Johnny Watterson: Empty streets, antigen tests and Asahi runs - welcome to TokyoThe first taste of an Olympics like no other is a gruelling one - but we’ll keep on swingingFri Jul 23 2021 - 06:00
Olympic Games: Three Irish boxers receive byes while others face tough drawsKurt Walker will be the first Irish fighter into the ring in Tokyo on SaturdayThu Jul 22 2021 - 15:58
Paul O’Donovan: ‘I’m not rowing to get a big collection of medals’The Lisheen rower has set his sights on Tokyo gold, but that’s not his only motivationThu Jul 22 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: The Covid protocols for what happens after a positive testOver 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries will arrive in Tokyo over the next few daysTue Jul 20 2021 - 15:29
Hannah Matthews and Ireland ready for their Olympics bowOpening fixture against South Africa on Saturday is a must-win for Games debutantsTue Jul 20 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Monika Dukarska & Aileen Crowley (Rowing)Kerry pair qualified for Tokyo at the 2019 World ChampionshipsSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Kurt Walker (Boxing)A boxer who can medal at the elite tournamentsSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Sanita Puspure (Rowing)In the right form Puspure is another medal hope for IrelandSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Brendan Irvine (Boxing)The only Irish boxer to qualify from the abandoned London 2020 qualifierSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Michaela Walsh (Boxing)Walsh will travel to Tokyo alongside brother AidanSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Fintan McCarthy & Paul O’Donovan (Rowing)The lightweight pair have proved unbeatable this season and should contend for a medalSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Aidan Walsh (Boxing)Walsh will travel to Tokyo with his sister MichaelaSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Ronan Byrne & Philip Doyle (Rowing)A silver at the 2019 World Championships qualified the pair for the OlympicsSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Stephanie Meadow (Golf)Meadow heading to her second Olympics after making debut in RioSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Aoife O’Rourke (Boxing)O’Rourke has timed her run to Tokyo perfectlySat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Shane Lowry (Golf)Lowry is travelling with the intention of contending for major honoursSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Women’s Four (Rowing)Emily Hegarty, Fiona Murtagh, Eimear Lambe and Aifric Keogh make up the women’s fourSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Emmet Brennan (Boxing)Qualfied for Tokyo after a brutal battle in Paris box-offSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Aoife Casey & Margaret Cremen (Rowing)Lightweight pair booked their tickets to Tokyo in MaySat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Men’s Rugby SevensIreland secured last ditch qualification for Olympics in Monaco last monthSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Kellie Harrington (Boxing)Set herself up as a medal hope at recent Olympic qualifiersSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Rory McIlroy (Golf)McIlroy will be one of the main draws at the Tokyo eventSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Leona Maguire (Golf)Former amateur number one has shown this year she belongs on LPGA TourSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Women’s hockey teamKatie Mullan will captain the 2018 World Cup silver medallists in TokyoSat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30
Love Ireland pips Love Island as Greg O’Shea realises Olympic dream‘You can always make money. You can’t make memories’Thu Jul 15 2021 - 17:57
Judo siblings Megan and Ben Fletcher heading for Tokyo 2020This brings the number of athletes competing for Ireland in Tokyo 2021 to 116Wed Jul 14 2021 - 11:42
Luke Cowan-Dickie - wake up wimp, the Lions need youLet me say this just once. It is not so bad being knocked out stone cold on a rugby pitchFri Jul 09 2021 - 06:50
Conor Murray has capacity to spark fearlessness in his squad as Lions captainIrish scrumhalf is a player who can define what kind of leader he wants to be on tourFri Jul 02 2021 - 16:58
Without Naomi Osaka, Wimbledon could lack usual sparkleSerena Williams and Coco Gauff likely to be the star attractions in women’s drawSat Jun 26 2021 - 07:00
Issue of transgender athletes sees rights on safety and inclusion collideHow can safety of cisgender women be ensured when it comes to contact sports?Fri Jun 25 2021 - 09:22
Sarah McAuley in Irish hockey squad of 16 for Tokyo OlympicsWorld Cup veterans Nicola Evans and Megan Frazer both miss out on Olympic ticketMon Jun 21 2021 - 11:01
Ireland earn promotion to Davis Cup World Group IIDavid O’Hare and Simon Carr secure 2-1 playoff series victory over GeorgiaSun Jun 20 2021 - 12:39
Frank was taken to hospital. His heart had stoppedJohnny Watterson: Eriksen incident rekindled memories of that terrible morning on Vico RoadFri Jun 18 2021 - 06:00
Ireland finish on a high but have work to do before OlympicsAnna O’Flanagan positive that team can improve over the next few weeksSun Jun 13 2021 - 16:06
Gavin Coombes runs in four tries as Munster make hay against Zebre in ParmaBilly Holland comes off the bench to play his 247th and last match for the provinceFri Jun 11 2021 - 20:30
Defeat to England leaves Ireland facing October qualifiersIreland will now likely contest an eight-team qualifier in October for a World Cup ticketFri Jun 11 2021 - 14:47
Johnny Watterson: The Olympics are in the starting blocks and it looks like a ‘go’If Tokyo can have 80% of participants vaccinated and without injury to locals, let the Games beginFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:30
Ireland need to park Dutch defeat for must-win clash with ScotlandIreland skipper Katie Mullan says side ‘in a good place’ going into Monday’s gameMon Jun 07 2021 - 06:00
TV View: Golf’s version of a baton charge in South William StreetJohn Rahm’s weeping after positive test a warning shot as the Olympic Games loomMon Jun 07 2021 - 06:00
Walshes make it a family affair as they book their spots in Tokyo OlympicsBelfast siblings Michaela and Aidan bring Irish boxing qualifiers to fiveSun Jun 06 2021 - 18:02
Dutch dominate Ireland in European Championship openerSome fine goalkeeping from Ayeisha McFerran keeps score down in AmsterdamSat Jun 05 2021 - 16:26
Ireland start with the toughest of challenges against the NetherlandsAyeisha McFerran: ‘We don’t go into any game thinking we’re going to lose it’Sat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00
Naomi Osaka’s struggles show that elite sport has never been a safe spaceAt the deep end sport has always been a shark pool full of narcissists and cheatersFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
16-year-old Celine Simunyu picked for Ireland in Billie Jean King CupAnna Bowtell, Sophia Derivan and Shauna Heffernan complete team in LithuaniaWed Jun 02 2021 - 15:10
Ayeisha McFerran has ‘complete admiration’ for Naomi Osaka’s stance‘She is trying to set a precedent that reporters need to be held accountable’Wed Jun 02 2021 - 06:00
Naomi Osaka - the velvet glove warrior who stands for somethingGetting real and stepping out has become a corporate image unlike in the pastSun May 30 2021 - 08:00
Irish women’s hockey team ready to make new memories at EurosIreland will again face the Dutch in first match of the European ChampionshipsSat May 29 2021 - 09:00
Portmarnock members knew time was up for men-only policyCourt case from 2009 still stands but sometimes old institutions just need a nudgeFri May 28 2021 - 06:00
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy take gold in Lucerne to cap fine weekendIrish boats collect five medals in total at World Cup regattaSun May 23 2021 - 16:04
Palestine support shows players increasingly inclined to make a standFootball’s transformation includes players being a more truthful version of themselvesFri May 21 2021 - 06:00
