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View from the Couch: Croke Park rocked to Aslan’s Crazy World, which was appropriate

Worst Sporting Moment: West Germany the bra-pingers, France their victims

France team at 1982 World Cup team made so many people fall in love with football

GAA back to normal-ish while golf tips into realm of fantasy

Mary Hannigan: The weekend’s sport confirms some things are stranger than ever

TV View: Not every day a Tesco delivery disrupts a Bundesliga broadcast

Slip ups from co-commentators are harder to avoid when working from home

Leopardstown Festival double sees Blackmore ride to February award

Rachael Blackmore named Irish Times / Sport Ireland sportswoman of the month for February

Winning Triple Crowns: ‘Seeing Jack Kyle was a spiritual experience’

A history of Ireland’s wins throws up some mythical tales and unforgettable moments

TV View: Ellis Genge labels rugby pundits ‘sausages’ in exchange of the day

‘The Ballinasloe Bomber’ whips up her own storm in victory over Wales

Sporting Year roundtable: Our panel discuss the highs and lows of 2019

Marie Crowe and Colin Byrne join some of our writers to look back on the highs and lows

Sanita Puspure takes top award after another brilliant year for women’s sport

Two-time World champion tops monthly winners representing 11 different sports

TV View: Calling out racism at Manchester derby

Neville nails it after match, calling for action to combat racism in football

TV View: Sky gets its teeth into non-penalty incident

Broadcaster like a dog with a bone showing replays of Alexander-Arnold handball

Added Time: Are you Team Jamie or Team Eddie?

Living is easy after an opening weekend that couldn’t have gone a lot better

TV View: Kerry take silver ... according to Joe Brolly at least

In the Sky Sports studio on Sunday José Mourinho couldn’t hold back on a few jabs

The rule changes that are about to be unleashed on the Premier League

Premier League kick-off: The tweaks and key changes you need to get your head around

Dream still alive for Mayo as they emerge intact from Castlebar cauldron

Familiar road to Croker nigh on work out by the county’s relentless suit of Sam

TV View: Hellish comments airbrushed as unrepentant Vunipola feels the love

Saracens player somehow cast as the blameless victim of some harrowing ordeal

Pegasus make it eight wins on the bounce to seal league title

It was an easy 6-0 win over Muckross to take a first national title in four years

In-form Pegasus targeting a place in cup final

Absence of senior internationals will test Loreto’s squad strength as they face Railway

Katie Taylor completes a fairytale in New York as Neville reaches fever pitch

TV View: Gary makes a meal of his commentary as United take on Liverpool

Sports books of 2018: The best, the rest and all in between

Malachy Clerkin looks at some of the volumes taking up the sports sections this year

News of dead ringer’s demise greatly exaggerated by Ballybrack

Dublin club’s spectacular own goal tops some serious competition worldwide

Ireland stars return to action as hockey season gets under way

UCD open title defence at Pegasus with most internationals playing domestically

A ‘special win’ for Dublin in front of a record crowd

Carla Rowe sets up victory 11 minutes from time with her second goal of the game

Dublin manager Bohan says beating Cork makes victory extra special

Cork captain Ciara O’Sullivan says side is heartbroken but will regroup

Mick McCarthy: ‘I’m comfortable with how I dealt with Roy Keane’

Former Republic of Ireland manager on Saipan, the Harry Arter row and Declan Rice

Regrets, he gave us a few: Michael Lyster bows out

TV View: He was hoping to go out on a high at Croker, but then Dublin did what Dublin do

Added Time: Football Championship and World Cup down to the dozen

Emmet Malone is on the line from from St Petersburg, Mary Hannigan is in the studio

England beaten by Belgium; Cork a really good team from 8-15

Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

Added Time: The different sides of Russia’s World Cup

Keith Duggan is on the line from Kaliningrad while GAA and rugby are also on the menu

Added Time: Sonia O’Sullivan on Caster Semenya

Is a new IAAF ruling punishment for those with natural gifts? Katie Taylor returns to the ring

Railway Union retain Irish Junior Cup with victory over UCD

Women’s Hockey League: Cup victors three points adrift of third-placed Pegasus in league after loss to UCD

Added Time: A Paddy’s weekend of total sporting overload

Gavin Cummiskey (under-cover) and John O’Sullivan with the latest from England, while we look ahead to club finals weekend in Croker

Hockey: Sargent and Frazer return for Ireland’s World Cup build-up

Experienced players named in Graham Shaw’s 29-strong training panel

‘I hate being called a female sports broadcaster'

Joanne Cantwell is to replace Michael Lyster on The Sunday Game Live from 2019

TV3 host Joe Molloy battling nerves before Six Nations

‘Off The Ball’ presenter happy to admit he does not know everything about rugby

Sporting Predictions: Playing the annual guessing game

Players and pundits consult their crystal balls for the big calls of the sporting year ahead

And the winner is . . . Sporting controversy at RTÉ Sport Awards

James McClean wins Sportsperson of the Year as showjumpers win Team of the Year

Women’s hockey: Ireland set to face Spain and Belgium again

Graham Shaw’s young team picking up valuable experience against top-class opposition

Pegasus and Cork Harlequins go top as UCD are held

Ards suffer their first defeat of the season at the hands of Belfast Harlequins

Young players get chance of a place in Ireland’s World Cup squad

Sunday’s match against Scotland will be proving ground for several under-21 players

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