Aki exudes positivity in advance of key Paris showdownAbrasive centre says – despite Sexton’s absence – Ireland have the players to take the game to the FrenchFri Feb 11 2022 - 01:00
Tadhg Furlong sidesteps barrage of praise as memories of Paris keep him groundedIrish prop does not believe scrum battle will necessarily decide outcome against FranceThu Feb 10 2022 - 06:00
Six Nations: Fortune will favour the brave – and cautious – in ParisIreland plan to ‘go after’ France, says James Ryan, but will avoid ‘PlayStation rugby’Wed Feb 09 2022 - 06:00
Irish sailing’s Olympics campaign laid bare by new reportIrish Sailing welcomes review that outlines missed targets for athletes as well as successesTue Feb 08 2022 - 18:15
Six Nations: Andy Farrell finding treasure in pool of uncapped Irish talentIrish coach’s promise to bring emerging players into the squad yielding rewardsMon Feb 07 2022 - 06:00
Hume happy to bank his first championship minutesUlster centre wasn’t really expecting a run until later in the Six NationsMon Feb 07 2022 - 01:00
Sinead Kavanagh’s brutal road from turmoil and tragedy to MMA stardomFighter on teen motherhood, homelessness, avoiding heroin and finding her passionSun Feb 06 2022 - 08:00
Johnny Sexton: Ireland have plenty of room for improvementMack Hansen is named man of the match as he impresses on his debut against WalesSat Feb 05 2022 - 19:08
Ireland 29 Wales 7: Ireland player ratingsJohnny Watterson hands out the marks after Andy Farrell’s side win Six Nations openerSat Feb 05 2022 - 17:02
Hockey Ireland chief executive Jerome Pels to step downHe joined in 2017 and during his tenure the sport has enjoyed historic momentsFri Feb 04 2022 - 13:31
Johnny Sexton’s journey to the next World Cup will take place in his mindMaintaining performance is a lot more than managing physical changesFri Feb 04 2022 - 06:00
Modest Rónan Kelleher sees Irish team efforts as key to his try-scoringStrength of hooker and his frontrow peers will help Farrell’s side stand out against WalesThu Feb 03 2022 - 06:00
Hugo Keenan took his bit of luck and has just kept running with itThe Ireland fullback arrived from Sevens rugby perfectly formedWed Feb 02 2022 - 06:00
Sexton and Biggar set to let sparks fly until the final whistle is blownWelsh outhalf believes he and his Ireland counterpart have many similaritiesSat Jan 29 2022 - 09:00
Football and the Olympics have become geopolitical bargaining chipsJohnny Watterson: Affronts come so fast that we lose the ability to react accordinglyFri Jan 28 2022 - 05:35
Foley appointed interim chief executive of Tennis IrelandMove comes in the wake of the organisation suspending three directors late last yearFri Jan 14 2022 - 21:35
Johnny Watterson: Fearless Andrew Jennings met powerful sports corporations head onHe was one of the last big-game hunters of investigative sports journalismFri Jan 14 2022 - 06:28
Chris Wood never expected his transfer clause to ever be triggeredStriker says he felt powerless to say no to Saudi Arabian-controlled clubThu Jan 13 2022 - 17:16
Irish men and women’s hockey teams to enjoy same financial supportHockey is now aligned in all aspects of the sport in terms of gender-equalityWed Jan 12 2022 - 18:05
The Offload: Heaslip’s da is not happy with Johann van GraanCareer changes aplenty; TMO Brian MacNeice showing who’s boss in Zebo card sagaMon Jan 10 2022 - 09:00
Smarting Munster looking to extend Thomond Park run as Ulster come callingJohann van Graan’s side will need a vastly improved performance after Connacht defeatSat Jan 08 2022 - 06:00
Michael Conlan handed shot at WBA featherweight titleBelfast fighter to take on local favourite Leigh Wood in Nottingham in MarchFri Jan 07 2022 - 19:51
Johnny Watterson: Lateral flow of time will expose Djokovic’s anti-vaxxer crusadeFederal government realised star’s sense of entitlement grated with Aussie publicFri Jan 07 2022 - 06:00
All eyes on the Sportsground as Connacht look to dent Munster’s strong recordAlex Kendellen to make first Munster start in exciting young backrowSat Jan 01 2022 - 06:00
John Cooney and Will Addison sign new deals at UlsterProvince have also announced that Sean Reffell will join from Saracens next summerFri Dec 31 2021 - 15:49
Jake Mac Siacais interview: A love for Irish language and Gaelic Games hardened in Long KeshFormer prisoner remembers Gaelic football in the cages and teaching loyalists IrishFri Dec 31 2021 - 09:00
