Late journalist’s career showcased his unique knack for lifting the veil on golf, college basketball, tennis and the NFL

Kerryman Michael ‘Butty’ Sugrue was known as ‘the splendid spoofer’, so few believed he’d convince the most famous athlete in the world to fight in Croke Park

Further evidence of the slow death of civility in this ailing society

Great actor made better films but none quite as revered by Americans as his role as basketball coach Norman Dale

They never treated the issue of rampant steroid use in their locker room with this kind of gravitas

Former marine had surely no business being in a ring given his recent medical history?

Irish Government to fork out €10m to help mega-wealthy Pittsburgh Steelers host a home game in Croke Park

The Super Bowl is one event still capable of brings divided Americans together

Reality television the last refuge of too many scoundrels as disgraced former Olympic champion joins a long list

More and more American viewers are tuning out of NBA matches, but soon a teenage prodigy could ignite fresh interest

While other long-term denizens of Trumpworld prepare to wield power anew, the incoming president’s former lawyer is struggling to keep the court from seizing his assets

Joe Biden choosing to give the Argentinian soccer genius this accolade shouldn’t be such a big deal. That doesn’t make it any less odd and inexplicable

Henderson didn’t believe in warming up before games. Famously, he never bothered to learn the names of team-mates or assistant coaches

Described as ‘illiteracy’s most famous product’, what Robertson lacked in skill he made up for in tenacity under the cloud of Nazi occupation

We have no real right to mourn the passing of people we don’t know. But we do because a part of our childhood disappears with them