Harrington, Fryers and O’Rourke bring Irish medal haul up to seven at European ChampionshipsOlympic champion wins cagey affair against English opponent to make it to the semi-finalsWed Oct 19 2022 - 20:40
Four Irish fighters guarantee at least bronze medals at European Boxing ChampionshipsShannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst and Christina Desmond all through to semi-finals in MontenegroTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:35
Ireland heading for unprecedented European medal haul at boxing championships Nine Irish boxers into the quarter-finals at the women’s European Championships in Budva, MacedoniaMon Oct 17 2022 - 20:16
Bernard Dunne confirmed as head of Indian BoxingFormer High Performance coach joins Billy Walsh as two boxing talents forced out of the Irish systemMon Oct 17 2022 - 17:00
Stuart Lancaster changed Leinster, just as Leinster changed himA vulnerable Stuart Lancaster came to Dublin after a disappointing World Cup and rebuilt his brand and that of LeinsterFri Sept 30 2022 - 05:00
Concussion proceedings by three Irish rugby players to be followed by othersLitigation from two former Ireland international players and a provincial player regarding concussion injuries has been placed in the hands of IRFU insurersThu Sept 29 2022 - 19:57
Activity, not rest - Reframing the narratives on the treatment of concussionApproach no longer demands patients rest and refrain from exercise and computersMon Sept 26 2022 - 06:00
Munster still awaiting first win after surprise Dragons defeatFive minutes of first half dominance gave Munster the halftime lead but they could not hold outSun Sept 25 2022 - 18:21
Michael Ala’alatoa using Leinster opportunities to build into World Cup run with SamoaThe prop’s brother Allan plays with Australia with the two hoping to meet in Paris next year for the World CupFri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Sex toys, cheating and Elon Musk - Chess but not as you know it Cheating controversy broke out this week at the elite end of chess, then the world’s richest man got involvedFri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Dave Kearney looking to return to hot streak of old Injury last year curtailed his game time to just four competitive matches but he is fit once moreThu Sept 22 2022 - 05:00
Jack Conan ready to spring on as Bali reflection focuses mind on big season ahead Leinster and Ireland forward recently turned 30 but is still driven to want more from his careerWed Sept 21 2022 - 06:00
Andrew Goodman returns with new ideas to add to Leinster mix Former Leinster player is keen to add to his coaching knowledge and pass on his to a new generationTue Sept 20 2022 - 06:00
Josh Wycherley ready to make his mark in the frontrow after catching Andy Farrell’s attentionMunster prop has been selected to go to South Africa with the Emerging Ireland squadFri Sept 16 2022 - 06:00
Style with substance, grace with athleticism, Roger Federer had it all He did not win the most Grand Slams but watching him play was a different tennis experienceThu Sept 15 2022 - 19:26
Declan Darcy: From the all-conquering Dubs to back to where it all began in D4The Sandymount native arrives at the RDS having spent years of success with Jim Gavin and Dublin Gaelic footballThu Sept 15 2022 - 05:00
Denis Leamy believes more Munster players back in Ireland jerseys will be a sign of progressThe former Irish backrow returns to work with the club he played for as their defence coachWed Sept 14 2022 - 06:00
‘He’s contracted post-World Cup’ - Cullen hints Johnny Sexton may play past 2023Leinster have changed several coaches and after last season’s disappointment hope to learn and drive onTue Sept 13 2022 - 05:00
Daniel Wiffen: ‘I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in’The 21-year-old Irish distance swimmer has an eye on the podium at the next Olympic GamesSun Sept 11 2022 - 07:00
Rugby was selling its values on the open market and Qatar saw a bargainThe recent announcement of a partnership between URC rugby and the Qatari airline hits a bum noteFri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Penny still needs to drop with rugby administrators when it comes to player welfareThe tragic death of Scottish international Siobhan Cattigan asks questions of how the sport deals with its playersMon Sept 05 2022 - 06:00
Lisa O’Rourke’s remarkable rise to world beater opens up Olympic possibilities for Paris 2024 With very little boxing experience at senior level the Roscommon fighter became the most recent Irish world championSun Sept 04 2022 - 08:00
Tipping Point: The tennis superstar and slouching antihero that is Nick Kyrgios The US Open, which begins today, reprises the enduring question of insufferable prat or tortured genius?Mon Aug 29 2022 - 05:00
All Blacks win not bittersweet at all for James Lowe and now he’s ready to carry it onLeinster winger the scene stealer in public work-out at Longford RFCSat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
