Fergal Boland eyeing end to Mayo’s Croke Park heartbreak with Tooreen
East Mayo club vying for All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling title on Saturday
World Cup players to have lifelike ‘AI avatars’ for use in VAR offside decisions
Mark O’Connor gets Geelong green light to feature for Dingle in All-Ireland final
Shamrock Rovers add Seán Kavanagh to coaching ticket ahead of new season
Munster searching for consistency against Toulon after up-and-down season
Ireland prepared for huge step up at EuroHockey Indoor Championship
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GAELIC GAMES
‘He’s a hyper-talented boy’: Andy Moran confirms son of ex-Mayo star will feature in 2026
Mayo manager also made a strong case for keeping pre-league competitions in the GAA calendar
Galway without Young Footballer of the Year nominee Matthew Thompson for National League
Peter Cooke’s involvement for 2026 in doubt
Walsh Cup proceeds after Westmeath-Kilkenny match decided on coin toss
Westmeath GAA said opponents’ actions ‘a clear refusal to play a properly scheduled and authorised fixture’
‘Now we have to win it’: Dingle squeeze past Ballyboden to make All-Ireland date with St Brigid’s
Righting All-Ireland record motivation for St Brigid’s, says Cunningham
St Brigid’s overpower Scotstown to set up All-Ireland final with Dingle
St Brigid’s v Scotstown: All-Ireland semi-final to go ahead following pitch inspection
RUGBY
Munster searching for consistency against Toulon after up-and-down season
Assistant coach Mike Prendergast was ‘massively disappointed’ with Munster’s performance in Ulster defeat
Champions Cup: TV details, kick-off times and team news with Leinster and Munster in action
Everything you need to know as Leinster play La Rochelle as Munster travel to Toulon
John Hodnett and Alex Kendellen to miss Munster’s Champions Cup clash with Toulon
Oli Jager in contention return for Irish province for match in Stade Felix Mayol
Leinster drawing on Rabah Slimani’s experience for challenge of La Rochelle pack
Robbie Henshaw to return for Leinster’s Champions Cup clash with La Rochelle
Leinster fizzing with interpro momentum ahead of familiar La Rochelle challenge
Leinster storm back to defeat Connacht at Aviva Stadium as young stars shine
SOCCER
World Cup players to have lifelike ‘AI avatars’ for use in VAR offside decisions
Fifa claims personalised avatars will improve precision and speed of decision making
Shamrock Rovers add Seán Kavanagh to coaching ticket ahead of new season
Former Republic of Ireland under-21 makes straight jump from player to coach
Morgan Gibbs-White penalty secures Nottingham Forest late win at West Ham
Nuno Santo under further pressure as defeat leaves them well adrift of safety
GOLF
Rory McIlroy wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
BBC and RTÉ double for Masters champion in career-defining year
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1989
‘It will stay with me the rest of my life’: Rory McIlroy says Irish Open was a high point of year
Masters champion says relationship with Ireland has been ‘a little complicated at times’
RACING
Mill Reef’s trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87
Champion jockey Paul Townend due to return to action at Cork
Bumper New Year’s Day attendance at Cheltenham outstrips festival crowd
Dan Skelton faces festival poser over impressive Relkeel winner Kabral Du Mathan
Henry de Bromhead hoping for more New Year’s Day success with Heart Wood
Windsor has to pass 8am inspection if it is to stage first race of 2026 in Britain or Ireland
MORE SPORT
Pale Munster need to bring colour back to their season in Toulon
Ulster top the class, Joyce feeling the Galway grá, Bray Rowing Club gets new digs
Giant review: Pierce Brosnan shines as Irish hero behind a prince of the boxing ring
Prince Naseem Hamed’s Dublin-born coach Brendan Ingle became a Sheffield legend
Lease on Bray Boxing Club building, closed since 2018 murder, awarded to rowing club
Olympic gold medallist Katie Taylor trained out of seafront facility under its previous guise as a boxing club
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