Sporting Advent Calendar #2: LeBron James’s return home‘His Miami years were about establishing his individual prowess, the Cleveland project will define James’s stature in the game’Tue Dec 02 2014 - 07:50
Jack Kyle crowded several realms of excellence into single lifeHis name became a kind of shorthand for talent on field, as well as for manners off itSat Nov 29 2014 - 17:46
Benny Coulter’s brilliant talent brought joy even to opposition fansDown forward never won medals that his ability deservedSat Nov 29 2014 - 06:00
Corofin claim Connacht crown with win over BallintubberAt 2-09 to 0-4 down, beaten Mayo champions found themselves in an alternate universeSun Nov 23 2014 - 18:11
James Horan on his time at the helm of Mayo‘I knew, maybe subconsciously, that I had put in four years that were as much as I could give. Each year, the tank was a little emptier’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 14:00
Is rugby in danger of becoming a brilliantly-coached bore?The running game has always been rugby’s essential gift to sportSat Nov 22 2014 - 14:00
International Rules living on borrowed timeThis one-Test series likely to be swansong of a sport that never really existedSat Nov 15 2014 - 12:00
Clash of clans sees Tartan Army emerge victoriousThe atmosphere was electrifying as the two tribes roared their supportSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Keane sideshow forgotten as Glasgow cast takes centre stageIreland boss Martin O’Neill intruding on his own past at Celtic Park for Scotland tieFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:00
Gordon Strachan keen to stop talking and start playingScotland manager relishing clash with Republic of Ireland at Celtic ParkThu Nov 13 2014 - 22:25
Steven Naismith ready to put friendship aside at Celtic ParkScotland Striker unconcerned over a hostile reception for his Everton team-matesThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
One man’s hoop dream is a tale of coulda been shoulda beenLeBron James old rival Lenny Cooke was regarded as dead cert NBA material before disappearing off sceneSun Nov 09 2014 - 13:35
Celtic connections: Hoop dream alive and well in DonegalNo county wears its Glasgow allegiance more vibrantly than county in north westSat Nov 08 2014 - 13:10
Roy Keane: the lost film reviewsStep aside Barry Norman, here’s the real lowdown on some of the great flicks in historySat Nov 01 2014 - 10:00
Rory Gallagher appointment is attempt to keep Jim McGuinness legacy aliveDonegal bring in former number two who has reputation for being intensely drivenSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:27
Mario Balotelli was too high a riskBrendan Rodgers must have know the Italian striker was no replacement for Luis SuarezSat Oct 25 2014 - 12:02
Top-class Diarmuid Connolly at the height of his powersThis week’s All Star award seems an overdue recognition for the gifted Dublin and St Vincent’s forwardSat Oct 25 2014 - 10:31
Nation’s favourite malcontents have no need to wage warDunphy, Giles and Brady should rediscover innocent pride for Martin O’Neill’s sideSat Oct 18 2014 - 08:00
Composed Ireland able to reflect on night for the agesO’Shea goal turns usual story of another gutsy defeat to a rush of pure Irish elationThu Oct 16 2014 - 18:29
Stunning and comprehensive 1-1 victory for IrelandTake that, Angela Merkel! Payback as Germans stunned by Irish recoveryTue Oct 14 2014 - 22:33
Germany primed to be hunters again after setback in WarsawJoachim Löw will give his new defence time, and seems unfazed by defeat to PolandTue Oct 14 2014 - 12:41
Clare team of the century status beckons for CratloeFollowing their senior hurling final win last week, club bid to add football title to complete a feat last achieved in 1914Sat Oct 11 2014 - 10:00
Keane and Ferguson feud only serves to tarnish glory yearsIt is time to either shake hands or close the door on what has become an unedifying rowSat Oct 11 2014 - 01:02
Jim McGuinness lit the way for Donegal and its peopleRemains to be seen if momentum can stay fired after McGuinness’s departureMon Oct 06 2014 - 09:31
Kilkenny have produced the only meaningful hurling revolutionThey have turned history upside down during the tenure of one manager and joined Kerry at a dizzying altitudeSat Oct 04 2014 - 14:00
