Race against time for Irish athletes to qualify for Tokyo Olympic marathonWith spring marathons abandoned due to Covid, handful of elite races offer last chanceFri Apr 02 2021 - 06:00
Martin to compete in Giro d’Italia for first time in seven yearsIrish rider eager to try to complete his set of Grand Tour stage victoriesThu Apr 01 2021 - 22:06
GAA begin process of finalising league and championship datesIntercounty window originally set to last 20 weeks now likely to be squeezed into 15Thu Apr 01 2021 - 06:00
Lockdown breaches will jeopardise plans for return to activity, warns GAALeadership hoping to confirm intercounty fixture calendar by the end of next weekThu Apr 01 2021 - 06:00
Mamore power to him: Ronan McLaughlin regains Everesting record in Donegal33-year-old lowers mark by almost 20 minutes after 79 laps of tough climbMon Mar 29 2021 - 20:09
Rhasidat Adeleke breaks 21-year-old Irish record at famed Texas Relays18-year-old Dubliner enjoying strong freshman campaign with University of TexasMon Mar 29 2021 - 17:06
Sam Bennett runs out of fuel as he blows up in BelgiumIrish rider has nothing left to give as he fades in Sunday’s 83rd edition of Gent-WevelgemSun Mar 28 2021 - 17:16
Irish Olympians asking not what their country can do for themAthletes keep their eye on the prize as they eschew the negativity that drags others downSat Mar 27 2021 - 01:00
Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove qualify Irish boat for OlympicsSixth place was enough to ensure the Irish boat of a high enough overall standingFri Mar 26 2021 - 13:10
Shane Ryan relishing life in the pool again as Tokyo loomsIreland’s American swimmer struggled with lockdown but is now raring for the OlympicsFri Mar 26 2021 - 06:00
Sam Bennett breaks World Tour one-day duck with win in BelgiumIrish rider gets perfect platform to strike from his Deceuninck-Quick-Step team-matesWed Mar 24 2021 - 19:09
Testing times as Nadia Power tries to keep show on the road during CovidAthlete admits she has had to finance quest to qualify for Olympics while waiting on fundingWed Mar 24 2021 - 06:00
Sanita Puspure won’t be defending her European title next monthEight Irish crews made up of 17 rowers selected for European Rowing championshipsTue Mar 23 2021 - 12:59
Dublin Marathon 2021 set to have a new look and feelOrganisers looking at races in other cities before confirming October plansMon Mar 22 2021 - 18:16
Puncture derails Sam Bennett as Jasper Stuyven wins Milan-San RemoCelab Ewan takes second place as Wout van Aert completes the podium finishesSat Mar 20 2021 - 16:48
Sam Bennett in good shape to try to add to his classic collectionCarrick-on-Suir native will be hoping to emulate Sean Kelly when he lines up in Milan-San RemoSat Mar 20 2021 - 10:11
Jack Woolley: ‘there’s absolutely no reason I can’t win the gold medal’Skinny Irish kid no longer just a taekwondo novelty but a real threat for Olympic medalsFri Mar 19 2021 - 04:00
September completion date still on the cards for new UCD athletics trackProtective work being carried out on the site ahead of construction restrictions being liftedWed Mar 17 2021 - 06:00
Sam Bennett wraps up a promising week at Paris-NiceIrish rider now turns his focus to the Milan-San Remo race next weekendSun Mar 14 2021 - 17:59
Sam Bennett digs deep on the climbs for his team matePrimoz Roglic wins stage and extends his lead in the green jersey and overall leadSat Mar 13 2021 - 15:42
Oisin Murphy trying to make the weight with an orange for breakfastRider has discussed the difficulty of boiling back down on his return from a drugs banSat Mar 13 2021 - 06:00
Sam Bennett saves some gas as Primoz Roglic takes stage winIrish rider gave it is all on final climb but is now looking forward to next weekFri Mar 12 2021 - 15:54
Athletics Ireland confirm positive Covid case in team that returned from PolandClose contacts of athlete are now self-isolating for 10 daysThu Mar 11 2021 - 19:34
Sam Bennett forced to battle hard for second stage win in Paris-NiceIrish rider takes issue with other team’s tactics after being boxed-in at end of stageThu Mar 11 2021 - 15:47
Is there a better closing scene in any running film than Chariots of Fire?A hymn plays at Abrahams’s funeral and young men run barefoot on an open beachThu Mar 11 2021 - 06:00
