Fathers’ say: Here’s what I know about being a Dad...Eight different kinds of dad on how their experience of fatherhood has changed themSat Jun 20 2020 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Could sport without fans actually be better?It’s a dystopian suggestion but sport seems ever so slightly purer with no supportersFri Jun 19 2020 - 06:00
Clubs preparing diligently for a safe return to fields of dreamsKilmacud-Crokes and Graigue-Ballycallan are sparing no effort to put plans in placeSun Jun 14 2020 - 09:00
Malachy Clerkin: Covid Supervisors are the only ones who should be whingeingIt took no time at all for the giving-out brigade to find their voices againWed Jun 10 2020 - 06:00
Tianna Bartoletta: ‘After you’ve gotten your medal, you become black in America again’Olympic champion on the anxiety, anger and grief she has felt since the murder of George FloydSat Jun 06 2020 - 09:00
How a GAA club sprang up in east Belfast over Sunday breakfastDave McGreevy had no idea what was to follow when he sent out a Tweet from his kitchen tableThu Jun 04 2020 - 06:00
New GAA proximity study offers encouragement for return to actionNew study from Statsports might give hope for a quicker return to actionThu Jun 04 2020 - 06:00
Ryan Wylie finds the real meaning of team on the front lineMonaghan captain on working through pandemic as a radiographer at the MaterWed Jun 03 2020 - 06:00
Colin Kaepernick’s exile is too fresh for NFL to speak out on US protestsGiven how the league dealt with quarterback’s own protest, their reponse is tone deafMon Jun 01 2020 - 07:00
We’ve got new lockdown rituals, but man, I miss the old onesMalachy Clerkin: Our daughter blew out her birthday candles, then the bottom fell out of the worldMon Jun 01 2020 - 06:01
Shane Ryan: Shark attacks and gruelling shifts on a Covid-free Atlantic missionLimerick rower with six per cent eyesight defied the odds as the world locked downSat May 30 2020 - 12:00
When the action stops, sports photographers think outside the boxFrom supermoons to graveyards and castles, the Inpho staff have thought on their feetWed May 27 2020 - 06:00
As news gets better, can the pull of The Field be resisted?With two months already gone can pitches really remain empty for another two?Mon May 25 2020 - 07:19
First-year county bosses find the upside to the downsideDerry’s Rory Gallagher and Mike Quirke of Laois on the unique problems and opportunitiesSun May 24 2020 - 09:00
Nancy Whyte obituary: Voracious reader who was trusted by all her neighboursLives lost to Covid-19: Whyte raised a family of five and had a ‘great life’ in west DublinThu May 21 2020 - 12:15
Baseball aiming to be the first sport to get up and running againWith social distancing a feature of the sport, organisers target a start date in JulyWed May 20 2020 - 06:00
David Shanahan: The Kerryman headed for Georgia Tech by way of AustraliaAfter securing a scholarship, Shanahan will be kicking in front of 100,000 peopleTue May 19 2020 - 06:00
Racing shouldn’t take the heat for being one of the first sports backConsiderable lobbying muscle was flexed but one bit of normality returning is a good thingMon May 18 2020 - 07:00
Sporting Controversies: The remarkable rise and fall of Cian O’Connor’s golden dreamIt’s was a story that had the nation captivated . . . and Charlie Bird on the caseThu May 14 2020 - 06:00
Dear Kyle Walker, thank you for your service in defying lockdownA lesser man would have come up with an apology of some sort but not you, KyleMon May 11 2020 - 07:00
How do you motivate yourself when there’s nothing to be motivated for?Ciara Mageean, Denise O’Sullivan, Scott Fardy and Brendan Maher give their answerSat May 09 2020 - 08:54
Questions raised as to why GAA players can’t train in small groupsWexford manager Davy Fitzgerald says GAA should trust players to be responsibleWed May 06 2020 - 19:32
Tipping Point: Sports books pile up as blitzkread fails to materialiseYour average sports fan is currently between pages 27 and 53 of three different booksMon May 04 2020 - 07:00
Annalise Murphy readjusting her focus as Olympic dream is put on hold‘You just don’t know. Is my next competition going to be as far away as the Olympics?'Sat May 02 2020 - 06:02
GAA stars to raise money for charity with intercounty FIFA 20 tournamentAfter hearing of a similar fundraiser in Spain, Joanne O’Riordan got on the caseTue Apr 28 2020 - 15:02
