The Irish Times

Steve Stricker’s ‘cut the fluff’ mentality the key to regaining the Ryder Cup

The Team USA captain never tried to turn his players into something they’re not

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 16:18

Lily Collison: Tales of physical grit triumphing over adversity

The Stripe entrepreneurs’ mother has co-written a book on disability and success

Sun Aug 22 2021 - 06:00

McKeon and Dressel the pride of the pool as Olympic swimming delivers the goods

Australian claims seven medals, four gold, while US speedster wins three individual golds and five overall

Sun Aug 01 2021 - 16:45

Simone Biles and Mona McSharry: wild extremes of the Olympic experience

Given the sacrifices demanded the most important question of all is: who am I?

Sat Jul 31 2021 - 06:00

Tokyo 2020: 10 to watch as Olympic Games begin

Swimmers, runners, gymnasts, surfers, pole-vaulters and skateboarders

Sat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00

Caster Semenya will not go quietly. And why should she?

‘They want me to take my own system down. I’m not sick. I don’t need drugs’

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 15:04

Ireland’s top swimmers back in the water: ‘It was like first day at school’

Olympic hopeful Brendan Hyland returns to training with a year of possibility ahead

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 06:00

My favourite sporting moment: Donegal and Kildare’s high summer street opera

An unexpected epic of an All-Ireland quarter-final provides magic escapism in July 2011

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 06:00

Stoic Hannah Craig remaining serene in the face of adversity

After a difficult 2019, Irish slalom canoer accepts it’s likely her Olympic dream will this time be dashed

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 05:00

America at Large: Humility marks Katie Ledecky’s remarkable rise

After winning four Olympic golds in Rio, the swimmer was happy to be just another teenager starting college

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 19:00

Ryder Cup Different Strokes: Will Lefty get left behind if envelope rule is required?

Brian O’Driscoll and Niall Horan are part of the Europe team in the celebrity match

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 16:30

Ryan Lochte accepts 14-month doping ban

American had posted a picture of himself receiving intravenous infusion on social media

Mon Jul 23 2018 - 17:56

Olympic skiing: a sport of speed and calories

With metabolisms in overdrive, cross-country skiers must consume 8,000 calories a day

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 15:37

What do Skibbereen and Michael Phelps have in common?

Billy Walsh lends advice to John Joe Nevin while Joe Schmidt disappoints at HPX event

Sat Oct 07 2017 - 01:00

Tiger Woods has become the young generation’s George Best

Bizarre odyssey from icon to ignominy a cautionary tale for our times

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 18:27

Are a mother’s genes a blessing?

Sophie O’Sullivan is following in her mother’s running shoes – we find out if the genes we inherit really matter in sport

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 07:00

Michael Phelps: A golden shoulder to lean on

The legendary American and Grant Hackett share much more than swimming greatness

Sun Sept 24 2017 - 16:48

Conor McGregor’s health and safety the chief concern on Saturday night

Hopefully things won’t go awry and the Dubliner will emerge unharmed from fight

Sat Aug 26 2017 - 22:31

Keith Duggan: Time to leave behind the legacy of Pat Hickey

Shane Ross needs to back the new OCI leadership for the sake of the athletes

Sat Aug 19 2017 - 05:00

Thorbjorn Olesen slips under the radar to get his nose in front

Jordan Spieth rallies late on to keep his Grand Slam hopes in sight

Fri Aug 11 2017 - 01:41

Michael Phelps races a great white shark (kind of)

Viewers were angry with the results of ‘Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs Great White’

Mon Jul 24 2017 - 20:43

And the sporting snake oil salesman award goes to . . . golf

Modern sport thrives on flogging shortcuts to success, but golf has honed it to a fine art

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 06:30

Heady steps in the shadows of a giant’s departure

Keith Duggan’s sports review of 2016

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 19:20

Total Immersion: learn how to swim faster (much faster)

Despite training sessions and three triathlons, I was still a slow swimmer so I signed up for a Total Immersion workshop

Tue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00

Surprise as Davis Love III opts for opening Ryder Cup with foursomes

American captain unperturbed by previous bad record in that format

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 01:20

Finish Lines - The Games in Quotes

‘I don’t need to prove anything. What else can I do to prove to the world I’m the greatest’

Mon Aug 22 2016 - 11:00

Olympics in Rio: Redeemed by a golden moment

Each day, it seemed, the headline sporting acts were overshadowed by headlines away from the action

Sun Aug 21 2016 - 22:00

Simone Biles says goodbye to Rio with a fourth gold medal

She came into these games carrying the hope and expectation of all gymnastics fans

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 20:52

Snapchat strikes Olympic gold in race for viewers

App mounts challenge to frontrunners Facebook and Twitter

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 16:31

Michael Phelps wraps up Olympic odyssey with 23rd gold medal

The all-time greatest Olympian helps his team to 4x100m medley title in Rio

Sun Aug 14 2016 - 04:08

Cupping: it’s as silly as homeopathy

When Michael Phelps, Jennifer Aniston and Victoria Beckham took up the practice our intellectual centre of gravity shifted a few clicks back towards the Stone Age

Sat Aug 13 2016 - 07:00

Michael Phelps wins his 22nd Olympic gold medal in style

Just outside world record time - the American cruises to win 200m individual medley

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 16:45

Even Michael Phelps was astonished at his own brilliance

Greatest Olympian ever last night brought gold medal tally to 21 in 200m butterfly

Wed Aug 10 2016 - 11:50

Rio 2016: Michael Phelps wins two more golds to bring tally to 21

American superstar wins 200m butterfly before anchoring USA in 4x200 freestyle

Wed Aug 10 2016 - 04:00