Unseemly feeling as golf breathlessly hypes the Charlie Woods showTournament sponsors and TV to the fore as industry shamelessly profiteers off a minorFri Dec 31 2021 - 07:00
Ulster v Leinster postponed as Covid continues to wreak havoc with URCInterpro is one of three matches to be called off this weekend due to positive testsWed Dec 29 2021 - 17:30
Leinster hoping decision to award Montpellier victory can be revisitedCullen says most teams would prefer if games were played rather than decided on a rules basisWed Dec 29 2021 - 06:00
Leo Cullen reveals his personal experience having come through OmicronLeinster head coach hopes cancelled match against Montpellier will be playedTue Dec 28 2021 - 15:48
Former RTÉ sports commentator Jim Sherwin dies, aged 81The voice of rugby for over 30 years, he also covered eight Olympic Games and Grand Slam tennisTue Dec 28 2021 - 13:44
Is Michael Gove on the level over Ulster's sponsorship deal?Tory backstabber has urged Ulster to consider its deal with materials maker KingspanFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
Kellie Harrington and Katie Taylor most admired Irish athletes in 2021Dubliner’s boxing gold in Tokyo seen as greatest achievement in Teneo pollTue Dec 21 2021 - 01:00
Player representatives call for ‘genuine culture change’ in IRFUCiara Griffin, Lindsay Peat, Cliodhna Moloney and Claire Molloy met with MinistersMon Dec 20 2021 - 13:38
Katie Taylor remains Ireland’s hero, even if the glimpses are fleetingWith no professional fights in Ireland and a base in the USA, boxer stays out of the spotlightFri Dec 17 2021 - 05:00
Caelan Doris says Leinster must reach higher levels in Champions Cup‘We were happy with the five points but we know we’re going to need to be a lot better’Thu Dec 16 2021 - 05:00
Government set for ‘frank’ discussions with IRFU after players raised issuesJack Chambers resisted calls to link public funding to a resolution of the disputeWed Dec 15 2021 - 18:03
Uncertainty surrounds Leinster’s trip to Montpellier due to Covid casesMore cases detected on Tuesday as Cullen says squad preparing for match to go aheadWed Dec 15 2021 - 05:00
Johnny Watterson: IRFU's standing tarnished as players take the nuclear optionIt is more important than money - the grievances are about respect and attitudeTue Dec 14 2021 - 06:00
Katie Taylor ends 2021 with 20th pro win as eyes turn to Amanda Serrano35-year-old lacks sparkle against Sharipova but champion’s victory never in doubtMon Dec 13 2021 - 06:00
Connacht can beat a blinged-up French side – they’ve done it beforeStade Français rocking into Galway for the Champions Cup will bring out the intensitySun Dec 12 2021 - 06:00
Katie Taylor retains lightweight titles in unanimous verdictFiruza Sharipova tries to draw Bray fighter into a scrappy affair but Taylor prevails comfortablySat Dec 11 2021 - 22:46
Katie Taylor says she’s ready for challenge from Furiza SharipovaIrish champion will be defending her four belts from younger boxer from KazakhstanSat Dec 11 2021 - 01:13
Johnny Watterson: Are green and orange equal in NI soccer or is one of them just not worth it?O’Neill rightly pointed out that God Save The Queen doesn’t represent team’s diversityFri Dec 10 2021 - 06:00
Connacht's Oisín Dowling welcoming the opportunity to make his presence feltFormer Leinster Academy secondrow has found his feet and is feeling at home in ConnachtThu Dec 09 2021 - 06:53
Former Tennis Ireland chief executive Des Allen diesPopular administrator was a regular at Wimbledon and Roland GarrosSat Dec 04 2021 - 15:00
Patient Timoney now making the most of his considerable abilityUlster and Ireland backrow has worked hard on his game over the years and is now reaping the rewardsSat Dec 04 2021 - 10:00
Robbie Henshaw and Dorothy Wall win Players’ Player of the Year awardsWall secures double with Young Player of the Year while Gavin Coombes wins men’s prizeFri Dec 03 2021 - 14:30
Johnny Watterson: WTA’s stance on China and Peng Shuai is a rare moral victoryAssociation stands by its founding principles - something unheard of in modern sportFri Dec 03 2021 - 06:32
Fallible, flawed, ethereal, genius: Remembering George Best - 16 years onFrom Old Trafford to Windsor Park to Carnaby Street, the boy from Cregagh lit them all upSat Nov 27 2021 - 06:00