Colourful nonconformist Shane Curran always ready to think outside the boxVeteran goalkeeper’s story of life inside and outside the GAA in Roscommon makes for a fascinating autobiographySat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Martin Furlong: last man standing of a remarkable familyYoungest brother in household of talented sports men won three All-Irelands as Offaly’s goalkeeperWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Kilkenny Power their way to another memorable triumphBrothers Richie and John grab the crucial goals but heroic defensive effort lays groundworkMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
‘It’s definitely one we won’t forget in a hurry’Power brothers celebrate crucial role in memorable Kilkenny victoryMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Why winning All-Irelands is different for KerryKingdom played smart and cagey and cautious and lived on their witsSat Sept 27 2014 - 12:00
Individual reputations count for little as fearless Cody shuffles the pack againManager has moved to strenghthen his half-back line to help counter Tipperary’s attacking threatSat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Kerry's graft helps the empire strike backEvolution of master species still brings out a familiar result against DonegalMon Sept 22 2014 - 09:43
Keys to the kingdom won for 37th timeGoal a moment of vintage opportunism from Kerry cult heroMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Hope and certainty collide in unlikely battle of green and goldsUntil two years ago, Donegal had never even played Kerry in the All- Ireland championship. Now, they will meet them in both minor and senior finalsSat Sept 20 2014 - 14:00
Donegal driven by fear of failureReaching final is testament to this side’s honesty and hunger for successSat Sept 20 2014 - 06:00
Donegal’s Eamon McGee relishes chance to face Kieran Donaghy againFull back believes self pity is useless as he prepares to face Kerry in All-Ireland finalFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Rory Kavanagh hoping he has timed his return to perfectionA red card and injury has meant a slow summer for the Donegal manThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Donegal’s Neil McGee says team’s recovery all about focusThat Donegal are ‘back again’ has surprised many but not iron-man full-backWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
Paul Durcan plays key role in Donegal successKeeper’s restarts and shot stopping have drawn comparison with role revolutionary Stephen CluxtonTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Time spent studying in Tralee has given Donegal manager the inside track on Kerry’s winning waysMcGuinness puts kingdom’s success down to attention to detail and dedicationMon Sept 15 2014 - 03:00
Tipperary and Kilkenny’s mad perfection brings the best of enemies togetherThe counties were so engrossed by the spectacle of the All-Ireland final and by a shared love of the game that the people forgot who they wereSat Sept 13 2014 - 14:00
McGuinness: Compromise on county v club is keyDonegal manager credits decision to postpone club games with team’s march to All-Ireland football finalThu Sept 11 2014 - 03:00
Hurling the ultimate winner in thrilling finaleEbb and flow of HQ spectacular leaves protagonists alive to fight another dayMon Sept 08 2014 - 11:25
Everyone a winner as Hawk-Eye intervenesOutcome of gripping final decided by inchesMon Sept 08 2014 - 00:33
Mayo can honour Horan’s legacy by taking final step to gloryUnder his stewardship they came desperately close to landing Sam and greatly enriched the championshipSat Sept 06 2014 - 14:04
This could be the last time for Henry the GreatHenry Shefflin could bow out with an incredible 10th All-Ireland hurling winner’s medalSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Neil McGee: pushing bodies on was key to Dublin upset‘We went away to a training camp for four, five days and Jim more or less broke down their game plan and we exploited it’Tue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Kerry’s mixture of ice and fire helps them over the lineKingdom reach another final as gallant Mayo are left to mourn againMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Dublin prove not to be impossible taskJim McGuinness and his army overcome ‘massive challenge’Mon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Jim McGuinness brought potential to glorious realityDonegal manager wields his magic again to bring capital to it’s kneesMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
