Eligibility for any female category at IOC events will now be limited to biological women.

Although he admitted his knowledge of soccer was not the best, he had a message of good luck for Heimir Hallgrímsson and the Ireland team ahead of the play-off semi-final against the Czech Republic.

United were beaten by an 84th-minute strike from Momoko Tanikawa.

Four-time world champion Verstappen had just sat down for his print duties inside the Red Bull hospitality suite when he spotted the reporter.

John Cooney, 28, from Galway, died following a professional fight at the Ulster Hall in Belfast last year.

From a last chance for some of the game's greatest players, and some smaller nations eyeing up a big shock, here is what you need to know ahead of Thursday's other games.

Ireland are looking to qualify for the finals for the first time in 24 years.

The 33-year-old announced this week that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the current season.

The 31-year-old West Ham midfielder has been replaced as skipper by Wolves defender Ladislav Krejci after being removed from his position amid the fall-out from a 2-1 Group L qualifier defeat by the Faroe Islands in October.

The 37-year-old defender was part of the team which snatched a 3-2 victory over Hungary in Budapest with the last kick of the game three days after defeating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in Dublin

The incident happened on August 26 last year, four days before the 21-year-old winger signed for Chelsea in a reported £40 million deal.

Glenn Nyberg showed Cristiano Ronaldo a red card in the 2-0 victory over Portugal in Dublin

Coleman fit for Czech test as Ireland bid to end 24‑year wait

The Dutchman has undergone surgery to remove kidney stones.

The 33-year-old will depart as the Reds’ third highest goalscorer.

The 50-year-old looked in good shape physically as he hit a couple of drives over 300 yards, but was unable to prevent a 9-2 defeat.

Whether it was our first tournament at Italia 90 or the last time we qualified in 2002, there have been plenty of great memories for fans to cherish down through the years.

The 33-year-old has made 435 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 255 goals.

The club unveiled plans for what would be the largest stadium in the UK last year and the project remains in its formative phase.

The Czech football association, the Fotbalova Asociace Ceske Republiky (FACR), revealed on Tuesday that it had initiated 47 disciplinary proceedings against players, club officials and referees largely on suspicion of bribery and match-fixing following a series of dawn raids.