Group B campaign. Kenny had gone into the game insisting he would remain in charge until a review of his reign has been carried out after November’s fixtures, although a poor result here would only have increased the clamour for change. In the event, Ireland negotiated a game they should have won comfortably with the minimum of fuss to complete a double over the minnows ahead of next month’s trip to the Netherlands. Once again, there will be only pride at stake in Amsterdam, with hopes of automatic qualification having been extinguished by Friday night’s 2-0 home defeat by Greece, and even the possibility of a play-off place looks ever more faint by the day. The games against Gibraltar, who have now played 44 European Championship and World Cup qualifiers and not collected a single point, were never going to be the yardstick for the Football Association of Ireland’s review and, while embarrassment was avoided with ease, difficult questions remain for a manager whose 28 competitive fixtures have yielded just six wins. Kenny, who once again deployed a back four rather than his usual three, handed Johnston a first senior international start in the search for much-needed creativity. However, it was from the opposite flank that the visitors struck first when Chiedozie Ogbene rolled a pass into the overlapping Doherty’s run and the unmarked Ferguson steered his eighth-minute cross past helpless goalkeeper Dayle Coleing. Luton striker Ogbene continued to look Ireland’s most potent weapon from wide on the right and, with Josh Cullen probing from central midfield, they dominated possession without creating clear-cut openings. They might have extended their lead when Ryan Manning’s 24th-minute corner was allowed to travel across the six-yard-box untouched, but Shane Duffy was unable to stab it home beyond the far post. Coleing was forced to palm away Johnston’s swerving attempt after he had skipped past Tjay de Barr and Liam Walker seconds later. The Celtic man did get his name on the scoresheet with 29 minutes gone when Doherty accepted another Ogbene pass in the space between defenders Jayce Olivero and John Sergeant and crossed for the winger to slide in and, after his initial attempt had come back off a post, bundle the rebound across the line. Coleing had to race from his line to prevent Johnston from reaching Jamie McGrath’s defence-splitting pass seven minutes before the break and then blocked Ferguson’s stabbed effort after Johnston had pulled the ball back. Walker mustered Gibraltar’s first effort in stoppage time after De Barr robbed Johnston and ran into space down the right, but the midfielder’s attempt flew harmlessly wide. Coleing plucked McGrath’s header out of the night sky after he had connected with Ogbene’s cross and then blocked Jason Knight’s firm drive, but he was a relieved man when Duffy’s volley from a Johnston corner flew just wide in a flurry of activity at the start of the second half. Knight sent a diving header wide from Johnston’s 51st-minute cross with the Gibraltar defence at sixes and sevens and Ferguson was unable to hit the target with a free-kick from 25 yards as the Republic looked to kill off the game. Johnston saw a shot deflected wide on the hour but then delivered a corner which was cleverly flicked on by McGrath for Doherty to head past the keeper from point-blank range. Substitute Robinson completed the job with an 80th-minute header to match the 4-0 scoreline when the sides last met in Faro in 2015. Read More Stephen Kenny focused on fixtures instead of future after Ireland beat Gibraltar Stephen Kenny not dwelling on past as Ireland return to Faro focused on victory Stephen Kenny puts speculation to one side for Gibraltar clash I feel sorry for the manager – Chiedozie Ogbene sympathises with Stephen Kenny Stephen Kenny admits Republic of Ireland ‘needed to win’ against Greece Stephen Kenny under pressure as Ireland’s qualification hopes come to end
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Russia-Ukraine war – live: Kyiv’s overnight strikes target key bridge and gas pipeline as six people dead
At least six people have died after Russia unleashed missile and drone barrage attacks across parts of Ukraine. Russia unleashed the wave of intense bombardment and bombed a blood transfusion centre after vowing to retaliate for a Ukrainian hit on Russian tankers in the Black Sea. Moscow’s second-largest airport also briefly suspended flights on Sunday morning following what the Kremlin said was a foiled Ukrainian drone attack. Ukrainian authorities have not commented on either raid. The Ukrainian air force said on Sunday that Russian forces had in total launched 70 Iranian-made Shahed drones, as well as cruise and hypersonic missiles from aircraft over the Caspian Sea. Russian shelling in the northern region of Kharkiv also killed three people. It comes as senior officials from some 40 countries, including the US, China and India took part in talks in Saudi Arabia that Kyiv and its allies hope will lead to an agreement on key principles for a peaceful end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia did not attend the meeting. Read More Ukraine replaces Soviet coat of arms with trident on towering Kyiv landmark War in Ukraine: Blood transfusion centre in Kharkiv hit by Russian attack as three killed Russian opera star sues US company after dropping her for refusing to criticise Putin’s war in Ukraine
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Dutch recover to beat Ireland in European Championship qualifying. Poland is in trouble
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Fed's Collins open to pausing rate hikes at June meeting
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High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
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2023-07-13 11:18
Top teams not worried when NASCAR Cup Series takes only break in grinding schedule
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2023-06-13 02:18
Petrobras Management Under Political Attack, CEO Prates Says
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2023-08-01 02:16
Rodriguez has 5 hits, 5 RBIs and go-ahead 3-run shot in the eighth as Mariners beat Royals 6-4
Julio Rodriguez had a career-high five hits to go with five RBIs, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning, as the Mariners rallied to beat Kansas City 6-4
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