‘He should be made wear one Doc Marten and one stiletto’: Best World Cup quotes and gaffes from QatarDesert Outtakes: A disconsolate Neymar; Rocky Morocco; Savage’s terrible prediction; Declan Rice gets hammeredMon Dec 19 2022 - 07:43
World Cup TV View: ‘Do you have a defibrillator in the studio? Because my heart can’t take this’‘Do you have a defibrillator in the studio because my heart can’t take this’Sun Dec 18 2022 - 21:48
Manchester United’s Aoife Mannion set for call-up to Vera Pauw’s Ireland squadCentral defender has just returned having been out since February with injurySun Dec 18 2022 - 14:08
Ireland finish fourth at Nations Cup after Japan defeatSean Dancer’s side twice lost a lead in their third-place playoff in ValenciaSun Dec 18 2022 - 12:08
Vera Pauw launches staunch defence of reputation in wake of allegationsRepublic of Ireland manager says she is ‘really angry’ about complaints in NWSL investigationFri Dec 16 2022 - 23:00
From Katie Taylor to Amber Barrett: The top 25 moments of the year in women’s sportFrom Glasgow to Munich, from Croke Park to Madison Square Garden, Irish women kept reaching for unprecedented heightsFri Dec 16 2022 - 11:00
Vera Pauw’s people skills may need improving but she doesn’t belong with the worst of humanityOpinion: Ireland manager should not have been included in a report into ‘widespread misconduct’ in the US National Women’s Soccer LeagueThu Dec 15 2022 - 20:20
Ireland manager Vera Pauw alleged to have ‘shamed players for their weight’ during time in USFAI have said they are aware of the report and continue ‘to support Vera and her team’Thu Dec 15 2022 - 19:32
The Italian Ronnie Whelan continues Lionel Messi love-inDesert Outtakes: Real Madrid fans straying into racism, English fan takes it much furtherThu Dec 15 2022 - 08:02
World Cup TV View: Didi Hamann finds his inner Dunphy as France march onThe French national anthem never sounded so lonely, Morocco’s national tune bellowed from the heavensWed Dec 14 2022 - 21:55
Hockey: Ireland into Nations Cup semi-finals after late Korean scare A 2-2 draw proves enough to secure second in their poolWed Dec 14 2022 - 15:40
Kylian Mbappé could’ve been a Chelsea legend, if they’d picked himDesert Outtakes: Manuel Neuer’s skiing trip doesn’t go to plan, Spurs send out the wrong email and a strange business modelWed Dec 14 2022 - 08:01
World Cup TV View: Duffer all in favour of Argentina’s dark arts as ITV mourn England’s exitDuffer has tended to love the more beautiful game, so his admiration for rowdy behaviour surprised even himself. ‘You could argue this is what a year in League of Ireland has done to me’Tue Dec 13 2022 - 21:43
Ireland on track for Nations Cup semi-finals after win over ItalyCaptain Katie Mullan scores one goal and creates another for Naomi CarrollMon Dec 12 2022 - 19:01
Desert Outtakes: England’s Lee Hendrie tempts fate with Giroud predictionShearer’s ‘comforting words to Kane; Eto’o’s Morocco prediction; Van Gaal bows out on highMon Dec 12 2022 - 07:43
Unless your heart is composed solely of liquid helium, you would have to feel sorry for EnglandWorld Cup TV View: Hugs to all the small broken-hearted English people. Your time will comeSun Dec 11 2022 - 20:04
Ireland beaten by Spain in Nations Cup openerDefeat by hosts makes victory against Italy on Monday all the more importantSun Dec 11 2022 - 19:00
Desert Outtakes: Man of the people Richard Keys needs to get out more and a US pundit’s Wilde assumptions‘Avocado head’ wants nation’s trust and Kaka doesn’t hold back on Brazilian legend RonaldoSat Dec 10 2022 - 07:30
World Cup TV View: Messi defies physics and ageists on a breathless dayBrady lays into ‘large cod’ Neymar after Brazilians learn harsh lesson at the Education City StadiumFri Dec 09 2022 - 22:20
Gaby Lewis named Sportswoman of the Month for NovemberCricketer Gaby Lewis named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Month for NovemberThu Dec 08 2022 - 05:00
Desert Outtakes: Bellingham the sort of lad McCoist would let date his hypothetical daughtersDepay pays tribute to the USA; AFL competes with soccer for limelightTue Dec 06 2022 - 09:10
World Cup TV View: Pundits marvel at Brazilian footwork but Roy Keane has no time for dancingTV View: Things heating up nicely in Qatar but spare a thought for those cold England fans in NottinghamMon Dec 05 2022 - 21:39
Desert Outtakes: German Wags accountable for early World Cup exit tooA new low for Cristiano Ronaldo, Poland’s third choice goalkeeper doesn’t hold backMon Dec 05 2022 - 08:01
TV View: Eng-er-land on a World Cup roll … it’s deja vu yet again‘They used to be part of Europe for some time. And now they’re on the verge of conquering the world’Sun Dec 04 2022 - 21:30
Niamh Fahey marks 100th Liverpool appearance with a win and clean sheetKatie McCabe captains Arsenal to a 1-0 win over EvertonSun Dec 04 2022 - 18:54
