Peru Rue Penalty Miss as They Fall to Defeat Against Denmark

Peru Rue Penalty Miss as They Fall to Defeat Against Denmark

Peru were beaten 1-0 by Denmark in their first World Cup finals match since 1982, with Yussuf Poulsen’s strike settling the contest after the South Americans missed a first-half penalty. Christian Cueva blew the opportunity to give the Peruvians the...
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Sinn Féin Votes to Support Unlimited Abortion Until 12th Week

Sinn Féin Votes to Support Unlimited Abortion Until 12th Week

Sinn Féin has voted to fully support unrestricted access to abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy after a landslide vote to change its abortion policy. Party delegates agreed to the move after a 90-minute debate which included more...
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Messi Misses Penalty as Argentina Draw with Iceland

Messi Misses Penalty as Argentina Draw with Iceland

Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Iceland grabbed a deserved 1-1 draw with two-time World Cup winners Argentina. Sergio Aguero’s opener was cancelled out by Alfred Finnbogason’s predatory finish before half-time as the smallest nation ever to qualify for th...
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France Beat Australia With a Little Help From The VAR

France Beat Australia With a Little Help From The VAR

France benefited from a controversial first use of video assistant referee technology at a World Cup as they labored to a 2-1 win over Australia. Antoine Griezmann put Les Bleus ahead with a contentious second-half penalty in Kazan after referee...
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Ronaldo is the Hat Trick Hero in Draw with Spain

Ronaldo is the Hat Trick Hero in Draw with Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo stunned Spain again just days after the shock departure of their head coach Julien Lopetegui, his hat-trick securing an amazing 3-3 World Cup draw in Sochi. Ronaldo had scored just three times in 13 appearances in World Cup...
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Own Goal Dooms Morocco in Loss to Iran

Own Goal Dooms Morocco in Loss to Iran

Iran won their first World Cup game in 20 years as a stoppage-time own goal from Aziz Bouhaddouz gave them a Group B victory over Morocco. With Spain and Portugal, the other nations in this group, any slim hopes of...
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Ministers Sign Off On Landmark’s Sale to Irish Times

Ministers Sign Off On Landmark’s Sale to Irish Times

A proposed purchase agreement whereby The Irish Times will acquire all of the publishing and media interests of the Landmark Media group has received ministerial approval. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Denis Naughten, thi...
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Late Goal from Uruguay Downs Egypt

Late Goal from Uruguay Downs Egypt

Uruguay have snatched a win over Egypt in the day’s first game of the World Cup. Egypt, who looked to be heading for a draw in their Group A opening encounter, were left to rue some slack defending as Atletico...
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Taoiseach Rules Out Snap Election

Taoiseach Rules Out Snap Election

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has insisted he is “not interested” in calling a snap election, yet three of his ministers have said a September election is likely. Speaking to the Irish Examiner in Ireland, the ministers have made it clear that...
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Russia Off To A Perfect Start in The World Cup

Russia Off To A Perfect Start in The World Cup

The 2018 World Cup hosts Russia have had the perfect start to their tournament. The Russians demolished Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the Group A opener at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, with their fourth coming courtesy of a screamer from Denis Cheryshev,...
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