Dean Rock doing his bit as reality of pandemic hits home‘The frontline care-workers are doing incredible work. It’s inspiring to be around it’Sat Apr 25 2020 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Golf restarting would be much needed good newsGolf clubs likely to be among first venues to re-open but it may test our solidarityFri Apr 24 2020 - 08:40
Lee Keegan: ‘We might have to concentrate on getting a championship in 2021’Mayo footballer believes it will not be easy to return to playing this summerFri Apr 24 2020 - 06:00
Massed gatherings are who we are – losing them feels surrealThe touchstones of an Irish summer – sports events, gigs and festivals – have been zappedTue Apr 21 2020 - 21:02
Gambling industry walking a fine line during sporting lockdown‘You don’t solve a gambling problem by taking away sport’Sat Apr 18 2020 - 11:50
Malachy Clerkin: Missing five-a-side brings about some harsh truthsIt is a shock when you realise how much of your life you spend looking aheadFri Apr 17 2020 - 06:00
GPA adapting to help players through the crisis in every wayBeing disconnected is the main issue but there are ways to help members throughThu Apr 16 2020 - 06:00
David Brady offering a friendly voice on the other end of the lineFormer Mayo star has been talking football with strangers to help them through isolationTue Apr 14 2020 - 06:00
Masters magic: The perfect Sunday round at Augusta NationalMalachy Clerkin compiles an aggregate of the best final rounds of the last 25 yearsSat Apr 11 2020 - 08:00
Whole new ball game: Hats, scarves, facemasks - An Ulster final like no otherOn a cold February morning, the tailback was slow approaching the Border Covid checkpointFri Apr 10 2020 - 06:00
Reality Bites – tales from the new normal: Joey BolandDublin hurler stretches and pulls business model apart to get ahead of the packWed Apr 08 2020 - 06:00
Conor McDonald: ‘People in fitness industry need to be careful what they put online’Reality Bites: Wexford forward and personal trainer wary of potential mental stressTue Apr 07 2020 - 06:00
Understated Stephen Kenny offers Ireland a ray of lightThe verve and brio his teams play with can often seem at odds with his public personaSat Apr 04 2020 - 18:36
Sport will be last duck in the row in return to normality after coronavirusWhole new ball game: It feels difficult to imagine that we are within months of a returnFri Apr 03 2020 - 07:07
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Shane O’DonnellClare hurler’s PhD means he’s occupied but missing rough and tumble of trainingThu Apr 02 2020 - 06:30
My favourite sporting moment: Phil Mickelson’s miracle shot at the 2010 MastersOn his way to a three-shot victory, Lefty played one of the most amazing shots in Major historyTue Mar 31 2020 - 06:00
Competitive instinct will ensure sport returns as it always wasSport won’t come back in a more benign form. It can’t. It wouldn’t be sport if it didMon Mar 30 2020 - 06:30
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Caitríona CormicanGalway camogie star and GP in the frontline of a life and death battleSat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: Another trip to Croke Park – but this time it’s not a gameI’ve been to Croker a million times, but going there for a Covid-19 test, I got totally lostFri Mar 27 2020 - 01:00
Oval and out: Colin O’Riordan fears for the future as AFL pulls the plug on season‘It’s absolute chaos and uncertainty, which is no different to the rest of the world I suppose’Thu Mar 26 2020 - 20:25
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Kevin McKernanThe Down footballer on his changing role as a primary school teacher in NewryWed Mar 25 2020 - 06:00
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Sinéad GoldrickDublin footballer forced to cut short season in Melbourne and make quick departureTue Mar 24 2020 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: We have to keep going, putting one foot in front of the otherWe are all slow marathon runners now and we have miles and miles still ahead of usMon Mar 23 2020 - 07:00
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Paul Geaney'I would imagine the knock-on effect will run to this time next year and longer'Mon Mar 23 2020 - 01:00
Tipping Point: Sporting lockdown will only highlight its importance to our livesThe whole thing has to be surreal for those who play sport to any reasonable levelMon Mar 16 2020 - 07:00
