The 39-year-old has signed a three-year contract at Ibrox.

Noel Walsh had worked for Dundalk since 2012, and was described as “the staple of the everyday and often the voice of reason” by the club’s head of football operations last year.

The Colombia international has been a target for the LaLiga champions for some time.

Delap is Chelsea’s first summer signing.

The Republic of Ireland striker ended the season with 20 goals.

The Northern Irishman, who won the Canadian tournament in 2019 and 2022, has been a consistent contender at the US Open in recent years.

It has been a difficult season so far for Tyrone, with relegation from Division One, followed by a narrow defeat to Down in the Ulster intermediate semi-final.

The 26-year-old is set to move to the Premier League on a five-year deal.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim tried to talk his captain out of the move.

The Girls in Green will now face a promotion playoff against one of the third-placed teams in League A in October.

In the other game in the group, Dublin face Derry in Newry.

It is understood the Bees will pay an initial £12.5million for Kelleher, who had only one year left on his contract at Anfield, with the rest due in performance-related instalments.

World number one Sabalenka and four-time champion Iga Swiatek will meet in a blockbuster French Open semi-final on Thursday.

Sabalenka won a hard-fought, near two-hour contest 7-6 (3) 6-3.

The 27-year-old featured just 14 times after arriving late in August in a £10million deal.

The 30-year-old Portugal international has been the subject of speculation linking him with a £100 million (€120 million) switch to Al Hilal.

The deal comes after the podcast, which has rights for this summer’s Club World Cup, was removed from the BBC’s audio streaming service last week.

Lancaster takes over from Pete Wilkins, who left the province in April, and will take over from the start of next season having signed a two-year contract.

Ryan Mason has spent the last seven years as a coach at Spurs.

The £2.5billion proceeds from the sale of Chelsea has been frozen in a UK bank account since 2022.