Primoz Roglic makes decisive move to take both yellow and green jerseysSam Bennett will ride in green jersey on stage 5 despite being knocked off points leadWed Mar 10 2021 - 16:29
Bissegger pretty in pink after Paris-Nice time trialSam Bennett retains the sprinters’ green jersey after Stage 3Tue Mar 09 2021 - 16:31
Games still on hold as GAA wait for word from GovernmentAssociation unlikely to receive a steer on a return to play until ‘the turn of the month’Tue Mar 09 2021 - 06:00
Sam Bennett has to settle for fifth in second stage of Paris-NiceCees Bol wins chaotic sprint after Irish rider is left out of position on approach to lineMon Mar 08 2021 - 16:40
European Indoors: Irish miss out on medals but leave with some positivesSean Tobin left disappointed with performance in final of the 3,000m on SundaySun Mar 07 2021 - 20:24
Sam Bennett on top again as he takes Paris-Nice first stageIrish rider timed his sprint to perfection to get over the line in Saint-Cyr-lEcoleSun Mar 07 2021 - 16:46
Phil Healy runs a PB but just misses out on a medal in Poland400m time of 51.94 would have been enough for podium in last five Indoor ChampionshipsSat Mar 06 2021 - 20:44
European Indoors: Sarah Lavin and Sean Tobin clock lifetime bests to advanceLavin has been in impressive form lately and will take place in semi-finals on SundaySat Mar 06 2021 - 13:20
Ian O’Riordan: You can’t put in what God left out (and other coaching secrets)Everyone knows the secret to great coaching is finding a great athlete – or vice versaSat Mar 06 2021 - 06:00
Jakob Ingebrigtsen steps out and back in again to claim gold in PolandDrama as Norwegian star reinstated after initial disqualification from 1,500m finalFri Mar 05 2021 - 22:28
Indoor Championships draws record number of athletes despite pandemicEnglish is joined by McPhillips and Fitzsimons in the 800m men’s event in TorunFri Mar 05 2021 - 10:18
Andrew Coscoran and Paul Robinson into 1,500m finalEuropean Indoor Championships: Both Irish runners finish third in their heatThu Mar 04 2021 - 21:07
Continued absence of anti-doping tests for GAA intercounty eliteTesting by Sport Ireland reserved for collective training sessions or match daysThu Mar 04 2021 - 06:44
Irish prepare for tough opening skirmishes at European IndoorsAction gets under way in Poland on Thursday with four Irish athletes in actionThu Mar 04 2021 - 06:00
Nickey Brennan says evidence of games swayed cynical play voteFormer GAA president expects new rule to make for more open game with more goalsTue Mar 02 2021 - 01:46
Ciara Mageean drops out of European Indoor Championships1,500m runner says training setbacks have left her short of her best formMon Mar 01 2021 - 18:12
Great Escapes: When Daniel Day-Lewis became king of the ringJim Sheridan and Day-Lewis immersed themselves in a tale inspired by the life of Barry McGuiganSun Feb 28 2021 - 11:31
Sam Bennett denied hat-trick of wins at climax of the UAE TourCaleb Ewan just about got himself in front of the Irishman to win by just half a bike lengthSat Feb 27 2021 - 14:45
Ian O’Riordan: Awesome Bennett at the height of his considerable powersIt was a flat-out race down the valley to catch master sprinter record a stage victorySat Feb 27 2021 - 01:00
Sam Bennett’s form continues as he wins stage six at UAE TourIrish rider praises his team who he says are ‘pretty much nailing it at the minute’Fri Feb 26 2021 - 13:14
Jonas Vingegaard wins stage five of UAE TourPogacar finishes second to extend his overall lead to 45 seconds over YatesThu Feb 25 2021 - 18:48
Sarah Lavin makes strides towards Olympic qualification with third place in MadridNadia Power continues her fine run of fast times as she takes third in the 800mWed Feb 24 2021 - 19:11
Sam Bennett sprints clear to 50th career win at UAE TourIrish rider broke away to cross the line first on stage four at Al Marjan IslandWed Feb 24 2021 - 13:43
Leon Reid: ‘It’s like bullying, if you give them what they want, they feed off it’Irish sprinter is fronting new campaign highlighting how to deal with online abuseWed Feb 24 2021 - 06:00
Pogacar holds off Yates’s challenge to extend lead on UAE TourWednesday’s flat stage 4 offers opportunity for Sam BennettTue Feb 23 2021 - 19:33
