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Johnny Watterson: Death threats and fear all part of sporting protest

Johnny Watterson: Death threats and fear all part of sporting protest

Hatred and bigotry is part of sport but sometimes individuals step up and call it out to their own detriment

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Seven Irish fighters looking to turn bronze into more precious metal at European Championships

Seven Irish fighters looking to turn bronze into more precious metal at European Championships

Ireland has already more than doubled their previous medal haul but hopes are high for some silver and gold

Thu Oct 20 2022 - 15:27
Harrington, Fryers and O’Rourke bring Irish medal haul up to seven at European Championships

Harrington, Fryers and O’Rourke bring Irish medal haul up to seven at European Championships

Olympic champion wins cagey affair against English opponent to make it to the semi-finals

Wed Oct 19 2022 - 20:40
Four Irish fighters guarantee at least bronze medals at European Boxing Championships

Four Irish fighters guarantee at least bronze medals at European Boxing Championships

Shannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst and Christina Desmond all through to semi-finals in Montenegro

Tue Oct 18 2022 - 17:35
Ireland heading for unprecedented European medal haul at boxing championships

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, Macedonia

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 20:16
Bernard Dunne confirmed as head of Indian Boxing

Bernard Dunne confirmed as head of Indian Boxing

Former High Performance coach joins Billy Walsh as two boxing talents forced out of the Irish system

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 17:00
Stuart Lancaster changed Leinster, just as Leinster changed him

Stuart Lancaster changed Leinster, just as Leinster changed him

A vulnerable Stuart Lancaster came to Dublin after a disappointing World Cup and rebuilt his brand and that of Leinster

Fri Sept 30 2022 - 05:00
Concussion proceedings by three Irish rugby players to be followed by others

Concussion proceedings by three Irish rugby players to be followed by others

Litigation from two former Ireland international players and a provincial player regarding concussion injuries has been placed in the hands of IRFU insurers

Thu Sept 29 2022 - 19:57
Activity, not rest - Reframing the narratives on the treatment of concussion

Activity, not rest - Reframing the narratives on the treatment of concussion

Approach no longer demands patients rest and refrain from exercise and computers

Mon Sept 26 2022 - 06:00
Munster still awaiting first win after surprise Dragons defeat

Munster still awaiting first win after surprise Dragons defeat

Five minutes of first half dominance gave Munster the halftime lead but they could not hold out

Sun Sept 25 2022 - 18:21
Michael Ala’alatoa using Leinster opportunities to build into World Cup run with Samoa

Michael Ala’alatoa using Leinster opportunities to build into World Cup run with Samoa

The prop’s brother Allan plays with Australia with the two hoping to meet in Paris next year for the World Cup

Fri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Sex toys, cheating and Elon Musk - Chess but not as you know it

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 involved

Fri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Dave Kearney looking to return to hot streak of old

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 more

Thu Sept 22 2022 - 05:00
Jack Conan ready to spring on as Bali reflection focuses mind on big season ahead

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 career

Wed Sept 21 2022 - 06:00
Andrew Goodman returns with new ideas to add to Leinster mix

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 generation

Tue Sept 20 2022 - 06:00
Josh Wycherley ready to make his mark in the frontrow after catching Andy Farrell’s attention

Josh Wycherley ready to make his mark in the frontrow after catching Andy Farrell’s attention

Munster prop has been selected to go to South Africa with the Emerging Ireland squad

Fri Sept 16 2022 - 06:00
Style with substance, grace with athleticism, Roger Federer had it all

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 experience

Thu Sept 15 2022 - 19:26
Declan Darcy: From the all-conquering Dubs to back to where it all began in D4

Declan Darcy: From the all-conquering Dubs to back to where it all began in D4

The Sandymount native arrives at the RDS having spent years of success with Jim Gavin and Dublin Gaelic football

Thu Sept 15 2022 - 05:00
Denis Leamy believes more Munster players back in Ireland jerseys will be a sign of progress

Denis Leamy believes more Munster players back in Ireland jerseys will be a sign of progress

The former Irish backrow returns to work with the club he played for as their defence coach

Wed Sept 14 2022 - 06:00
‘He’s contracted post-World Cup’ - Cullen hints Johnny Sexton may play past 2023

‘He’s contracted post-World Cup’ - Cullen hints Johnny Sexton may play past 2023

Leinster have changed several coaches and after last season’s disappointment hope to learn and drive on

Tue Sept 13 2022 - 05:00
Daniel Wiffen: ‘I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in’

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 Games

Sun Sept 11 2022 - 07:00
Rugby was selling its values on the open market and Qatar saw a bargain

Rugby was selling its values on the open market and Qatar saw a bargain

The recent announcement of a partnership between URC rugby and the Qatari airline hits a bum note

Fri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Penny still needs to drop with rugby administrators when it comes to player welfare

Penny still needs to drop with rugby administrators when it comes to player welfare

The tragic death of Scottish international Siobhan Cattigan asks questions of how the sport deals with its players

Mon Sept 05 2022 - 06:00
Lisa O’Rourke’s remarkable rise to world beater opens up Olympic possibilities for Paris 2024

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 champion

Sun Sept 04 2022 - 08:00
Tipping Point: The tennis superstar and slouching antihero that is Nick Kyrgios

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 on

All Blacks win not bittersweet at all for James Lowe and now he’s ready to carry it on