Disgraceful loss of boxing intellectual talent continues as Bernard Dunne looks set to join IndiaDunne set to move after Billy Walsh made the trip to the USA post 2012Sun Aug 21 2022 - 16:45
Ethics and money, not the first time for a PGA at warPlayers rebelled in the 1960s with Jack Nicklaus as a figurehead and money at the heart of the disputeSat Aug 20 2022 - 06:00
Two-Test trip to Japan an important factor in allocation of women’s contractsFormer captain Fiona Coghlan describes IRFU decision to issue 43 centralised contracts as a watershed moment for the women’s game in IrelandWed Aug 17 2022 - 05:00
Fiona Coghlan: Irish women’s rugby players getting regular competitive games is ‘hugely important’Former Irish captain says contracts are amazing but vital that players can get competitive games week in, week outTue Aug 16 2022 - 15:51
Salman Rushdie’s dream sequences often included SpursAuthor of The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie fell in love with Tottenham shortly after arriving in LondonMon Aug 15 2022 - 06:00
IABA thrown into crisis mode after latest resignationsCiarán Kirwan and Fergal Carruth’s decision follows rejection by delegates of proposals on good corporate governanceFri Aug 12 2022 - 14:06
Shane Lowry best of the Irish in first FedEx Cup playoff eventSi Woo Kim, JJ Spaun tied for the lead after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipFri Aug 12 2022 - 07:45
Putting masterclass propels Leona Maguire into joint-second at Galgorm CastleEnormous 288-player field for men and women’s tournaments at ISPS Handa World InvitationalFri Aug 12 2022 - 06:31
Exclusion of trans women from contact rugby sets ‘dangerous precedent’, advocates sayTransgender women will be excluded from contact rugby under new policy by IRFUWed Aug 10 2022 - 15:45
IRFU excludes transgender women from participation in contact rugbyIRFU amends policy to female at birth to ‘ensure fair competition and the safety of competitors’Wed Aug 10 2022 - 14:00
Serena Williams was an irreplaceable force in tennis for more than two decadesShe broke records and conventions all her life before bowing out to her strongest opponent middle ageWed Aug 10 2022 - 06:00
Major sports organisations struggling to comply with Government gender balance rules FAI, IRFU and GAA must improve gender balance quotas to guarantee future Government fundingTue Aug 09 2022 - 17:45
TV View: The football is back with Super Sunday drama overloadEmpire Games provide plenty of England-centric TV coverageSun Aug 07 2022 - 18:00
Ireland can believe in their ranking as the best in the world and make it work for them at RWC 2023The All Blacks have mastered believing nobody can beat them even when they lose and are ranked 4thFri Aug 05 2022 - 06:00
Boxing cuts put in place after rejection of restructuringIABA faces a €75,000 shortfall after choosing not to implement recommended reformsTue Aug 02 2022 - 19:00
English women change a poor past into a fairytale endingCommonwealth Games invites a look at the history while the England women's soccer team change theirsSun Jul 31 2022 - 20:30
Michelle Smith’s 200m freestyle record finally beaten after 25 yearsArds swimmer Victoria Catterson has broken Michelle Smith's long-standing 200m freestyle record in the Commonwealth Games in BirminghamFri Jul 29 2022 - 16:55
IRFU close door on possible England approach as Andy Farrell extends contract to 2025There is an option to extend the contract further based on agreed performance markersFri Jul 29 2022 - 12:42
Rugby hemispheres set on collision course over the 20-minute red card There is little argument that red cards can ruin games and so too that head injuries can ruin livesFri Jul 29 2022 - 06:00
Former Irish rugby players to take proceedings against IRFU over brain injuries Irish players claiming brain injury due to playing rugby take legal case against IRFUWed Jul 27 2022 - 06:00
IABA set for 15% funding cut after it rejects reform proposals at EGMSport Ireland and the Minister have grown weary of boxing’s treatment of its high performance coachesMon Jul 11 2022 - 14:01
Djokovic’s soaring intensity too much for Nick Kyrgios as he takes seventh Wimbledon titleSerbian has won seven of the last 11 titles at All England Club, equalling Pete Sampras’s tallySun Jul 10 2022 - 19:51
It was not a good week in Wimbledon to be a former RussianElena Rybakina won Wimbledon for the first time but much of the attention was not on her tennisSun Jul 10 2022 - 17:03
Elena Rybakina keeps calm amid Wimbledon storm to lift titleRussian-born player comes from a set down to beat Tunisian trailblazer Ons JabeurSat Jul 09 2022 - 16:27
Rybankina v Jabeur: A changing tennis world on show in Wimbledon women’s finalWimbledon will have female Arab and Kazakh players competing for the first time on Centre CourtSat Jul 09 2022 - 05:00
Novak Djokovic into Wimbledon final where Nick Kyrgios awaits - now fighting fewer demonsThe Australian will be the underdog against the six times winner in this year’s Wimbledon finalFri Jul 08 2022 - 19:14
