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What time and TV channel is Ireland v Hungary on today in the World Cup qualifying campaign?
League of Ireland action has dominated the headlines in Irish football over recent weeks and months but now the international team takes centre stage for a week. The Republic of Ireland begin their World Cup qualifying campaign this week with two...

Preview: Hungary opener to test Ireland's growth
"It feels like the jersey is too heavy for some players," said Heimir Hallgrimsson, following Ireland's 2-0 home defeat to Greece 12 months ago. The manager was barely in the hot seat, and more or less handed the reins of that first international...

Daniel McDonnell’s Ireland v Hungary preview: There will be no second chances on Boys in Green’s fairway to heaven
Heimir Hallgrimsson warns players about getting ‘overambitious’ but knows there’s little room for error in World Cup qualifying campaign Evan Ferguson and Adam Idah (left) during an Ireland training session at Abbotstown yesterday. Photo: Stephen...

‘Looking at second place, the fight is between us and Ireland’ – Hungary boss Marco Rossi draws battle line for Irish tie
Hungary boss Marco Rossi has admitted that the World Cup qualifying campaign, which starts for his nation in Dublin on Saturday night, is a straight fight between the Hungarians and the Republic of Ireland for second place and a playoff spot.While...

Saturday’s TV/Radio listings (Sept. 6)
See Saturday’s TV/radio listings below: EVENT TIME TV MLB Toronto at NY Yankees Noon MLB Philadelphia at Miami 3:00 MLB Houston at Rangers 6:00 Ch. 4 Athletics at LA Angels 9:00 MLB Banana Ball World Tour The Firefighters vs. Savannah Bananas 9:00...

Sport in brief: September 4, 2025
MEN’S CRICKET: Durham meet Hampshire at Chester-le-Street tomorrow evening for the second semi final of the Twenty20 Blast. The winners will face Northamptonshire in the semis after they edged out Surrey by seven runs in Wednesday’s rain-shortened...

How to watch Australia v Argentina: Live streams, TV details for Rugby Championship clash
The third round of this year’s tournament gets underway in Townsville, Queensland. Watch Australia v Argentina live streams, as the southern hemisphere giants resume their Rugby Championship 2025 campaigns in Townsville, Queensland. – Date:...

Hungary Probing Missing Critical Components From 8 MiG Jets
Hungarian authorities have launched a probe into the disappearance of key components from eight MiG-29 fighter jets and whether the parts may have ended up in Ukraine. Sources told RFE/RL's Hungarian Service that components found missing from the...

Indo Sport podcast: Are Spurs fans too harsh on Levy? | Messi’s last dance | World Cup or bust for Ancelotti | The Football Show
Tim Vickery dials in from South America to deliver the mood from Argentina and Brazil, where Lionel Messi played his final game on home soil as he looks to head to another World Cup, while Carlo Ancelotti finds his feet with pressure building for...

Thousands come out for Harvest Festival weekend
Thousands of people flocked to Waterford City to enjoy the latest outing of the Harvest Festival. Over three days and nights, the city was a riot of food, music, arts, fun and festivities. Kara and Mark Bergin, Coffee House Lane, at Waterford...

Kelly: In-game management better than last Armenia trip
Stephen Kelly feels the Republic of Ireland's in-game management has improved as Heimir Hallgrimsson's side look to build on the comeback draw against Hungary when they face Armenia on Tuesday. The Boys in Green's World Cup qualifying campaign...

Armenia vs Ireland: Where to watch, kick-off time, team news, players to watch and more
Ireland will be looking to get their first win in Group F of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign against Armenia on Tuesday, September 9. The Boys in Green fought back from two goals down to earn a draw in their opening game against Hungary at...

Marvel Star Reveals Reason For Surging Movie Costs
'Black Widow' represented an unfortunate turning point for the MCU Marvel Studios When the history books are written they will leave little doubt about which movie triggered the decline in popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). That...

Usain Bolt named ‘Ultimate Legend’ for inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship
Jamaican sprint icon Usain Bolt has been announced as the “Ultimate Legend” for the first edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, set to take place in Budapest from September 11-13, 2026. - Advertisement - The new season-ending event...

Faith and Hungarian Folk Traditions — A Conversation with Anna Kertész and Ildikó Tarnóczy
This is the translation of the original interview, published in Magyar Kurír on 19 November 2022. Teacher Anna (Panni) Kertész, who came from a Greek Catholic family of 11 children in Sárospatak, Hungary, and is a resident of Garfield, New Jersey,...

Former Hungarian minister Miklós Kásler dies at 75
Miklós Kásler in 2024. Photo: MTI/Kovács Tamás Prof. Dr. Miklós Kásler, the former Minister of Human Resources in Hungary’s Orbán government, has passed away at the age of 75. The news was confirmed by several government officials on social media...

Sports on TV Sept. 6th
COMING UP IU Columbus volleyball Tuesday vs. Franklin, 7 p.m. Sept. 13 vs. IU Southeast, 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Ohio Christian, 7 p.m. IU Columbus men’s soccer Today vs. IU Northwest, 3 p.m. Tuesday vs. Trinity Christian, 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at Goshen, 7...

Dominik Szoboszlai – the boy prince of Hungary who has his sights set on becoming a sporting king
Liverpool’s versatile midfielder shuns Puskas comparisons but Magyars view him as natural successor in bid to end World Cup drought Dominik Szoboszlai in action for Hungary in a Nations League game in Budapest. Photo: Getty Today at 18:00 ‘Talent...

Hungarian FM shares video of Chinese FM Wang Yi gifting him Chinese brand sneakers
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, who is in China to attend commemorations marking...
Confirmed: English-Hungarian-Nigerian midfielder departs Man City after nine years of service
Tri-national midfielder Michael Okeke has ended his nine-year association with Premier League giants Manchester City. Through official channels, Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Puskás Akadémia FC have announced the signing of the talented...