Leinster winger the scene stealer in public work-out at Longford RFC

Sat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
Disgraceful loss of boxing intellectual talent continues as Bernard Dunne looks set to join India

Disgraceful loss of boxing intellectual talent continues as Bernard Dunne looks set to join India

Dunne set to move after Billy Walsh made the trip to the USA post 2012

Sun Aug 21 2022 - 16:45
Ethics and money, not the first time for a PGA at war

Ethics and money, not the first time for a PGA at war

Players rebelled in the 1960s with Jack Nicklaus as a figurehead and money at the heart of the dispute

Sat Aug 20 2022 - 06:00
Two-Test trip to Japan an important factor in allocation of women’s contracts

Two-Test trip to Japan an important factor in allocation of women’s contracts

Former captain Fiona Coghlan describes IRFU decision to issue 43 centralised contracts as a watershed moment for the women’s game in Ireland

Wed Aug 17 2022 - 05:00
Fiona Coghlan: Irish women’s rugby players getting regular competitive games is ‘hugely important’

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 out

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 15:51
Salman Rushdie’s dream sequences often included Spurs

Salman Rushdie’s dream sequences often included Spurs

Author of The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie fell in love with Tottenham shortly after arriving in London

Mon Aug 15 2022 - 06:00
IABA thrown into crisis mode after latest resignations

IABA thrown into crisis mode after latest resignations

Ciarán Kirwan and Fergal Carruth’s decision follows rejection by delegates of proposals on good corporate governance

Fri Aug 12 2022 - 14:06
Shane Lowry best of the Irish in first FedEx Cup playoff event

Shane Lowry best of the Irish in first FedEx Cup playoff event

Si Woo Kim, JJ Spaun tied for the lead after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship

Fri Aug 12 2022 - 07:45
Putting masterclass propels Leona Maguire into joint-second at Galgorm Castle

Putting masterclass propels Leona Maguire into joint-second at Galgorm Castle

Enormous 288-player field for men and women’s tournaments at ISPS Handa World Invitational

Fri Aug 12 2022 - 06:31
Exclusion of trans women from contact rugby sets ‘dangerous precedent’, advocates say

Exclusion of trans women from contact rugby sets ‘dangerous precedent’, advocates say

Transgender women will be excluded from contact rugby under new policy by IRFU

Wed Aug 10 2022 - 15:45
IRFU excludes transgender women from participation in contact rugby

IRFU excludes transgender women from participation in contact rugby

IRFU 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 decades

Serena Williams was an irreplaceable force in tennis for more than two decades

She broke records and conventions all her life before bowing out to her strongest opponent middle age

Wed Aug 10 2022 - 06:00
Major sports organisations struggling to comply with Government gender balance rules

Major sports organisations struggling to comply with Government gender balance rules

FAI, IRFU and GAA must improve gender balance quotas to guarantee future Government funding

Tue Aug 09 2022 - 17:45
TV View: The football is back with Super Sunday drama overload

TV View: The football is back with Super Sunday drama overload

Empire Games provide plenty of England-centric TV coverage

Sun 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 2023

Ireland can believe in their ranking as the best in the world and make it work for them at RWC 2023

The All Blacks have mastered believing nobody can beat them even when they lose and are ranked 4th

Fri Aug 05 2022 - 06:00
Boxing cuts put in place after rejection of restructuring

Boxing cuts put in place after rejection of restructuring

IABA faces a €75,000 shortfall after choosing not to implement recommended reforms

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 19:00
English women change a poor past into a fairytale ending

English women change a poor past into a fairytale ending

Commonwealth Games invites a look at the history while the England women's soccer team change theirs

Sun Jul 31 2022 - 20:30
Michelle Smith’s 200m freestyle record finally beaten after 25 years

Michelle Smith’s 200m freestyle record finally beaten after 25 years

Ards swimmer Victoria Catterson has broken Michelle Smith's long-standing 200m freestyle record in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 16:55
IRFU close door on possible England approach as Andy Farrell extends contract to 2025

IRFU close door on possible England approach as Andy Farrell extends contract to 2025

There is an option to extend the contract further based on agreed performance markers

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 12:42
Rugby hemispheres set on collision course over the 20-minute red card

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 lives

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 06:00
Former Irish rugby players to take proceedings against IRFU over brain injuries

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 IRFU

Wed Jul 27 2022 - 06:00
IABA set for 15% funding cut after it rejects reform proposals at EGM

IABA set for 15% funding cut after it rejects reform proposals at EGM

Sport Ireland and the Minister have grown weary of boxing’s treatment of its high performance coaches

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 14:01
Djokovic’s soaring intensity too much for Nick Kyrgios as he takes seventh Wimbledon title

Djokovic’s soaring intensity too much for Nick Kyrgios as he takes seventh Wimbledon title

Serbian has won seven of the last 11 titles at All England Club, equalling Pete Sampras’s tally

Sun Jul 10 2022 - 19:51
It was not a good week in Wimbledon to be a former Russian

It was not a good week in Wimbledon to be a former Russian

Elena Rybakina won Wimbledon for the first time but much of the attention was not on her tennis

Sun Jul 10 2022 - 17:03
Elena Rybakina keeps calm amid Wimbledon storm to lift title

Elena Rybakina keeps calm amid Wimbledon storm to lift title

Russian-born player comes from a set down to beat Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur

Sat Jul 09 2022 - 16:27
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