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
Leon Reid: ‘You can’t be Irish because you’re black’Irish athlete talks about how he deals with ongoing online abuseTue Feb 23 2021 - 15:21
Season of fast times selects largest Irish team for European IndoorsMajority who qualified were racing in standard running spikes according to rulesMon Feb 22 2021 - 20:05
Síofra Cléirigh Büttner regains Irish 800m record in USThe 25-year-old’s run comes just days after Nadia Power had broken it in PolandMon Feb 22 2021 - 09:01
Irish athletes turn Elite Micro Meet into festival of national recordsEnglish and McPhillips set new 800m personal bests as Healy shines in 400m raceSun Feb 21 2021 - 22:24
Sam Bennett caught by desert crosswinds in first stage of UAE TourMathieu van der Poel sprinted clear of the pack late on to win the first stageSun Feb 21 2021 - 14:03
Mark English pressed hard into Irish Indoor 800m recordHe edges superb race with Cian McPhillips at Athletics Ireland Elite Micro MeetSat Feb 20 2021 - 17:35
Nadia Power provides a lesson in how to succeed in Irish athleticsRecord breaker travels around Europe alone relying on her own high performance unitSat Feb 20 2021 - 08:22
Sam Bennett puts new season and shoe to the pedal in UAE TourThe Irish cyclist will start his first race of 2021 at the UAE Tour, beginning on SundayFri Feb 19 2021 - 06:00
Hurling sin-bin may be introduced without significant trial periodThe new playing rules were originally intended to be tested out during the leagueThu Feb 18 2021 - 05:00
GAA defer several key motions to special congress in the autumnMotions include the radical proposals for reforming the football championshipThu Feb 18 2021 - 04:00
Nadia Power breaks Irish record again with third place finish in PolandHer 2:00.98 will almost certainly see her qualify for the Tokyo OlympicsWed Feb 17 2021 - 19:00
Hurling black card to be discussed at first ever remote GAA congressReform of the football championship deferred to special congress in the autumnWed Feb 17 2021 - 13:58
Jason Smyth not ready yet to give up that winning feelingSprinter remains confident he can still go faster after 15-year dominationTue Feb 16 2021 - 06:00
Síofra Cléirigh Büttner books European Indoors spotDublin 1,500 metre star was one of several Irish athletes to qualify over the weekendSun Feb 14 2021 - 16:04
Nadia Power’s good form continues with victory in BelgiumThe 23-year-old Dubliner ran the second fastest time of her career indoorsSat Feb 13 2021 - 16:25
Searing account of the sick soul of cycling still sadly relevantBetween the lines: Paul Kimmage’s A Rough Ride remains one of sports’s seminal booksSat Feb 13 2021 - 07:00