Ayeisha McFerran and Deirdre Duke absent for Ireland’s Nations Cup campaignLizzy Murphy set to get a run of games in goal during the tournament in ValenciaSun Dec 04 2022 - 14:14
Desert Outtakes: ‘Fairytale of Qatar’ is the nightmare nobody needs to hearSun not setting on Chesney Hawke’s World Cup just yet; Turkish commentator subbed off in record timeSat Dec 03 2022 - 13:14
TV View: When you end up nearly feeling sorry for Luis Suárez, this is no ordinary World CupA remote control in one hand and a calculator in the other on another crazy dayFri Dec 02 2022 - 20:42
In-form Irish Senior Cup holders Institute face tough quarter-final battle with Old AlexandraLimerick side have been on an impressive six-game winning streak in the leagueThu Dec 01 2022 - 15:01
Desert Outtakes - Croatia show Canada who effed whoItalian commentator goes overboard; Australian pundit doesn’t hold backTue Nov 29 2022 - 09:23
World Cup thrillers enhanced by The Joey N’Do and Kenny Cunningham ShowWorld Cup TV View: Cameroon, Serbia, Ghana and South Korea delighted on the pitch, while RTE’s pundits informed and entertained off itTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:00
Desert Outtakes: Wives of French goalkeepers kick offNo praise for Richarlison in Italy; Luis Enrique and Robbie Savage have their sayMon Nov 28 2022 - 08:13
TV View: Pundits getting a bit grumpy - the Qatar heat must be getting to themTargets of ire include Japan, Neymar and Di María - but John Barnes isn’t hearing a word against the host countrySun Nov 27 2022 - 22:14
Canada coach John Herdman exposed to spotlight on ‘explosive’ teenage joke Chile’s president to stay alive forever; Maradona Jr weighs in on Messi debateFri Nov 25 2022 - 07:30
While the camera focuses on Ronaldo scratching his earlobe, Portugal win in the backgroundThe first player to score in five World Cups was all the TV cameras wanted to know about in QatarThu Nov 24 2022 - 19:57
World Cup All in the Game: Self-studying Robert Lewandowski not done just yetBaddiel and Skinner at it again; Beers on the Sheikh’s son; Saudi Arabia declare national holidayWed Nov 23 2022 - 07:48
World Cup TV View: Gobsmacked Souness advises Roy Keane to keep quietPeter Collins reckons the Saudis will take it easy on the oil well drilling after historic winTue Nov 22 2022 - 19:15
World Cup All in the Game: Omens aplenty as England hit bullseye in opening gameSpanish manager Luis Enrique feeling family pressure to pick Ferran TorresTue Nov 22 2022 - 17:52
World Cup TV View: Gary Lineker doesn’t relent in the face of ‘virtue-signalling’ abuseBBC lads understandably chuffed as England make short work of IranMon Nov 21 2022 - 19:00
World Cup TV View: RTÉ pundits give it socks as they defy Fifa’s order to focus on the footballRTÉ and BBC devote bulk of build-ups to opening game on all the issues Fifa would have liked ignoredSun Nov 20 2022 - 21:10
Izzy Atkinson scores winner for West Ham, her first goal for the clubEight Irish players in FA Women's Super League action this weekendSun Nov 20 2022 - 20:52
Sarah Torrans winner for Loreto narrows Institute lead to a pointOld Alexandra come from behind twice against Pembroke Wanderers to earn pointSun Nov 20 2022 - 15:47
Mary Hannigan’s World Cup TV preview: A November and December like no others for football fansFifteen of those days will feature four games, starting at 10am, 1pm and 4pm in the afternoon, and 7pm in the evening, all Irish times.Sat Nov 19 2022 - 00:00
TV View: Ireland just hoofing and poofing against Haaland-less NorwayKevin Doyle and Didi Hamann unimpressed by defeat to Norway at the Aviva StadiumThu Nov 17 2022 - 22:31
EY Hockey League: Chasing pack look to narrow Institute’s league lead Loreto can narrow gap to a single point with win over Railway on SaturdayThu Nov 17 2022 - 11:47
Belgium united by passion for the game as they prepare for ‘Blayney showdownBelgium v Castleblaney is definitely up there as one of the year's quirkier sporting contestsThu Nov 17 2022 - 06:00
Ireland ease past Morocco to end stellar year with four-goal winAfrican side frustrate Vera Pauw’s outfit at times but Ireland do enough to keep a clean sheetMon Nov 14 2022 - 20:03
Ireland vs Morocco: Louise Quinn set for landmark 100th capBirmingham City defender has come a long way from her debut at John Hyland Park in 2008Mon Nov 14 2022 - 06:00
TV View: When sunrise shines on chaos and champagne You’re three points up in a World Cup final, the clock reads 76:08, you win a penalty in your own half, so you kick for touch to run that clock down? Hell no, you’re New Zealand – you run itMon Nov 14 2022 - 05:00
Australia coach Graham Arnold leaves out son-in-law from World Cup squadRyanair’s Twitter strikes again; Conor McGregor expresses an interest in buying LiverpoolSun Nov 13 2022 - 13:00
